Advil Liquid Gel Defeats Pain Monsters Flash Mob

I read an article about the flash mob that happened in Market!Market! last July 15. I wondered what this was about so I watched this video:

There were four Pain Monsters known together as “The Legion of Pain” namely Body Pain, Headache, Dysmenorrhea and Toothache. Each one of them shared their sinister plans on how they will give assorted pain to the people.  “The Tablet Man” appeared but he was no match to the group. So who will save us from pain?

The “Advil Liqui-Force” came to the rescue! With smooth acrobatic stunts, they attacked and quickly defeated the Pain Monsters with the new advanced Liqui Gel laser gun. The flash mob scene ended with the defeat of the pain monsters and distribution of Advil – Liquid Gel samples.

Everyone enjoyed the flash mob and I know it clearly delivered that message that Advil – Liquid Gel acts faster and is more effective for all types of pains. This is a good and innovative way of marketing a product!

The active ingredient of Advil – Liquid Gel is Ibuprofen which is known to relieve aches and pains due to headache, toothache, backache, menstrual cramps, the common cold, muscular aches, and minor pain of arthritis. It also temporarily reduces fever. It provides fast acting stronger relief for pain because it makes use of solubilized ibuprofen and is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. 


Source: The Lunch Break Blogger

Ang Araw ng Kalayaan sa Bagong Panahon

Ano ang Kalayaan para sa iyo at paano mo ipinagdiriwang ang Araw ng Kalayaan?

Naisip kong itanong ito at alamin ang kasagutan hindi lang bilang paggunita ko sa Araw ng Kalayaan kungdi upang maintindihan kung ano nga ba ang kalayaan para sa ating mga Pinoy. Sa aking pagkalap ng sagot, marami akong nalaman at ang mga sagot ay naging tanong, panalangin, pagduda, agam-agam, pagkamuhi, pagasa at panindigan.

Madalas na panagdiriwang ang Araw ng Kalayaan sa pamamagitan ng parada, mamahaling paputok, pagkalembang ng mga kampana, pagwagayway ng bandila o kaya isang programa na halos panay mga opisyales lang ng gobyerno at mayayaman ang dumadalo. Ang sinasabing kalayaan ay nakalimbag na lamang sa mga tarpaulin at talumpati ng mga pulitiko ngunit ang diwa nito ay napabayaan sa limot at ningas cogon nating mga Pinoy. Ganito lang ba natin gugunitain ang pinabuwisan ng buhay, dugo at pawis ng ating mga bayani? Ni hindi man lang ginawang holiday ni PNoy ang Lunes upang ito’y maipagbunyi ng maayos? Lip service na lang ba ang kalayaan?                  

     

Ang tema ngayong June 12, 2011, ika-113th anibersaryo ng proklamasyon ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas ay “Kalayaan: Paninindigan ng Bayan.” Ang tanong ko, may paninindigan nga ba?

Ayon sa Wikipedia, Ang kalayaan ang karapatan, kakayahan o abilidad, ng sariling determinayson sa pagpapahiwatig ng isang hangarin. Halos kapanalig ng konsepto ng kalayaang pulitikal ang mga konsepto ng sibil na kalayaan at karapatang pantao. Natutukoy ang karamihan sa mga demokratikong lipunan sa iba't ibang kalayaan na nakapagbibigay ng legal na proteksyon ng estado.

Sinabi ni Gat. Jose P. Rizal: "Habang ang isang tao'y pinapanatili ang wika; ipinapanatili nito ang mga marka ng kalayaan.” Kaya’t minarapat kong gamitin ang salitang kinagisnan sa pagsulat, pagsalita at kahit mapa-OL (online) at IRL (in real life) man. Tama nga naman si Pepe, hindi tayo malaya at wala tayong kasarinlan kung hindi gamitin and sariling wika at hayaan itong mawala at mamatay. Ito rin ang sambit ng aking kaibigang reporter na si Charisse Mae Victorio nung tinanong ko siya tungkol sa kalayaan. Paano tayo magiging tunay na malaya kung kahit sa Facebook man lang hindi natin magamit ang sariling wika. Bakas pa rin sa atin ang galamay ng kolonyalismo. Kahit mali-mali ang Ingles natin, TH pa rin tayo sa paggamit. Ayon din kay Charisse, ipinagdiriwang natin ang Araw ng Kalayaan sa ating munting paraan. Ito ay maaaring lingid sa ating kaalaman, ipagdiriwang natin ito sa paggawa ng anumang gusto natin sa araw na ito- ang kalayaang mamasyal, magbakasyon, magpahinga at makasama ang mga mahal sa buhay.

Ito naman ang aking mga nakalap sa Twitter gamit ang #kalayaan hashtag:

@Jonver_David: Tunay nga bang kalayaan ang mayroon tayo, mga Pilipino? Ating isapuso ang ating kalayaan. Maging tunay tayong malaya.

@Harlijk: Sana ay tunay tayong malaya sa puso, pag iisip, at pamumuhay!

@Pilipinas_Natin: Patuloy tayong makikipaglaban para sa ganap na kalayaan, ang ating secret weapon-- PAGKAKAISA.

@chadjuego: At dahil Araw ng Kalayaan ngayon, magtatagalog ako buong araw.

@SmokeyManaloto: Dahil Araw ng kalayaan, kulay ng ating bandila ang susuotin ko ngayon. Pulang tshirt, bughaw na maong, puting sapatos at dilaw na... Brip.

Sabi naman ni Sheilla Finuliar sa Facebook: “Araw ng kalayaan. Nawa'y maging malaya na rin ang mga pusong nasasaktan.” Eto naman ang kuro-kuro ni Atty. Farah Decano: “Bilang pribadong mamamayan, hindi ko na kailangan pang magkaroon ng mga seremonyas, mga paputok o magsuot ng Filipinana upang gunitain ang ating paglaya mula sa Espanya. Isa-alang-alang ko lang sa aking pang-araw araw na pamumuhay ang mga magagandang kataga ng ating Lupang Hinirang- ‘alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay. Lupang Hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting, sa manglulupig, di ka pasisiil.’ Hindi lang ngayon mga dayuhan ang ating mga kalaban. Nandiyan ang mga sariling kababayan natin na pansariling interest lamang ang nasa isip sa pamamagitan ng hindi pagtupad sa batas, at panlalamang sa kapuwa.”

Hindi na tayo alipin ng mga Kastila, Kano o Hapon. ngunit may mga iba’t ibang kalaban pa rin na umuusig at sumasakop sa atin ngayon. Nandiyan pa rin ang utak kolonyal, mapanlupig na oligarkiya, katamaran, katiwalian sa pamahalaan, mapagbalat-kayo at huwad na pamumuno, panlalamang, kasakiman, karahasan, pangungutya, kahirapan, kamangmangan at kapangkaraniwan.

Sa isang artikulo ni dating pangulong FVR, isinulat nya na sa lahat ng regalong maaaring ibigay ng isang henerasyon sa susunod na henerasyon, walang hihigit pa sa kalayaan. Ayuon sa kanya ito ay dapat palawigin ng bawat henerasyon. Ang kalayaan ay isang pamanang dapat pagyamanin at huwag abusuhin. Ito ay katungkulan ng bawat Filipino. Kung nais nating alamin ang buong kahalagaan ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas, hindi dapat sapat na tayo’y masiyahan sa pagulit ng makasaysayang nakaraan. Hindi sapat na purihin ang ating mga bayani. Tularan natin sila at pahusayin ang kanilang mga nagawa sa ating pagmamahagi, pangangalaga, at katapangan para sa Diyos, bansa, at mga tao.

Ang kalayaan ay parang ang pawikang si Joy na pinakawalan namin sa karagatan noong isang araw. Mangamba man ako na baka masaktan ito o hulihin ng mga mangingisda at baka mas maganda na ikulong na lang sa aquarium at alagaan, mas nararapat na ito’y nasa dagat sapagkat ito ay kanyang likas na sarili at ang dagat ang tunay nyang tahanan. Ang tanging magagawa ko lang ay bantayan at panataliing malinis ang kalikasan.

Ang kalayaan ay parang pag-ibig. Ito’y puno ng sakripisyo. Ito ay pinahihirapan, nagtitiis, makatarungan, makatotohanan, puno ng kabutihan at handang ipagtanggol ng hanggang kamatayan. At ang kaligayahang dulot ay walang hanganan.

Ang kalayaan ay ang ating pagiging Pilipino. Ito ay likas nating katangian. Nagkakaisa, nagsusumikap, mapangalaga, matapang, maprinsipyo, maasahan, magiliw, magaling, masaya at malaya.

Ang tanong ay hindi kung tunay na malaya nga tayo o kung kelan talaga ang Araw ng Kalayaan o kung paano natin ito ipinagdiriwang.

Ang tanong ay kung kaya nating ipagpatuloy nating pinagtatanggol at ipaglaban ang kasarinlan.

Ang tanong ay kung kaya nating isabuhay at panindigan ang nakasulat at nakasaad sa bawat titik at salita ng kantang sa Lupang Hinirang:

Lupa ng araw ng luwalhati't pagsinta,

Buhay ay langit sa piling mo,

Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi,

Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo.

Ritrato ni Joey Alaizo galing sa digitalphotographer.com

How to Prepare for Disasters

Many have been said and written about what to do when a disaster strikes. It has been said that prevention is always better than the cure. Although we may not prevent earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, typhoons from happening, we can always prepare for them. This is the reason why I wrote about Disaster Preparedness in the household level. Many thanks to the following for their contribution to the article- Kuya Robert Erfe-Mejia, Mja Bayle, Dave Paragas, Maite Quesada and Tin Tin Babao. 

Here is my Philippine Online Chronicles article: 

Bug-out bags and other ways to be disaster-prepared

Saturday, 26 March 2011 11:35 AM Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

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Don’t be scared; be prepared.

This admonition, sound as it is, is easier said than done. Who wouldn’t be scared with the current disasters that hog the headlines? These are headlines about the earthquakes, floods, tsunamis that seem like doomsday stories: Australia's Queensland faces 'biblical' flood; New Zealand earthquake: 65 dead in Christchurch; Death toll in Japan quake, tsunami surpasses 10,000 and At least 75 killed in Myanmar earthquake.

In the Philippines, the more recent disasters have been caused by floods and typhoons. Fresh in our minds are the lethal floods in Bicol and Isabela. Not too long ago were devastations and deaths caused by Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng. But the recent earthquakes and the possible tsunami are the ones now terrifying Pinoys. Instead of being afraid and stressed out from worrying, we should learn from the disasters and prepare for whatever might happen.

Dagupan City after the 1990 Earthquake

It has been 20 years since the July 16, 1990 Luzon earthquake but the magnitude of destruction and number of fatalities continue to haunt the memories of those who experienced the seismic disaster. Who can forget an earthquake which caused deaths totaling to an estimated 1,621 people? The earthquake was one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the Philippines.

I was a senior high school student in Dagupan City when the 1990 earthquake happened. My classmates and I were in the third floor of the Mother Goose Special Science High School building when the earthquake shook us like we were sardines in a crumpled can. Luckily for us, the building did not collapse or sink like the other buildings in the city. But chaos was everywhere. I fetched my younger cousins from their schools and we walked for kilometers as we braved the aftershocks, petrifying road cracks where water oozed and the horrifying scene of sunken establishments because of liquefaction. One of Dagupan’s bridges split into halves like a crisp soda cracker. Deaths caused by the killer quake could have been minimized if the structural integrity of buildings was frequently checked. People should have been calm and alert so that stampedes and accidents were avoided. Preparedness could’ve spelled a big difference between life and death.

Safety begins at home so I interviewed Dagupan City’s Public Order and Safety Office and City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council Chief, Robert Erfe-Mejia to know what to do for disaster preparedness at the household level. Here are prescriptions he gave:

1. Appoint a Safety Officer in the family. There is a need to have someone who will be in-charge of everyone’s safety in case of a disaster or an emergency. Someone who will not panic and lead the members of the family to the safe areas and be responsible to conduct first aid as well as decide for the welfare of the family. There should be at least two appointed safety officers just in case one is not around or if the other is injured or not capable to perform the duty. The safety officer could be the father, mother, one of the children, the kasambahay or the trusted house help.
2. Structural integrity of the house should be examined and checked regularly. This is important in preempting possible destruction that could cause serious injuries or even death. Repairs and reinforcements should be immediately made to ensure that the house can withstand disasters or at least minimize ill effects to the household in case of disasters.

Read the full article here.

Read my other articles at Philippine Online Chronicles here. 

No KIDding, This K is the Answer to KKK

This Kid is kay gwapo!

What is K and why is it the Answer to KKK? K is short for Kambing (Kanding in Pangasinan) or Goat. Yes, it the same ruminant (an animal with four stomachs) that you love as pulutan or ulam. The kambing can be cooked in to a variety of K dishes: Kaldereta, Kappukan, Kaleskes, Kinigtot and Knorr (just to make it start with K) Sinampalukan/ One Set (Goat's head and feet in tamarind broth). It is the answer to KKK - Kagutuman, Kahirapan and Kalusugan.

SiRVis holding a Nubian kid

Days ago, I visited Urbiztondo Goat Farm which is owned by my brother-in-law Camilo Velasco, Jr. and his family. I enjoyed the experience as it was a gastronomical feast (an upgrade's meat was  cooked as kaldereta and pinapaitan) and an educational tour in one. I admire how UGF has turned goat-raising as an answer to poverty, health and nutrition. It has provided work for farm hands, part-time forage gatherers and soon for goat milkers. UGF is now concentrating into Nubian breeding and milk production. 

Kids kidding kids kidded kids with kids
(as described by John De Guzman)

The Nubians are beautiful but I learned that the ideal Nubian is one that is a good milk producer. The Beauty Queen should also be a Dairy Queen! This breed of goats are famous for its milk's high butterfat content. 

These Nubian goats are big! Mature bucks grow as tall as calves and weigh as much as 200 pounds. Imagine how much the upgrades (cross breed of Nubian and local goats) would cost in the market. That's one big yummy Kaldereta!

Nubian Buck: UGF HUGU TLA

UGF BRVHRT MERCEDEZ

Goats practically eat everything green- grass and leaves of shrubs and trees. This was the initial reason why Camilo raised goats; to eradicate the weeds in the around the Mahogany trees he planted in Dalanguiring, Urbiztondo. But when he came across Anglo Nubians, it was love at first sight (quoted). 

Serendipitous Mahogany Trees

Mulberries

Forage for the goats however differ in nutritional value. Mulberry leaves for example have high protein and low fibre content and high digestibility. It is planted in the UGF as source of forage. 

Nubian Kid

Nubian kid

Upgraded Nubian Kids cost P10,000 and Purebred Nubian Kids are worth P25,000.

To learn more, visit the farm or UGF's Multiply and Webs.com site.

 

Kambing is the Answer to KKK. And I'm not KIDding (pun intended)!

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What makes March special?

March is just one month among the 11 other months of the year. For some, March is special; for others it is just but an ordinary month. Read about March and what it means- as seen through my eyes. Here is my Philippine Online Chronicles article: 

A March to remember

Saturday, 05 March 2011 05:00 PM Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

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What’s so special about March? What makes the month of March different from the other months? Here’s a trivia: March which was named after the Roman god of war was once the first month of the year during the ancient times. This is because in the Northern hemisphere, spring season (which associated with rebirth, renewal and regrowth) begins in the month of March.

Philippine history is replete with events that happened in March. Magellan discovered (or rediscovered depending on one’s standpoint) the Philippines on March 16, 1521. Pinoy novelty singer Yoyoy Villame’s song however had it wrong as it is in the uninhabited Homonhon Island, Samar where the Portugese explorer actually first set foot in the Philippines:

On March 16, 1521

When Philippines was discovered by Magellan

They were sailing day and night across the big ocean

Until they saw a small Limasawa island

Magellan landed in Limasawa at noon

The people met him very welcome on the shore

They did not understand the speaking they have done

Because Kastila gid at Waray-Waray man.

It is the first mass in the Philippines that was held at Limasawa, Leyte on March 31, 1521. Several years later, on March 15, 1565, the Sandugo or a blood compact was made between Datu Sikatuna and Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in Bohol as a sign of peace agreement.

The Tejeros Convention was held at Tejeros (now General Trias) in Cavite on 22 March 1897. This is considered as the first Presidential and Vice Presidential election in the history of the Philippines. In March 23, 1901, General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured in Palanan, Isabela. The American colonial government considered this the end of the Revolution. On March 24, 1903, Meralco was granted franchise by the government to supply Manila and its environs with electricity and the electric street-railway system. The Tydings-McDuffie Act, otherwise known as the Philippine Independence Act, was signed into law on March 24, 1934.

Former President FVR with the author

Speaking of beginnings, March is the birthday month of our three former Presidents: Miong, JPL, and mykaluyagan (provincemate and idol) Tabako. Sadly, it is also the month when “My Guy”, arguably the best President we ever had, died. March also marked the publication of two important revolutionary works, Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere in 1887 and KKK’s secret newspaper, Kalayaan in 1896.

Read the full article here.

Read my other articles at Philippine Online Chronicles here.