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Biking on a budget

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At Ortis Jordan Port, Guimaras Island, a twenty-minute boat ride from Iloilo City.

I always think it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg to enjoy what life has to offer. One can enjoy life simply, without the need for so much money or material things.

Our little family loves to go biking. And today, a holiday due to the birthday of Philippine National Hero Andres Bonifacio is a perfect day to go biking to Guimaras, a neighboring island. Continue reading


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24 Hours of Reality: The world is watching

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If you are social media savvy, and spend hours and hours on the net, would you believe you could make a difference by doing a pamorningan or all-nighter or even just a few hours watching and sharing about Live Earth / 24 Hours of Reality live on the net?

The Climate Reality Project says on the website:

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How to invite me to dinner  (or what vegans eat)

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Why not? http://listovative.com/why-go-vegetarian-or-vegan-10-reasons-that-will-make-you-think/

Unintentionally, I’ve been increasing the difficulty of relatives and friends to invite me for dinner or eating out. This started when in 1996 I became a vegetarian, and that’s a very long time ago, but take two prodigal years when I vacillated with my food. For a long time, I couldn’t understand why other people thought a vegetarian could set aside the meat from a vegetable dish and go on just fine. I later realized that this misgiving was not their fault, but mine, since I would have to give extra time and effort to explain to people my food preference. So I started explaining that I was lacto-vegetarian, eating dairy products but not eggs, mushrooms, onion, and garlic (although I got to eat them unconsciously a few times). People always argue that mushrooms, onions, and garlic are vegetables but my diet is much like Jain food, vegetarian with more restrictions. And yes, no eggs. People sometimes couldn’t get eggs to become chickens, ergo, I couldn’t eat them.

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