Art and Earth Science by Grass
This short story was inspired by a true event that happened while I was working in Mindanao as Senior Geologist for a government agency. I originally posted this on my private blog with minor revisions now, mostly grammatical corrections. ---------------------------------------------------- I still remember vividly how the day started. I saw my wife preparing my lunch… Continue reading The Lone Survivor
(This poem was originally posted in my private blog in March 16, 2008.) like a bunch of flowers in a dark roomyour aura takes aways the gloom;overwhelming sadness to which I succumbshy away from your musical laughter; like a waterfall against a jagged blufftears spill on my anguished face;you come like sunshine on a summer's… Continue reading Meus Amicus, Meus Vir – A Poetry About Friendship
TOPSHOTS A body of a dead man is seen in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013 after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. The typhoon that destroyed entire towns across the Philippines is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people, authorities said on November 10, which would make… Continue reading Teaching My Kids About How Science Should Be Used in the Service of People
Third time's a charm for me and my kids for this tour. We have visited the National Museum's Anthropology and Fine Arts twice before, when my kids were too young to appreciate the visit. Back then my main reason was personal because I didn't get the chance to visit the museum when I was in… Continue reading Our Manila Tour Leg 1 – National Museum and Intramuros
Setting up a classroom atmosphere in the house is not easy because of the constant distractions around such as neighbors or delivery guys knocking on your door, the bed, the TV, the phone ringing, etc. In order to set the classroom I feel, I do the following preparations like a clockwork: I turn on the… Continue reading 2nd Week Homeschooling Highlights
Whew! I didn't know homeschooling would be so hard! Boy am I glad that today is Saturday, and no school! To understand why I feel this way, below are the highlights of our first week of homeschooling: Monday:Since our homeschool provider has not emailed my kids' sylabus yet, and I was already excited to get… Continue reading I Survived Our First Week of Homeschooling
May 13, 2019 Main event: Election Day Photo above was taken at a famous budget-friendly Rizal beach in Buenavista, Gubat, Sorsogon. My brother, Joshua, the kids, hubby, and I went for a swim from 8 AM to 10 AM. This is a little to hit the beach but my husband and I had had to… Continue reading Summer Vacation in Sorsogon (May 13-16 2019)
What constitutes a great gift? Every gift should come from the heart.  But what does make a great gift is one that's unique - something that you won't find anywhere else like que horror, Divisoria (not that I have anything against Divi, I shop there too albeit rarely!). Here's a list of reasons why handmade products rock:… Continue reading Why handmade products make great gifts
Very few people know that I get to work on rocks in a microscopic level - that is, I analyze rocks in thin sections (as thin as a strand of hair!). Â Volcanic rocks (the one extruded by volcanoes or frozen lavas), while they look dull in hand specimen, are actually pretty under a microscope. These… Continue reading Did you say rocks are boring? Not to a petrologist.
The freedom to combine colors and materials is what's best about art! I made this freestyle necklace by combining shells I picked up years ago from a beach in Mindanao, turquoise gemstone, paper beads, brass wire, mother of pearl, citrine gemstone, vintage metal charms and freshwater pearl. I used brass 1.0 mm hard wire I… Continue reading Aquatica Necklace
The Fabulous Scientist 