“May you never lose your enthusiasm at any moment for the rest of your life: it’s your greatest strength, intent on the final victory. You cannot let it slip through your fingers just because as time passes we have to face some small and necessary defeats.”
more from the Warrior of the Light website
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Monday, January 03, 2005
Chinchilla
This is a chinchilla. I think I saw it on Conan the other week. It's a damn cute, furry, little animal. It's parang in between being a hamster and a cat. Do you know what it is? Have you ever heard about it? Right. That's why I've posted it here.
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Lessons from the tsunami
Published on page A13 of the December 29, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
A TELLTALE sign of an oncoming tsunami, experts say, is the seawater receding and exposing the ocean floor. This phenomenon is so unusual that it will usually draw townsfolk to the beach front, and a number might even venture farther out to "harvest" the fish and other marine life stranded on the sandy bottom. Seconds or minutes later, a "wall of water" will come rushing back in, catching the people off-guard. And that is why, authorities on disasters claim, tsunamis kill and maim so many people.
The oncoming waves are also so high and powerful that they will knock down any structures in its path, and flood areas that lie kilometers inland. Amateur video footage of the destruction wrought in Phuket, Thailand, in India and Sri Lanka, showed the floodwaters knocking down huts and buildings, sweeping away cars and buses and carrying off hapless folks.
By far the most chilling news for Filipinos, in the aftermath of what has to be one of the world's biggest natural disasters, is that the Philippines is "prone to tsunamis," as the headline of a front-page story said. In fact, said the report, two temblors, mild and unrelated to the earthquake just off the coast of Sumatra, hit the country just before dawn Sunday. The archipelago is located in the earthquake belt, we are told, and our long coastline (one of the longest in the world) makes us vulnerable to any killer waves created by shifting tectonic plates.
Click here for the rest of the article.
A TELLTALE sign of an oncoming tsunami, experts say, is the seawater receding and exposing the ocean floor. This phenomenon is so unusual that it will usually draw townsfolk to the beach front, and a number might even venture farther out to "harvest" the fish and other marine life stranded on the sandy bottom. Seconds or minutes later, a "wall of water" will come rushing back in, catching the people off-guard. And that is why, authorities on disasters claim, tsunamis kill and maim so many people.
The oncoming waves are also so high and powerful that they will knock down any structures in its path, and flood areas that lie kilometers inland. Amateur video footage of the destruction wrought in Phuket, Thailand, in India and Sri Lanka, showed the floodwaters knocking down huts and buildings, sweeping away cars and buses and carrying off hapless folks.
By far the most chilling news for Filipinos, in the aftermath of what has to be one of the world's biggest natural disasters, is that the Philippines is "prone to tsunamis," as the headline of a front-page story said. In fact, said the report, two temblors, mild and unrelated to the earthquake just off the coast of Sumatra, hit the country just before dawn Sunday. The archipelago is located in the earthquake belt, we are told, and our long coastline (one of the longest in the world) makes us vulnerable to any killer waves created by shifting tectonic plates.
Click here for the rest of the article.
What to do during an earthquake
from the American Red Cross website:
Know What to Do When the Shaking Begins
Identify What to Do After the Shaking Stops
Know What to Do When the Shaking Begins
- DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON! Move only a few steps to a nearby safe place. Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you're sure it's safe to exit. Stay away from windows. In a high-rise building, expect the fire alarms and sprinklers to go off during a quake.
- If you are in bed, hold on and stay there, protecting your head with a pillow.
- If you are outdoors, find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, and power lines. Drop to the ground.
- If you are in a car, slow down and drive to a clear place (as described above). Stay in the car until the shaking stops.
Identify What to Do After the Shaking Stops
- Check yourself for injuries. Protect yourself from further danger by putting on long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, sturdy shoes, and work gloves.
- Check others for injuries. Give first aid for serious injuries.
- Look for and extinguish small fires. Eliminate fire hazards. Turn off the gas if you smell gas or think it's leaking. (Remember, only a professional should turn it back on.)
- Listen to the radio for instructions.
- Expect aftershocks. Each time you feel one, DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON!
- Inspect your home for damage. Get everyone out if your home is unsafe.
- Use the telephone only to report life-threatening emergencies.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Top Ten Things
I'm starting the year with a new blog (oh yeah!) called Top Ten. It's kinda like what they had in High Fidelity (thanks Raqs) which by the way is one of my all time favorite movies. Anyway, para it's more fun, I'm asking all my blogspot blogger friends to join that blog. We can have a common topic every week or so which everyone can contribute in. It'll be neat! Hehe. Anyone interested?
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