Monday, February 20, 2006

Creepy Crawler!

Meet the Madagascar Fire Millipede. Well it took me sometime to search for the name of this specie.
It has a bright red and black body and yellow legs. And obviously originated in Masdagascar.. :)

It can grow up to four inches long and is considered by many to be the most attractive millipede available. This species can be bred in captivity but is not always very easy.
(Special thanks to my friend Raymond who holds up these creepy so I was able to take this shot.. hehehe..)

Trivia:
The largest millipede in the world is the African Giant Black Millipide (Graphidostreptus gigas), which reaches a length of 11 inches and a diameter of 3/4 of an inch.

Monday, February 06, 2006

ON HIGHER GROUND

This was my first climb for the year. And actually this was the first mountain I've climbed. And its nice to be back! This is Mt. Sembrano located at Pililia, Rizal. A couple of hours from Shaw Blvd.
I wasn't suppose to post this one today, but I was tagged by mrug. Kya kahit gumugulong ako ngayon sa dami na closure memo na kelangan ko i-release, I still find time to do this.. :)
So here are the 10 random things about me...

1. I am a solid KAPAMILYA. Pag asa bahay ako o sa apartment, at ako ang may hawak ng remote.. wala kang ibang mapapanood kung hindi kapamilya shows, o kya MYX o kya Studio 23. Well nothing personally against sa KAPUSO. Pero kasi bata pa lng ako Channel 2 na talga kmi.. So I've grown up watching Channel 2 shows. Makipagdebate ka na lng sakin about other things.. wag lng rivalry between KAPAMILYA at KAPUSO.. hehehe..

2. I love SWEETS. I must admit, weakness ko talga ang sweets. It's hard for me to resist eating anything sweet. Kapag meal nga.. hindi ako nabubusog kapag walang desert. Syempre kelangan matamis yun.. :) Dati nga nakaka-ubos ako ng isang lyanerang leche flan.. Hmmm medyo bitin pa nga yun eh.. Pero ngaun hindi na masyado kc...

3. HIGHBLOOD ako. Nakakatakot talga pag sinumpong ako ng high blood. Feeling ko binibiyak ung likod ng ulo ko.. Worst na nangyari sakin nung Jan 1 2005. Morning pa lng naramdamn ko na na sinusumpong ako, and it end up that tha whole day wala akong kinain kung hindi sabaw.. Kc sinusuka ko din ung solid foods.. Ngaun bihira namn na ko sumpungin. hehe..

4. Most EMBARASSING MOMENT ko is nung napilit ako sumali sa isang search nung high school namin. It was named Campus Babe and Hunk. Ngaun pagnaaalala ko yun, napapaisip ako kung pano ako napilit sumali dun. Feeling ko na-hypnotize ako ng adviser namn para sumali dun.. Nakakahiya talga. Walking on the stage na mukhang kayong tanga.. Yoko na maalala yun!!!

5. Madalas na FIRST IMPRESSION sakin nung high school ako until early college ay bading. Tahimik talga kc ako nun. Pero nasaloob ang kulo.. nyahahaha.. And mostly pa babae ung nag-iisip na bading ako. Acutally ung mga naging GF ko b4 un din first impression nila sakin.. but they end up falling in love with me.. hahahahaha.. joke lng.. (pero sabi nila jokes are half ment.. hehe)

6. I am a self confessed SUPERMAN addict. Pati smallville season 1-4 pinanood ko. Kaya nga khal-el ang name ko sa blog. Can't wait to have Smallville Season 5. Ska ung superman returns. Hindi ko palalambasin yun.. hehe

7. Ang kaisa-isang FAILING GRADE ko sa buong buhay ko ay nung 3rd year college ako sa subject na ELECTROMAGNETICS. Sobrang dis-appointed ako nun. Sabi kc nila noon na magka-3 ka lng sa Mapua masaya na.. kya pinangako ko sa sarili ko na wala akong ibabagsak na subject. Ang history pa nung subject na yun ay un ung last section na in-open para samin. At kung alam ko lng na babagsak ako dun sana hindi ko na sya kinuha at nag-underload na lng ako.. :'(

8. Kung hindi ako nag-ECE malamang nag-ACCOUNTING ako. Favorite subject ko kc yun nug 4th year high school kmi. Hinid lng ako pinyagan nung time na yun kc ung sister ko nag-aacounting na rin.. so dapat daw iba na lng kunin ko.. kya I end up going to Mapua para mag-ECE. No regrets namn sa kinuha kong course. :)

9. STRANGEST EXPERIENCE ko namn ay nag SLEEPWALK daw ako nung bata ako. Naka-double deck kc kmi nun.. tapos ako yung sa taas. Sabi ng nanay ko, bumababa daw ako ng kama nun.. tapos naglakad palabas ng kwarto.. tapos umupo daw ako sa may lamesa namn na parang naghihintay ng pagkain.. Ang alam ko nung time na yun ay nananaginip ako.. un pla nagsleep walk na ko.

10. At syempre panghuli.. sa lahat ng bundok na naakyat ko.. isang beses pa lng ako tumae sa bundok. Yun ay sa Gulugod Baboy sa Batangas.. Masyado ata madami nakain ko nun.. Ang strange kc nung feeling kapag dumumi ka sa bundok.. Puro talahiban, at pagmapapaupo ka eh natutusok ung puwet mo ng damo kya magugulat ka at mapapatayo.. hehehe

And that's it! The 10 random things about me.. now I'm tagging derek, my good buddy since college.. kht gumugulong ka ngaun, take time to do this.. ok? nyahahaha