Muntinlupa's "Bring Your Own Bag" - BYOB campaign

A city ordinance that took effect last January 18, 2011 banning the use of plastic bags in Muntinlupa City was widely the topic of most people during the past few days. This was so far the boldest move a city did to address climate change.

We know for a fact that plastic bags contribute a lot in the degredation of our environment. Eventhough people are aware of the bad effects of not recyling and burning plastic bags they still unconciously dump the bags. Maybe because there is no law that prohibits the improper use of it.

I salute the city government of Muntinlupa for implementing such rule. I hope and pray that all city govenments and municipalities do the same.

~Till then.

Napoli

Recently, we celebrated my sister’s birthday in one of the best places for pizza and pasta – the Napoli Pizzeria Ristorante in Timog.

I’ve never tasted seafood pizza and pesto so goodah!

Napoli is located at the ground floor of Imperial Palace Suites in Timog, Quezon City. It’s worth the visit.

Here are some of the photos to entice your appetite.

~Till then.

Making Up Minds

I have heard a lot of thoughts about money. I have seen a lot of theories about it. And I already felt how it was not to have money and how it is how to have some. But for some reason I cannot understand how people cannot grow from being a slave for money. How they are not coping up with inflation and how they cannot handle big changes about money.

Well there are always differences when it comes to money matters as there are always differences when it comes to love problems. As I tweeted earlier, “When it comes to love it’s okay to be dumb. But when it comes to finances, oh boy, you have to make up your mind.”

~Till then

Use Pedometer to Loose Weight

I recently enrolled in a wellness program offered by the company I am working for. We were asked to write down our specific goals and I think the program will help us achieve them. I got excited about the activity and browsed some products which will help me achive my goals faster. I bumped into this idea of having a pedometer. The report here says that it can actually increase physical activity by having a standard. Let’s say for example, you commited to achieve 10,000 steps everyday.

I have never proven anything about this so I want to experiment. I will purchase a pedometer soon and take note of my physical activities. I will also keep a journal about this and I will tell you the results at the end of the year.

~Till then

Toll Fees Up and Taxi Fare Hike

The first thing that I thought was “Ouch! Another series of service-fee hikes.”

Click here for news on Link here for Toll Fee hike and click here for taxi fare hike.

What does this imply to ordinary citizen like you and me?

Another tight budget for 2011!

So what shall we do?

Budget budget and budget.

Transportation doesn’t only affect commuters. It affects the prices of the products transported. A good example is the price of the fresh produce from Benguet and Batangas. Since the toll fee increases dramatically – meaning incerase in the total cost for dealers – the prices of these products will also increse. This increase will be passed on to the consumers. Hence the buying power of our peso will drastically decrease.

In line with this, here are some ways we are currently doing in order to lower the impact of the service-fee hikes.

Live near your workplace.

If you are currently renting and it requires you to commute to your workplace then better find a place near your workplace. Hence you save transportation cost. But be sure to compute the total cost of renting versus your current rent and the additional expense on transportation increase.

Walk walk and walk

Walking does not only save you some money it is also a great way to start your day. As they say, walking 30 minutes a day can lessen incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. They live longer and get mental health and spiritual benefits. Clicke here for the benefits of walking. http://walking.about.com/od/healthbenefits/Benefits_of_Walking_How_Walking_Reduces_Health_Risks.htm

Schedule your trips

Scheduling your trip will save you a lot of money. Make sure to do errands in batches. For example, pay all your bills at the same day so you’ll save gas on the trip. You can also include a trip to the grocery after paying your bill. Just do things in a single trip.

Prepare a budget

Budgeting makes our lives easier. Make a budget every month and then track your expenses. This may sound tedious but if you will follow I’m sure you’ll monitor where your money goes.

Stick to the budget

The very essence of making a budget is to stick with it.

~Till then.