And we should appreciate the things given to us. Because they are connected to our daily life. There must be a reason why they are there. And there must be a reason why we are here. To take care of it not only taking our benefits out of it. I want to say thank you to the man who made the amazing speech.
Now I wonder how papa delivers his speech in front of the Toastmaster members and guests.
I hope you and everybody of us can appreciate the things around us.
Love Daisy

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Soon mama and kuya wake up. I also made a quick raffle before and after hunting. The play money I hid was ready so that we have fun this day. Papa said I should look for balls; I was confused, and excited. Papa again surprised me. I did not expect that Papa will give us egg hunting for eastern, so I woke up Kuya as he is still sleeping that time when me and mama is ready to hunt. When kuya awake we went outside and start hunting. We hunt happily, exited, hurrying, and all together laughter I’m so happy.

When we were done hunting papa goes shopping to my small store and he bought some of my cigarettes and lighter. And while I was opening the balls together with mama and kuya we got lots of chocolates, some coin, small toys inside the balls, and of course some note inside the balls that we have to fulfill. Like for mama 2 Sunday she have to wash papa’s bike, and for kuya he have to water the plants in the garden twice Mon-Tue on a very hot period. But I am so lucky I had 20 pesos without punishment mama and Kuya have punishment but has some money even twenty peso. I remember mama has two punishment mama have to kiss papa’s right leg, while hugging papa’s left leg, and papa said mama have to fulfill that in front of many people or really in the public.. like Casablanca restaurant, Robinsons mall, Lee Plaza super market. I also have the worst punishment because i have to kiss papa’s belly bottom,  and soon my spa opened. Mama was my first guess. She wanted a body massage and a head massage. Next was kuya he wanted a foot rub and so I took and kills some flowers from mama’s garden and some leaves too.

Papa also want a foot rub so got a bigger basin as papa have big feet so i should put flowers to give fragrance to papa’s feet, so more flowers and more leaves to kill. Papa was so relax and he enjoyed my foot scrub service. He even give me 100 Peso tip but also play money. My service is real, serious  and focus I think I deserve real Money as a tip. ( But before we have the egg hunting papa give kuya and I 500 Pesos real money and mama go with us to put it on our bank). We enjoyed everything. Soon papa and mama told us to change because we were going to Robinson mall and eat lunch there. It was before lunch, when we go to the Handyman one of the shop in Robinson. We bought some screwdriver, lock for kuya’s bike and plugs. I got hungry so papa decided to go to Mooon restaurant. We ordered happily and ate joyfully.

After eating papa read the sign that every 500 peso receipt gets a chance to spine an eastern raffle. I hand the receipt kindly to the lady and wrote my name and signature and turn the raffle board. I got a free kit box. Mama said it was better than candies and nothing. We also got a free picture taking from Humpty Dumpty.

We went home happily and enjoyed dinner at home.
This 2012 was the best eastern I had. Hope you enjoyed yours too.
Love daisy

Love Daisy

And mama and I took pictures of me and my classmates. Then we go around meeting the other. We saw the grade 6 going on the parade with the horse and we want to ride it. Luckily I had my chance. Because the owner Erika Uy was my close friend she let me ride the horse.

After few minutes the band start to play and we form our line the prince and the princess rode the car while the prince covering the princess from the heat.

Then we marched in the road happily and I took some pictures of the public. From the boulevard walking to our school in Calindagan was very tiring we were near to our school we bought some water in the store, and what a refreshing mood we were after. the traffic man i met help me cross in the long traffic so i took a picture of him too.

Then when we arrived some go home and some still play. While in the soccer field the many saw horse was there and the owner told us that 5 peso each person with a guide and with out in the field, and we can go around the field. I tried twice and it was fun. Soon I went home happily.
It was the best parade I had in the whole school year.
Love Daisy

It was our turn when I start having nose bleed the doctor said that I must be admitted. I was put in a wheelchair and straight to the emergency room. They inject me for my dextrose and let me wait for a while. Then a young lady comes to me to get me some blood to see if I am leading to dengue fever or pneumonia. Then they lay me on the emergency bed still holding some tissue paper and crying cause papa was not there with me.

And we are still waiting for a room even just an extension so I can rest. A lady came to me and checks my dextrose so they know when to change it. Mama always go there down stairs and up again for the results of the blood testing and urinary testing but they always say “wait”. So I just rest and trying to wait for a private room so I can stay there.They also gave me a ice bag to cool my head down cause I still have fever.

When we are in the private room mama said that papa was coming so I was excited. Papa and kuya knocked at the door and I was so happy papa was there and I hug him with my left hand. Mama bought me some grapes and apples too. Papa said “Daisy is a tequila girl, because the dextrose looks like tequila. Lolo roger also went there and greeted me hello gave me a toy. I was thankful for visiting me. And sometimes the doctor will go to the room and tell the results and give some advice.

I was out safely and surely good thing I was well quickly. It was like a challenge for me. Know I am well I will be extra careful for my body.
Love Daisy

Tyrannosaurus Rex (extinct 65 million years ago) [Wiki]
Tyrannosaurus rec was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons. Like other tyrannosaur ids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hind limbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small and they retained only two digits.
Fossils of T. Rex have been found in North American rock formations dating to the last three million years of the Cretaceous Period at the end of the Maastrichtian stage, approximately 68.5 to 65.5 million years ago; it was among the last dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event. More than 30 specimens of T. Rex have been identified, some of which are nearly complete skeletons. Some researchers have discovered soft tissue as well. The abundance of fossil material has allowed significant research into many aspects of its biology, including life history and bio mechanics.

Quagga: half zebra, half horse (extinct since 1883) [Wiki]
One of Africa’s most famous extinct animals, the quagga was a subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa’s Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. It was distinguished from other zebras by having the usual vivid marks on the front part of the body only. In the mid-section, the stripes faded and the dark, inter-stripe spaces became wider, and the hindquarters were a plain brown. The name comes from a Khoikhoi word for zebra and is onomatopoeic, being said to resemble the quagga’s call.The quagga was originally classified as an individual species, Equuleus quagga, in 1788. Over the next fifty years or so, many other zebras were described by naturalists and explorers. Because of the great variation in coat patterns (no two zebras are alike), taxonomists were left with a great number of described “species”, and no easy way to tell which of these were true species, which were subspecies, and which were simply natural variants. Long before this confusion was sorted out, the quagga had been hunted to extinction for meat, hides, and to preserve feed for domesticated stock. The last wild quagga was probably shot in the late 1870s, and the last specimen in captivity died on August 12, 1883 at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.
Because of the great confusion between different zebra species, particularly among the general public, the quagga had become extinct before it was realized that it appeared to be a separate species. The quagga was the first extinct creature to have its DNA studied. Recent genetic research at the Smithsonian Institution has demonstrated that the quagga was in fact not a separate species at all, but diverged from the extremely variable plains zebra.

Thylacine: the Tasmanian Tiger (extinct since 1936) [Wiki]
The Thylacine was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. Native to Australia and New Guinea, it is thought to have become extinct in the 20th century. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger (due to its striped back), and also known as the Tasmanian Wolf, and colloquially the Tassie (or Tazzy) Tiger or simply the Tiger. It was the last extant member of its genus, Thylacinus, although a number of related species have been found in the fossil record dating back to the early Miocene.
The Thylacine became extinct on the Australian mainland thousands of years before European settlement of the continent, but survived on the island of Tasmania along with a number of other endemic species such as the Tasmanian Devil. Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is generally blamed for its extinction, but other contributory factors may have been disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat. Despite being officially classified as extinct, sightings are still reported.

Steller’s Sea Cow: the defenseless beast (extinct since 1768) [Wiki]
Formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea, it was discovered in in 1741 by the naturalist Georg Steller, who was traveling with the explorer Vitus Bering. The sea cow grew up to 7.9 meters (25.9 ft) long and weighed up to three tons, much larger than the manatee or dugong. It looked somewhat like a large seal, but had two stout forelimbs and a whale-like tail. According to Steller, “The animal never comes out on shore, but always lives in the water. Its skin is black and thick, like the bark of an old oak…, its head in proportion to the body is small…, it has no teeth, but only two flat white bones—one above, the other below”. It was completely tame, according to Steller. Fossils indicate that Steller’s Sea Cow was formerly widespread along the North Pacific coast, reaching south to Japan and California. Given the rapidity with which its last population was eliminated, it is likely that the arrival of humans in the area was the cause of its extinction elsewhere as well. There are still sporadic reports of sea cow-like animals from the Bering area and Greenland, so it has been suggested that small populations of the animal may have survived to the present day. This remains so far unproven.
Irish Deer: the largest deer that ever lived (extinct about 7,700 years ago) [Wiki - Photo: (c) The Field Museum, CK1T]
The Irish Elk or Giant Deer, was the largest deer that ever lived. It lived in Eurasia, from Ireland to east of Lake Baikal, during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene. The latest known remains of the species have been carbon dated to about 5,700 BC, or about 7,700 years ago. The Giant Deer is famous for its formidable size (about 2.1 meters or 7 feet tall at the shoulders), and in particular for having the largest antlers of any known cervid (a maximum of 3.65 meters/12 feet from tip to tip and weighing up to 90 pounds).
Discussion of the cause of their extinction has still focused on the antlers (rather than on their overall body size), which may be due more to their impact on the observer than any actual property. Some have suggested hunting by man was a contributing factor in the demise of the Irish Elk as it was with many prehistoric megafauna, even assuming that the large antler size restricted the movement of males through forested regions or that it was by some other means a “maladaptation”. But evidence for overhunting is equivocal, and as a continental species, it would have co-evolved with humans throughout its existence and presumably have adapted to their presence.
Caspian Tiger: the third largest (extinct since 1970) [Wiki]
The Caspian tiger or Persian tiger was the westernmost subspecies of tiger, found in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan until it apparently became extinct in the 1970s. Of all the tigers known to the world, the Caspian tiger was the third largest.
The body of this subspecies was quite stocky and elongated with strong legs, big wide paws and unusually large claws. The ears were short and small, and gave the appearance of being without hair on the tips. Around the cheeks the Caspian tiger was generously furred and the rest of its fur was long and thick. The colouration resembled that of the Bengal tiger. Male Caspian tigers were very large and weighed 169-240 kg. Females were not as large, weighing 85-135 kg. There are still occasional claims of the Caspian tiger being sighted.

Aurochs: a very large type of cattle (extinct since 1627) [Wiki]One of Europe’s most famous extinct animals, the aurochs or urus (Bos primigenius) were a very large type of cattle. Aurochs evolved in India some two million years ago, migrated into the Middle East and further into Asia, and reached Europe about 250,000 years ago.
By the 13th century A.D., the aurochs’ range was restricted to Poland, Lithuania, Moldavia, Transylvania and East Prussia. The right to hunt large animals on any land was restricted to nobles and gradually to the royal household. As the population of aurochs declined, hunting ceased but the royal court still required gamekeepers to provide open fields for the aurochs to graze in. The gamekeepers were exempted from local taxes in exchange for their service and a decree made poaching an aurochs punishable by death. In 1564, the gamekeepers knew of only 38 animals, according to the royal survey. The last recorded live aurochs, a female, died in 1627 in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland. The skull was later taken by the Swedish Army and is now the property of Livrustkammaren in Stockholm.
In the 1920s two German zookeepers, the brothers Heinz and Lutz Heck, attempted to breed the aurochs back into existence (see breeding back) from the domestic cattle that were their descendants. Their plan was based on the conception that a species is not extinct as long as all its genes are still present in a living population. The result is the breed called Heck Cattle, ‘Recreated Auroras’, or ‘Heck Aurochs’, which bears an incomplete resemblance to what is known about the physiology of the wild auroras.

Great Auk: largest of all auks (extinct since 1844) [Wiki]
The Great Auk was the only species in the genus Penguins, flightless giant auks from the Atlantic, to survive until recent times, but is extinct today. It was also known as gatefold, or penguin. Standing about 75 centimeters or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kg, the flightless Great Auk was the largest of the auks. It had white and glossy black feathers. In the past, the Great Auk was found in great numbers on islands off eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland and Great Britain, but it was eventually hunted to extinction. Remains found in Floridan maddens suggest that at least occasionally, birds ventured that far south in winter as recently as in the 14th century.

Cave Lion: one of the largest lions ever (extinct 2,000 years ago) [Wiki]
The cave lion, also known as the European or Eurasian cave lion, is an extinct subspecies of lion known from fossils and a wide variety of prehistoric art. This subspecies was one of the largest lions. An adult male, which was found in 1985 near Siegfried (Germany), had a shoulder height of around 1.2 m and a length of 2.1 m without a tail, which is about the same size as a very big modern lion. This male was even exceeded by other specimens of this subspecies. Therefore this cat may have been around 5-10% bigger than modern lions. It apparently went extinct about 10,000 years ago, during the Warm glaciation, though there are some indications it may have existed as recently as 2,000 years ago, in the Balkans.

Dodo: the archetype of extinct species (extinct since late 17th century) [Wiki]
The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall (three feet), lived on fruit and nested on the ground. The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century. It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history, and was directly attributable to human activity. The adjective phrase “as dead as a dodo” means undoubtedly and unquestionably dead. The verb phrase “to go the way of the dodo” means to become extinct or obsolete, to fall out of common usage or practice, or to become a thing of the past.

After reading I was so amaze by the stories and I learned more and more. next time i may right more on animals and my experiences.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL READERS.  

Love Daisy

The term “tropical” refers both to the geographical origin of these systems, which usually form in tropical regions of the globe, and to their formation in maritime tropical air masses. The term “cyclone” refers to such storms’ cyclonic nature, with counterclockwise wind flow in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise wind flow in the Southern Hemisphere. The opposite direction of the wind flow is a result of the Coriolis force. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by names such as hurricane (/?h?r?ke?n/, /?h?r?k?n/), typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, and simply cyclone.

The tropical storm last December 17, 2011 was terrible for the people in Villia Alegre Batinguel, Valencia, Tejeros, Sibulan, Banica River, Candau-ay, and Cadawinonan because some of the people there were drawn and their items and their house were washed away too. Luckily the people living on top are safe. Mama was going around and I was with her to buy some food. When we are near the river-side, mama sends me home just to be sure I will be safe so I went to the top ground and took some pictures there. Mama also brought with her a camera so she can take pictures near the river side.

Mama said that the victims need some help so we made a list on what will we buy for the victims there. In the chart are the things we bought:

Each family will receive a pack of the things above. The Thursday Club is the one managing the giving and buying.

After the flood around 10 days after went to the river-side to be sure whose houses are really washed away. Some even just made small tents and use their things carefully. We list their names so in the afternoon we can give some goodies. Next day we give the small kids some toys. And we keep on giving each place something. After giving we took pictures on their happy face.

We were tired yet happy because we know we helped a lot of people. Now I learn that helping feels better than receiving.

Love Daisy

Dumaguete City 63^rd Charter anniversary & Fiesta celebration
November 24 & 25, 2011 Schedule of Actives
November 10,11,12,13 Batang Pinoy
November 11, 12 13 Food Festival at Quezon park
Nov, 13, Sunday Opening of Trade fair at (Sta. Catalina St.)
Dumaguete City mayor’s 1^st IPSC-PPSA action air cup
PPSA level 2 match Dumaguete Shooters Association Shooting range, Looc
“A Cause to run” (Dumaguete. Professionals, 5am)
November 15 -24 Sandurot Open Invitational Basketball Tournament (City Gym)
November 17 People’s Consultative Assembly c/o Sectoral desk 1pm-5pm, Sectoral Office, Tinago
November 18 -27 Food festival in Quezon Park.
November 18-20 Sapnay Tukag Volleyball Games, City High School or Crossing Taclobo
November 19 Saturday 2^nd Sandurot Birik-Birik Festival (6am, Rizal Boulevard)
JOBS FAIR: Local & Overseas Worker, 8am-5pm Robinsons place org. PESO
Sandurot Paddled Banca Race: 4in a Team (8am. Rizal boulevard)
SANDUROT Festival (Paghimamat Re-enactment) 2pm, Rizal Boulevard
PASUNDATAG Festival (street dancing) 4pm Rizal Boulevard
PASIGARBO (Showdown) 6pm City Hall Quadrangle.
November 19 Saturday 1^st Dumaguete Invitational Motard Challenge
November 19-20 Children’s Football Festival c/o NORFA, Dumaguete City High Ball Field
2^nd Mayor Chiguiting Sagarbaria Cup: Shoofest (Sibulan, Neg. Or.)
November 20 Sunday Dumaguete. Fiesta Invitation Motocross Challenge 2011
RUSI TRAX, (Bajumpandan)
FEDUMCODA FUN DAY (Fedumcoda Gasoline Station 8am-5pm)
DOBLE KARA Revisited (Bldg.1 fronting Mercury Drug 6pm-10pm)
Sandurot Mountain Bike Race c/0 Dumaguete City Cycling Club 8am. Rizal Boulevard. START/FINISH
Sandurot Open Table Tennis Invitational c/o Engr. Fortin Convention center
1^st Sandurot Photo Contest
Dumaguete Adventure Marathon Fun Run (4:30pm, Organizer: Foundation Univ.)
Dog Show (8am,-5pm., Robinson Place)
People day’s forum
November 20 Sunday FOUNDERS DAY Parade ABC Learning Center 3pm
November 20 -23 Flower horn Fish Display (Robinson Place)
November 20-24 Kawasaki Product display & Services (Quezon Park Kiosk)
November 21 Monday Talent Night: MISS DUMAGUETE & MISS TEEN DUMAGUETE (8pm. Lamberto)
November 22 DANCE CREW Competition & Dance Sport Competition (7pm Quezon Park )

November 23 Wednesday Coronation Nigh: Ms. Dumaguete & Ms. Teen Dumaguete. (8pm, Lamberto Macias)
Guardian Brotherhood Inc. (4pm Quezon Park Kiosk)
November 24 Thursday 63^rd Charter Anniversary Thanks giving Mass (8am. Cathedral of St. Alexandria)
CITY PARADE 1pm
November 25 Friday GUD Motor Trading Motorized Banca Ralli (8am Rizal boulevard.
Social Welfare Day (9am -10am Talent Presentation Day Care Children)
Modern dance Contest, Youth (10am- 12nn)
1pm -3pm Parlor Games
3pm- 5pm. Showcase of Int’l Costumes, Senior Citizens
5pm-6pm. Presentations of Talent, PWD
6pm-8pm. Folk Dance Contest Women’s
8pm-12mn. Ballroom & Disco.
November 25, 26, 27 Food Festival Quezon Park
November 26- 27 3^rd Dumaguete Mobile Pass porting Service, Robinsons Place
November 26 NORSO Fun Run (5:30am)
December 4 -10 Sandurot Open Volleyball Invitational Men & Women’s (City Gym)

So you see lots of activities and excitements happened and no wonder all of the people of Dumaguete City enjoy the great time. Aside from that each barangay will have a fiesta. Before and after the exiting occasions more fun event happened, like the Carnival and it was exiting. Like the Buglasan Festival there were fireworks but we did not attend it because we need some rest for the following day. In this said event all of the people enjoyed it.

Next Sandurot Festival will be a more exciting thing to report so don’t miss the excitement.

Love Daisy

Here are some numbers I can give you in case of your need. Holy Child Hospital (035)225-4841, Silliman University Medical Hospital (035)225-0841, Provincial Hospital (035)225 2614, Red Cross (035)225-2835

The sad story happened on November 5, 2011 because of a motorcycle accident. My papa received a message from the wife of Kuya jellyfish that he had an accident and is in the hospital. The doctor said he need type A- blood. Papa was so very worried about what happened. He started calling all his friends for help. In the other hand mama was calling her friends and the other hospital, here are some numbers I some were not available because it was close and time was running so she ended up with a woman who has a son willing to donate some type A- blood. Mama and papa went to pick the young man who was willing to donate some blood and he lives near Science High (a public school).

In the evening mama is home around 11pm, and papa he went home after few hours, he park his motorcycle in the garden and went to the balcony and start crying that was the very first time I saw papa cry and he told us that Kuya Jellyfish was in heaven because he is a very good to everyone he knows. After dinner we went to bed and saw papa crying and we hug him to let him be comfortable. That moment I know his tears were from his heart because I know he loves Kuya Jellyfish as a friend. We all cry in the bedroom remembering all the goodness and happiness he gave to all of his friends and us.

The next day we went to Saint Peters Chapel in Bacong to visit Kuya Jellyfish when we arrived we saw the wife of Kuya Jellyfish crying next to the coffin. We came hug her so tight while crying too. I was sitting next to them and start crying we felt very sad and weak. Some guests came and start crying next to the coffin. I did not have a chance to take a picture because of my weak body. Papa came with an acoustic guitar. He said papa and Kuya Jellyfish said they will jam along together because Kuya Jellyfish can play the trumpet and since he was gone papa played the guitar sadly beside Kuya Jellyfish’s coffin. All the guests of Kuya Jellyfish started to cry. Some of the guests went to the mall to buy something for the guests.

I know Kuya Jellyfish is a very good person and his soul will be in heaven and I know even if he is old he will never forget his special friends.

We love you very much as a friend.

Love Daisy