THE DUTCH IN MY LIFE

- PART 1-
I remember him saying I am very Dutch. He used to tell me I would make a very good Dutched Pinay wife. I wonder if he still means it. I didn't in anyway accustomed myself to this as even before I finally decided to check out how dutchies really are, set values are already ingrained in my Pinay system. Pinay is a term to refer to women from the country,Philippines. It took me half a year to get decided to finally counter check my own observations of him as his own person, and of him being Dutch. There is just much tallying and note taking to do for the ardent lover in me, lol. Needless to say, it was just LEKKER to amorously be told that some of your acts and thinking follow towards the leaning of the proud, stubborn, yet admirable and liberal people of his blond and blue eyed Dutch race. To put it simply, I took it as a compliment.

It also comes to mind of his telling me all of the flattery things he would and he can....there's sincerity, alright. But it's what women want because a) it makes us, women, dwell on the thought that we are desirable across races and men know it b) it makes women feel more giving thus making us feel healthy and whole (and that again, men know it ). But I must remind myself however ,that yes, he is a MAN, ready to get right at you in a given opportuned time. With a guy who probably knows how to play it with some sexy innuendos, no sooner than a few months and we could be off to wanderlust. His intention is yet to be TESTED like I always do. Nurturing friendship and seeing that you maintain the better ones, shredding them off to keep the best picks where one can choose and decide the rightful PIL(Partner In Life) is utmost to me. Men must break all the barriers, my mind screams,lol. I say to myself, I am easy to be with, but hell,I am not one easy girl. You read my soul and I'm yours forever, lol.

Oh, by the way? I call "that" Dutch in my life as dear.

GLOBAL WARMING - HOW REAL IS IT NOW?

Twenty to thirty years ago, the term Global Warming is alien to us.It is an almost non -existent, hazy, over reactive figment of nerdy forecasts only the astute can completely grasp . Nowadays, the ill effects of global warming are lashing back after us. That is to say, my opinion the least. And I believe a lot would share this though some may dispute this as well. Now we feel the wrath of Mother Earth - our dear Mother Earth whom we have indebted for long ago.Nowadays, it is a shame not to be aware with common terms associated with global warming such as : biofuel, fossil fuel, carbon emission, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases and the like. But just how real is Global Warming?

Scientists from different research groups offer brilliant well explained concepts that are there for mankind to review. And of course, along with this are eco-solutions for everybody. Some even make conclusions that this is all an economic business - a political move to advertise extreme climate change (Well, politics is business as well my dear friends.Or is it not?) funded by the giants as an avenue to tax the household and ordinary consumers the burden of a pressing forthcoming worldwide dilemma. We can say that the other side of researchers is in the conservative side ( I call them SKEPTICS) making the other group on the more aggressive, or shall I say assertive side.

The law of nature is wonderful giving us a sense of Yin and Yang in our atmosphere- What goes around, comes around. There is a natural order to it all. There will be as there were periods of warming. And there will be as there were periods of cooling just as well. Remember the Ice Age Period? And how about that Medieval Warming Period? But can mankind defy the law of nature in our present times? I wonder.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES?

Not too many weeks from now, we have heard of the North Sea's threat of very high waves to countries like Netherlands and the United Kingdom owing to a northwestern storm causing increases in sea level. The Dutch are known for their well built dikes. Nevertheless, measures were also implemented for their people's safety. People from UK were seen on television blocking the surroundings of their houses with sandbags. Nothing of the worse of what is expected happened except for the fact that still, the sea level rose to a significant high. Chile , Wednesday this week, experienced a massive earthquake of 7.7 magnitude claiming 2 lives, over a hundred injured and thousands of houses destroyed. The quake that shook northern Chile left frequent aftershocks and were even felt along the coastline borders of Peru and Ecuador (see full article with photos and videos). Can we say that increased glacial melting due to climate change increase volcanic activity and earthquakes?

As far as I know, natural disasters in the earth are presently growing to horrendous numbers with appalling destructive results to lives, properties and businesses. Their occurrences are so closely knit happening in an integrated fashion that you would wonder and ask yourself , "Has this interval of time with each calamity occurring in every part of the globe ever happened the way it did now?" (click here to see Latest Natural Disasters showing time frame)

Two days after the Chile earthquake, we have Bangladesh utterly devastated by a cyclone with sustained winds of 240 kph. Death toll already climbed 2000+ and is still escalating as I type now (see article with photos and videos). Bangladesh is on it's knees . Thousands of lives and properties lost, non passable roads, power outages and problematic communication , massive traffic jams, as well as rice crops to be harvested December are totally depleted. Bangladesh is just so overwhelmed with cyclone Sidr. Most recently, we have heard of the floods in Greece and in Turkey too. And as we go a few years back , we see a lot of horrifying disasters too. Who can forget the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster with Hurricane Rita soon after her? Remember the 2004 Indian Ocean Asian Tsunami ? One in 2006 in Kuril Islands happened again . And so far, at least 3 tsunamis for 2007, the earliest in Kuril islands again this January of 2007 , another in Solomon Islands April of 2007 and a recent one in Peru last August of 2007.

Is it real or not? Do you genuinely care to know? Are you proactive or are you reactive? Would you better decide to PREVENT while you rehabilitate and cure or would you rather JUST rehabilitate and cure? Worse, would you take it blindly and accept your fate? The choice is yours. Here's hoping you make the right choice---

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT

A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight."

How can I forget a movie which had been watched by my unico hijo for a zillion times? The movie THE LION KING to me is a classic favorite of numerous kids and even adults alike. For more than a year, my son had watched it daily , more often than not, having able to have watched it 2 times in a day. There had even been times it would be 3 x in a day with the first 2 watched in a row! Oh let's just say I truly lost count. I clearly recall how my son would call me and say "Mom, it's Timon..and Pumbaaaaaaaaaah..and Simba..." as he jumps with excitement on his uncle's bed. Soon right after, he goes along with his favorite lines in the movie he had memorized. One among his many favorites that he often would say is this line from Scar: "Run away, Simba. Run away and never return!" Hearing those lines were my daily and nightly regales as it was served by my son to no end, ha-ha. I was, needless to say, enthused. The smiles the movie had elicited from him were and are still just so precious, I can fondly state.

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is one of the soundtracks of the movie "The Lion King" by Walt Disney. And if someone would be piqued to ask me if I had watched the movie along with my son (who was then barely 2 years old, he is now 14) the same number of times he did, I would give a plausible excuse as" Oh that was what you call bonding time" in a composed manner.**blush-grin-blush** I might try to hide a red face expecting that my pretense would work. But it won't. That's because I have indeed loved the movie, embracing all the elements that made it a memorable and nostalgic one for me. The songs, particularly The Lion Sleeps Tonight, the characters ,specially that of Timon and Pumba not to mention the exchanges of witty banter between them, and Simba of course. And yes, the bonding times with my son, alright. The "a-weema-weh factor" which I refer to as awimbaweb whenever I sing it (Okay, okay, I used to sing it a lot of times B-E-F-O-R-E! Okay. Until now I do when I just feel like it.) takes much credit for my liking it by the way. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT is just so good. LEKKER, actually! It just gives you that bounce and vibe no matter how peculiar you may sound singing "a-weema-weh" while you are in the comfort room. Oh that savanna tune with its distinct appeal is just so infectious,isn't it?

"A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weemah-weh
A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weema-weh A-weemah-weh

In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight. "

Oh and hey? I think I must resign with my journal right now. My son is sleeping early tonight after a tired day from school. And I just need to check one more time if he is comfortably positioned.