Rosalie's Journey

Rosalie was kept at a factory as a guard dog for four years. But when the place shut down, Rosalie was left alone in a horrible state. She was just abandoned there, alone in the dark. She was probably just waiting for death, but ...

Disturbing Realities...

It's not too often my stone-like heart is touch by something emotional.

While walking in a dark alley of Binondo, I saw these two kids digging in some garbage. Well, to make a long story short, I ran in the nearest bakery (which is Salazar) and 7-11 store. I then bought some bread, hot soup and some bottled water and gave them to these kids. 

Reason? Nothing... I just assume that these kids will be digging garbage the whole night and they must be hungry.

When the little girl smiled and said "Salamat po." It was priceless. 

Stag Fiesta!

(NFGB) has launched Fiestag 2014 in SMX Convention Center at the SM Mall of Asia last August 20,21 and 22. The 3-day event had a Bakbakan stag auction, raffles, seminars, bitawang bayan and many more. There  also  exhibit of gamecocks, gamefowl products, accessories and equipments (like incubators, feed and veterinary products). This was sponsored by the biggest companies in the gamefowl industry like Thunderbird, B-Meg Integra, Sagupaan, Supremo, Purina, Lakpue and Excellence Poultry and Livestock Specialist. There were also seminars on Gamefowl Breeding (courtesy of Red Game Farm).  It was also a chance for sabong aficionados to see their favorite breeders who are a member of NFGB like Osang Dela Cruz, one of top lady cockers in the Philippines and Baham Mitra. Wow! You can even buy chicken from them.  

As part of tradition and Filipino culture, cock fighting has become a billion peso industry – and it’s not just about gambling anymore – it is now about breeding and avian heath. That’s why Fiestag 2014 have focused more into that aspect, bringing to the Filipino cock fighters the newest and most advance equipment and medicines to boost the industry. The lecture/seminar also focused on breeding. It is to make better stocks for better champions.

Free? More than just about plants... (Day 2 of Orchidology Seminar 101)

This is Day 2 of the Orchidology Seminar 101. This time it's about pest and diseases and laboratory propagation, and tissue culture. This time it was held at OB Montessori on Greenhills, San Juan.

The topic is all about orchid pests, diseases and propagation. Mr. Ray Ong gave us a good lecture and showed us some slides on how to do some tissue culture.

Before the seminar starts, OB Montessori  founder, Ms. Preciosa Soliven welcomed everybody to her school and even talked about how she runs it.

Day 2 seminar started...

Before the seminar ended, there was even a raffle where some of the participants won some orchids.

Again, a special thanks to Mr. Ray Ong, Ms. Preciosa Soliven and the staff of OB Montessorithe,  Philippine Horticultural Society and the Philippine Orchid Conservation and Preservation Volunteer for making this free seminar possible.