new sport: sumo ski...
Total SoLar Eclipse (on Aug.1)
For eclipse enthusiasts out there, mark August 1, Friday as your date with the sun. On this day, the sun will be partially eclipsed over a huge area that ranges from western Central Asia, some areas in Northern and Central Europe, the entire Greenland, and to...
Odd Photo of the Day
People, this is how first-aid mouth-to-mouth resuscitation should be do...
Pregnant Dude Gave Birth
Remember Thomas Beatie? The pregnant dude? He had already popped out her or i mean his darling baby Susan Juliette last July 3. It was a successful normal delivery. He was in labor for 40 hours and he had gone through it smoothly.The baby weighs 9lbs., 5oz. His...
Bansag
Giving an alias/title (bansag in bikol) to a person is an old practice in Albay. In Bacacay alone, there are many clans that are famous because of their bansag. Among them is the Bermundo clan whose bansag is 'Lago'. My mother belongs to this clan. 'Lago' is a...
Bacacay, The Land of Bs
Let me tell you this. My father’s name is Levi Baliza, his middle name is Basquiñas. My mother’s name (before marriage) is Rose Bermundo, her middle name is Bertumen. This is how I acquired my name – Ryan Bermundo Baliza.I don’t know what to feel about this but...
A glance at the past
They say writers are more often than not motivated to write when they are sad. Perhaps this is true. I was able to come up with this blog out of sadness. I am keenly aware that it's a negative emotion but who cares - it gives me the drive to write. So here I go.You...
Odd Photo of the Day
The worst spider-bite. Those eight-legged creeps could really cause such horrific dama...
Safank Fank
