Addicted with Miss Independent

I really don't know why this song got me hooked up with it. Like I've been playing this song for more than 20 times since yesterday. That is also the reason why changes the name of my blog to "mr. independent". Maybe because of the beat of the song or the lyrics it has. Miss Independent by Ne-Yo really is hooking up my life. My brother even said "AGAIN" while I keep repeating playing the song.

By the way don't be surprised with my new posts because they are quite religious which is not normal when I try to put new posts here in my blog. But seriously, I have a great faith in God.

Wait!!.....the topic changed(LOL).

Oh I'm so sorry because I have nothing to put already. I'm currently out of words to describe the song.

Is This What You Call "Sembreak"

I really don't know why do we call this sembreak and the things we have to do are all school work also. The only difference is that we are going to do it inside our houses. Some people are quite dumb(like me) to believe that this week will be a rest day but it's not. These past days I was very busy with our research and with the load of assignments and projects given by our teachers. It was really a nature of the teachers to give many of them while we are having our semestral break so I understand them.

I still remember when I was just a grade school student, teachers tend to type all of the assignments and projects to be done during sembreak and with the research thing it was our fault for we started doing it late. I really, really thought that this week will be filled with fun and rest without thinking and doing something that is needed to be done and for the sake of compliance. So in my opinion, sembreak can be for college students only because it is a fact that it is really a break from their studies, exams and others.

Students also have their flaws because they are always practicing cramming with the things to be done. Well I started doing all of them just yesterday and I am still not finish with the left ones. But at least we can spend more time with our family while doing all of those. Teachers do not have their semestral break so I understand that they always give those projects and assignments.

Note:
No offense to the readers especially my teachers... it is just my opinion. It is up to you if you will take this personally and if you did...I'm so sorry.

A Journey To The USTET

Last Sunday, I had my entrance examinations at the University of Santo Tomas. The courses that I chose are BS Nursing and BS Physical Therapy and I am also planning to take the Medicine course here also in UST.

[Before the test day]

I was complaining a couple days ago to my mother why would I have to take the said test in the afternoon. I might feel sleepy with that time. She said that we don't have any choice because 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. was the only available time on the day of October 26. That day was also my brother's birthday(belated...bro). So I didn't continue complaining because we really don't have any choice.

[Here it comes]
The day finally came. I had to wake up early because it's Sunday and I will attend the 6:00 morning mass. Of course..I prayed to the Almighty God to bless me in taking the test and please let me pass. After the mass, we went directly to my Tita Mabel's house because we will celebrate my brother's birthday and that day was also my Tita Ycel's last day here in the Philippines because she, together with her family, will go back to U.S.A. later that evening. We spent some few hours there so we can celebrate.(singing...Celebration....let's celebrate..all night)

[Travelling....]
I really hate to wait but I don't have choice since there were still no SAULOG which we will ride to go to a bus stop where we will walk and go the S.M. Manila. I need to buy many things for our experimentation so we went first to the mall. I was very nervous......very nervous that will make my heart burst out(exaggerated)(lol). My mother was making fun of me that time and told me that for how many times I took entrance examinations I am still nervous(hay naku she added).

[UST Welcomes Me]

The encircled building is the St. Raymund's Building. This was the building where I took the test. It was not hard finding it though the UST has a wide campus. The time I entered the building the nervous feeling I had awhile ago was gone. By using the elevator, I went directly to the RM 410 which is located at the 4th floor. I was so delighted because the room is air-conditioned(it's because it was very hot outside). I really thought that I would be late but when I reached and entered it there were still many people to be waited too. I always remind my mother before we where in UST that we maybe late but it turns out that we're not. All I can see from the campus are students who will take the afternoon schedule of the also.

[It was quite easy]

I seated just beside the aircon but bad luck invades me and we have to rearrange the seating arrangement. It was a good thing that my seatmates are all cute(hehehe). Another thing was that the test was easier than the UPCAT(of course all of expected that). Some questions are easy and some are not. We were alloted not more than an hour for each part of the test.Sadly, I was not able to finish the first part so I just guessed the left questions(good thing it was just multiple choice---hehe). I felt that the time I took the test good luck kicked out the bad luck that was in me awhile ago and helped me answering the test and of course with the guidance of Jesus and God. We started at 1:40 PM (I think) and ended 4:50 PM (estimated also). The results will be post on January 12, 2009. I really wished and hoped that I will pass the exam.(Best experienced in the test was when we prayed before taking the test and after taking the test led by our proctor)

[It's Time To Go Home]

After the test, we headed to the airport with my family because Tita Ycel(with my Tito and cousin) will go back to U.S. already. They all cried and we were all sad because we part ways again.

---They Came Back and Gone Again---

After 4-5 years I think they were gone in the Philippines. My Tita Ycel with her family finally went home in the Philippines. They have been residing in the United States for the past years. I and my family missed them a lot and I finally saw my cousin who was born there in U.S. I was so glad to see my tita because the last time I saw her personally was when in the airport seeing her to go to the United States after that we just chatted and e-mail with each other through the web. She was a very kind aunt to me the same with my other aunts and uncles. They spent their vacation here for almost two weeks. I always had to eat my dinner in my Tita Mabel's house because my Tita Ycel wanted me to together with my mother, brother and my other cousins with their parents. It will take one minute to go on that house though. I just have to walk so it was just alright for me.We had fun everyday because it seems like we were having a reunion everyday.

COMPETITIONS>>...>>wahaha
My three little cousins were like having a competition in dancing and many other things. I thing kids tend to be always want the attention of many people.

The three kids try to dance with their full effort and to determine who is the best. They were all cute though. Oh! The extra at the back is my other cousin.

STAR CITY here we come!!!!
We decided to go to the Star City just the first Sat. of them here in the Philippines. We were so excited to have all the rides we can ride on.

FIRST STOP---Wild River

It was so funny that my brother was very afraid of these ride. He always have to reply "madali kaya akong mahilo" so he will not be joining any other rides. He was very scared of this ride and I was laughing that much because of this. Luckily, I did not get we.

SECOND---Viking

Kuya David, Jay and me decided to ride at the last part of these ride and it was a lot of fun. I did not expect my cousin Kuya David got dizzy in this ride. I decided to ride here the second time and this time with my uncle. I was the only one who did not get dizzy.

THIRD--Zyklon Loop

This ride was one of the best since you will experienced the loop that fast and I feel like I'm flying LOL I was like a child. I was with my mother, cousins and Tita Mabel. My cousin Iko was very sad because she was not able to ride here for she did not meet the requirement of the height. Jay decided not to ride also since his reason was always "madali kaya akong mahilo".

FOURTH--Star Flyer

I rode here three times but not consecutively because I might get dizzy. I was with my cousin (Kuya David) on the first ride,with my uncle(Tito Paks) on the second ride and with my cousin(Des) on the last. It was described as the "inverted rollercoaster" for it was described literally meaning it is inverted. The coolest ride for me.

FIFTH--Surf Dance

This was the most dangerous ride for I feel like I'm thrown but I was just laughing while experiencing this. I sat beside my Tita Ycel and she shouted from the start up to the last moment the ride stop. My other family members were scared also while riding the Surf Dance.

OTHERS

My younger cousins had their fun also in the kiddy rides. They were so cute while riding all of those they can ride on. We also decided to go to some scary entertainment like Gabi ng Lagim and The Mummy. I think they were all not scary I was just laughing because all the props made here were so corny[seriously][LOL].
After the whole afternoon at the Star City. We decided to go home so all of us can rest because this day was so tiring. Tomorrow will be a busy day again for we will go swimming.

Here are some of are pictures...wahaha

These are the pictures while we are waiting for the entrance tickets( are they tickets?? I don't know what to call them sorry).

iN+r@mUr@!$ 2008

At last after the long wait with preparations and meetings, our intramurals in the school was continued and now it was finished. There are lot of arguments went through just to let this intrams to be continued. The first day was very tiring when it pertains to our mouths and voices. We shouted a lot for the Mr. and Ms. Physique and for the Cheer Dance Competition. Of course there were lots of fun and joyful moments when each contestant try to ramp around the stage and the whole gym and we shouted for every pose they did. The cheer dance of the Blue Vaio (in my opinion) was the best for it was really a cheer dance not like the Red Macintosh who just danced(sorry for the comment). So I was surprised when we lost on that particular event. After the opening ceremonies, we decided to take pictures first of the whole seniors and our section here are them.

We all look excited right. After lunch, the games started. All the students were at with their full energy to give all of them for their respective games. We continued to cheer for our groupmates and another team we supported all the way, Green Acers which first had their match with the Red Macintosh. Our team had all the first match with the Yellow Asus. The Volleyball team of the Green were so good that even the Red team and our team were beaten. They were the champion of the volleyball girls tournament. With my team in volleyball, we were the second placer and the girls' team were in the third place. The main event of these games was the basketball. We were the champion in the boys' division and the girls were in the second place. We were interrupted with the competition the next day of the first day of the intramurals (quite confusing..hehe). It was because of the Koreans who checked our school and guess what....they even took a picture of us(LOL).

The second day and the third day of the Intramurals were all filled with enjoyment, competition between the Seniors and the Juniors, alliances of the Blue and Green team(hehe). But the whole event ended on the fourth day for the left games were continued and also the awarding. We became the champions at last I experienced to be one of the champions.1st year-4th,2nd year-3rd,3rd year-2nd, and 4th year-1st (hehe). It was one of the memories I will treasure because I saw the bond between the fourth year students who became united and cooperated with each other.

-the end-

This happened last month I just decided to finally post an article about it.

Still Many.....To Posts

I was not able to update my blog for so long for I was quite busy with school works and personal reasons and now I finally updated it with two posts. But still I have to post so many things with the recent events and the places we went these past weeks and the events happened in the school. I have a whole sembreak to do it together with the research and the projects and assignment. It will still be a busy week though I know and you also know that it's sembreak. NO ESCAPE wahuhuhu.

What's with MELAMINE???

Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardantmetabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. It is formed in the body of mammals who have ingested cyromazine.It has been reported that cyromazine can also be converted to melamine in plants. properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine is also a

Melamine combines with cyanuric acid to form melamine cyanurate, which has been implicated in the Chinese protein export contaminations.

Melamine is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durable thermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product. The end products include countertops, dry erase boards, fabrics, glues, housewares and flame retardants. Melamine is one of the major components in Pigment Yellow 150, a colorant in inks and plastics.

Melamine also enters the fabrication of melamine poly-sulfonate used as superplasticizer for making high-resistance concrete. Sulfonated melamine formaldehyde (SMF) is a polymer used as cement admixture to reduce the water content in concrete while increasing the fluidity and the workability of the mix during its handling and pouring. It results in concrete with a lower porosity and a higher mechanical strength exhibiting an improved resistance to aggressive environments and a longer life-time.

The use of melamine as fertilizer for crops had been envisaged during the '50s and '60s because of its high nitrogen content (2/3)^[. However, the hydrolysis reactions of melamine leading to the nitrogen mineralisation in soils are very slow, precluding a broad use of melamine as fertilizing agent.

Melamine derivatives of arsenical drugs are potentially important in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis^[8]

Melamine use as non-protein nitrogen (NPN) for cattle was described in a 1958 patent. In 1978, however, a study concluded that melamine "may not be an acceptable non-protein N source for ruminants" because its hydrolysis in cattle is slower and less complete than other nitrogen sources such as cottonseed meal and urea.

Melamine is sometimes illegally added to food products in order to increase the apparent protein content. Standard tests such as the Kjeldahl and Dumas tests estimate protein levels by measuring the nitrogen content, so they can be misled by adding nitrogen-rich compounds such as melamine.

In September 2008, several companies were implicated in a scandal involving milk and infant formula which had been adulterated with melamine, leading to kidney stones and other renal failure, especially among young children. By 22 September, nearly 53,000 people had become ill, with more than 12,800 hospitalizations and four infant deaths.

Melamine may have been added to fool government protein content tests after water was added to fraudulently dilute the milk. Because of melamine's high nitrogen content (66% by mass versus approx. 10-12% for typical protein), it can cause the protein content of food to appear higher than the true value. Officials estimate that about 20 percent of the dairy companies tested in China sell products tainted with melamine.

Testing for melamine and cyanuric acid in food

Until the 2007 pet food recalls, melamine had not routinely been monitored in food, except in the context of plastic safety or insecticide residue. This could be due to the previously assumed low toxicity of melamine, and the relatively expensive methods of detection.

Following the 2008 health scare in China over powdered milk, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission set-up a website about methods to detect melamine (http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/melamine[3]).

In October 2008, the U.S. FDA issued new methods for the analysis of melamine and cyanuric acid in infant formulations in the Laboratory Information Bulletin No 4421 . Similar recommendations have been issued by other authorities, like the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare , both based on LC MS/MS detection after HILIC separation

Because melamine resin is often used in food packaging and tableware, melamine at ppm level (1 part per million) in food and beverage has been reported due to migration from melamine-containing resins.Small amounts of melamine have also been reported in foodstuff as a metabolite product of cyromazine, an insecticide used on animals and crops.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture In 2007, the FDA began using a high performance liquid chromatography test to determine the melamine, ammeline, ammelide, and cyanuric acid contamination in food. Another procedure is based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). (USDA) provides a test method for analyzing cyromazine and melamine in animal tissues.

Here are some affected countries with the 2008 Chinese Milk Scandal:

Country/Regions	Brands (*see official list)	Reaction
Australia	White Rabbit, Koala, Kirin milk tea, Cadbury,[107][108]Dali Yuan, Orion cake etc.	Food Standards Australia New Zealand issued a general warning on White Rabbit candies after testing found melamine contamination at 180 ppm.[109] The authority also pulled Lotte Koala's March biscuits from all stores in the country as a precaution after discoveries of melamine were found in them overseas. A total of 6 products contaminated with melamine have already been recalled throughout Australia.
Argentina	Yili, Cadbury, Koala's March, etc.	The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT), decided to ban the import and sale of 48 products of Chinese origin that contain milk or any of its derivatives as a preventive measure. The ANMAT published lists of the products, ranging from powdered milk to candies and cereal bars, and issued a general warning to the public to abstain from consuming them.[110]
Bangladesh	n/a	A minister recommended avoiding Cadbury's products following a recall elsewhere of the company's China-made chocolate. The Secretary of Food Department said that whilst they were testing, they would only advise people to avoid it for want of enough evidence to ban this product.[111]
Canada	Nissin Cha Cha Dessert mix	The four largest manufacturers of infant formula in Canada confirmed to the federal department that they did not use milk ingredients from China.[112] Mengniu strawberry yogurt, only distributed in Alberta and Saskatchewan (and with no English or French labelling), was recalled by its importers for possible melamine contamination.[113]
Chile	none	Chile announced the prohibition of any type of Chinese food products that contain Chinese milk effective 26 September,[114] and removed more than 2,000 packages with these items in order for analysis, although the Ministry of Health said that there was no evidence there was contaminated milk in Chile.[115]
Hong Kong	various*, incl Yili,Nestlé,Cadbury Dairy Milk, Dutch Lady	Authorities ordered a recall of Yili products after 8 out of 30 tested positive for melamine.[119] Several multinational brands were implicated in the affair: Nestlé's Dairy Farm Pure Milk with 1.4ppm melamine was found;[117] H.J Heinz recalled their Vegetable Formula Cereal;[120] Cadbury's chocolate products made in China were also affected.[121] The Hospital Authority set up special unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital to deal with potential cases. Hong Kong's first victim was diagnosed on 20 September.[ The Hospital Authority chairman said that in excess of 19,000 children had been given free kidney checks at its 18 outpatient clinics; Ten children were diagnosed with kidney problems.At least three of the victims came into contact with contaminated milk whilst living on the mainland.
India	n/a	On 25 September 2008 India announced the ban on import of dairy items, including milk and milk products, from China for three months following reports of contamination.
Indonesia	various*, incl M&M's, Oreos, and Cadbury's Dairy Milk	The Health Ministry of Indonesia imposed a pre-emptive import ban on dairy products from China, while offices of the Indonesian Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency (IFDSA) gave orders to withdraw Chinese dairy products from stores. The government also withdrew the local distribution permit given to the only dairy product from China. The health ministry said it had found melamine in twelve products, including products from Mars, Kraft FoodsMars disputed the Indonesian tests as being "impossibly high", and inconsistent with results from agencies across Asia and Europe. and Cadbury's.
Italy	Various products	On 16 October, a tonne of smuggled Chinese powdered milk, suspected to be contaminated, was seized in the Naples.
Japan	Marudai (recall), Chocolate Pillows, various products	Japan's central government was urged to suspend Chinese dairy imports by regional authorities. All importers were instructed by the government to test dairy imports from China for melamine or face huge fines and penalties. Japan found 17 to 36 ppm of melamine in 4 items of croissants imported by Top Trading Company from Jiangsu Province, China. Some brands of pastries, chocolate, egg tarts imported from China have been examined and contained melamine. Japanese pizza chain Saizeriya discovered melamine content in tests done on its pizza dough due to imported milk contents from China.
Laos	various products	On 28 September 2008, the Laotian government stopped all imports of milk products, such as milk-flavoured toffees, milk and milk powder from China. Tests done on samples taken from markets of Vientiane revealed two milk products containing melamine.
Macau	various*	On 23 September 2008, a 16-month-old boy in Macau who is said to have been brought up on Heilongjiang-manufactured Nestlé powder was diagnosed with kidney stones. Three girls who participated in a government-sponsored milk program were diagnosed with kidney stones. On 30 September, Unilever began recalling Lipton milk tea powder after found traces of melamine during the company's internal tests.[139]
Malaysia	Khong Guan, Khian Guan , Julie's cookies	Malaysia had banned dairy items from China in early 2008 because of foot and mouth disease in Chinese cattle. Although it had not yet ascertained the full extent of products affected, the Malaysian Health Ministry extended the ban to include candies, Following the positive testing of Khong Guan biscuits, Chinese produced ammonium carbonate was banned. chocolates and all foods containing milk on 23 September. Dutch Lady Milk Industries, whose milk in plastic bottles was tested positive in Singapore, reassured consumers that the tainted range was from China, and were not sold in Malaysia.
Myanmar	milk and infant powder (9 brands)	Chinese dairy goods are widely sold in Myanmar, but the Government issued no official warning and locals remain ignorant of the contamination. Yashili and Suncare recalled milk powder exported to Myanmar. On 30 September 2008 the Myanmar government banned on all Chinese milk products throughout the country.
Netherlands	Koala's March
New Zealand	Wahaha[149]	Tatua Co-operative Dairy Co, a large exporter of lactoferrin was alerted that melamine had been detected in its own product. The company confirmed contamination at less than four parts per million (4ppm), saying it would investigate.
Peru	White Rabbit Candy, various products	On 1 October 2008 the authorities in Peru began confiscating Chinese candy, cookies, buns, chocolates and other milk-based foodstuffs from shops mostly in Lima's Chinatown district.Already five types of milk-based products have been banned in Peru.
Philippines	Yili, Mengniu, Jolly Cow,[153][154] Lotte	On 24 September, the Philippines prohibited the importing and sale of Chinese milk, and asked stores to surrender them at state centres for inspection. Senator Pia Juliana Cayetano, the head of the health and demographics committee, warned that some retailers might repack powdered milk for resale in smaller bags to unsuspecting customers. The scares also resulted in fear of milk shortage in the country.
Qatar	n/a	Local distributors reaffirmed that "almost nothing... from China" ever makes it to Qatar, thus dairy and baby food products sold in the states were unlikely to be affected by melamine contamination.Qatar imposed a ban on the import and sale of White Rabbit candy, a product not officially sold in the state.
Russia	Milk powder, various products	On 30 September 2008, Russia banned the imports of dairy products from China. Russian authorities seized two tonnes of dairy products imported from China which contained melamine. On 3 October, milk powder containing melamine was discovered in Tomsk.
Singapore	various*, incl Cadbury, Silang House of Steamed Potato, Dutch Lady	On October 9, 2008 Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority found traces of melamine in three more Chinese made products. So far 13 Chinese food products have been found to contained melamine and Singapore has called for a total disposal of all contaminated products.
Slovakia	Koala, Pepero	Three to four times the legal limit of melamine were found in chocolate biscuits and snacks not yet commercialised. Also an illegally-imported milk drink was found to contain a high concentration melamine.
Solomon Islands	White Rabbit	High levels of melamine content were found in test done on White Rabbit candy sold in the Solomon Islands. The tests discovered that the melamine content exceeded the acceptable about of melamine by six times.
South Korea	Tatua, M&M, Snickers, Kit Kat, various products	The government declared an official import ban on all Chinese dairy products after traces of melamine were discovered in a sample of the popular Mi Sarang Custard snacks produced in China which are distributed by Haitai. The Korean Food and Drug Administration ordered all current Chinese dairy products on the market to be recalled and destroyed. Officials found melamine contamination in Nabisco Ritz cheese sandwiches and in rice crackers made by a Chinese company. Authorities discovered melamine in lactoferrin imported from New Zealand Tatua Cooperative Diary Company.
Sri Lanka	n/a	The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) took out a court order on Edna to halt sales, pending an inquiry, after learning it had imported milk from China.[168]
Switzerland	Lemon Puff Munchee, S&P, White Rabbit Candy	On 13 October, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health issued warnings of melamine contamination found in milk cookies from Thailand and biscuits from Sri Lanka.[169] The Swiss Federak Office of Public Health has already banned the sale and import White Rabbit candy made in China.
Taiwan	various, Mr. Brown Coffee,[73] Nestlé, Julie Butter Crackers[170]	On 22 September, Taiwan suspended imports of all mainland Chinese milk products and vegetable-based proteins until the problem of contamination in Chinese milk supplies had been addressed.[171] The Department of Health failed four Taiwanese companies' products for melamine; the Taipei City[172] named 14 bakeries as being users of contaminated milk, while tests showed that none had used contaminated products. The bakers were angry at being falsely accused and threatened to sue for damages. A two-year-old girl recently arrived from Guangzhou was reportedly the first victim in Taiwan. She was diagnosed with signs of a hardening kidney on 24 September.[173] One citizen voiced concern that President Ma Ying-jeou's promise for closer ties with China would bring in more tainted Chinese products to Taiwan.[174] The Minister of the Department of Health, Lin Fang-yue, was heavily criticised for raising the legally acceptable limit of melamine in food products from zero to 2.5 ppm. The public outcry subsequent to the move forced Lin to resign.[175][176][177][178] The Department of Health delisted six Neslac and KLIM products on 2 October, despite the minister saying their melamine levels did not pose a significant health risk. A DPP whip criticised the government's policy and testing standards on melamine as being "clear to nobody".[92] Nestlé issued a statement saying it failed to understand the delisting request, arguing that "the 0.05 ppm detection limit currently applied in Taiwan is up to 50 times below recognized and accepted international standards", and the delisting would cost the company NTD1 billion.[179] His successor, Yeh Chin-chuan, announced a return to the original zero-tolerance policy to melamine. On 30 September, Liu Chao-shiuan said that Taiwan would demand an apology and possible compensation from China over tainted milk.[180]
Tanzania	milk powder	Tanzania reported on 23 September that it had suspended Chinese dairy product imports and seized about 34 tonnes of milk powder (not baby formula) from China. Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority temporarily stopped issuing of permits for importation and distribution of milk and products containing milk from China, and ordered all businesses with relevant products to surrender their stocks.[181]
Thailand	Dutch Mill Mali condensed milk, S&P Milk Cookies	On 30 September, Thai authorities introduced restrictions on Chinese dairy products after discovering melamine on two samples of imported Chinese milk powder. On the previous day, Thailand impounded about sixty tonnes of contaminated milk powder.Authorities recalled all locally produced unsweetened condensed skimmed milk formula with a palm oil after finding high melamine contamination at the Thai Dairy Industry's factory. Hajuku Strawberry Stick is manufactured by Yantai Arari Confectionery and Food, Laboratory tests showed a level of melamine of 5.07 mg/kg in the strawberry stick
United Arab Emirates	n/a	On 25 September, United Arab Emirates enacted a ban on all dairy products in China. All supermarkets and food outlets have been directed to remove the products from their shelves.
United Kingdom	White Rabbit, "I Love You" chocolate-covered spreads	Supermarket chain Tesco recalled the sale of all White Rabbit candy in is stores throughout UK. Meanwhile a chocolate-covered spread that was sold around sex shops in UK was found to be contaminated with melamine.
USA	Mr. Brown, Blue Cat	The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory on 12 September over the possibility of contaminated milk powder being sold in speciality markets serving the Asian community in the U.S., while assuring consumers that no formula approved for sale in the U.S. was made in China.All manufacturers and marketers of baby formula in the U.S. assured the FDA that they received no ingredients from China. Another recall was made for Lotte Koala cookies due to fears of melamine contamination throughout the United States.
Vietnam	various milk powders, Yili, Khong Guan, Pokka, Hanoimilk	On 24 September, Vietnam banned all Chinese dairy products after finding melamine in a shipment of 101 tons of powdered milk from China.On 2 October, the health ministry reported the discovery of melamine in 18 food products imported from China, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. On 4 October, the authorities ordered schools to stop serving milk until the origins of their supplies had been certified.

All the informations were from www.wikipedia.org

MY OPINION...

Well for me, I don't know if this will be more alarming than the past issues about food these past years. But since there were many people who had experienced many dangerous symptoms that they were poisoned by Melamine so we really need to be more careful with what we will buy. I think this it will really have a great effect to children since there are many children who were poisoned.

People be alarmed and careful....

Championship of the Main Event

Since Basketball was just single elimination, we already witnessed the championship of the boys' team that early. The championship was between Blue Vaio and Red Macintosh.

The game started and all of the 4th year and 3rd year students are doing their best in cheering their respective teams. But we have our Green Acers to join us in cheering the Blue Vaio team also. All of the players exerted their effort all of the time though we can see from the start that our team had a great chance of winning. But the red team did all the best they can do just to beat the most powerful player in the game of Basketball here in our school, Alrich Patosa, who I think had the most score during the game. Not to mention all of the other senior basketball players who took part also in the said event.

What we can see in the game is the cooperation of the each year level competing and also the competition between the cheerers of the Blue team and the Red team. It was really a n exciting game for the third year students were challenged to beat the fourth year students. But still from what I had said awhile ago 4th year basketball players will win which turned out to be real because they won the Basketball Boys of the basketball event in our school.

Blue Vaio and Red Macintosh in action below...
It was a good game though---

We Ride Again

I decided to put a new post and it's about our field trip just last month of September. It was a very joyful day because no classes..no seatworks..no exercises..no quizzes..no discussions and all we have to do is to have fun and relax while going to our destination.

Since it was just fieldtrip I woke up late and before I started to go and fix my things I watched my television first for about half-hour.

AT SCHOOL....

After I finished all the things I need to do I directly went to school with an excited feeling.(LOL) I thought that when I would be late but I was the second person in our section. We waited for more than thirty minutes before the bus came(What the heck... we waited for so long). I really thought that we will be leaving on time but due to unknown reasons the two buses came late.

IN THE BUS....

We were very fast in choosing the seats we want to sit on. My seatmates Jerolyn and Honey Claire and me chose to sit at the back part of the bus. The bus will be in disaster later on because the two sections inside the bus are the 4-Oxygen and the 4-Fluorine(the two best of friends section). We were son noisy inside the bus some are singing, some are roaming around and taking pictures.(I think every minute that will pass I can see my batchmates taking pictures of themselves or everyone.)

HERE IT COMES......

At last we already reached our destination. We were so happy that we can see each other laughing because of the POMPOM girls as what they were called by my classmates.(LOL). We then proceed to the building where we waited for our turn to have a picture taking of the whole batch.(weird though) I saw some cute girls roaming around haha that's one of the things I did that was quite funny. We finally reached the main building where all the orientation were held. I had attended 7 universities, schools and colleges or more and two seminars. The first seminar was about the proper grooming. The main person in-charge in this seminar (I forgot her name sorry...) taught us many tips and rules about the said topic. The second one was Trinity University of Asia who told us about their university. After some hours, I went directly to the bus so I can eat my lunch because I was so hungry. My other classmates went to some place where they ate the food they brought. Ohhh I almost forgot that we saw Sugar and Ate Nice(I'm not sure with the spelling of her name). We took some pictures with them. The pictures are at the top.

TO S.M. DASMARINAS....

Haaayy after long hours spent in Tagaytay we finally went to S.M. We used the time when we were going to the mall eating, sleeping and as usual taking pictures. These are the usual things students do while waiting to the destination they will go. The rain had stopped us to go inside the mall because it was raining that time so we finished watching the movie Step Up 2: The Streets and the song LOW(for how many times...) was played so we danced around the bus while waiting for the rain to stopped but it did not so we just go fast as we can so we will not be that wet because of the rain. We used the time inside the mall doing the things we must do, buying and looking for many things. blah...blah...blah.... and many other things.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME....

Going home is the most sad part of a fieldtrip. Goodbye Goodbye my friends. Spending the whole day talking, having funny moments. I just wished that this fieldtrip will not be the last fieldtrip of our batch.

Finally I'm done with this post...:)