Here we are again, still trying to cope up with CoViD-19 Pandemic, and it is really driving many of us crazy!!! We need to find a way to make use of our time productively as lot of us nowadays have plenty of time to burn. One way to do this as we have discussed on a previous post, is make ourselves a self proclaimed Backyard Gardener. Its not as hard as you think to become one, and being a plant lover provides a lot of benefits as an individual. We have planted Coleus or Mayana , we don't have to collect all 43 varieties of them but well, it's always up to you to take the challenge, either way, this is a very enjoyable task to venture ;-) So much for that, let's start with what we should be discussing on the first place here, let's talk about The Rubber Tree. Variegated Rubber Plant When I started to plant something, there was a time that I decided to visit one place where there are a lot of Plant Stores catering different kinds of Plants. From decorative to air plants,

It has been roughly 5 months since the announcement of Quarantine here in the Philippines because of the worldwide Pandemic caused by CoViD-19. Imagine those 5 months with limited resources, places to go to and things to do on a daily basis. well, let's look at the bright side, we got plenty of time. We can spend more time for our family, more time to reevaluate ourselves and most importantly, more time to start a hobby, start learning something new and start to think of things which we can still become productive members of our society ;-) One of probably the most popular thing to do during this Pandemic is start to become a backyard gardener. Yes, as guilty as it is, I am quite a plant addict now thanks to CoViD-19. I have planted an array of both fruiting and leafy vegetables. I am hoping to feed myself on a worst case scenario kind of thing this Pandemic can cause in the future ;-) However, we will not discuss those vegetables while I'm trying to come up with not less than

8 has long been regarded as the luckiest number in Chinese culture. With pronunciation of 'Ba' in Chinese, no. 8 sounds similar to the word 'Fa', which means to make a fortune. It contains meanings of prosperity, success and high social status too, so all business men favor it very much. Somewhere in China, there's a man who owns a Cellphone Number which have 5 consecutive number 8 on it. Imagine how lucky that Cellphone number is for the Chinese people. So, if so happen that you're a Chinese holding this Cellphone number, don't do anything criminal in nature, or if you do, try not to get caught. 8 in Mandarin is 'Ba' which means 'Prosper' The phone number was among the assets seized from a defendant who had failed to comply with a court order, a local news outlet said. The identities of the buyer and the defendant were not disclosed, nor were details about why the defendant was in court. Yeah, mysteriously as it is, that's all we've

Amidst the battle of the world against CoViD-19, there was a drug which shows promising results to combat this deadly Virus. This is a Chinese-based Capsule named Lianhua Quingwin Jiaonang. In relation to CoViD-19, this product was first registered on 1st of February on The Chinese Clinical Trial Registry. During this Trial, there was a total of 284 CoViD-19 patients from 23 Hospitals were involved. According to its study design, the intervention given include routine treatment and four Capsules of Lianhua Quingwin each time or one bag of Lianhua Quingwin granules three times a day. According to that said study, there was about 83.8% of the patients in the treatment group saw an improvement in their lung scan images, and 78.9% recovered. So, what is the fuss about? What is this drug then, and how was it developed? The Lianhua Quingwin medication was first developed in China in the year 2003, specifically in response to the SARS outbreak in China. In July 2003, the first Lianhua Quingwi

Part I      Piloncitos Part II             Barter Rings Part III      Alfonso Coin Part IV     Two Centavo Copper Coin Part V      The 1906 S Coin Part VI      The Mickey Mouse Money This is Part VII and the last part of our Philippine Money Series. All earlier Parts are Linked above. This Series is dated 1946, after we win the war against the Japanese, and of course, up to the present times. The First Philippine Republic was under Emilio Aguinaldo year 1899. Jose P. Laurel The Second Philippine Republic was established during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. At the outset of the occupation, the Japanese government established a military administration over the Philippines, as well as the Philippine Executive Commission, composed of several pre-war Filipino political leaders. The KALIBAPI (Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas) was also organized, designed to be the sole and exclusive political organization in the Philippines. On June 16, 1943, Premier Hide

January 5, 2020 when WHO announces on every news entity worldwide that a new infectious disease is emerging and it is one of the deadliest virus discovered so far. As of this writing, 12th of August, there are more than 20 million infected worldwide by this Corona Virus Disease or commonly known as CoViD-19. There are 12.5 million who recovered from the disease but humanity was strucked by 740 thousand deaths. United States, Brazil and India have the most number of cases.  The world hasn't developed a cure so far, and the race is On. Every developed country is trying their best to come on top developing a vaccine to combat this Pandemic. Would you believe that there are more than 150 countries who are engaged in CoViD-19 Vaccine? According to WHO, seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up to 90 further countries which could be supported by the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). The COVAX Facility, and the AMC within it, is designed to g

Part I    Piloncitos Part II    Barter Rings Part III    Alfonso Coin Part IV    Two-Centavo Copper Coin Part V    1906 S This is Part VI of our Philippine Money series. All earlier Parts are linked above. This Part is all about the Japanese occupation in the Philippines during and after the 2nd World War which lasted three years, from 1942 to 1945. After the American Regime in the Philippines from 1900-1941, there goes the 2nd World War. One of the Invaders which plays a great role in that Battle, are the Japanese.  The Commonwealth of the Philippines was attacked by the Empire of Japan on December 8, 1941, nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor (the Philippines is on the Asian side of the international date line). The United States of America controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases there. The combined American-Filipino army was defeated in the Battle of Bataan and the Battle of Corregidor in April 1942, but guerrilla resistance against the

Part I      Piloncitos Part II    Barter Rings Part III    Alfonso Coin Part IV    Two-Centavo Copper Coin This is Part V of our Philippine Money series, all Parts prior to this are linked above. When the Americans occupy the Philippines defeating the Spaniards on 1898, and after the Americans inhibited and banned Aguinaldo to print his own Coins, they released those new form of currency and the United States coins were introduced. This era on our currency is called the American Period and it happens from 1900 to 1941, just before the Peak of the Second World War. In 1903 and 1904, the US mint at Philadelphia struck bronze-minted half centavo coins for circulation. Eventually, the coin was withdrawn from circulation because it was rejected by Filipinos for its low value. Following the Spanish-American War, the United States gained control of the Philippine Islands under the 1898 Treaty of Paris. In 1903, the Philadelphia Mint began making coins for the Philippines based on a Centavos/P

Part I        Piloncitos Part II       Barter Rings Part III      Alfonso Coin This is Part IV of our Philippine Money Series. Earlier Parts are linked above. We will call this Era of our currency The Revolutionary Period. Before we discuss anything about our Money system during the Revolutionary Period, you should learn that the Philippines is under the Ruling of the Spaniards from 1565 to 1898, as the Colonization starts with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's expedition on 13th of February. Then it all ended when America defeated Spain on "The Great American War". Of course, the Philippines then became a territory of the United States. Emilio Aguinaldo When the U.S. declared war on Spain, Emilio Aguinaldo saw a possibility that the Philippines might achieve its independence; the U.S. hoped instead that Aguinaldo would lend his troops to its effort against Spain. He returned to Manila on May 19, 1898 and declared Philippine independence on June 12. On 10 December