Disaster Preparedness: How Ready Are You for a Super Typhoon?

After Typhoon Yolanda’s devastation in November of last year, another super typhoon is threatening our country. News of this bad weather has driven people into fresh panic. We have become more wary, and rightly so. Yolanda’s aftermath is still fresh in the minds and hearts of Filipinos. Some are still grieving their dead and reconstructing their lives and others are just beginning to get over and put behind them their horrible experience.

7 Medical Conditions and the Lies Told about Them

Back in the day (aka my childhood), mothers and older people I knew usually relied on personal experience and information gotten from their parents and other well-meaning people to cure common illnesses. The thing is, because there wasn’t Google then, people had no way of verifying—without seeing a doctor—if those passed-on information were true. And because they believe the information to be true, they usually spread on the misconceptions. 

Below are some of the medical conditions I heard people around me told lies about at one time or another while I was growing up.

 Liar!

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Why You Should Watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

If you haven't yet seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, it's time you should. If you're not familiar with this film, it is a musical created and produced in 2008, during the Writers Guild of America's strike in 2007-2008. It is a three-part mini-series created for online release, written by Joss Whedon, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed's wife. The music and lyrics were provided by Joss and Jed.  

Dr. Horrible won several awards, including a Creative Arts Emmy. That should tell you that it's worth watching, right? Allow me to convince you more to include it in your list of films to watch. 

#1 The actors are great

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Go International with KFC’s New Rice Bowls Offerings

To those who are fond of KFC, or to those who simply want budget yet tasty meals, KFC’s latest Rice Bowls offerings would probably come as a welcome surprise. Not only are the dishes scrumptilicious, one serving is also enough to fill you up, making it worth your money. So aside from the usual fares, you now have additional meals to choose from when dining at KFC.

 Italian a la king

7 Deadly Bacteria that Could Be in Your Soil

Soil is host to different kinds of bacteria. And while some are helpful because they help recycle natural elements and compounds, make the soil rich and fertile, and speed up decomposition, living alongside them are the pathogenic kinds. Because bacteria are not visible to the naked eyes, we won’t know if the soil in our garden or in our yard is teeming with them. Perhaps this the reason why parents don’t want their children to play in the mud?

Below are 7 deadly bacteria that could be present in your soil.

1. Burkholderia pseudomallei

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RAS Syndrome: Do You Have It?

Are you familiar with RAS syndrome? Have you ever, even just once, said “… ATM machine”? How about “… PIN number”? If you have, sorry to say that you’re plagued by RAS syndrome. But don't worry; it's not fatal. Contagious—maybe...

2013: The Year that Was

In the years to come, Filipinos old enough to remember the events would look back to 2013 and still remember the catastrophes that occurred that year. In the last quarter of the year, so near the Christmas season, two extremely devastating events would occur one after another: first was the earthquake that had a magnitude of 7.2 and the other was the typhoon that was considered to be one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded.

Eid al-Adha fell on October 15 in 2013. Schools were closed and some employees did not have work, which was fortuitous because the aftermath would have been more horrible and devastating otherwise.

The day started like any ordinary day and all was well until the clock struck 8:12 in the morning and very strong tremors were felt. The earth movement lasted for about 34 seconds. In the aftermath, people were left feeling confused and terrified, especially in the wake of the aftershocks that continued to plague the affected areas for days afterwards.

4 Things that Can Induce a Book Lover to Tears

A book lover isn't really the same as a bookworm because while the latter is generally fond of reading, the former is fond of both reading and the books themselves. She may even value the book more than the story in cases where the book is rare or when the copy is a special edition. And while she may not condemn e-book readers to the deepest level of hell for being phoney tools of evil that will never measure up to the value of printed books and may in fact even have one or two, she would prefer a tangible copy to electronic one. To her, reading is not complete without the concrete sensation of a book’s weight in her hand. Plus, she may also have the urge to breathe in the book's musty smell from time to time.

A book lover is easy to identify, especially in the places where she feels more at home: in bookstores and in libraries. If you spot someone acting generally creepy by sniffing books, crooning to them like they are her own first-born, or sighing/crying/fainting/gushing like a Beatles fan at a concert at the sight of a book one does not normally find in local bookstores, you have found yourself a book lover.

Usage: I vs. Me

“I” and “me” are both first person singular pronouns. The former is used as the subject or part of the subject of a verb while the latter is used as the object of a verb or preposition. You can think of “I” as the doer of the action expressed by the verb and “me” as the receiver of the action.
 

Perm Basics for First-Timers

Getting a perm is a decision that is deceptively easy to make. If you’re a first-timer and you have virgin hair, you’re right to worry. After all, your hair could be damaged, and fixing it would mean additional expenses and even more worry. Before you sit yourself on a salon chair and let a hairstylist get to your hair with perming solution, ask yourself first if you’re ready for whatever the outcome may be. Several women have gone inside a salon with the vision of a fabulous outcome only to be disappointed with the result.

Here are some things you need to know before you get your hair permed.

Traditional perm vs. digital perm.

You can get either a traditional perm or a digital perm. The former only requires the use of a perming solution and curling rollers while the latter requires the use of a machine, which will apply heat to your hair.  Digital perm is more expensive than traditional perm and not every beauty salon performs it.

Usage: Everyday vs. Every day

The proper use of everyday and every day is something that still confuses a lot of people. In fact, you will see "everyday" used instead of the proper "every day" in ads of popular products.

Ramen Hunt: At Ajigen Japanese Restaurant

Ramen is one of the best foods to have not only on rainy and cold days but also when you need a pick-me-up (it’s right up there with chocolate and ice cream). Fortunately, authentic Japanese ramen is not hard to come by these days as you can see Japanese restaurants almost everywhere. One of these restaurants is Ajigen Japanese Restaurant in AS Fortuna, situated between EastWest Bank and Oftana Hotel. You’ll probably miss this cosy place if you don’t look closely or if you’re not looking for it specifically. 

PTB Facts: Things You Need to Know

What is PTB?

Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is a contagious disease of the lungs caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although the bacteria generally affect the lungs, they also affect other areas such as the spine, the kidneys, and the brain. To differentiate, tuberculosis of the lungs is referred to as pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and the tuberculosis in other areas as extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). PTB is more common.

oDesk Freelancing 101

So you’ve decided to try your hands at freelancing. Naturally, oDesk would be among your top choices to market your skills and look for jobs. After all, oDesk is one of the top global marketplaces these days. Not to be a downer or anything, but don’t assume that landing jobs at oDesk is easy. There’s a very stiff competition, and some people somewhere are always willing to take on a job for a rate so slow it’s almost like they are offering their services for free. Contractors would also prefer to hire freelancers with experience and whose profiles are the Chuck Norris of oDesk. But take heart and don’t be disheartened. Those freelancers with 10,000 hours worked and 6/5 reviews have to start somewhere, right?