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PHP 800.00 (about USD 20.00) for one "Goodbye Philippines" firecracker. Stupid and wasteful. Traditionally, people use fireworks at the start of a new year because they think the explosions will "drive away bad luck and 'negative spirits' from their lives"--ergo, most people in this country still live in the middle/dark ages.

In a world of logic and reason, the fireworks industry does NOT exist--...what exists in its place is a thriving model rocket industry, for ...

OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

My sister Ninotchka Herrera had contact with some aid/relief groups in Iligan City, particularly the Help Northern Mindanao movement, spearheaded by the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines - Northern Mindanao sub-Region (http://www.rmp-nmr.org/index.php) so she quickly organized our own relief efforts and declared our own house as a drop off point on Monday, December 19, 2011. The very next day, she and Walter Mainit were were able to contact the 1006th ...

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LOOKING BACK
As of this writing, it's now a week after the tragic events that unfolded after Tropical Storm Washi, known locally as "Sendong". It's interesting to note that this weather disturbance was never declared as typhoon but just a tropical storm or TS (more on this later). "Sendong" made landfall on the shores of Surigao province and brought a colossal amount of rainfall (over 180mm in some areas) over ...

This is a short project to salvage a junked wide-angle lens from an old camcorder, an old Coffeemate (nondairy coffee creamer!) container, some electrical tape. Works for my Canon S3IS prosumer camera!

I seem to have a knack for turning junk into something useful (inherited this trait from my dad). I recently found this abandoned wide-angle (almost fisheye) lens that was originally for an old camcorder. I wondered if I could use it for my Canon S3IS prosumer cam. My prosumer didn't ...