Mother's Day

A mother is very important in every child’s life. Nobody can be more nurturing and patient as she can. Her selflessness is truly impressive. I have friends who told me that when they became mothers, their priorities totally shifted into satisfying the needs of their children. This is the reason why most women change a lot physically when they’re already mothers. Aside from the fact that the body changes after giving birth, women also go through many difficulties and becomes more busy taking care of her child rather than herself. Being a mother is not an easy task, but it’s the most fulfilling. Most mothers have very hard times and yet you’ll never see them giving up. They will still continue with their responsibilities, loving their children unconditionally.

There are a lot of reasons why we should celebrate this special with our moms. Each of us has our own stories to tell how we felt the love and care of our mothers. In my case, my mother’s birthday is May 9, which usually falls on the day that Mother’s Day is celebrated. It’s sad not to be with her on that important day, but knowing how understanding and appreciative she is, just makes me feel better.

“The woman's task is not easy--no task worth doing is easy--but in doing it, and when she has done it, there shall come to her the highest and holiest joy known to mankind; and having done it, she shall have the reward prophesied in Scripture; for her husband and her children, yes, and all people who realize that her work lies at the foundation of all national happiness and greatness, shall rise up and call her blessed.” (Taken from the speech given by President Roosevelt in Washington on March 13, 1905, before the National Congress of Mothers.)

Earth Day

Earth Day is celebrated every 22nd of April to inspire awareness and appreciation of the environment. Like most other world issues, we should also be focusing more on protecting our environment. We are now encountering an increasing number of perils compared in the past. People are becoming more abusive of the environment causing global warming and a lot of other things that we ourselves are directly affected.

In celebration of the Earth Day, I’d like to share with you some helpful tips to save the environment.

• Recycle. Find ways to reuse things before you throw them away. You can also sell those recyclable items to junk shops.
• Learn to segregate your garbage.
• Use biodegradable materials instead of plastics, styrofoams, etc., whenever possible.
• Use recyclable bags when buying groceries.
• Minimize the use of electricity. Remember to UNPLUG appliances when not in use.
• Walk rather than using your car if your destination is just a few blocks away.
• Encourage your friends and neighbors to practice car pooling to help reduce heavy traffic and air pollution.
• Report smoke belcher/s to proper authorities.
• Plant a tree.
• Conserve water.
• Help spread environmental awareness through social networking (twitter, facebook,etc.).

Do what you can to help save the environment. Simple things could make a huge difference.

iPad

In April 2010, Apple released the revolutionary iPad. It has a 25-cm (9.7- inch) touch screen LCD, with fingerprint resistant and scratch-resistant glass. It connects to the web via Wi-Fi and 3G. One unique feature of this devise is that you have an option to view the whole pages to portrait and landscape, and whenever you rotate the iPad to the latter, the page you’re viewing rotates too. This gives you a unique way to see your email. Holding it in landscape allows you to see the messages on your inbox, with one opened email showing a two-line preview of its contents. If you’d like to focus on one email on the other hand, turn your iPad to portrait. A keyboard similar to your regular computer appears on the screen when you compose a message. You can search the web by flicking your finger up and down the screen. iPad is ideal for surfing the web, watching videos , and reading e-books. It is slick and easier to carry compared to your laptops.


What would this new technology replace? It’ll not replace your iPhone because it’s not a phone and it won’t fit in your pocket. It will not replace your computer either because of its limited features. It does not have a USB port, Adobe flash support, & multi-tasking OS. iPad can’t hold as many photos, movies, and songs compared to most laptops. It brought me to conclusion that buying an iPad is just being trendy. I don’t think that someone needs an iPad when he already has a computer and a phone.

Facebook Fever

After watching the video of Happyslip that a friend posted on facebook, I laughed out loud and I realized how I really stand in this social networking website.

I’ve already seen several videos of Happyslip in the past, but for this one, it’s so funny and I’m sure a lot of people can relate to it. Facebook is so popular these days that even for those people who doesn’t have a facebook account or chose not to, the word still rings a bell.

Because of the video, I came up with categories of people in facebook. Active users are those who spend a significant amount of time in facebook, updating his status, making comments, uploading photos, and a lot of other things. These are the people who keep the world updated of what’s happening with his life. Discreet users on the other hand, are those who don’t have status updates & have fewer photos. They may have hundreds of friends and may also make comments on others statuses and photos, but prefers not to publicize his life.

To become part of this social network is your own personal choice. Though it’s giving you the freedom to do what you want on your own account, it’s still important to be responsible and considerate with others. I personally enjoy being a member of facebook, and I wish that it should not be used in a negative way.