dmoleman

@dmoleman (18)

Philippines • Age 58

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Malls and Lifestyle

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 6 Jan 09

We now often hear "I will go malling" instead of "I will go shopping" or "I will go window-shopping." Malls have replaced some centerpieces of our lives. We now go to malls to relax instead of to the beach. To eat good food, we...

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dmoleman Malls have direct impact on people's lives, more so that it is the "in" of the moment. Mall can be viewed as "manna" from heaven because of many things it has contributed to our lifestyles. Just imagine, during the 1980's, going to the market stalls is very...

6 Jan 09

Motorcycle as Transport and as a Riding Adventure in the Philippine Countrysides

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 1 Dec 08

The motorcycle is beginning to rule as the king of transportation in the Philippine countrysides, or at least in Mindanao. Many factors have contributed to its widespread use in rural areas: bad roads, if any, which a...

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dmoleman Yes, good ride for adventurous people. But very dangerous to one's life and limb. Because motorcycle uses only two wheels, it is not easy to balance especially to bad roads with many potholes. Only one miscalculation by the driver will result to death. That is...

8 Dec 08

Barber and Robotics

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 5 Dec 08

The science of robotics is slowly but surely advancing. I once read in a science fiction book that, ultimately, all professions, except that of a barber, will be taken over by robots: medicine, construction, metalworks, teaching,...

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dmoleman It is good, but at the same time bad. Robotic technology teaches the people to be lazy, to be dependent on mechanical advances will make us more vulnerable to sickness. Take for example the farmers. Farmers from the old days are healthy, masculine, strong and...

8 Dec 08

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Restoring Arbor Day

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 1 Dec 08

When I was a kid, we celebrated Arbor Day with tree planting. I think we don't have Arbor Day in the Philippines anymore. How about in other countries, do you still have Arbor Day? Do you think it's a good idea to restore it as an...

arbor day

tree planting

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dmoleman My question is, what is Arbor Day? I never heard about of it. If its is about tree planting or about restoring healthy environment, then I will support it.

4 Dec 08

Carbon Sequestration and Cooling Action by Trees

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 3 Dec 08

Carbon is one of the greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming. Trees capture and sequester carbon. Are there estimates of the total volume of carbon that can be sequestered by a tree? How about the cooling effect...

carbon sequestration

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dmoleman Carbon is not a greenhouse gas. Carbon is chemical element with chemical symbol C. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium and oxygen. There are different types of greenhouse gases and the most common of all...

4 Dec 08

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Will you buy second hand clothes, shoes and personal accessories?

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 3 Dec 08

In the Philippines, the trade in second hand clothes, shoes and personal accessories has become brisk in these past two decades or so. The stores selling these merchandise are called "Ukay-Ukay", a Bisaya term whose literal...

second hand clothes

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dmoleman First, let us know where this "ukay-ukay" thing came from? Are they safe to wear? I never bought clothes from Ukay-ukay stores, but I know some friends, including relatives, who likes to go there to buy one or two. Even my wife, if given the chance, will be...

4 Dec 08

What to do about surplus agricultural produce in Mindanao?

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 28 Nov 08

Mindanao is the island-group in Southern Philippines where there are lots of surplus products, especially fruits and vegetables, depending on the season. During peak production periods when the prices are very low, many products...

economic opportunities

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dmoleman Before looking at individuals or groups of people to help us with these surplus foods, let us first find if the government did their functions to alleviate the problem. Does farm-to-market roads constructed by the local/national government? There are...

28 Nov 08

Sweet Basil relieves Asthma?

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 28 Nov 08

I have a friend whose wife is prone to severe asthma attacks. He told me that since he surrounded his house with Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum), the number of attacks has dramatically gone down. According to him, normalcy in...

aromatherapy

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dmoleman Aside from asthma, Sweet Basil also cures bronchitis, colds and coughs. It also promotes the production of breast milk, used as a sedative, helps the digestive disorders, used to treat maladies in major organs, and even used to tone the skin. Could it be the...

28 Nov 08

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Edible Organic Landscaping

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 27 Nov 08

The way food prices are going up these days, it will be a more sensible economic move if house owners with landscaped yards change their landscaping plants from the merely beautiful to the beautiful as well as edible. Beautiful...

edible organic landscaping

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dmoleman At first, my wife preferred flowers over vegetables. I argued that we cannot eat the flowers, it is only for the eyes' consumption, nothing else. Then we agreed that we'll divide the front yard, the left portion to be planted with assorted flowers and few...

28 Nov 08

Emergency Assistance Numbers 911, 112, 999 and 147

bantilesroger @bantilesroger (341) • Philippines 26 Nov 08

There are now 4 sets of Emergency Numbers to call for assistance, depending on which part of the world you are located. In the US and Canada, you call 911. In the UK, the number to call for emergency assistance is 999. It is...

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dmoleman Every country has its own preferences in emergency numbers. Even in the Philippines, each city has its own preferred emergency numbers. Take for instance, Davao City's emergency number is 911 while Metro Manila is 117, and in Makati City, its 168. Cebu City,...

27 Nov 08

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