The Tourist Spots

Some of our spots are waters like falls, beaches, lakes and other water areas that are beautiful in people's eye.

Boracay is one of our beautiful spot. It is always visited by tourist and famous celebrities here in the Philippines. Here in Laguna, we are known as a swimming pools and falls liker. We have a nice falls in Pagsanjan, and we have a lot of beautiful swimming pools to swim. In Palawan, we have the beautiful underground river. It is one of the tourist spot too. For all of these beautiful spots let us maintain it clean so we can earn money without cleaning it again using expensive things.

              In our country, we have a lot of beautiful spot.

          In Bohol, we have a beautiful area. It is the place that small mountains are colored like chocolates. It is the ''Chocolate hills''. It is very beautiful so that many tourists are attracted. In other places we can find a lot of mountains and volcanoes. In Ifugao province, we can find the stairway to heaven or they usually call rice terraces. It is one of our tourist spot too. One of our beautiful areas are forest. There, our national tree grows. It is the Nara tree that is not giving a fruit but it is useful because it can give us oxygen.

            Here only in the Philippines you can find the smallest monkey or they called tarsier. It is found in Bohol. There, they are taking care by the man because they are endangered species.

          We have a lot of beautiful natures. We can earn money there if we use it properly.  By the nature, we can live without money. If you have plants, you can eat without using money. Just plant more trees, then you can eat a lot of foods. If you want to drink, you can get water in water areas but, you need to maintain it clean so that you can drink water safely and comfortably.

         

          To stay the beautifulness of our nature, don't abuse it so that the tourist in our country would never be disappointed.

Sources

Boracay:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Boracay

Underground river:

http://www.puerto-undergroundriver.com/

Chocolate hills:

http://www.google.com.ph/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=chocolate+hills

Underground river photo:
http://www.philcongenchongqing.com/home/images/stories/NewsPress_releases/pr-2011/palawan4c.jpg

Basic Needs From Nature

             Nature is where our basic needs come from, which is food, shelter, clothes, and oxygen.

               

            Meats and vegetables came from nature. Meat came from animals,fish came from fish,  pork came from pig, beef came from cow, chevon from goat and chicken from chicken.There are many fishes but not all are edible in the Philippines "tilapia"is the fish that is usually found on the table. Pork is usually cooked in sinigang and lechon which is one of the Filipino’s most delicious foods. My father cooks “beef with broccoli”, which is my favorite beef dish. In chicken the most usual dish with that is fried chicken, the food almost everyone eat. I do not know many dish that has chevon, but I know one “caldereta” my father cooked this ones and I liked it a lot.

            A house is made of cement and sometimes wood, which commonly comes from the environment. Cement comes from limestone then the carbon dioxide has to be removed, the materials are fused to from clinker, the clinker is grind into powder which is very fine. Wood comes from trees which is pretty obvious.

           

            There are different fabrics that made clothes which are (commonly) cotton and silk. Cotton came from cotton plant. Silk came from the material produced by the silk worm to make its cocoon.

            Oxygen is made by plants. It works like this, we breathe oxygen that comes from plants and we take out carbon dioxide which plants need and plant supply oxygen to us and so on.

            Can you imagine a place without natural resources? I think we cannot live in a place like that, so we should protect and take care of our environment. 

Sources:

Nature

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature

Meat

http://amandacreates.blogspot.com/2010/10/preschool-food-and-harvest-week-2.html

Chevon

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chevon

Limestone

http://geology.com/rocks/limestone.shtml

Cocoon

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoon

Kalikasan Ikaw Ang Aming Kailangan

 Kapag nasira ang ating kalikasan, paano kaya tayo mabubuhay dito sa mundong ating kinatitirikan?

                                                               

Ang ating kalikasan ay isa sa ginawa ng Diyos na dapat alagaan at pagyamanin at ito ang mismong mundo na ating ginagalawan ngayon.  Tumutukoy ito sa mga kababalaghang nagaganap sa pisikal na mundo. Dahil sa mga mabubuting bagay na idinudulot sa atin dito ay may mga hayop na pwede nating kuhanan ng mga karne na siksik sa bitaminang protina at mga gatas na maaaring makagawa ng masarap na keso at isang napakalamig at napakasustansyang sorbetes na gawa sa sariwang gatas ng baka.  Ang ating kalikasan ang nagbibigay sa  ating mga pangangailangan at dapat natin ibalik ang lahat ng ibinigay sa atin ng ating kalikasan sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga natin sa kanya. Pero hindi natin ginagawa ang lahat ng ito at lalo pa natin sinisira ito. Ang pagtatanim ng puno ang pinakamadaling paraan ng pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan. Ang paggamit ng lambat na may katamtamang laki ng butas ay makatutulong naman sa ating mga yamang-dagat gamit ito nahuhuli natin ang mga isda na may katamtamang laki at hindi ang mga maliliit na isda na maaari pang lumaki ng lumaki. Ang ating mga likas na yaman ay kailangan natin para tayo ay mabuhay at sa ating paglaki. Ang polusyon ay masama sa ating kalusugan magkakaroon tayo ng malubhang sakit tulad ng “Tuberculosis”. Gumaganti na sa atin ang kalikasan binibigay na niya ang kapalit ng  pagsira natin sa kanya, ang mga kalamidad ang ganti niya tulad ng malaking pagbaha at mga pagguho ng lupa at mga bato.

Kayganda at kaylinis ng ating kalikasan, ang malamig at sariwang hangin ay humahalik sa aking mga pisngi at ang mga dahon na sumasayaw ayon sa bilis ng pag-ihip ng hangin, ang sarap pagmasdan ang mga batang lumalangoy sa isang malinaw na batis, naghuhuli ng mga isda sa mga malalalim na mga karagatan. Lahat ng ito ay magkakatotoo kung ang mga tao ay magigising sa katotohanan na ang ating kalikasan ay nasa panganib na.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sanggunian:

Kalikasan

http://www.kalikasan.net/

Diyos

http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Diyos

Tuberculosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html

  Picture of Nature

  http://www.cityofpsl.com/engineering/ewip.html

  

                                                        

Trees of Life

     Have you ever wondered how fast trees and other plants disappear in the Philippine forests? Do you know the importance of the woods?

      As the years pass by, our forest ecosystem starts to be degraded. Less people care for them. There are more and more illegal loggers in our country. This people do not realize the value of millions of trees that they, the environmental destroyers cut. They did not know what they are doing can also kill a lot of people. Soil erosion, which can bury people alive, is caused by the loosening of soil due to cutting of trees. Many have already lost the lives of their loved ones in tragedies like this. They also cut down trees to make way for areas to be used for garbage disposal. It’s sad to say that there is least garbage in the cities but we have a mountain filled with trash. The trees they cut aren’t really used for good or wise purposes but were also wasted.

                In the near future, the next generation might not see even an inch of the once millions of green plants and trees. The wrong, unforgettable doings of the people today will not only affect them but also the country of tomorrow. So, as we celebrate the International Year of the Forests, let us all encourage one another to plant a tree and save the future.

My Most Awaited Moment

When “ber- months” come, I get so excited. Because it means New Year is just around the corner.



I’m in the happiest mood when New Year comes. This is the time when my family gets together. We stay up late at night to wait for 12 midnight. We make ourselves busy with different kinds of activities. We watch television shows, sing karaoke, play games like stop dance, “Pinoy Henyo”, and bring me. We always had so much fun doing those things because there were lots of prizes that await the lucky winner. Prizes like Mickey Mouse coin purse, crisp new bills, pencil cases with cartoon characters and stylish pens.

Erika, my cousin and I always want to help in the kitchen by beating the eggs and mix them with condensed milk and evaporated milk to make super creamy and super delicious leche flan. We grate cheddar cheese for yummy spaghetti. We can’t help but giggle whenever we take milk from the can while our Tita Mom isn’t looking. By 11:30, everybody helps in setting the table. We arrange different kinds of fruits like banana, oranges, apples, and grapes on a tray. We placed the plates of appetizing foods on a big dinner table. There were orange shrimps, roasted chicken, “hamunadong itik”, luscious Chocó Mousse cake, spaghetti, pickled squid, “pancit palabok” and others. And by 12, everything is set. We always start our New Year with a prayer to thank God for the year that has passed peacefully and to ask for His guidance for the coming year.



We shoot fireworks in the sky. What a dazzling thing. I thought I was just dreaming because of its beauty. We ate a lot because of too much fatigue. We were very happy while   the whole family is eating together, telling jokes and experiences with each other. At around 1:00 a.m., everyone went to bed with a smile. But we still managed to get up early because we know that Lola and Tito Eric had put coins on every corner of the house. We raced to get those coins because whoever gets the most will have a prize. I always end up being the 1^st runner up and Erika is the winner because she gets up the earliest.

But whenever the last day of vacation comes, I feel so sad knowing they would be far from us again. And we will wait for another New Year to come. It is my most awaited occasion because my family unites.



Get Some Sleep!

            The amount of sleep you get can affect how well you learn. Children who are well rested tend to score higher on math and writing tests. Kids who do not get enough sleep have a harder time paying attention in class. This can affect future test performance.

        Lack of sleep can also affect your mood `and how you act, says Jodi Mindell, a sleep expert. “You’re most likely to be cranky if you don’t get a good night’s rest,” she says. “Sleep affects everything,”

Yolanda  Oredel and her classmates in fifth grade at Clara Barton Elementary School kept a sleep journal for a week. She said she was in better mood on the days she slept more. “I paid more attention in class too.”

             What is keeping kids up at night? One big sleep stealer is the use of electronics. More kids are using computers, playing video games, texting friends and watching TV at bedtime. “It’s a lot of bright light to your eyes at the time when your body needs dim light to help you feel sleepy,” explains Mindell.

             “It’s never too late to change your sleep habits. Put sleep on your to-do-list. Go to bed at the same time every night. Pull the plug on electronics in the bedroom. Try this challenge. Go to sleep early for a week, and then see how you feel. You will be stunned at the difference,” says Mindell

TFK, Sept 2011 issue

Creating a Bonsai Tree

         Many kinds of trees, plants and shrubs can be made into a bonsai. A bonsai is a miniature version of a tree planted in a pot. Japanese maples are ideal deciduous trees for creating beautiful bonsai. Using a method called air layering, it is very easy to make a branch sprout roots that will support it after separation from the tree. By selecting a nicely shaped branch, you can start a bonsai tree that will bring years of enjoyment. Here's how to create a tree that would normally take five years or more to develop from seed or cuttings.

          1.  Before you decide to get a tree you should do some research on raising and taking care of bonsai such as soil types, watering procedures, growth principles, and environmental requirements.

          2. When selecting a tree species its important to consider your geographic location. Some trees lose their leaves in the winter and require the temperature to drop below freezing so that they can enter a dormant state and prepare for the spring. Other trees will not survive long in the freezing weather. Some trees will require a lot of water during a hot summer while others are heat hardy. Research the kind of trees that do well in your area. 3

          3. Bonsai trees can be as anywhere from miniature (6 inches tall) to large bonsai (up to 3 ft tall). Decide what size bonsai you would like before actually going out to select the plant.

          4. Once you have decided which kind and what size bonsai you would like, you can go to a nursery or a bonsai shop and select the plant that you will use to make your bonsai tree. When choosing a plant, look for leaf color to make sure that the plant is healthy. Then look around at the selection of plants and imagine what each plant would look like after it is pruned. It's important to visualize the bonsai before you buy the plant and bring it home. You do not want to bring a plant home only to decide that it isn't immediately suitable to be a bonsai.





          5. Selecting the right bonsai pot has a lot to do with the desired size and style of the plant. Select a shape and color that you personally find aesthetically pleasing. The pot must be large enough to allow enough soil to cover the roots of the plant. You do not want to have such a small amount of soil in the pot that the tree roots can not retain moisture. You will kill the plant if you do not have a large enough pot. At the same time, you want to maintain the illusion of nature and select a pot just large enough to support the tree. The idea of a bonsai is to balance the pot with the plant and make the plant look like a miniature tree.

Sources:

http://woomg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/how-to-grow-bonsai.jpg

http://cache-images.writersnetwork.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/destination_site_medium/fotolia/Fotolia_19651401_Subscription_L.jpg


deciduous trees
http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm

bonsai pots
http://www.bonsaiforest.net/accessories/bonsai-rock.html