Rogelio

@rog0322 (2829)

Cagayan De Oro, Philippines • Age 61

Joined myLot 14 years ago

Still working full time but could use the exercise to hone my writing skills. My wits are usually scattered around, I can collect and place them right here.

www.scribd.com/rog0322

Discussions (22)

Rogelio's Discussions

Mother's Day

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 11 May 20

Mother's Day just passed us by last May 10. Some greeted our mothers in honor of their sacrifices for bringing us out to this world. Some just let the day pass by without a pause. Even if some did not acknowledge the day, it...

mothers day

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5 people

On Death Penalty

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 26 Mar 17

A lot of stir is floating around these days on social media, radio, television and print all about sending persons which committed heinous crimes to the death row. The Philippines has done away with it sometime ago but it is...

justice system

capital punishment

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1 person

Thunderstorm

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 15 Mar 17

Sky turned dark as the sun set, then small drops of rain started to trickle down. In a few minutes it went torrential, then all of a sudden a blinding flash of lightning, a sure signal that rolling claps of deafening thunder is...

fear of thunder

lightning

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1 person

Bugout Bag

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 15 Mar 17

I really hate to think about it but unsavory it may be I have to deal with it while there is still time. This is all about preparation for that uninvited event we call calamity, natural disasters which can bring traumatic...

survival

disaster prep

getaway plan

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3 people

Summer

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 14 Mar 17

After a long wait it seems summer is finally here. Philippines is just a few degrees above the equator and here it comes. Blazing, hot sun on a clear, blue sky, warm winds and the mud disappearing within only a few hours of...

summer heat

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4 people

Summer Rains

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 7 Mar 17

It is supposedly the start of summer when March comes in with sirens of fire prevention reminders but instead of searing heat and dry winds, more rains are dumped by the incoming low pressure system out in the ocean. I really...

weather patterns

climate change

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Fire Prevention Month

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 1 Mar 17

It was the start of a normal day of work and I was just booting up my workstation to tackle unfinished projects when I heard fire trucks approaching. I can tell it is more than one fire truck due to the warbling tone of their...

fire false alarm

fire prevention awareness

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2 people

Water Pollution

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 24 Feb 17

I am really concerned about the rising water-borne contaminants in the rivers and creeks. Eventually they find their way to our seas, ingested by fish and the fish going back to our table, in a way we eat our own garbage. Why,...

water pollution

eating garbage

sickness

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1 person

Hi All around

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 16 Dec 13

Been out for sometime now, I wonder if some old acquaintances still around? Its interesting to note this web page still exist and its good to be back again. It would be nice to let me know what's new.

old and new friends

lolong is dead

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 12 Feb 13

Hi everyone, The worlds largest crocodile in captivity is dead. We lose a lot with it, the Guinness Book of World Records, the tourists and the revenue that comes with it and the limelight. Although I live only a hundred...

lolong the croc on guinness

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1 person

This time, it didn't arrive at all

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 7 Jan 13

Hi online shoppers, Last November 20, I ordered and paid a multi-purpose tool from Gearsx, one supplier from eBay based in the US. It was shipped after Thanksgiving Day, a few days later. After forty five days, nothing came, no...

an ebay supplier

no item arrived from gearsx

5 responses

Why Pacman ate the canvas?

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 10 Dec 12

Hi everyone, So the whole world is shocked by the unexpected turn of events when Marquez landed that "lucky" right hook and sent The Pacman to the canvas chewing it for a few minutes. It is expected, the way Pacman kept on...

pacman eating the canvas

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1 person

Imelda Jewelries

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 11 Sep 12

The Imelda Marcos jewelry collection has hit the headlines again. It was aired on the major TV net during the prime time news at six thirty in the evening. One could hold back the drool watching the intricate designs of the gold,...

imelda marcos jewelry collection

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2 people

Arrived at last

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 7 Sep 12

Sometime in 08 August 2012, I purchased an item on eBay, my first online purchase since I started internet surfing almost four years ago. It was really just a lark, a shot in the dark, for I hear a lot of horror stories regarding...

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1 person

Chief Justice Renato Corona Trial

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 29 Mar 12

Hi Fellow Citizens of Mylot: The impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona has done a big mark on the history of this country. It pitted the three branches of government against one another that if left unresolved...

chief justice impeachment trial

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1 person

software piracy

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 30 Jan 12

Hi everyone: Piracy is big thing in the Philippines. We find copies of almost anything on the streets, on the malls and on the web: movies, song files, and yes, computer software. Some see it as a boon to owning something...

software piracy

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1 person

Philippine Christmas

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 23 Dec 11

Hi everyone: So this is Christmas! After nine days of waking up at the ungodly hour of three o'clock in the morning, it all comes to this: Christmas eve, December 24, 2011. I have a few reflections these past few days as we...

christmas storm sendong

vegetarian diet

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 26 May 11

Hi Everyone: As I see it, being a vegetarian should only eat certain foods from vegetable products. This idea may have gone too far when I read an article regarding Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg who claimed that "This...

vegan diet

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Mechanical over digital watches

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 20 Dec 10

Hi my fellow Lotters, This has been bugging me since my co-workers noticed that I keep time by an automatic mechanical watch. I know it has a ten second per 24 hour discrepancy but I make it a point to set it every 72 hours to...

timekeeping

watches

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1 person

Halloween, family

Rogelio @rog0322 (2829) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 31 Oct 10

Hi friends from the world all over, How did you celebrate Halloween? It always fall on the last of October for it is the time to commemorate our dear departed in the next two days of November 1 and 2. For some it means a long...

family

halloween

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