Now that my blood pressure has returned to safe levels, let’s continue with my anecdotal observations on feral cats. After defining what feral cars are and discussing the problems they carry with them in my last essay entitled Feral Cats are Pests, not Pets, Part 1 – The Problems, I will be focusing on the…
As I stepped onto our front lawn with my dog Imhotep for his morning bathroom activity, a pair of barangay staff wheeled an empty cage and cat catcher’s net in front of us. I couldn’t help asking which house it was bound for and they replied it was going to be used for the place…
I don’t think anybody will dispute the positive contribution of trees, especially now that we are facing an environmental crisis brought about by climate change. I am one of those people who strongly advocates the planting of trees, however I am sorry to say that the time for trees in my home has come to…
Baldy! Baldy! Baldy! Wha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Sorry, I can’t help it. My dog’s hair was completely shaved off a couple of weeks ago and he looks funny with all that skin and fuzz showing. From a coat of deep burgundy, he is now down to milky white skin. Unfortunately, shaving was the only way for him to…
After going through what is probably the rainiest year in my adult life, summer finally arrived for 2015. For those still confused when summer arrives in the Philippines, I personally keep an eye out for three signs. The first is graduation, where thousands, if not millions, of students get the signal to transition into the…
I’m not sure which insect disgusts me more, the mosquito or housefly. On one hand, mosquitoes are atrocious looking insects responsible for thousands of deaths. On the other hand, flies are repulsive creatures that spread as many as 65 diseases. After much contemplating, I concluded that houseflies are probably the more disgusting ones because they…
I didn’t have any work today so planned to use the spare time to write about something, anything. However, it felt like inspiration was evading me. By two o’clock in the afternoon, I was still staring at a blank monitor. I then decided to mount my Macro Lens on my dSLR and see if the…
Science is something that constantly changes with time and things considered to be fact in the past, may not be true in the future. One of the better examples include my generation being taught that modern reptiles were the only survivors of the dinosaur. But as science continues to progress, it appears that birds have…
Just like spiders and snakes, sharks have a fascinating and repulsive effect on people. Fascinating because they are efficient hunters and repulsed due to their reputation as man-eaters. Notwithstanding the latter, many people will literally jump at the chance of being around them. That is, if the environment happens to be under control. General Background…