General Assembly

Last Friday, our Cooperative had its Annual General Assembly.

Sir Lito

An election of officers was also conducted. My warm congratulations to the newly elected Board members:

                        Atty. Donna Orencio-Ruzgal

                        Mr. Angelito Soliman

                        Ms. Arlette Policarpio

The give-aways:

Bag, radio, flashlight and first aid kit.

The kids who joined the assembly:

The MINI-MEs of Ms. Jackie and Atty. Donna.

Nikki aka Clotty.

The grand prize winner:

Tita Alice (lady in white) bagged the raffle's top prize.

The members of the Coop:

Ms. Jo and Ms. Roselle

Sharon and May

Atty. Donna and Ms. Jackie

Dinner was wonderful. Thanks PEMPCO!

Kapihan Session

For this month’s Kapihan session, our company conducted Disaster Management and First Aid training, with the assistance of Philippine National Red Cross.

Edward Udtuhan, trainer from PNRC.

The participants.

With all the catastrophes going on around the world, the session was timely as it aims to create awareness and preparedness among the employees in case of unexpected disasters. The earthquake in Japan resulted to one big question: is Philippines ready for a huge earthquake?

FACTS:

Philippines is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire, along with Japan. It is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. The Philippines experience 20 monthly earthquakes, and only 5 of which are actually felt. Out of 45 volcanoes, 5 are active: Taal, Mayon, Hibok-Hibok, Bulusan and Kanlaon.

EARTHQUAKE TRIVIA:

Types of Faults:

Thrust Fault – upward movement, often causing tsunami.

Normal Fault - downward movement, causing land to open and crack.

Strike-Slip Fault – reversal movement.

Strength of Earthquake:

1)      Intensity – a scale used to estimate the effects of an earthquake at a particular site.    It is felt by the people, data of which is provided by PHIVOLCS.

2)      Magnitude – a scale used to express the seismic energy released by an earthquake. It is measured only by a seismograph.

According to a study, Metro Manila will not survive an intensity 8 earthquake. Further, it showed that the MARIKINA VALLEY FAULT poses the greatest danger because it cuts through all the modern and progressive portions of Manila such as Eastwood, Rockwell, Ortigas Center, Bonifacio Global City, Ayala Center, and Alabang. The PhiVolcs  has warned that this fault line can move anytime because it is already “11 years late” for its movement.

PNRC mentioned that Palawan is safe from seismic plates, however it is prone to tsunami. It added that the safest places are located in Makati, namely: Urdaneta, Bel Air,Forbes Park, Magallanes, San Antonio and San Lorenzo. These are homes to the rich and the elite. No wonder properties here are worth millions! Probably being earthquake-safe/proof is part of the cost.

Unfortunately, places with EMBO (Rembo, Cembo, Pembo, etc.) in Manila are traversed by the fault line, hence unsafe.

It was good to know that PNRC already developed plans in case of disasters. It already forged partnerships with leading malls to prioritize food supplies through PNRC in case of emergencies. Moreso, it already had agreements with these exclusive villages to act as evacuation centers.

The key to effective disaster prevention is planning. Hence, it would be best to know what to do before an earthquake. Here are some tips:

1)      Determine if site is along an active fault.

2)      Determine if site is prone to liquefaction.

3)      Determine if site is prone to landslide.

4)      Use proper structural design and engineering practices when constructing a house or   building.

5)      Identify potential hazards and begin to fix them.

6)      Know location of fire exits.

7)      Prepare earthquake survival kits.

Kit courtesy of PEMPCO.

A crash course on first aid followed.

First aid in case of head injury.

Conduct of CPR.

PNRC offers full training on First Aid for a fee. If interested, you may contact any branch of PNRC in your area. 

I'm glad for this opportunity given by the company to learn the basics on disaster management. My colleagues were very interested and responsive. They, like me, learned a lot from the training. 

A picture of interest.

A picture of willingness to learn.

Oh, we also had fun!

 

Chandelier

I was in Landmark last weekend when I saw this:

A chandelier of red shoes! Cute. These were hanging in the shoe section of Landmark. I kept looking around to see other shoe colors, but only red ones were used. 

Nice concept. Made me want to buy red shoes right there and then.

Cheesiness!

Last week, I compiled my favorite movie quotes from my favorite foreign films. And capped it off with the Jolina-Marvin movie line, hehehe. Surprisingly, a lot of my friends have memorable quotes from Tagalog movies. Iba ang Pinoy, as they said.

In the name of cheesiness and emo mode, I came up with my own list of favorite quotes from Tagalog movies. Jologs na kung jologs, but I’m sure a lot of you could relate. I bet my foot that you have seen at least one movie on the list.

My top ten then:

1) “Mahal mo nga ako, pero di ko nakikita, di ko nararamdaman. Naririnig ko lang…”

-Labs Kita, Okay Ka Lang-

I was a fan of the Jolina-Marvin tandem. I dragged my friends to watch all their movies. This movie is my all time favorite. The cast, the setting, and the story were just perfect for my taste.

2) “Akala mo cute ka. Hindi ka cute, bobo ka!”

-Radio Romance-

Delivered by Gelli de Belen. When I’m annoyed, I often find myself using these lines.

3) “Mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako — o kailangan mo ako kaya mahal mo ako?”

                                                            -Milan-

I can’t remember watching this movie. But I can always recall this dialogue based on the trailers.

4) “Gusto ko magmahal ulit pero paano ko gagawin yun kung sa puso ko buhay na buhay ka pa.”                                                                    

-And I Love You So-

This movie made me cry. The pain of losing someone you love was just too much for me to bear.

5) “I don’t like the way you dress. I don’t like your make-up. But I love you.”

                                                            -Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita-

Ohhh…those were the days. I was also a follower of the Rico-Claudine team up. This movie is worth watching over and over again.

6) “I didn’t even believe in forever… but I think I found forever in you … “

                                                            -Got to Believe-

This was an “always the bride’s maid, never the bride” type of movie. Loved it!

7) “Akin na lang sya. Hindi mo naman sya kailangan e. Ako, kailangan ko sya.”

                                                            -A Love Story-

Nice movie! Nice plot. Very unpredictable. I watched this on the big screen =)

8)  “Siguro magaling ka sa puzzle, kasi kasisimula pa lang ng araw ko, nabuo mo na agad.”

-You Changed My Life-

This is probably the cheesiest on my list. Need I say more? Sarah-John Lloyd movies are always heartwarming.

9) “Kahit kailan hindi ko naisip na nakakapagod kang mahalin. Ngayon lang.”

“Wala na siguro akong mamahaling iba gaya ng pagmamahal ko sa iyo … And all my life I will regret the day that I lost you.”

“Buong buhay ko sinubukan ko mahalin ang sarili ko, nahirapan din ako … And I’m sorry if I didn’t love in the way at the time that you did … pero maniwala ka, maniwala kang minahal kita sa paraang alam ko …”

                                                            -A Very Special Love-

Sarah and JLC! Obviously, I’m a fan! Hahahahaha

10) "Gusto mo talagang malaman problema ko? nasasaktan ako..kahit alam kong wala na kong karapatan..dahil naisip kong ako naman ang may gusto nito..pero hanggang ngayon umaasa pa rin ako.. na sana ako pa rin.. sana ako na lang.. sana ako na lang ulit….."

“She had me at my worst, you had me at my best, but you chose to break my heart”

“Mahal kita…kahit ang sakit sakit na….”

                                                            -One More Chance-

This movie I guess got tons of unforgettable quotes. And the most quoted by friends.

Cheers to cheesiness!

Have a great week everyone.

Stop-overs

In every trip, I always look forward to stop-overs. These are moments you get to stretch, buy something outright, splurge, get a drink or go to a restroom.

From Candelaria, Zambales, we were all looking forward to stop by Subic. Come on, it’s the haven of PX goods. Name a brand/anything, you’ll definitely find it in Subic.

Before we reached Subic, we passed by stalls along the highway selling fruits. Golly. My favorite, at only Php30.00/kilo:

Star apples!

We had late lunch in my most favorite resto in Subic:

Ika nga, you can't leave Subic without eating here.

See how excited Dinjo was for lunch.

At 3:00pm, the resto was still full. And while waiting for our food, I took pictures of some of the gang.

Arni and Abel

Rei and Dinjo

Gengpot

This was served first, carrot cake:

Yum yum

Then this:

Beef salpicao. Very tender.

Geng had this:

Pork belly

Dinjo and Rei had:

Burger meal and spaghetti.

I was tempted to take a bite, hahahaha.

Happy meal, happy ME.

After lunch, shopping time! Errrr…window shopping time! There were too many duty free shops and outlet stores. 

This is just beside Meat Plus.

Across Meat Plus.

Everything was on sale here, but there were too few choices.

Only few shoes in here.

All items on sale! From jogging pants to swimsuits.

Jack is out of stock.

More sale.

Nice clothes in here.

But this was the most favorite of everyone:

Last stop:

  
Great I was with coffee-holic people. I just can't resist good coffee.

Then we drove back to Manila...

Enjoy your weekend everyone!