KAIBIGAN LANG PALA

this song is one of those already in the yellowed pages of my song list...on the same page with TAMIS NG UNANG HALIK, KAHIT BATA PA, SABI KO NA NGA BA, ANG MR. DREAMBOY...
Its so good to think back on those times...

the thought of this year soon to pass makes me reminisce those tender years way back...

so starting yesterday and until the clock strikes 12 midnight--ending the last hour of this year, m going to play the songs of the past. Then welcome the new year with the new ones...

We make our own traditions in preparing to leave this year behind and stepping into the new one...share yours also...

ADVANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Be an example...compel others to act

Time and circumstance dictates that we must take a closer look at the world we live in. I would like to take this opportunity to arouse in you a sense of responsibility to our “endangered” environment.

Imagine our country some years way back. The entire archipelago almost completely forested. Mountains teeming with wildlife, rivers and oceans invigorating in their beauty and freshness. The picturesque and breath-taking scenes below our shores are a feast to the eyes and a delight to the senses. The Philippines…hosts the greatest concentration of unique biological diversity.

Hear the roaring sounds of the vehicles on the road. It indicates how lucky we are to have transportation which makes life easier. The pleasant message tones I hear now and again—friends and loved ones are just a text away! We have instant food when hungry, drinks in cans or bottles readily available when needed, and a snap and switch to light our house in the darkness of the night. It would be safe to say then that we enjoy a world of comfort where almost everything is literally at the tip of our fingers.

"Progress fashioned a new scenery and gave birth to civilization but also created the cutthroat competitive art of survival in the modern world. The impact of change has made our life easy and convenient, unfortunately it also jaded our innate responsibility to take care of mother earth. As a result, we suffer the vengeance of nature!"

Months of intense heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather, ocean warming, sea-level rise as well as downpours and flash floods, are only a few of our natures reminders. With continued and widespread global warming, the spread of disease, coral reef bleaching, droughts and fires are likely to become more incessant. Although factors other than climate may have intensified the severity of some of these events, we could be certain such problems will increase if emissions of heat-trapping gases, and disposal of biological and non-biological wastes are not brought under control.

The impact of human activities reach into every corner of natural world. For instance, most of our land surface has been essentially transformed by agriculture, urbanization, and commercial activities of various kinds; a significant number of wildlife species have been driven to extinction; and more than one half of all accessible surface water, as well as an enormous quantity of groundwater is diverted for human use. These uses have brought unquestionable benefits to human welfare. But the upshot of this growing human domination of the planet is that no ecosystem is free from unrelenting human influence.Now, the big challenge is this: How do we raise environmental awareness? And consequently, how can we secure a large scale impact toward saving the environment? Its not yet too late for us to reverse this damaging side-effects of progress. We can still make a better world.

It is a human instinct to care, to leave to our children a better world, to let them see monkeys in the trees and not in zoos; birds in the air and not in cages; fishes in rivers, lakes and seas and not just in jars in a bedroom window; green meadows and lushing forest; real ones and not only in TV’s and magazines.

Let us awaken our innate ability to care and direct it to our environment.

Tree planting and viable revegetation can significantly improve flora and fauna and thus reduce our direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. To further assist in offsetting greenhouse gases, let us practice energy efficient use of lighting, computers and air conditioners, and all other electronic gadgets.

Take initiative! Let us implement waste segregation and proper waste disposal. Exercise re-use and recycle materials and incorporate environmental responsibilities into personal and business practices.

Be an example and compel others to action.

Start a ripple effect. Cultivate environmental awareness by tapping talents of youth, elders, and teachers. Then involve the locality. Start or join environmental groups and give everyone a chance to actually do something.

If we do our part, I’m sure that there are agencies, organizations, government units and groups that we can turn to for help. There are institutions whose objectives are outlined on protecting and managing the environment so we can have fresh air, quality and ample marine estuaries and drinking water, and safe and healthy atmosphere.

Let’s go find and join these institutions.

The environment is now in a state of recession more than this global economy and it is our responsibility to restore Mother Earth. Urgent moves must be done.

Let’s get serious and act now…or by God we’ll be too late!

By: cHaQee

November 22, 2008