ACROSS the roomy pavilion was a delicate and lithe frame of a boy yet bursting with energy and excitement, tinkering with raw colored papers, pens and strings — eagerly wanting to piece together some cut-outs.
Sitting in a corner near the stage, dwarfed by other kids in frenzy, an adult watched in amusement, overzealous of an art-in-the-making. Fourteen-year old Jade Bulalla, a third year high school student of the Mt. Province General Comprehensive High School traveled almost forty-eight hours to get to Cebu City.
Along with his adviser, Jade left his place early dawn of Friday and arrived at the Ecotech in Lahug late evening of Saturday. On the adviser’s permission, I disrupted a bit of his time to ask how he handled the long trip. “It doesn’t matter. I am here to learn and develop my skills,†he said. Before I could even ask another question, he confidently resumed, “Each kid like me is entitled to participate…my opinion should matter.â€
He plans to take up nursing in college. Jade Bulalla patiently awaits the finished product.Read the rest…
HAVE you ever wondered why malls put at least two trash cans in one corner—one labeled “biodegradable†and the other “non-biodegradable�
Biodegradable and non-biodegradable are actually two different kinds of garbage.
Biodegradable materials are those that rot, like all kinds of food, paper, animal poop, plant leaves and other parts of plants and trees. Non-biodegradable wastes are those that do no rot like plastic, glass and metal.
Biodegradable stuff can be made into fertilizers to fatten the soil and make plants grow better. Non-biodegradable stuff can be reused or made into other useful things. For example, softdrink bottles can be cleaned and refilled or they can be smashed and heated up to make new bottles. Read the rest…
Although not really considered as “heritage†in terms of age (since the National Historical Institute states that what can be considered as heritage buildings are those that have been standing for at least 50 years), the Heritage of Cebu Monument, located in historic Pari-an District is still a feast to the eye.
This breath-taking tableau, created by national sculptor Eduardo Castrillo in 2003, features some of Cebu City’s important heritage sites and events in history.
It can be viewed at the former plaza across the Pari-an Fire Station. According to cebuheritage.com, the fire station “stands at the very site where the church of St. John the Baptist, which was demolished during the Spanish colonial period, once stoodâ€. Read the rest…
Now I fully understand how difficult pressure is. It is like a waterfall thrashing on my back. It is like the times when I jump in the water and go down too deep. While I slowly start floating back up, I always run out of air and my lungs start to burn. It suffocates me. I have so much to do in so little time and it peeves me so. Read the rest…
HAVE you ever wondered why malls put at least two trash cans in one corner—one labeled “biodegradable†and the other “non-biodegradable�