nature

  • The Makahiya (Touch-Me-Not)

    Scientific Name: Mimosa pudica

    There was a scientific study on the Makahiya suggesting that the plant could store memories and actually learn.

    Known to us all, the Makahiya folds its leaves when it is “touched”.

    In the experiment, water was repeatedly dropped on the plant. Naturally, at first, it closed its leaves but after a few seconds, it realized that the water was no real danger and stopped folding its leaves.

    The idea that plants could learn might need further research to prove but somehow, this could be a lesson to us all.That even plants have the capability to think. That plants also have lives. That our duty in this world is not only to consume but to preserve nature before it is too late.

  • A Bird Ballet

    Murmuration – A starling flock like this is called a murmuration, a word that perfectly describes the rustle of thousands of pairs of wings.

    There’s no denying that the murmuration of starlings is almost too surreal to watch. Seeing the motion that the birds create brings you to a dream-like and magical experience. Similar to witnessing a horse giving birth or a colony of ants marching towards their home, it makes you realize how intricate nature really is. That there is science in nature. That everything is connected and every little thing has its purpose.

    It makes you wonder what yours is and if you are playing this part as flawlessly as how the starlings fly.

    You wonder that if we could only be more like the starlings and play our own parts, then maybe, the world will be a better place.

    (Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/)

  • What the Philippines Needs: Sustainability

    The 2013 Philippine Elections is just around the corner. I’m writing this post not to comment on candidates I like or more importantly, the candidates that I don’t like. I am writing this post because I want to share what I think the country really needs. I am a graduate of Industrial Engineering and not in any way knowledgable on the law or the things that I’ll be talking about but this is what I feel should be prioritized. Sustainability.

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  • #Lahar: Pinatubo Adventure

    imageMount Pinatubo is one of the more popular volcanoes in the Philippines next to the perfect coned Mayon Volcano and the small but terrible Taal Volcano. It is located somewhere in between Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces. The last time the volcano erupted was in 1991. According to some websites, prior to this eruption, Pinatubo last erupted more than a thousand years ago. Wow! Now I know why the eruption is considered one of the largest eruption in the last century.

    Anyway, this summer, I had a chance to go to Mount Pinatubo. Naturally, it was just one memorable and fun experience.

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