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Banaue Rice Terraces, Excluded from NTDP

This is a repost from a childhood friend. Their family is from Ifugao. And yes, I agree, how come this NTDP does not include the Banaue Rice Terraces?! Should we wait for this treasure to banish before we act?

“I just want to raise awareness on whats happening to Ifugao na will somehow afffect us, cousins!!!!! The DOTourism is creating a sort of protocol to Malacanang which is starting to implement now, Aquino’s administration term, called NTDP or National Tourism Development Plan. The name says it all. It’s designed to focus on tourist attractions.

They divided the country into systemized and “strategic” (daw) clusters of tourist designations. Then under those clusters, there are DAs or what they call the Developmental Areas na will be subject for “massive” (daw) development in four years.

AND GUESS WHAT! The Banaue Rice Terraces is not “yet” (daw) a part of it!!!!!!!! THINK OF IT! THE BANAUE RICE TERRACES IS A PART OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD tapos tinataboy lang nila!!! They would rather develop tourist attractions that are in some way already influenced by the west!!!! When in fact, the rice terraces is the best paradigm and reflection of the filipino culture!!!!

They are concentrating on attractions like Boracay, Puerto Galera and Metro manila! Im not saying that these places are ugly and should not be developed but these places only show a SMALL portion of what the REAL filipino culture is! And these places are infested with foreign investors already aren’t they on the top of the chain na?! They dont need this much of a support from the gov’t na!

Etong mga lugar na to westernized na in some way e! Look at IFUGAO! Yan ang pinoy talaga! Ifugao is not influenced by fashion, showbizz or any in that modern cultural sense. Ifugao is our own GENUINE and preserved culture na pinaghirapan ng ancestors eh dba!!! NAKAKAINIS NA NAKAKAIYAK. Tas congressman naten ano ginagawa?! Doesnt he realize that Banaue Rice Terraces will collapse soon and the whole idea behind it that it is actually a wonder of the world tapos aaksyon lahat when the damage has been done already?! DB COUSINS? DONT YOU FEEL ME?!?!?!?!?!?! THIS COUNTRY SUCKS EVEN MORE EACH DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NAKAKABUISEETTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'( “

I SERIOUSLY HOPE OUR GOVERNMENT THINK TWICE ABOUT THIS MOVE.

Terrible Twos

We went to the mall yesterday after we finished our itineraries at the hospital. We had a sumptuous lunch in a Shabu Shabu restaurant. After that, we walked around.

Hubby went to a nearby building to check the bag he was eyeing for his airsoft gears so I was left with the two girls. We went inside Payless shoe store and browsed on the shoe display. I did not notice that Maxyn was playing with the tool they use to get boxes located at the top shelves. It fell and she got so alarmed by the sound it made and started crying. Alex then said she needs to pee. After we did that, Maxyn saw a mini playplace and kept on insisting that we go there. But I do not have any money. All our bags are with daddy. The moment I said no, she started yelling and shouting. I told her that we will go to a bigger playland once daddy comes back but she was still insisting.

When daddy arrived, I told him what Maxyn was doing and she never stopped. She likes to get the things she saw likes toys that are for sale. One our way to the bigger playland, she kept on crying and shouting. People we looking at us already. Before, when I tell her to stop crying, she will immediately. But this time, she did not stop.

Well, partly, she was already very sleepy. The other part is, she is already gauging and testing me which things she will be able to get away with when she throws tantrums. I’ve seen that with Alex, even now that she is 5. And no, this mom will not give in. Terrible twos will end when she turns terrific threes. That is a goal.

Fifty Shades of Grey – What is it?

I was chatting with Kat, a friend, a few days ago and she told me her eyes have been aching because she was so into reading Fifty Shades of Grey and almost instantly offered me a soft copy. Being a latebloomer in almost anything, I told her I do not know what is that. She told me it is a book. She told me some more about it but I did not digest it.

Today, Nikkie, another friend posted a picture of her new book collection, Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy, in Facebook. Aside from her, Geejay, another friend, posted that she has finished reading book 1 and will buy the others soon.

Maybe instead of being online, I will just read this Fifty Shades of Grey series for me to find out why many are so into it. Do you think this is a good idea?