tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70068428630154227852024-02-21T03:59:25.792+08:00OUR PHILIPPINE TREESThe Philippines is blessed with a very high biodiversity, including the plants living in its remaining forest cover. Trees alone comprise about 3500 species. Just to research on a species a day would take about 10 years to finish all of just the trees. Then there are still the shrubs, herbs, ferns etc. Through this blog we hope to introduce you to some important plants in the forest before they completely disappear because of habitat destruction.metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-76698292543240165882023-12-11T23:49:00.001+08:002023-12-11T23:49:12.229+08:00<p> I am trying it out if i could recover this blog and it seems I could. Will continue to write in it in the next few days. </p>metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-65151627480484016202019-06-14T20:06:00.001+08:002019-06-14T20:06:14.286+08:00Tree in the Toilet<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lawton 'Park and Ride' has spaces extended to the sidewalk, eating up tree space but not cutting them down </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big tree inside the male toilet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big tree while you are making a big pee</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post:</b> I have not gone to the Lawton 'Park and Ride' transport terminal before. It was a surprise to find a large tree present and built around with a toilet. The tree was right smack in the middle of the urinals section. The space was just enough to allow a person to use the urinals. But hey at least the designer attempted to save something that is green in a highly urbanized area. I am not sure though what the tree species is (probably mango or mahogany - which I know is not native) as I was in a hurry to catch my bus. </div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-62682828235843308702019-04-19T14:56:00.002+08:002019-04-19T15:00:19.538+08:00There are Bees in the Garden<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bees have more than double in number</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I have bees in the garden! I am not sure what kind they are but their number is growing. A few days ago when I first saw them I could count how many they are peeking from the weep hole in one of the terracotta pots we inverted to serve as stand for the other plants. Now there seem to be many guarding the entrance to their hive. I wonder how the hive looks like in the inside. But I will not attempt to even open it.</span></div>
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A week ago, the termite exterminator I hired came by to render his last contract inspection. I told him about the bee nest so he carefully sprayed around the garden so as not to disturb them. But I was still afraid that they might get affect. But apparently they were not affected as the number of bees guarding the nest more than doubled. </div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-498293201395266572019-04-19T14:43:00.004+08:002019-04-19T14:43:57.112+08:00The Pili/pili Name According to Zip <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The edible part of the <b><i>pili</i></b> nut once the hard shell is removed </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i><b>pili</b></i> is a nice tree with<br /> glossy leaves</td></tr>
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Sorry if the follow up answer on the <b>Pili-<i>pili</i></b> dilemma is late. I will try to catch up on posting some of the new blogs. With regards to Zip's assignment on how the town was named, her boss told her that Pili the town was not named after the <i><b>pili</b></i> tree but rather on the fact it was the chosen (Filipino word for 'chosen' is <i>pili </i>too). Honestly I was disappointed when I learned this as I was gunning for the tree connection. </div>
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Goyi Solis, who was one of our coordinators, was also curious about the town's name so she googled to get to the bottom of it. She said it came out that the naming of Pili town is already obscure, that the 2 theories, about the tree and the fact it was chosen, stand accepted. In any case it could not be discounted that the<i><b> pili</b></i> tree is associated with the existence of this loved town in Cam Sur that whether it was named after the tree or not, the ubiquitous presence of the fruit (and hopefully the tree itself) would help in promoting a cultural character for Pili.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">They make all kinds of treats from <b><i>pili</i></b> and they sell everywhere in Naga which is nearby<br /></td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-11291049803520860812019-04-11T22:07:00.001+08:002019-04-11T22:20:13.591+08:00The Pili-pili Dilemma<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iconographic staple in most tourist attractions is to have the place name blown up as a selfie stop and CWC has one in its main attraction </td></tr>
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I was invited to talk about native trees in Camarines Sur. It was my first time in the province. When I arrived with the other speakers from Manila, I learned that we were to be billeted in the municipality of Pili. Knowing <b><i>pili</i></b> is also the name of a local endemic tree (<i>Canarium ovatum</i> and some relatives) and that Cam Sur is in Bicol, which is <b><i>pili</i></b> country, I was curious to ask our welcoming party why the town was actually named Pili. I was not able to get a straight answer. I further asked if there are still <b><i>pili</i></b> trees around in the town and before I could get a reply, I a grown <i><b>pili</b></i> tree came into view around the corner. </div>
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I then rephrased my question to whether the Pili town is known for <i><b>pili</b></i> trees or is there a <b><i>pili</i></b> industry locally. The answer given to me was that <i><b>pili</b></i> is more known to be grown in Sorsogon which was two provinces away. So I wondered, if Pili town was named as such but is not anymore known for the pili tree, what actually defines Pili as a town. This time I got an answer in form of a question: CWC? - which stands for CamSur Watersports Complex. I just left my curiosity hanging for the meantime.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main watersports pool has the more experienced, especially foreigners, doing acrobatic turns and moves in the water.</td></tr>
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An hour or so later we met our hosts from <b>The Trees That Bind Inc.,</b> an NGO with an advocacy on native trees (I have not yet explored the actual goals of the said NGO so I would reserve in another entry explaining about it). I met with Goyi Solis, who extended the invitation for the talk, and Zip, from the local government unit. I asked them about my Pili-<i style="font-weight: bold;">pili </i>dilemma, which Zip vowed to make her assignment from me.<br />
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We arrived in CamSur late in the afternoon (our flight was delayed) so we only got the chance to walk around CWC grounds - which appears to be exciting. Our companion, Dr. Ephraim Cercado (from the Native Tree Enthusiasts Group) could not help himself to try wakeboarding. It seemed to be a fun thing to experience but I did not have the courage to try myself. So far with what I have heard, it is CWC that is the main attraction of Pili as a town. Let us wait for what Zip has to say about it. <i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-62225569122531034732019-03-13T14:48:00.003+08:002019-03-13T14:48:24.042+08:00Kapok Season in a Few Days<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i><b>bagras </b></i>trees were planted onto the amphitheater steps</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post: </b>I was having class yesterday in Building 1. It was a drawing studio class so when my students were doing their drawing plates, I noticed that the natural light was nice in the college's amphitheater. The <b><i>bagras</i></b> (<i>Eucalyptus deglupta</i>) trees the faculty planted several years ago are reaching about 8 meters in height or more. But still towering over them is the sole <b><i>kapok</i></b> tree (<i>Ceiba pentandra</i>) which is about to wreak its fruiting havoc in a few days. The heavily fruit-burdened branches will release the snow like fibers attached to the wannabe-airborne <i><b>kapok</b></i> seeds. It is like snow, a spectacle to see - but will be quite detrimental to ones having asthma. Soon the whole college floor will be teeming with the fluffy<i><b> kapok</b></i> fibers. Time to bring out my again fashionable face mask. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The impending asthma danger that is the <b><i>kapok</i></b> fruits</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-40403470817279664242019-03-07T00:21:00.002+08:002019-03-07T00:21:30.997+08:00Marketing at Munoz Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sort of telescope or cone shell which I was surprised was edible, but I was not adventurous </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaweeds, sometimes called<br /> <i>lato </i>or <i>ararusip </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alamang, looks like we will be <br />our own bagoong</td></tr>
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Ever since I transferred houses, it has been quite a while since I visited Munoz Market. I love going there just to buy a few fish and seafood items as our new neighborhood <i>talipapa</i> has limited fare. Today a Wednesday, it looks like seafood abound despite being the middle of the week. I found some unusual shellfish but was afraid to try, so we stuck it out with the usual suspects, <i>tulingan</i>, squid and<i> tahong</i>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fare in the veggie section e in the veggie section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The worm-like <i>alukon</i></td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">On the other side of the seafood section was the vegetables area. In the sea of common produce I found some </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><i>kadios</i></b><span style="text-align: justify;"> and </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><i>alukon</i></b><span style="text-align: justify;">. I do not remember anymore what month </span><i style="text-align: justify;">alukon </i><span style="text-align: justify;">usually comes out</span><span style="text-align: justify;">, a</span><span style="text-align: justify;">s alukon is the male flowers of the </span><i style="text-align: justify;">himbabao</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> tree or </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Broussonetia luzonica, </i><span style="text-align: justify;">and it has a flowering season</span><span style="text-align: justify;">. What I could remember though is how closely it resembles cauliflower in taste. When I first tasted <i>alukon</i>, it was cooked in the austere-reputed dish </span><i style="text-align: justify;">diningding</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> (did I say that right, Ilocanos?). </span><br />
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We cooked <i>alukon</i> tonight before it dries up or wilt completely. We also prepared the <i>tahong</i> two ways, in curry and baked with a little butter. I would also have to find a good recipe without pork to cook the<i> kadios </i>in the next few days. Any suggestions? I would have liked it the Negrosense way with pork in soy sauce but would have to stick to the healthy diet. </div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-69001491751759937282019-03-05T23:42:00.000+08:002019-03-05T23:48:14.919+08:00Yakal in the Outdoors<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Kopsia</i> flowers on 30 year aged <i>yakal </i>wood</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post</b>: I was told that for outdoor use, the wood of choice would either be <i>yakal</i>, <i>guijo</i> or <i>molave</i>. I have seen <i>molave</i> wood a lot of times before having that yellow tinge. But it would also sport knots which give it character. I have not seen either yakal or guijo before. </div>
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Recently I was sent file pictures of how <i>yakal</i> would look like when used as decking material. It is harder to find new <i>yakal </i>wood nowadays so the pictures sent were of lumber from an old house that was reworked into a 7 year old deck. But a few were said to be replaced recently with newer pieces showing us how a 20 or so year old <i>yakal</i> wood compare to a 5 year old one. </div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-21477559597997378052019-03-04T22:00:00.003+08:002019-03-04T22:02:49.833+08:00Chi's Birthday Lunch in a Farm<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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It has been long since I saw my architect friend Chi Victorino. Last weekend I joined her to visit a private farm in Cavite (near Tagaytay) - which was sort of her birthday lunch. The owners, which were her friends, hosted us and prepared a sumptuous semi-healthy meal for us which memorably included a gracious serving of fresh tuba. I am not sure if the pork and the vegetables served were produced in the farm. But what I heard from our hosts is that the tuba came from coconuts growing within the premises. The tuba was extracted the day before and was sweeter than any I have tasted. Our lunch was capped off with a surprise birthday cake for Chi, which had a single lit candle (not hinting how old Chi was). Chi was all in smiles while trying to blow the sole cake candle. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly born native pigs are quite adorable</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The piglets wanted the attention</td></tr>
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After lunch our hosts, Sir Eric and Mam Des, toured me around their farm as it was my first time there (Chi had been there several times before). They showed us the native pigs growing in their well built pens - which I found adorable (the numerous small piglets were quite cute and endearing). Mam Des was telling me that the native pigs were not as smelly to keep compared to the domesticated pink-colored kind we see commercially. They amazingly deposit their 'poop' into one corner of the pen. They also were quite easy to feed as they are 'vegetarians', eating mostly produce and discards - which are harvested around the farm. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The straight mahogany path</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old fruiting <i>kapa-kapa</i> or <i>Medinilla magnifica </i></td></tr>
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What was nice to discover is that the farm approximated a forest look. Yes there were mahogany trees and norfolk pine all over, which was planted more than 10 years ago (before the owners knew about native trees). But in corners where they had existing native trees like <i>tibig</i>,<i> bangkal </i>and <i>pagsahingan</i>, they planted these areas with more natives like <i>kayumanis</i>, <i>lipote</i>, <i>batwan</i>, <i>tabon-tabon</i> and a whole lot more.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jade vine is quite at home to bloom</td></tr>
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I seem to be rusty taking tree pictures. When I reached home, I found out that instead of taking pics of the farm and the native trees, I snapped at pics of the mahogany tree path and flowers. But at least I got to take shots of a few natives in bloom which were protected when they built the structures. Hopefully when I make my succeeding blog posts I could get into the groove of taking nicer native tree photos. </div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-83725703202508180732019-02-16T14:59:00.003+08:002019-02-16T15:03:40.833+08:0010th year?...Last week I gave a lecture on Philippine native trees for urban landscaping. I was introduced as architect, assistant professor, gardener and blogger. When I heard it I realized that I have not been doing at least one of these things I was referred to as. Blogger resonated the most as I have been absent doing this blog for a year.<br />
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In the Philippine Native Tree Enthusiast page over at Facebook, someone mentioned about pioneer bloggers writing about native trees. I was tagged in the post and the comment stated that my blog was third to write about Philippine trees, after Rey Sioson and Tristan Asuncion. Tristan however pointed out that my blog came first before Rey's and his, which made me check how many years I have been blogging about plants in general. I checked my logs here in this site.<br />
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I have been blogging about plants in multiply.com for the longest. But it was in 2008 that I transferred writing here at www.pinoytrees.blogspot.com. I regret that I lost my numerous posts in multiply as the site has already shut down. I did not get the chance to retrieve them. But pondering on what I have here on blogspot I have nearing 500 posts about trees and some other stuff about Philippine culture. What I also realized is that on my 10th year on blogspot, I stopped doing the blogging. Sadly even Rey Sioson and Tristan Asuncion did so too.<br />
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I left 2018, my supposedly10th year in blogging about Philippine native trees with no posts, no celebrated milestones. I have actually left writing about anything completely. This I regret as I remembered enjoying saying things about a lot of things, and honestly I still feel I have a lot of things to tell.<br />
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So officially I am rekindling my love to write and I am signifying another chapter in blogging about trees in this site. I hope that you would stick around reading my musings. I promise that if you do there will be more stuff about Philippine flora to come.<br />
<br />metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-3152392209938493212017-03-12T09:56:00.001+08:002017-03-12T10:04:40.867+08:00The Return of my 80's Robot Toys<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajjl2Y96wgYN0wiow3iML1gzsMKeUY70OhaMzz1B4HkQ-O5Rm70u0u3q9uZfeec6GdyuNgUiDjW1IJTJhl1qTwrMzHFNqddT0X2DFks159VBu_RnHK_0_gvqWIjwvxgu8k5MBbxXF8DM/s1600/20161119_182109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajjl2Y96wgYN0wiow3iML1gzsMKeUY70OhaMzz1B4HkQ-O5Rm70u0u3q9uZfeec6GdyuNgUiDjW1IJTJhl1qTwrMzHFNqddT0X2DFks159VBu_RnHK_0_gvqWIjwvxgu8k5MBbxXF8DM/s640/20161119_182109.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daimos is one of the more popular robots in our time</td></tr>
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Some time ago I was looking through Facebook when one of the online posts caught my attention. It was an old robot for sale which looked very familiar to me, a child of the 1980's. It was Gaiking. Though the robot never got any local airtime in the 1980's, most of us Gen X'ers would be familiar to it as toys were available in select shops in Manila. </div>
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I myself remember getting a shogun warrior version of Gaiking in the old Anding's toy store in Tabora Street in Divisoria and everytime I would go to Central Market, Cartimar and Zurvaran I would swoon over the toy displays of Voltes V, Mazinger Z, UFO Grendizer and Getter Robot (which I thought was named Geta Robot). My mother, who was very frugal, only got to buy me a handful of this. I remember getting the first series of the Shogun Warriors including Getter Dragon, Grendizer, Getter Poseidon, Gaiking and Combattler (which I thought was named Combatra 5). I got each one of them on different occasions through my childhood years. I wanted to get the very nice 'voltable' Voltes V. but of course I figured my mom will not part with the whopping 500 pesos for all 5 Voltes V vehicles (100 pesos each in Cartimar circa 1981). </div>
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The shogun warriors were sold cheap at 25 pesos each, that is why it was more reasonable for me to ask for all five of them. I wore those die-cast toys out till the plastic joints broke off. I even asked our maid to drive nails onto the plastic parts to replace the broken joints just to make them look whole again. I recalled also getting a larger die-cast Getter Leiger for one birthday, a plastic Macross-Gerwalk and a plastic doll knock-off of Getter One (similar to the vinyl versions of the robot) made in China. Then my obsession for them was abandoned in favor of Lego and Playmobil. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I remember I had the shogun warrior versions of this robot trio </td></tr>
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When I saw the Facebook post, I clicked on the details and next thing I knew I purchased the Gaiking. That was months ago. Today I am looking at my new Gaiking, I have it on a shelf in my bedroom. And it is already alongside a few more robots of my childhood like Mazinger Z, Getter and Daimos. I still could not afford Voltes V though (which is now far more expensive than its original 500 pesos price). I myself got the robots at a much higher price than the 25 pesos they were in my childhood. But these ones will be there for me to appreciate visually and would not be probably worn out by play. I know my childhood toys were much worth the price they were paid for but I would have to contend myself looking at these ones to remind me of my childhood robot memories.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaiking on the far end is now in company with my Mazinger Z collection.</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-69291938433545464852017-03-11T11:24:00.003+08:002017-03-11T11:29:20.504+08:00Cariton Caravan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw this <i>cariton </i>caravan along Visayas Avenue</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post</b>: I have not seen a buffalo caravan for quite sometime. When I started my masteral degree back in 2005 I still notice a few of them parking near UP on Commonwealth Avenue. The caravan leaders were letting the buffalos graze on the grass growing on roadside. Now I don't see them anymore. </div>
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A few days ago I saw this <i>cariton</i> caravan on Visayas Avenue. Are the buffalo caravans completely a thing of the past? I sure hope not, though these<i> cariton</i> caravans seem to carry all the items sold by the original animal caravan, with some new additions of course.</div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-66422960525469629002017-03-01T00:22:00.001+08:002017-03-01T00:22:34.817+08:00That Little Black Alocasia<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very nice robust specimen of <i>Alocasia scalprum</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the deep patterns on the glossy thick black leaves </td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post:</b> I love this black <i>Alocasia</i>, botanically named <i>A. scalprum</i>. It has been a while since I have seen a good specimen of this. About 10 years ago, this was a hot item in garden shows but then it disappeared from the shelves. I feared that the plant got over-collected as its price tag was quite exorbitant then. Specimens also prove to be quite difficult to grow as they pop in and out with the leaves, sometimes going into very long dormancy periods (which makes collectors afraid whether the plant would have enough energy to bring out a new leaf growth). I was glad to see it again resurface in the last show giving the probability that some nurseries may have been successful in cultivating it. 😊</div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-28725252524703658502017-02-21T06:19:00.001+08:002017-02-21T06:28:13.219+08:00Out with the Old and In with the New...Garden That is!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my old roof top garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Succulents in old garden has now been transferred to the new</td></tr>
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I think I have been over-explaining myself for not regularly blogging in the last number of years. This last hiatus is because I transferred houses. Yes my old garden is expected to seize existence in the next few months. But I have started transferring some of my plants into the new house, especially my prized succulents and of course some of my seed-grown natives which I have cared for in the last decade or so. The new house is quite far from the old so transferring the plants is a tedious task, which requires time and effort and I would have to of course squeeze it in with my work load. But the garden has to be given the time too, or else I might lose my precious plants - the ones that have been shocked in the transfer and even the others left in the old house, under the care of our house-sitter. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challenge is to fit the bigger plants into the smaller space</td></tr>
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As with any garden, I did start from scratch in the new location. Yes I have the plants, but the space is considerably smaller than the old one. The new space was literally bare soil and a breadfruit tree when I arrived. But at least this one had the soil to plant some of my trees and shrubs in, not like the old where it was all concrete of the roofdeck. The soil however is noticeably mixed in with much garbage bits like broken glass shards, candy wrappers, plastic bottles, discarded concrete, etc. It was a tough palette to attack but I am already deep into taking the challenge, garbage and all.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new site is much smaller but had bare soil ground</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pavers were introduced as stepping surface to minimize muddy areas</td></tr>
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I asked my friend Susan Topacio of Jardin Isabel to help me in setting up the new garden. First thing we did was to top the old soil with new stock garden medium to cover the garbage. Then we laid out paving stone so that when it rains, the area would not be muddy and it would be easier to step on. Then we planted the bigger plants into the soil.<br />
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I started this about 4 months ago. I will post the other progress pictures some other time. But so far the garden is shaping up quite well, but I still have to see how the plants will react to their new location. Just keeping my fingers crossed!<br />
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More than half of my plants are still in my roof garden. I have to empty the roof top so probably all of it will not get to be transferred to the new site though. I would have to get them new homes.</div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-59469567420324765742017-02-20T19:58:00.003+08:002017-02-20T20:08:23.612+08:00Fat-bottomed Plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small unknown specimen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hybrid of<i> E. rossi</i></td></tr>
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I have been saying this over and over, I am a gardener aside from other stuff that I do. I have been keeping plants and it makes me centered especially when all other things in my life are becoming stressful. Aside from growing the natives which I occassionally talk about here in this blog, I keep succulent plants. I fancy the non-cacti species in the genera of <i>Agave</i>, <i>Sansevieria</i>, <i>Dyckia</i>, <i>Aloe</i> and a lot more, but the plump branching specimens of <i>Euphorbia</i> have a soft spot in my heart. I have been collecting since probably the year 2000 ever since I picked up my very first specimen of <i>Euphorbia millii</i>. And I have not stopped since then. I probably have jumped collecting several succulent genera but my fascination for Euphorbias has never waned.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Euphorbia enopla</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Euphorbia tortirama</i></td></tr>
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Last year there was a resurgence of the succulent collecting hobby especially when local hobbyists put up various fora in Facebook. The prices of locally sold succulents especially the cactus varieties escalated from the usual 3 for 100 pesos value in the Cubao stalls. They are now much higher in price. But because of the interest, a lot of new Euphorbias and other succulents became available in the local scene. But even with the emergence of new succulent plants I still am very much sticking it out with the <i>Euphorbia</i> species especially the ones with succulent branches and thick base caudex. They are very nice to pot though some may prove to be quite delicate and sensitive. But when you get the hang of how they are grown you are rewarded with a display that in my opinion is out of this world.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>E. stellata</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Euphorbia decaryi ssp. decaryi </i></td></tr>
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Here are some of the <i>Euphorbia</i> plants which I have seen sold locally and some I have the privilege to keep in my garden. I bet that seeing them makes you understand why I am crazy-gaga over these fat-bottomed plants!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Euphorbia squarrosa</i></td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-64990001290497433242016-03-31T00:10:00.005+08:002016-03-31T00:10:59.773+08:00The Anonang in the Old Cabrera House <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rustic looking character of the Cabrera house </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large <b>anonang</b> tree</td></tr>
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My friends Albert and Minnie decided a few years ago to leave the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila for the simple and more relaxing life in Mindanao. For the past 5 years they lived in the quaint ancestral house in Surigao del Sur belonging to the Cabrera clan. Last March my other friend Pinky and I visited them again (we did before in 2013 while the house was still being fixed) and we were elated to find that the couple's projects are starting to come into fruition. </div>
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The house stands in a lot of about a few hundred square meters but the buiding footprint occupies about a fourth of the lot area. The remainder was planted with a garden with lots of ornamental and edible plants cultivated by some of their household mates and by Minnie and Albert themselves. It appears to be the greenest property within the city center. One garden feature which immediately ctches every visitor's eye is a massive tree at the farside of the lot which appears to be<b> anonang</b> (<i>Cordia sp.</i> probably <i>C. dichotoma</i>). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The branches frame the house beautifully</td></tr>
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Minnie had many stories about the garden. One is that people, some are pure strangers, come knocking on their door asking for plants. But there are a number of them who ask for leaves and branches of the <b>anonang</b> tree to use as medicinal remedy. She does not exactly know what sickness they are used for though but recalling a friend's statement, they were used for high fever and poultice for 'pilay' in Bicol. I have not confirmed whether these claims are true but it is evident that even here in Surigao, they believe <b>anonang</b> has some medicinal properties. </div>
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I frequently encounter anonang in my trips to different provinces but everytime I see a tree, I can't seem to remember how to identify them. It appears unremarkable to me, with non-memorable features. I tried to examine the Cabrera house anonang but it is hard to see the individual leaves as most are high up the tall specimen. Plus the tree is enchantingly covered with<i> Pyrrosia</i> ferns. The anonang beautifully frames the old house charm of the old Cabrera house, adding a little more rustic character to that part of Tandag City. </div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-55381589566865757542016-02-08T01:44:00.000+08:002016-02-08T01:44:02.239+08:00The Fairest and the Flawless<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alma Moreno was regarded as the pretty one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorna was said to be more sexy at the time.</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post: </b>These were exhibited in a place I did not expect, the Quezon City Museum. They were part of the industry display as these were promotional calendars of businesses that thrived in Quezon City, at one time or another. It is a throwback moment as it featured the primary sexy vixens of my generation, Lorna Tolentino and her loveli-ness Alma Moreno. </div>
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I remember that in our time, my siblings and I were always arguing as to who was more sexy, beautiful or famous. Undoubtedly one of my sister's favorite was Alma and I recall myself choosing the side of Lorna. But looking at the calendars now I think I find Alma Moreno the cuter of the two. Hahaha, evolving taste I guess. But I would prefer both of them over the more daring calendars brought out today by the alcohol brands, which are also exhibited. And like wine these memorabilia pieces are now classics, which is why you could find them in a museum. </div>
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So who do you prefer, Alma or Lorna? Probably Rio Locsin, hahaha!</div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-56149968882948476712016-02-08T01:10:00.000+08:002016-02-08T01:10:00.791+08:00Green Judgement Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I was invited by the Philippine Horticultural Society to serve as a judge for the landscaping competition, which I did last Wednesday, along with plantman Michael Asinas and multiple landscape competition winner Francis Gener. There were 12 entries in the competition done by various individuals, groups and even other plant societies. It took all three of us about an hour to view admire and of course evaluate each and every one of them. After judging, the PHS people commented that for them it is sometimes identifiable who executed what landscape as some entrants have already developed styles or some plant species and specimens are identified with particular growers over the years. But when we did judging, we were suggested to base on pure appreciation, so I made my choices on pure aesthetic merit, which turned out was not much different from the other judges' preferences. It was not hard for the three of us to come up with a unanimous decision. Below are the winners of the landscape competition.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bonsai landscape is the second prize winner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cactus and succulent landscape won third prize.</td></tr>
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The Philippine Horticultural Society Annual Plant show will run for almost 15 days, up to February 15. You could catch the exhibits as well as the plant sale booths, open from 8 am to 6 pm. </div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-52663964924111718692016-01-24T23:49:00.004+08:002016-01-25T00:38:08.784+08:00My Small Cordillera Collection<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first <b>bulol</b> is 3 inches high</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trio of twin <b>bulol</b> carvings</td></tr>
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I bought my first <b>bulol</b> on my first trip to Banawe Rice Terraces. It was unique because it is tiny yet said to be made out of <b>mabolo</b>. It is in my opinion beautiful despite its diminutive size. And ever since I have been on a look out for cute Cordilleras items. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">A selection of pocket-size lime containers made out of different wood materials</td></tr>
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On trips back to the mountain provinces I search for these as souvenirs, from wood carvings, <b>bulol</b> statues to lime containers. Sometimes I don't actively look for them. They just find their way to me. Some were given as gifts, one by Mang Ramon who owns a home-stay in Batad. My collection of smalls is still relatively small, but I believe I have gotten a few interesting ones despite the tight budget I set (the reason I buy only small items is that I don't want to spend much on them). But even if they don't cost much, they occupy a prime spot in my treasure trove. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small mortar and pestle made out of bone. One of my favorites because of the intricacy and the weaving.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Ifugao friend told me it is rarer to find dancing bulol statuettes. This pair is 4 inches high.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Ifugaos also carve utensils, pipes and other household items.</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-65770635610826524532016-01-17T01:28:00.000+08:002016-01-17T02:02:56.520+08:00Watching Wildlife at a Parking Lot<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lone dove in a long parking lot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bird was first trying to flee my attention </td></tr>
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It is not the ideal pastime I know. But every time I see wildlife in an urban setting I could not help myself. This time I saw some local doves which are much smaller than the domesticated pigeons used as pets. I believe they are locally named <b>bato-bato</b> but I am not sure as I heard there are several pigeons and doves native to the Philippines. But most Pinoys find them drab or don't mind them and probably could not tell them apart from the common <b>maya</b> bird. </div>
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<b>Bato-bato</b> are small but are larger than the ubiquitous <b>maya</b>. They are still quite numerous around Manila. You just have to be a little observant to spot them, as I am that hot Sunday afternoon. As I alighted my sister's car I caught glimpse of one hopping around the parking lot in the CCP complex. I try to get a better view of it but once it saw me it tried to flee and create more distance between the two of us. When it reached the back end of another vehicle, a red SUV, it was joined by another <b>bato-bato</b>. </div>
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I was probably about 50 meters from the two doves and at the corner of my eye I could see a feral cat entering my field of view. It was creeping in slow, probably watching the pair of birds with a keen eye. It went under a stainless vehicle a few slots away from the SUV. The cat was thinning out its distance from the birds. </div>
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I am a cat person, but of course this time I am at the side of the birds. It reminded me of the Tweety-Bird and Sylvester-Cat chases in the Looney Tunes cartoons of my childhood. But with wildlife as a rule you could never interfere with interaction, even if it is happening in an urban setting. But it appears the birds do not need my help as before the cat could approach the nearest vehicle to the SUV, they were already scampering and eventually flying away from the scene. Seems like the <b>bato-bato</b> doves have more challenges apart from habitat loss to urbanization But fortunately they manage. A good thing to know especially because my sister and I did not find anything great in the flea market we went to and this was the excitement of my afternoon. Hahaha! </div>
metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-19473931032649730012016-01-16T23:40:00.002+08:002016-01-17T02:23:36.021+08:00The Natural Raincoat<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natural raincoat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This palm has a very wide leaf!</td></tr>
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<b>Quick Post: </b>On one of our roadtrips to Laguna and Quezon, we passed by this farmer sporting a unique garment, and I cannot resist to stop and take pictures. Good thing the man agreed. He had on an all-natural raincoat! It is basically a one-large leaf of a fan-shape palm (probably <b>buri </b>or <i>Corypha elata</i>). I am sure it did not cost much to make as it appeared to have simple construction and stitching, but it is definitely high on points for creativity and of course very environmentally friendly!</div>
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Incidentally <b>buri</b> palms appear to still be quite common in the landscapes of Laguna and Quezon. We passed several stands of it on our way to Lucena. Quite fascinating, the plant much like the raincoat!</div>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-68063236672593946212016-01-12T02:54:00.002+08:002016-01-17T02:03:34.112+08:00More than the Usual U.P. Colors for 2016<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The familiar maroon is the cover color for the coloring book</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repetitive student pattern</td></tr>
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I returned to U.P. Arki after the semestral break finding that the U.P. Diliman Chancellor's Office has a gift for me...and of course the other regular members of the faculty. We usually get calendars and planners as Christmas gifts but this time we received something unique, popular and very timely...an adult coloring book. It has the format of what you would expect from any other adult coloring book but with familiar and iconic U.P. items as theme. One of my chosen pastime for 2015 has been coloring books but will probably enjoy doing this better as it has more nostalgic items to render using my new set of Japanese coloring pens.</div>
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To Chancellor Michael Tan, thank you for a very thoughtful Christmas gift this year. I just wish it won't take me a year to finish coloring all of the pages!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sample pages... and this gave me a laugh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The U.P. staple food!!!</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-9384770582446317792016-01-12T02:33:00.003+08:002016-01-17T01:53:34.951+08:00Dangling Small Patola<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dangling<b> patola </b>on long vines</td></tr>
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Occasionally when I get tired of the available snacks in the College of Architecture canteen, I take a short walk from the Architecture building to the University Cooperative store located near Krus-na-Ligas. I sometimes buy chips and drinks, or a newly cooked <b>turon</b> in one of the community houses. In one of my hot afetrnoon walks to the coop store, I noticed a lot of red small pendulous gourds. <br />
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I see these small 'patola' plants growing even in my small roof top garden. They are small vines and their tendrils climb and cover the spines of my large succulent plants. I remove them quickly before they could choke my ornamental plants.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red edible fruit</td></tr>
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In my garden, the 'patola' fruits are less than an inch in length. In the U.P. sidewalks; where they grow and fences, trees and even electrical posts and wires; the fruits are considerably larger and more enticingly red. Makes me wonder if they really are edible, as I have heard from some friends, they taste like cucumber. They probably are more attractive to the birds since they are bright colored, which is why I find them on the 3rd floor level where my garden is. <br />
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I asked my friend Ulysses Ferreras if he is familiar with the weed patola. He said it is probably <i>Melothria pendula</i>, a native of South America. And I was hoping they were native. Just another indication how prolific introduced plants are once they get a foothold on our environment. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Several red gourds will catch your eye</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-16501608279576398672016-01-09T02:26:00.001+08:002016-01-17T02:15:26.629+08:00Fans and Flowering Orchid Vines<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bauhinia vine in flower</td></tr>
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A couple of months ago I accompanied my friends Ronald and Ernie on the road to Rizal province. We were curious about the new wind turbines installed in Pililia and how it has affected the Rizal landscape. So I once more brought out my long resting Sony camera from the drawer. I have not used it for months as my fone camera had become more handy to take pictures with, but the Sony pictures take much better pictures of course. </div>
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After passing through Teresa, Baras and Tanay towns, we were already anxious when the white fan-like structures would appear by the horizon. Every zigzagging turn we make I gaze into the next hill trying to get my first glimpse of a single turbine. But while looking for the turbines, I instead caught a view of something pleasant and more interesting for me in one of the steep roadside slopes, a flowering specimen of <i>Bauhinia</i> vine. I am guessing what we saw was probably <b>agpoi</b> or <i>Bauhinia integrifolia</i>. I was also told recently by Ulysses Ferreras that the <i>Bauhinia</i> genus were reclassified into the genus <i>Phanera </i>but I am still used to using<i> Bauhinia</i>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They cover an extensive part of the slope</td></tr>
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<b>Bauhinia</b> is the genus of what we commonly call orchid tree (<i>Bauhinia purpurea</i>) and the <b>alibangbang </b>(<i>Bauhinia malabarica</i>). Some collectors refer to <i>Bauhinia</i> vines as orchid flower vines. The Indochinese species <i>Bauhinina kockiana</i> has already become popular in local gardening. But local gardeners are not familiar with the fact that the Philippines has a handful of native vining <i>Bauhinia </i>or <i>Phanera</i> species. That morning we encountered one in full regalia, on our way to the large Pililia wind turbines.</div>
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As for the new white Rizal province landmarks, I admit they are an intriguing addition into the undulating silhouette of the Southern Tagalog mountains. What I like about them is that you get different facets of each one on every turn of the road. We eventually also stopped roadside to take pictures of the large propellers, but I probably took more snaps of the <i>Bauhinia</i> than the wind turbines. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are about 2 clusters of them, definite changing the shape of the Rizal province horizon</td></tr>
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metscaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05648670389826317897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006842863015422785.post-30074944914160953082016-01-05T01:47:00.001+08:002016-01-05T01:49:55.693+08:00What I May Have Been Doing... <br />
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Aside from the teaching, what occupied my time were a lot of distractions. Some of course are fun but most of the time I am just plain tired of doing all work, insert sigh here hehehe. One thing I enjoyed though was me taking up a little of painting using acrylic on canvass. It is not serious but something to do that is different in between writing exams and preparing lessons. But there came a time when I almost didn't want to do anything other than painting.</div>
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I started with something familiar which is orchids. Eventually I did a few departures from realism and painted a few fantasy themes. Will post pics of my finished ones...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My try on doing an <i>Euanthe</i> and <i>Trichoglottis</i></td></tr>
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