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The present invention relates generally to the field of control systems for lighting devices and, in particular, to a new and useful electronically addressable lighting device and a user-actuable infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF) protocol addressing system for programming and recalling different states and power intensity levels of one or more electrical devices in one or more zones for the creation of one or more lighting scenes.
In many lighting applications, there is a single light or plurality of lights that needs to be controlled individually (one unit at a time) or in groups (several units "grouped" together) or all the lights simultaneously. Among the installations where there is such a requirement are residential track lighting containing a plurality of individual light heads attached to a powered metal track mounted in ceilings and or walls; ceiling lighting having a plurality of lights such as factory and office illumination; artwork lighting in which a single artwork needs to be illuminated; points of purchase or display of items in retail stores; and, theater lighting applications.
In recent years many different remotely actuated devices for controlling lights, specifically dimmers, have been offered in different versions and configurations. Every one of these devices needs to have a unique identity, or address, so it can be individually or collectively controlled. A drawback to these known lighting devices is that the addresses of the devices must be set manually using dual in-line package (DIP) switches, binary, hex rotary switches, or thumbwheel switches. While any these types of switches are widely used, they are usually expensive, physically big, cumbersome and difficult to set. While DIP switches offer the most economical solution for setting the address of the device, they need to be set in binary base, which requires the person setting the address to know binary math, or to use charts explaining how to set the switches for a certain address. In addition, a (n) number of switches will only allow to set any combination of up to (2)n different addresses (i.e. 8 switches will only allow the use of up to 256 devices). In order to change the address of a particular device or a group of devices, these switches must be reset in the proper configuration for the new address. When the lighting devices have been mounted on ceilings, high walls, fly roads or any other location many feet above the floor, this can present a problem. When these lighting devices are mounted in recessed locations or fixed spots, this difficulty is increased. The address switches may also be obstructed by other objects as well, such as the mounting bracket for the lighting device, further increasing the difficulty of changing the address of the device.
In addition, while there are many different stand alone dimmers to be used with plug-in lamps, for temporarily or permanently connected lighting devices, none offers a self contained unit, containing both the remotely actuated dimmer and the lighting device.
One known system for addressing light dimmers (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,175,201 and 6,369,524) relies on a DMX-512 protocol controller to output a plurality of channels in sequence. This is useful for an installation where many lights need to be adjusted, but it is too complicated a device when only a few single units need to be adjusted. There are any number of addressable control devices and a DMX protocol controller coordinates and sets the values of these devices. Generally, the DMX Controllers has 512 channels, and each channel has up to 255 discrete amplitude levels. The amplitude level of each channel is independent of the amplitude levels of the other channels. All 512 channels are continuously broadcast in series and a fixed time period T passes between each broadcast of the 512th channel. One or more of the control devices is put into the programmable mode. The DMX Controller is set so that all channels have a zero amplitude, except for the channel which corresponds to the desired address. When the signal is now sent from the DMX Controller, the electronic address in this programming mode will be set to the non-zero channel. Then, the control signal is ended and the control devices are switched back to the operating mode. In this manner the electronic address of each control device can be set and a group may even have the same electronic address.
Bryde (U.S. Pat. No. 6,300,727) remotely controls the state and power level of the electrical device. Mechanical type switches are used to set the address. Therefore, the address cannot be set remotely, which is one of the main points and objects of the herein invention.
Therefore, there is a need for a simple easy to use device and system for quickly and easily setting the parameters of an addressable lighting fixture or group of fixtures. Another need in the industry is for a switchless addressing mechanism, so that the lighting devices can be reprogrammed more easily and efficiently
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronically addressable lighting device that can be used with an infrared (IR)/radio frequency (RF) remote control to remotely set preset value of the device, such as the intensity level of the light to any desired level from an "off" state (0% output light) to a full maximum intensity (100% light output).
A further object of the invention is to provide a method for using a user-actuable remote controller to remotely set the address of one or any number of installed lighting devices, to avoid the use of multiple switches on each one of the lighting devices.
Another object of the invention is to provide a method for setting a single or multiple groups of lights to any desired level of light intensity, thus creating, storing and later recalling single or multiple scenes in order to create different illuminating effects.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for retrofitting existing track light systems, for professional, commercial or residential lighting systems, in order to provide individual addressing to control, store and recall light intensities for each one of the individual light heads mounted on such track light systems.
A further object of the invention is to provide a method for setting and storing a certain light level on each one of the individually mounted lighting devices, whether mounted on the same light track, in recessed lights or in wall mounted lights. Upon removal of the power to each one of the lighting devices (for example by turning of the light switch powering the device or plurality of devices) and later restoring the power to such device(s), the intensity of each one of these device(s) will return to the latest set level of intensity. For instance, in illuminating artworks in museums or items for sale in retail stores, once the power is turned on to the lighting device, it will return automatically to the latest level of light intensity set in each one of the devices prior to the powering it off.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for defining, storing, editing, modifying and latter recalling scenes in a user-actuable IR/RF remote control.
Another object is to provide a switchless addressing mechanism for each lighting device.
Accordingly, the invention has a user-actuable IR/RF remote control unit capable of generating and transmitting (a) a programming mode for setting the address and (b) a working mode for transmitting control signals on the set address and correspondingly setting the desired intensity level of light intensity. The addressable device may have the address set and changed locally (manually) or remotely using the remote control to switch modes.
In prior art devices, the electronic address of addressable light dimmers and devices has been set using a plurality of switches. Thus, once the device is positioned in place, its address may not be easily changed if access to the device is restricted.
According to the invention, the electronic address for each lighting device can be set electronically from the remote controller. Each lighting device (or light dimmer) being controlled by the remote control has an electronic address which is set and is preferably unique to that device, and has an electronic circuitry that can receive infrared or radio frequency signals, and decode and interpret the commands being sent to a specific address. Each device will then decode the address being sent by the remote control. If this address matches its own unique address, the lighting device will then continue decoding the command(s) and execute them, for example, by setting its own light intensity level to the requested level. Thus, all other devices that do not match the address sent by the remote control device will ignore the following commands.
One embodiment of the present invention includes a remote control unit, which generates an infrared or radio frequency encoded signal in a specific format. It includes a digital display (such as a vacuum fluorescent tube, a liquid crystal or a light emitting diode type) to visually communicate with the person operating the system. A microprocessor generates the proper encoded signal and error correction protocol. By means of a keyboard or keypad the user is able to set the address of each one of the lighting devices. This system also allows you to create, store and latter recall scenes; to access individually each one of the addressable lighting devices of the system; and, to globally access all the devices present on the system and set any desired intensity level.
Further, it includes non-volatile memory to store and recall the own device's address, scenes, or groups of lights, or individual lights with its corresponding intensity levels. A scene is a group of lights with each light having a unique address with an associated unique intensity level. This group, or scene, can define only one unique device or a plurality of devices, each having a unique intensity level attached to it. In addition, the remote control unit can program a lighting level to each one of the lighting devices. The latest intensity level sent by the remote control to each unique address is then stored in the lighting device for later recall, such as if the power is interrupted to the device.
It also includes the capability of sending a global signal to simultaneously access all the lighting devices, regardless of their unique address. This feature is useful if the person operating the system desires to turn all the lights on to full intensity—such as in the case of a fire emergency—or turn all the lighting devices off, or to any desired light intensity, without the need of creating a special scene to define this specific global state, and thus eliminating the need of sequentially transmitting the information to each one of the lighting devices. This remote control also includes the capability of detecting and informing the person operating the system of a low battery condition, which may render the remote control unusable.
Another embodiment of the present invention includes the lighting device itself which in fact is a light connected to an intelligent, microprocessor controlled dimmer, all contained in one pluggable unit or in two separate units. It contains a receiver capable of receiving and decoding infrared signals, or radio frequency signals, or a combination of both. A mechanical or electronic or magnetic or light switch sets the unit into "learning" mode, so its unique own address can be remotely programmed. By depressing and holding the switch down for a few seconds, the unit will enter the "learning" or programming mode and wait for a signal from the remote control to set its own unique address. When the user rapidly depresses this switch a number of times (for example 10 times), the unit own address can be locally set (in this example to address 10). Instead of using a mechanical switch, a light-detecting switch can be used. When this light-detecting switch (such as an infrared light detecting diode) detects a single directionally transmitted light pulse of a predetermined length of time, it will enter the learning mode, and then the remote control can remotely program the address of the unit in learning mode. This "pulse" of light should be long enough so the transmission of the digital infrared encoded signal transmitted by the remote control will not accidentally set the unit into learning mode. It should also be very directional, so only one lighting device at a time can be set into programming mode, without setting any adjacent unit into programming, or learning mode. An example for this method can be a laser pointer directed at the desired unit for a few seconds. Once the addressable lighting device is flooded for a few seconds, it will enter into learning mode. Yet another example of a switch for programming can be a reed switch, or hall effect switch (solid state magnetic actuated switch). When a fixed magnet is physically positioned next to the unit, the unit will enter into address learning mode. This method is useful when the lighting device to be programmed is in a difficult area to access. By using an extension pole with a small magnet attached to the end of the pole, the unit can then be set to further learn its address sent by the remote control.
This embodiment further includes a small light emitting diode (LED) of any desired color to indicate the status of the unit, for example as follows:
This embodiment includes a microcontroller to decode, interpret and process all the information. It includes a non-volatile memory which stores and retrieves its own address, other needed information (such as minimum intensity level that the unit can be set to), the latest intensity level received by the unit, and scene information as explained below. This level is to be recalled and set once power is eliminated and later restored. The device includes a zero crossing detector to synchronize the dimmer. A power supplies power to the electronics. To control the power delivered to the light, it includes a power stage. A mechanical mount is used to attach to an existing lighting track, or wall, or electrical box, or ceiling, or dropped ceiling. There is also the lamp, whose intensity is to be controlled.
For the purpose of illustrating the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings. It is being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
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One type of addressable lighting device 205 used with the invention is shown in
Yet another useful characteristic of this method is that there is no limitation on the amount of different addresses that can be assigned to the unit. Large monetary savings and physical real estate are achieved by using this method of address setting. Operator errors are also minimized while setting the device's address. This programming switch 405 can be implemented in several ways. It can be a mechanical switch or pushbutton, easily accessible. By depressing this button for a few seconds, the unit will enter into a learning mode. It is desirable to have to hold the button depressed for a few seconds in order to prevent inadvertently setting the unit into learning mode while physically manipulating the unit, for example while cleaning it, replacing the light bulb 208 or just during orientation of the light source. Yet another implementation of this switch is by using a light-detecting switch, which once illuminated for a few seconds will then instruct the unit to enter into the programming mode. The light source used to actuate this method needs to be very directional in order to avoid adjacent undesired units entering into programming mode. It also needs to be very strong so that the device will not confuse changing ambient light as a command to enter into programming mode. A typical device to actuate this type of light sensitive switch would be a laser pointer.
Another useful type of switch that can be used is a hall effect switch or reed switch. This type of switch mimics the closure of a mechanical switch upon detection of a strong magnetic field, such as the proximity of a small permanent magnet. Advantages of using this type of switch are that the switch can be hidden inside the unit, and only a person knowing its location and also possessing a magnet can reprogram the unit. Yet another advantage is that, if the addressable lighting device 205 is positioned in a difficult place to access, a long pole with a small permanent magnet can be used to reach to the device and set it into programming mode. LED 408 (or any suitable visual indication device of any type) provides visual indication of the status of the unit. A steadily slow flashing rate (of approximately one flash per second), for example, indicates that the addressable lighting device has been set into programming mode, as explained above, and is ready to accept a new address. Once a new address has been sent from the remote control device, and successfully accepted by the receiving device, the LED 408 stops flashing and the new address is saved in non-volatile memory forever, or until a new address is assigned to the device as explained. It is important to emphasize that this address is saved even if the power to the device is removed. Yet another type of indication is when the LED flashes rapidly, indicating that the device is being addressed, and is successfully decoding the incoming signals from the remote control. Only those units being addressed will flash. An exception to this case is when all the units are globally accessed, as will be explained latter. In this case, all the units will flash rapidly. Another indication of the LED is to stay steadily on indicating that the addressable device 205 is powered up and ready to accept commands. Light source 208 can be of any type, incandescent, halogen, fluorescent or solid state type (such as a cluster of LED's).
An example of how to set the address of a certain device to number 123 follows: actuate the programming switch (of any type described above) 405 until LED 408 flashes slowly (at an approximate rate of 1 flash per second). Programming switch 405 can now be released. Set the remote control 400 to "talk" to unit 123, and send any intensity level (i.e. 50%) to the device in program mode. Device 205, since it is in program—or address learning mode—will then decode any incoming signal and interpret the address sent as the self address. Once this address is obtained, it will then be saved in non-volatile memory as the device's own identity.
This programming method described in the invention can be used to set multiple units to the same address. In the last example, if more than one unit were to be set into programming mode, those in programming mode would then assign address 123 to themselves.
Yet another characteristic of device 205 is that it can optionally include an internal timer with a preset timing (for example 20 seconds) that reverts the device from programming mode (if it was in that mode) to normal operating mode if no valid programming address was received and decoded from the remote control within that period of time.
One type of user-actuable remote control device used with the invention is shown in
Switch 93 (ADDRESS+) increments the channel number up to the maximum number of channels defined in the system (this number can be programmed in the remote control). For simplicity, we will call this number chMAX. Once the channels is incremented above chMAX, it will automatically wrap back to channel number 1 and so on. Switch 92 (ADDRESS−) decrements the channel number in a similar manner. Once channel 1 is reached, if decremented, the controller will automatically wrap back to chMAX.
Switch 91 (LEVEL+) increases the intensity of light for a given channel (possible values are 0% to 100%). Switch 94 (LEVEL−) decreases the intensity in a similar manner to switch 91 for any given channel (possible values are 100% to 0%).
Switch 95 (MANUAL) switches between MANUAL mode and SCENE mode. In MANUAL mode each channel can be independently accessed, set and recalled as wished. SCENE mode works on clusters of addressable lighting devices. For example, SCENE 5 can have assigned only devices 1, 3 and 5 to light intensities of 12%, 24% and 30% respectively. Once SCENE 5 is recalled, by pressing the corresponding key 5 on the SCENES switch group 99, all those devices with address 1 will go to 12% light intensity, all those with address 3 to 24%, all those with address 5 will go to a light intensity of 30%. The rest of all addressable devices will turn off. This mechanism allows creating any desired illumination effect. It is important to clarify that scenes have been widely used in many lighting and theatrical applications, and it does not pertain to the scope on this invention.
Switch 96 (FAST), when used in combination with switch 91 (LEVEL+), will set the intensity of the desired channel to 100% (full on) without the need of scrolling thorough all the intermediate values. Yet switch 96, when used in combination with switch 94 (LEVEL−) will set the intensity of the desired channel to 0% (off). Switch 97 (GLOBAL) allows to set all the addressable lighting devices 205 to any intensity (as set by switches 91 and 94) regardless of the different unique addresses defined in the system. By using switches 97 (GLOBAL) switch 96 (FAST) and either switches 91 (LEVEL+) or 94 (LEVEL−) all the lighting devices can be simultaneously be turned on (i.e. in an emergency situation) or off respectively and as desired.
There is a cluster of switches 99 to recall and edit scenes, each one corresponding to a different scene. Editing of scenes is beyond the scope of this invention, thus it will not be explained in the invention. Switch 98 (SAVE SCENE) is used in order to store scenes locally in addressable lighting device 250 in a more advance configuration. This more advance configuration of the invention will be explained in detail for
The major internal components of one type of remote control is shown in
The major internal components of one type of addressable lighting device is shown in
A flow chart describing one type of software used to operate the remote control device 400 used with the invention is shown in
If Scene Mode 906 is entered by depressing any key in group 99, Scene (x) is entered. For example, if key number 3 is depressed in group 99, the software will understand the action as if the operator wanted to enter Scene (3). If the key corresponding to Scene (x) in group 99 is depressed for less than 5 seconds (or any other arbitrary length of time that can by easily identified form a longer period of time on which the key is held down) the software interprets this action as a Scene (x) recall, meaning the operator does not wish to enter Edit Scene Mode 912, but just to recall Scene (x) and update all addressable devices 205 in the system to those intensity levels as associated to each one of the channels (c). This is the case for State 914, in which all the information associated to Scene (x) is then sent over the air, or broadcasted as explained above (with either one of both embodiments described herein by
In contrast, if any key corresponding to Scene (x) in group 99 is depressed for more than 5 seconds (or any other arbitrary length of time that can by easily identified form a shorter period of time on which the key is held down) the software interprets this action as Scene (x) editing, meaning the operator wishes to enter Edit Scene Mode 912. The software in remote control 400 will then enter State 920 (through State 916). The software then waits for operator instruction to change any one intensity (i) corresponding to channel (c) of the plurality of addressable lighting devices 205. By depressing key 91 (LEVEL+) the intensity (i) can be increased and by depressing key 94 (LEVEL−) the intensity (i) level can be decreased; this intensity (i) is associated to channel (c). Similarly, channel (c) can be incremented by depressing key 93 (ADDRESS+) or decremented by depressing key 92 (ADDRESS−). Once any of the above keys is released, indicating that a change was detected on the remote control, the software will step to state 930. In this state an entry corresponding to Scene (x) will be made, for channel (c) with an associated intensity (i) will be saved in non-volatile storage memory 440 for latter recall. Once this entry is saved, the software will then step to State 940 and send the information to the system through the IR/RF link. The information is sent every time a change is detected in order to see in real time how the changes are affecting the overall lighting. Once the information is sent over the air, or broadcasted, the software will then check in State 950 if the operator wishes to exit the Edit Scene Mode 912. If it stays in this mode, the software will now loop back to State 920 and wait for operators' input for further instructions and adjustments to Scene (x) levels of intensity. If Edit Scene Mode is exited (by depressing any key in group 99 for more than 5 seconds (or any other arbitrary length of time that can by easily identified form a shorter period of time on which the key is held down) the software will advance to State 960; State 960 will in turn recall all the information associated to Scene (x) and then send it over the air, or broadcasted as explained above (with either one of both embodiments described herein by
While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail to illustrate the application of the principles of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles and various other modifications can be effected and still be within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Apartment in Kovalam, Kerala, India - Great Location On Samudra Beach close toall amenities - good food, shops and banks.
Gorgeous three bedroom apartment in great location overlooking the beach - short walk down to the sea. Full width balcony to front of property to relax and enjoy the amazing views - sunset over the sea is particularly lovely! Spacious and comfortable accommodation. Large double bedrooms each with well-equipped shower room, living and dining areas and kitchen with fridge and cooking facilities. Mosquito nets to all windows. Close to restaurants, shops and banks. Lovely staff team on hand to help you enjoy your stay.
About the Owner
Guestbook comments from the owner
'I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed staying in your beautiful house and how much we didn't want to leave when the time came. [Your manager is] a real professional and a credit to himself.' RB stayed January 2012
'We have enjoyed our stay very much. Our only complaint is that we didn't book an entire month at Elephant House...hopefully next time.' BL stayed November 2011
'Very impressed with service. Lovely villa and location' BT stayed February 2011
Guestbook comments from the owner
'I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed staying in your beautiful house and how much we didn't want to leave when the time came. [Your manager is] a real professional and a credit to himself.' RB stayed January 2012
'We have enjoyed our stay very much. Our only complaint is that we didn't book an entire month at Elephant House...hopefully next time.' BL stayed November 2011
'Very impressed with service. Lovely villa and location' BT stayed February 2011
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Activity and Interests
Elephant House is on the fabulous Samudra Beach. Quieter and less developed than Lighthouse Beach it offers the best of both worlds. A selection of restaurants and shops in walking distance but a quieter and more exclusive atmosphere with a great beach for swimming or sunbathing.
Walk to Lighthouse Beach (10 minutes) for a bustle of cafes and shops and the chance to rent boogie boards and ride the Keralan waves.
Swimming Pool at nearby Hotel can be used for a small daily charge.
Trivandrum Airport is about 20 minutes away from the Kovalam.
Close to restaurants and shops.
Many fabulous places to visit locally and further afield - see details below for ideas of great things to do during your stay.
Trivandrum - bustling Indian City with great market and atmosphere - 15 kilometres away
Famous Keralan Backwaters - 2 day trip
Neyar Dam park with lake and the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre - one day trip
Cape Cormori - the tip of India where three oceans meet - one day trip
and more - see below
Further Details:
Kerala is a great introduction to India with friendly, warm people and incredibly beautiful scenery. With English spoken widely and well, Kovalam is a great resort - combining beach front restaurants, great shopping and breathtaking scenery - it is developed but not over-developed and remains essentially India!
Places to visit:
1 day trips:
Trivandrum - a bustling Indian City - small compared to Delhi or Mumbai but just as packed with history and activity. Temples and traffic combine to give the true taste of India. Visit Chalai Bazaar for the real Indian shopping experience. Fixed price shops also available for those who don't like haggling!
Neyar Dam with Lion Park and lake - visited by Indians and visitor alike - take a boat ride on the lake and catch glimpses of the local wildife - otters, deer and monkeys! On route visit the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre and see these magnificent animals being bathed, fed and looked after with the respect they deserve.
Cape Cormori - the tip of India where three oceans meet
2 days+
The famous Kerala backwaters: a tranquil boat ride downstream from Alapuzzha - 'the Venice of the East' Riceboat complete with ensuite bedroom/s, fabulous living and eating space and local cooking provided on board. Moor overnight and wake to sunrise over the misty backwaters - a truly beautiful sight.
Thekkady - Periyar wildlife park and spice trails. The Periyar forests of Thekkady form one of the finest wildlife reserves in India. Spread across the entire district are picturesque plantations and hill towns that hold great opportunities for treks and mountain walks.
Cochin - historic Fort Cochi with it's famous chinese fishing nets. A bustling town seeped in history.
Munnar Hill Station - famously the retreat from the heat for westerners during the empire days! Vast expanses of tea plantations, colonial bungalows, rivulets, waterfalls and cool weather. It is also an ideal destination for trekking and mountain biking.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
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Rate 3
1 Dec 2016 - 28 Feb 2017
5 night minimum stay
for 5 nights
My Standard Rate
3 night minimum stay
for 3 nights
Additional pricing information
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Booking Notes:
Please email for further details and to arrange booking. A 50% deposit will secure the booking - with the balance to be paid four weeks before arrival. Airport pick up (included in the price for stays over 7 days) - you will be met and taken to the apartments. Return journey can be arranged. Welcome pack on arrival - water, tea milk and bread. We will consider discounts stays of more than four weeks - except in Dec / Jan.
Changeover Day:
Standard day is 12 noon to 12 noon. We will always try to be flexible and helpful around booking times. We reserve the right to charge for additional days for arrivals in the early hours.
Notes on prices:
Price includes collection on arrival from Trivandrum (airport or train station); a welcome pack f provisions; housekeeping services and the help and advice of our lovely staff team throughout your stay. Return airport transfers can be arranged - pay locally - just ask our manager.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
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Property Type
- apartment
- Ceiling Fans
- Living Room ...
- Freezer
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Hob
- Satellite / Cable
- Shower room 1 - Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 2 - Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 3 - Shower Enclosure
- Good sized en-suite bathrooms to all bedrooms with shower, wc, and handwash basin.
- 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Bedroom 3
- Description of sleeping capacity: Sleeps 6 (3 Bedrooms) Notes on bedrooms: Double bedrooms - two with twin beds and one with a double bed, wardrobes and bedside tables. Mosquito nets to all windows. Ceiling fans.
- Notes on accommodation: Spacious and comfortable well-furnished accommodation. Tiled throughout with ceiling fans to main rooms and mosquito netting to all windows. Outside: Courtyard garden to the front and roof top access. Great full length balcony, perfect for watching the sunset over the sea - or watching the locals pass by. Cleaning / Towels / Linen / Maid service: Towels provided for use in the apartment. Apartment cleaned daily. Linen and towels changed every three days. Pesonal laundry can be done by independent arrangement with the housekeeper. Other: Dining area with table and chairs.

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4 Things Not to Buy at Target
In the battle for public opinion, Target has shellacked its larger competitor, Walmart. Whether it's environmentalists attacking the very concept of big-box retail or workers' rights advocates lambasting the chain's treatment of employees, Walmart has become the poster boy for the excesses of capitalism. Target, meanwhile, has built a reputation for cheap chic, pairing with Liberty of London and Michael Graves to churn out high-design at low prices. Walmart gets blamed for putting mom and pop stores out of business, while Target recently opened its first store in Manhattan, a market Walmart has yet to crack.
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Recently, however, Target has looked vulnerable, suffering more in the economic downturn than Walmart did, and committing a rare public relations gaffe by making a political contribution that angered gay groups.
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So what about the merchandise? On its carefully edited shelves, Target offers many good products at competitive prices, but it also sells products you should avoid, either because you'll get a better selection or price at another store, or because there are more environmentally sound options. Here are four items not to buy at Target.
1. Furniture
Target's design edge in categories like clothing and housewares, where Target has exclusive deals with fashion stars such as Zac Posen, clearly doesn't extend to home furniture. "You can get comparable quality and cheaper stuff from Ikea, and Ikea's merchandise is a bit more stylish," says Kathryn Finney of The Budget Fashionista site. Finney says that, in particular, Ikea's bookshelves, chairs, and kitchen tables tend to offer better value than those at Target.
2. Movies and Music
"They can't really beat Amazon or Walmart" when it comes to prices on movies, music, and books, says James McQuivey, a media technology analyst at Forrester Research. Katy Perry's Teenage Dream CD, for example, sells for $13.99 at Target, vs. $9.99 at Amazon and $9.00 at Walmart, while the Blu-ray version of Date Night costs $29.99 at Target, vs. $24.96 at Walmart and $28.99 at Amazon.com.
3. Exercise Equipment
Target's clothes may be fashionable, but if you want to look great in them, buy your exercise equipment somewhere else. Target's offerings in this category tend toward the $199 "As Seen on TV" Ab Circle Pro and the $100 Tony Little "Gazelle Edge" fitness system. You're generally better off going to a place like The Sports Authority for higher-end exercise equipment. Or join a gym and hire a pro.
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4. Shower Curtains, Some Toys, and Other Products with PVC
Following a national campaign by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and other environmental groups, Target agreed in 2007 to reduce the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic in its products and packaging. PVC often contains lead and pthalates, which have been linked to reproductive problems in humans and release carcinogens when incinerated. At the time, Target lagged behind Walmart and Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD - News) in removing products containing PVC, says Mike Schade, CHEJ's PVC campaign coordinator. Although Target is now doing just as well as these rivals in removing PVC-containing products, it hasn't gotten rid of all of them, according to Schade.
Of particular concern are toys not sold under Target's private-label brand; Schade says it can be a challenge for retailers to control the materials that its suppliers use. (Toys sold under Target's brand should generally be PVC-free, according to Schade.) And read the labels on plastic shower curtains: Target has removed most, but not all, that contain PVC from its shelves. (Products that contain the recycling symbol with the number "3" in the middle mean they contain PVC.)
For its part, Target says it has eliminated or switched to safer forms of PVC in product categories covered by child safety legislation.
4 Things to Buy at Target
Target (NYSE: TGT - News) has long cultivated an image as a great place to buy "cheap chic" clothes and housewares designed by the likes of Zac Posen, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Michael Graves. Of course the nation's second-largest discount chain also offers the mundane staples of consumer retail -- and over the past few years, it has expanded its offerings and now stocks exclusive products in a broad range of categories. Most recently, Target added fresh groceries to the line-up.
While Target will seldom beat Walmart (NYSE: WMT - News) on price alone, its prices are still competitive; and starting this fall, holders of its store credit card will get a 5 percent discount on all purchases. Here are four categories -- other than clothes and tea kettles -- where it makes particular sense to shop at the store whose fans use a French accent to emphasize their affection for "Tar-zhay."
1. The Kindle
If you're tempted to buy the popular e-book reader from Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN - News), but want to try it out first and perhaps compare it to Barnes & Noble's Nook (NYSE: BKS - News), Target is the place to go: It's the only national brick-and-mortar retailer to carry it. The brand new Kindle 3, which is smaller and lighter than previous models, will sell for $189 at Target, the same price as at Amazon.com. "Look someone up in the store who knows how to work the device, so you can get a feel for it," suggests James McQuivey, a media technology research analyst at Forrester Research. If you've never seen someone use it, it can be a little bit tricky to figure out on your own.
2. Green Cleaning Products
When it comes to the burgeoning category of environmentally friendly cleaning and washing products, Target is tough to beat. Target was the first national retailer to carry the Method line of cleaners, which have built a cult following for their attractive packaging and all-natural ingredients, and it currently stocks more Method products (about 70) than any other big-box store. In addition, if you like niche brands of natural cleaning products such as J.R. Watkins Apothecary, Mrs. Meyer's, and Seventh Generation, you can get them at Target too -- as well as hard-to-find, green versions of mainstream products such as Tide Coldwater Free, which works with high-efficiency washing machines and is made without dyes and perfumes. "They are definitely there first before Walmart on these types of products," says Sapna Shah, a principal at research firm Retail Eye Partners.
[Overpriced Products That We All Use]
3. Groceries
As part of its effort to bounce back from the recession, Target is rolling out an expanded grocery section, going head to head with Walmart and Kmart, which have already beefed up their fresh-food sections. Target's new PFresh section, which sells a decent assortment of perishables such as meat, fruit, fresh produce, and baked goods, finally makes it possible to pick up the fixings for a complete meal while you are at Target shopping for other things. "It has about 70 percent of the things you would find in a full grocery store, and prices are going to be 10 to 20 percent less than at a typical grocery," says Colin McGranahan, an analyst with Bernstein Research.
In addition, kids' snacks such as granola bars and juices can be significantly cheaper at Target than at other big retailers and drugstores, and you can often save more money by registering on Target's site to have coupons delivered to your smart phone, according to Stephanie Nelson, founder of CouponMom.com.
4. Cosmetics
Target's selection of cosmetics and bath and body products has traditionally lagged behind CVS (NYSE: CVS - News) and Walgreen (NYSE: WAG - News), says Jim Joseph, president of Lippe Taylor, a brand communications firm in New York City that has worked for clients whose products sell at Target. But recently the retailer has extended its cheap chic strategy to carry more designer cosmetics with quality and selections comparable to more expensive department store brands. Recent offerings in this vein include lines from Napoleon Perdis, Petra Strand, and Jemma Kidd. Target is also a good source for hard-to-find makeup brands, such as the U.K.'s Boots beauty products and Iman Cosmetics, a makeup line for women of color, says Kathryn Finney, founder of The Budget Fashionista.
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Kate Bosworth [1], it goes without saying, is undoubtedly a stunner. Need more reasons to be jealous of her genetic blessings? Last night at an SK-II event (the actress is the face of the brand), Kate revealed that she's never suffered from acne, nor has she suffered a negative reaction to a skin care product or treatment. Sigh. Oh, and those signature tousled waves of hers? They just automatically air-dry that way. Basically, the woman's perfect. Like, #IWokeUpLikeThis flawless. (Beyoncé, watch your back.) Since if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, we gathered up Kate's top 10 tried-and-true beauty tips.
The Hi-Tech Skin-Analyzing Device She Loves
She uses a fancy face-reading machine to check the progress and real age of her skin.
"The Beauty Imaging System is really fun," Kate said. "There's a really complicated system that the technology understand about your skin, but it's very simple for the consumer. It [analyzes] your skin to understand five different dimensions [of skin health] and shows you which ones that need more improvement for each individual. I learned a lot about my face because I didn't know the state of hydration it was in, so it was with this discovery that I started to try out this new moisturizing cream, LXP Ultimate Revival Cream [2] ($350), which I love."
Her Hollywood Crush
She has a girl crush on Cate Blanchett [3].
"Cate Blanchett is great. She's just incredible, and she's always been an icon of mine in many different ways," enthused Kate. "I love her. I was introduced to SK-II because of my love for her . . . She taught me to put the Facial Treatment Essence [4] ($95) in a spray bottle and use it as a refreshing mist."
How She Gets Red Carpet Ready
Her red carpet essential is a face mask.
"Particularly for an event where I want to have a more elevated experience, I'll always use a mask," she explained. "I'll put a mask on and will usually sit in the bath with it. And I try, if I'm not traveling, to keep it in the refrigerator so they're even more cooling and will take down the inflammation. I'll have that on my face for about an average of 20 minutes."
She Looks Better Without Makeup
It actually takes makeup to make her look bad.
Kate broke it down: "In Homefront I was playing a meth addict. What's so funny about that is all the press said, "Gosh, it must've felt so nice to not wear any makeup in that movie!" And I was like, "No, I was wearing makeup! It was bad makeup!" For that particular film, the makeup actually was the dark circles. They actually had a sponge and this red paint that they used to paint the bad skin on."
How She Stays Fresh on a Flight
She has a skin care routine for plane rides.
"I have a travel kit with all my products in it," she said. "I will put the Essence [5] ($95) in a spray bottle so you can spritz it during the flight, and it is the most beautiful mist. On a long flight I'll bring the LXP cream [6] ($350) and will just continually keep reapplying it, and my skin will just drink it in."
Her Wedding-Day Advice
She wasn't even nervous on her wedding [7] day, and her advice for brides is to try to follow suit and stay cucumber calm. "The nervousness and the angst had come in the planning," she explained. "All the weeks and months of preparation — that was when I was trying to make sure everything was as we wanted it to be. [My husband and I] woke up really early at like 4 a.m. on the Thursday before our wedding when everyone was coming into town like it was Christmas morning, and we looked at each other and said, 'OK, from here on out, this is it. No stress. It's about me and you and our love and whatever goes wrong is part of the experience.' We just tossed all the stress out of the window at that point. And that really is the number one thing I can say to brides: Just have your moment with your partner and say, It's about us. Everything else falls away.' So on my wedding day I was very calm."
The Beauty Trick She Won't Try
"Like mother, like daughter" does not apply here.
"[My mom] does this thing that I keep telling her [makes me] nervous. Ever since I was a kid, I remember watching this: she separates her eyelashes with a safety pin. And she's going to read this and be like, 'Why did you tell people that?' And I'll say, 'Because you do, and it's crazy, and I get so nervous!' But this is her routine. She's done it for years. I'm not recommending this, by the way. I'm far too cautious." [Confession: we've maybe possibly tried this ourselves a time or two. But we were supercareful! Pinky swear! And now we feel shame.]
How to Get Her Perfectly Tousled Waves
She tucks her hair behind her ears to get more beachy bends.
"This is the truth — when it looks just tousled, I brush my hair while it's wet, and I tuck it behind my ears and make sure it's really flat on top," she said. "I let it air-dry, and then I just untuck it and shake it. But I don't use any products in it. That trick also just works if you have straighter hair."
Her Preferred Hair Color
Her favorite hair color is red.
"I loved going red," she enthused. "I've always been attracted to that color for hair. And it's the part of my job I love so much is becoming someone else a bit. It's exciting. I would've kept it, honestly, but it's so hard to maintain the upkeep of that. Like clothing, it does change the way you interact a little bit. I know it sounds a little funny, but so much of our expressions can be physical in that way and alter our behavior or mood just slightly. You become a different version of yourself. So the red made me a little spicy."
Yes, Even Kate Has a Beauty Weakness
Her singular Achilles' heel is a proneness to dark spots.
"I will admit I was not phenomenal with sunscreen when I was younger," she admitted. "At the time, I was not knowledgeable in that way. I had hyperpigmentation triggered from the sun, and it's something that's an ongoing challenge. Even though I was in my early 20s, there were already issues. I've never suffered from acne other than the odd breakout, but I had different challenges."


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Via Sandrone 231 (strada provinciale Genova), Castelnuovo Fogliani 29010 Alseno (Piacenza)
The farm is located in the pretty village of Castelnuovo Fogliani in the municipality of Alseno, in an architectural context old, carefully renovated, where tradition blends with nature.
The rooms are cozy and the welcome is friendly. The quality of services and the wide green spaces make this property an ideal location to relax.
The 8 rooms elegantly combine a rural style with contemporary design: they all are spacious, with precious furnishings (like travertine mosaics) and natural fabrics; also, original oak beams. The rooms are nestled in silence and all have a bath with shower, independent heating, air conditioning, 22–26 inch TV-LCD, bath linens, telephone, and Wi-Fi Internet. We offer an exclusive setting where to savor traditional dishes, along with a glass of Gutturnio wine from the farm. We also host wedding parties (max 150 guests outdoors), with buffets in the garden and under the portico. The first honeymoon night here is free.
Near the agriturismo you may take walks or excursions along the Roman Via Francigena. Ten minutes away you'll find Salsomaggiore Terme, the towns of Castell'Arquato, Vigoleno and Chiaravelle, medieval hamlets full of history. For shopping lovers, you may also easily reach the Fidenza Outlet Village and Fidenza Shopping Park.
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We are a couple with a 4 year old girl. We are having just returned from a short stay in the facility. our judgment is more than positive. The farm is really nice and welcoming. The beautiful breakfast rooms and restaurant. The room is very comfortable and clean. E 'was much appreciated by our little girl the outside space. The garden is very nice and there is a threshing floor / separate courtyard with many animals you can observe closely. The managers were very kind and hospitable. Excellent location as it is located in a quiet area but just a few kilometers from Highway 9 that connects the main centers. also very strategic position as if you want to visit the various castles of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza.
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We (4 Harley Bikers) felt during 4 days in paradise. Beautiful clean rooms, very good food and the staff with a warmth that can only rarely experienced. We'll be back. Mille Grazie Emanuela
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Very hospitable. High standard of room, beautifully decorated. Outstanding service, very good food and good wine!
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Refining Government service
God said "Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurities, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided." Ezekiel 24:13
This week I have been processing papers in Baguio City Hall and in agency offices in San Fernando. It still bothers me that for an item in a process there are two or three signatories before it moves on to the second process item. It is taking me a hard time to accept that despite Citizens charter and the Anti-Red Tape Act, a SUMVAC activity has not been properly coordinated in the request of budget and even the setting up of chairs for the activity. I understand why the person next to me complains it is baffling, confusing and frustrating. I try to give maximum tolerance in dealing with government offices, having the experience of 3 years in government, out of my nearly sixty years.
Government is supposed to improve the lives of the citizens and protect them. Many countries will come up with means to attain this purpose, and many will debate on how government should do it. Structures are formed with the purpose of making live better. Yet in this most advance stage of technology and intelligence the ordinary person feels harassed with all the requirements to make his life better – be it to pay taxes or be it to exercise democratic assembly.
Closer to home this present administration came up with the Bottom-up-Budgeting (BUB). One purpose is for more participation, from those who are recipients of government programs.
This week another meeting was called to look into the process of a general assembly of skills training recipients, but still the organizers are looking for the proper venue to hold the assembly. It was also a time of reviewing the monitoring team's budget. The Ugnayan ng Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS)—a partnership of local Catholic churches, the LBP, and the DILG for the observance of good governance principles at the community level will monitor the proper implementation of the projects. However, in the city of Baguio the local executive appointed representatives of church and Civil Society Organizations to form the monitoring team. I was one of those who form the monitoring team. After the first monitoring we conducted last year, my observation is that most participating agencies and representatives are not yet familiar with the mechanics of having recipients participate in the whole cycle of a project.
From the official gazette it states that at least 1,590 local government units have participated in the BuB program since it was implemented in 2013. There were a total of 42,221 BuB projects reported in the Open BuB Portal. Of this number, 13,712 projects have been completed as of December 1, 2015 (exclusive of dropped projects that were replaced, split, or merged). For 2016, about 14,325 local poverty reduction projects have been allocated P24.7 billion. This is an increase from P8 billion in 2013 for projects identified in 595 cities and municipalities.
It is unfortunate that some good government service cannot be sustainable because of changes in political focus of elected officials and the unchanging poor service of government employees and department heads. Those in career will blame the elected officials, while the elected officials say "it is your job to deliver the service being in those positions longer than us." It is not the blaming game, it is not even the budget restrictions but it is a personal character that makes a person delivers acceptable government service. Despite the guidelines and the restrictions that a government person has to abide, still regular people suffer miserably in the hands of government. As God has challenged us to change, to be refined and to be clean – seemingly our government deserve the wrath of God.
Sangal di kultura -together again
Posted July 19, 2016on:
Together Again
Summers and Christmas breaks are the perfect time for Reunions because most schools are on vacation. Families, clans, class, schools, organizations and people groups come together for common interest and strengthening the value of unity and self help through these reunions.
This coming May 1 is the UB Science High reunion, where we will be going back to our alma mater. I always find it refreshing as we will all stand and sing the Science High hymn,
The past week the 11th Igorot International Consultation (IIC) was held in Teng-ab, Bontoc, Mountain Province. It was the late Governor Leonard Mayaen who accepted the invitation to host the IIC which will coincide with the provincial celebration of the Lang-ay. Initially, the Weygan family intended to go where the nieces and nephews were to join the Katagoan caravan and on to the Lang-ay. Two family rooms and one single room was reserved. But with the unpleasant passing on of the beloved head of the province, Leonard Mayaen, everything changed. The activities of the province was canceled and so the family also decided not to join this IIC-11. According to Yvonne Belen who came from Netherlands, the attendance was acceptable as it was a little over a hundred participants considering the current developments in the province. I have attended the IIC in Green Valley, in London, in Australia, in Banaue and in Baguio Country Club. We hope that more will attend the next one in Hawaii by 2018.
Last February 6, 2016 we also had the Galeled Clan Reunion with the theme "Let's join our hands to reach the world." The next International Galeled Clan Reunion is on July 7-8, 2016 in Calgary, Canada. Here the members of the clan converge with people coming from the Philippines, USA, Australia and Europe. In these reunions relatives trace their roots, they meet relatives to renew, gain more friends and establish contacts with new found relatives. It is with the idea of strengthening bonds and knowing people in authority who they can seek help, identify professionals who they can go to, and identifying people in GO and NGOs who focus on some concerns they can form partnerships. One of the output of this reunion is the start of the Galeled Scholarship fund, where the Mayor Mauricio Domogan gave the initial fund. Another point of unity is the revival of the Galeled Cooperative that needs to be formally registered and managed.
My husband's Abanay-Lumbaya family clan just had their reunion this April 16, 2016 at the BSBT Assembly Hall where we had people coming from Mountain Province, Manila, German, Netherlands and other places. One person we met was the family of Bayani Loste, based in Manila and a lawyer with specialty on Intellectual property Rights. He works also at the Fortun, Narvasa & Salazar law firm. Aside from the presentation of the families was the blessing of a set of gongs before it was used for a community dance. After that was teaching the young people to beat the gongs and to dance. It was encouraging to see everyone exchange insights on the positioning of the hands and the sway of the body.
It was my mother who has started me in tracing my roots with her family and dad's family. When we were younger my mother would so a senga by butchering a pig and calling the different families to come and join the party. At the end of the party was the distribution of the "watwat" a piece of un cooked meat that was segregated to members of the extended families. who came and for those who did not come, my mother would send the drivers to go and give their watwat. She emphasized the importance of being part of the family and the community. My dad was the one who would go from one wake to another, doing bayao and Christian service. My parents would say "ta kabagian tako datodi" meaning they are our relatives. They would go to weddings because they are kakailian and even if they are not directly blood relations, they are in someway relatives because they are affiliated. And so the reunions conducted now are ways to strengthen those relationships. It is "together manen (again) times" where one gets a chance to meet those near and far.
But a critic says "reunion tapno ammo ti ibotos ti election" meaning "Reunion so we know who to vote this election" it is so because relatives are expected to support those who are in the clan. Similarly, classmates campaign for their own classmates and those in organizations cheer on those in their organizations or relatives of their members. And so it is "together again.!"
Sangal di kultura -Siloken Clan
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SILOKEN – a reason to take a nostalgic trip
Going home to Besao is a nostalgic trip as it reminds me so much of my mother. She used to tell stories of the life in the village. When I was in elementary grades she sent me to Panabungen for a summer and I stayed with Lolo Weygan. That summer was very memorable as we roamed the mountains, rivers and the valleys. We danced during the church fiesta and when summer was gone, I came back to grade four full of stories to tell. When I was younger, mom and I spent some time with our Lolo Telba and Lomana in Padang an. I remember that at night there were many people in the house and they tell stories which lull me to sleep while I was keeping warm in front of the fire which was kept lighted to keep the house warm. In the morning I would find myself sleeping in the cot, presumably my grandma carried me during the night.
So it was not a surprise to my parents, when I requested that Raquel Haight and I would spend a whole summer in Besao for our practicum. We would work in the Municipal Hall and in the afternoon walk up the hill to Calvary and watch the sunset as we talk of dreams, of challenges and anything that we find worth talking about. I don't even remember most of them. During the weekend, when we were not doing laundry or otherwise, we would join the babalasang and babalo for a picnic. At one time we joined a big group entered the caves and ended up in Lake Danu. They brought pots, pans, rise and chicken which ended up to be pinikpkan for lunch. For dishes we had talupac (banana stalk) and we kamet (ate with our fingers.) Many other stories come rushing in my mind whenever I remember Besao, where my forefathers came from.
Last May, the Siloken Clan gathered together in St James High School for the reunion. This was through the invitation of the host families led by Roman and Nelie Basilio as well as Modesto Daytec Gaab. So from Baguio together with Aiza and Jan Michael and cousins Lydia Andres and Balusdan we left on a Friday morning assembling in BSBT so that the scheduled 7:00 am became 8:00. Finally, going and taking stops taking photos at the highest point of the Philippine highway system; in Abatan for lunch and purchased vegetables, at the Mountain Province arc, in Sagada and finally Besao. Upon arrival, we went straight to the Municipal hall to settle taxes and other documentary needs before going down to Padangaan. It was a reunion of some sorts, as cousins came and we talk through the night.
The next day was the reunion and it was full of fun, food and stories. A whole bus came from Panabungen led by Aunty Mary the surviving child of the third generation of Siloken. I am considered a fourth generation and my niece Aiza a fifth generation of Siloken. Another jeepful came from Sagada, those who came from Agawa and the other villages arrived much earlier. People came from as far as Patiacan of Ilocos Sur. I do not know most of them, but many seem to know some and it was a time of tonton (trying to trace the families.) Upon arrival people went to the Reading center of the church for food or they went straight to the registration table.
The program started with all the preliminaries until the most important part of introducing the families. There were four siblings Coman, Mimitan, Damgasen and Lapeyas. So they flashed the family trees to show where the families can trace their roots. The biggest number of participants came from MIMITAN. They include the Balangayao-Langgomay; Sayen-Duday; Laayam –Manuel; Weygan- Engway; Weygan-Catimban. The other families were also presented. And yet in the Mimitan family alone, we do not all know each other so it was a lot of photos taken so we can bring home and see our relatives.
Other families includes the Koman-Tandangan; Damgasen-Attondi and Lapiyas-Lagman. Then it was too soon to end the program and we all went for lunch of pancit, pinikpkan and lots of rice and pork. We enjoyed fellowship meal together and time to catch up with each other before everyone went their way before the night falls. It was agreed the next year reunion would be in the farm of Col Ernest Gaab. My niece and nephew decided to go to Sagada and I trekked down to Padangaan for another type of reunion with cousins and kakaanakans.
Ecology and life systems in the Cordillera
Summer is here, the birds sing, the flowers bloom and the soggy pathways beckon to the earth lovers and hikers. The sky paints a changing hue and the brown land turns into green, yet the inhabitants of the land hastens the changing of the earth and all that is in it.
In attempting to maintain ecology, there is a continuing clamor for the protection of the trees and the forest, yet every day I drive through Marcos Highway where one third of a portion of the highway is barricaded by Moldex for their construction after cutting all the trees on the slope of the hill. We have complained several times, Mayor Domogan was able to let them remove that barricade twice but such impertinence because the road portion is again overtaken by that barricade for the past two weeks. Also there is a growing protest over some construction going on in Sto. Tomas.
Baguio is the highest city in terms of elevation, in the whole Philippine archipelago and prides herself to be the only city without the fumes from tricycles, but that is no longer true. Tricycles of all sorts now run through the streets of Baguio from Marcos Highway to Kennon road to Trinidad road defying a City Ordinance No 28 s.2012 banning all tricycles in the city territorial limits. The ordinance was passed after a series of public hearings and consultations with bikers, motorcycle owners and riders, the taxi organizations, drivers and operators and the general public and after that the result was to ban the tricycles because of the terrain in the city of Baguio, a 45 degree road is too dangerous for a tricycle to climb because the cars following it are slowed down and once it stalls, the rest of the cars following are being placed in danger because of evading hitting the tricycle.
Ecology in the Cordillera is not something new, the Igorot culture tells us of a web in the environment. Our forefathers have an intense sense of commitment in the preservation of nature. To them the land, the forest, the waters coupled with the social institutions, the rituals and traditions are sacred parts of community life that are preserved and handed down from one generation to another.
Ecological imbalance manifest itself in the form of drought, famine, abnormal changes in temperature, increasing poor health and sanitation, pollution of water, air and soil. Include vanishing forests, dried up rivers and lakes and these all lead to a vanishing tribe. Retrospection tells us that such drastic changes in the environment made changes in the life systems of tribes in the Cordillera. The very tribes of indigenous peoples have been threatened by the source of life which is unnecessarily compromised. Source of life is the God given land, the forest, the rivers and the air. These are free, yet have been commercialized by few and suffered by most. Food production is the traditional life in our villages where rice, fruits, vegetables, cattle, poultry and river life sustains them. The ecological changed has altered that balance. Trees were cut faster than they are grown; forests are bared quicker than they are carpeted. Food source is threatened thus subsistence agriculture is looking at its demise. Free trade threatened the Benguet vegetable industry because of Chinese produce is dumped in the market.
We all blame it to climate change, but climate change aside from decades of natural occurrences, is also brought about by global warming because of human decisions, priorities and greed.
The life systems of the Cordillera changes, faster than we have envisioned it to be, yet when the end will come, we hope to see the Cordilleran standing tall when all have fallen.
Posted August 17, 2014on:
After a month long stay in the US, my husband and I are back to Baguio, the City we love and where we grew up. The month was well spent especially because we had chance to bond with friends living with Ed and Minda in San Diego and with Grace, Royce, Alan and Raquel in Arizona. Arizona was spectacular with the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and Sedona experience that further strengthen faith in the Almighty Creator God and the commitment of people to preserve the present for the next generation.
Now, we are back and the past days have been gloomy and rains come easy, very much different from the summers I remember growing up. As a child, summer usually is no school except the Vacation Bible School, more time to play with friends and relatives. As a kid, I spent a summer in Bana-ao with my grandfather Juan Weygan and another summer in Padang-an with my grandmother Pinggay Cuanguey. In high school and college, summer was a lot of activities that included; summer class in BSBT or in college, attending weddings and other community activities with my mom or friends, climbing mountains and following rivers, raising pigs, planting corn and camote in Quirino Hill, and selling sayote in the market.
It was then right after Grade 5 that I spent my summer in Bana-ao. It is an "ili"/community of Besao, Mountain Province sharing boundaries with Tubo, Abra and Ilocos Sur. My parents "paw-it" or send me off with Aunty Bernice (one of our relatives) who was going home to Bana-ao. We took the bus to Besao Central and slept in a relative's home. At dawn we took the pathway from Kin-iway down to the river and up to Bunga passing the regular foot path that circuitously went through the mountain side underneath the pine trees besides rivers and tall grasses that occasionally wave when the wind passes. I remember we would take short rest to drink water from the brook that runs beside the pathway, look up the fruit trees for snack and take twigs for walking stick. By late afternoon we reached Bana-ao and I was left with my grandfather in his house which is also near the houses of our relatives. It was a new place, new people with a new language. My grandfather's house was elevated with a wide sala, three bed rooms and a spacious porch with a connective dining room and the kitchen made of wood slabs and GI roof. But I was told that they had cogon roof before it was changed to GI. Underneath is where the chickens and other animals as well as storage were housed. He had a yard, with avocado trees, bamboo and other fruit trees. At the back of the house he had a camote patch lined with camoteng kahoy/cassava plant and soy beans. There was a pipe that brings water comes straight to the kitchen and near the front yard where neighbors also use to come and fetch water.
It was a perfect rustic setting, perfect getaway for a grandchild who was requested for the grandfather to come visit. I do not remember going to the rice fields or the kaingin but I know some of the people go there and sometimes when I wake up in the morning I will see my grandfather coming back home from bringing the carabao and goats to pasture. I remember that I had fun with the kids going to the river, to the church and to different homes. We never lacked food for they grow rice, fruits and vegetables. I can't remember meat but I remember that fish came from the rivers that we would eat bare fingers (no spoons) and lick our fingers too. Milk came from goats which they add to roasted rice or soya beans for our drink. Coffee was abundant and sometimes I would sneak a sip from grandpa's cup.
It was also the fiesta/festival of the church and me and my age mates danced to the tune of "Hey Jude" by the Beatles. I cannot remember what we did, but I saw photos in my Aunty Mary's house which will continue to remind me of that summer in the church. We were in white t-shirts and in maong pants and we danced in front of the church with the community people seated around the yard and in the slopes overlooking the church. During the fiesta we had lots of food – rice, meat, camote, root crops and rice cakes which they said was a tradition in the community and we had visitors from different places who trekked the mountains for the day. The women and men take responsibility in preparing for the activities and the food that everybody enjoyed. Children were carefree and roam the mountains, either for fun or for chores. Then summer was over and I have to come back to Baguio not even able to remember the names of my playmates and their parents.
The second San Diego Grand Canao will be held on July 18 to 20, 2014 hosted by BIBAK San Diego. There is going to be a welcome party at the St. Matthews Episcopal Church on the evening of the first day, followed the canao at the Golden Pacific Ballroom of the Town and Country Hotel and Resort. The farewell party will be at the ROHR park at Sweetwater, which was where the dance practices and rehearsals were usually held.
The First San Diego Grand Canao was held in 2008 "the beat goes on" where they were able to gather more than 700 Igorots coming from the different states of the United States, the other continents and from the Philippines in a celebration at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina, at the park and several homes, including that of then SD Bibak President Robby Mina of Baguio City.
Similarly, another expected gathering will be in 10th Igorot International Consultation (IIC) at Vienna, Austria on August 7 to 10, 2014 coordinated by Alan and Margie Akistoy. In the Philippines one major contact is Virginia Tamiing Doligas of Easter Weaving Room. At this time we extend our condolences to her and the family as her husband was one of those who died in the recent vehicular accident in Aguinaldo, Ifugao and laid to rest last Saturday, July 5.
Going back to IIC, the Philippines first hosted it in 2000 in Green Valley, followed by the 7th IIC in Banaue and the 9th IIC in Baguio Country Club where it was agreed that the IIC will be held every after a biennium. Other IICs were held first in Los Angeles then in Arlington Virginia for the 2nd , the 4rth in London, 6th in Melbourne, 8th in Vancouver. These consultations always have dancing, talks on care and posterity of Igorots as a people. It has always been a complete regard for preservation of culture, traditions and environment.
The only exception for bringing the consultation to the Philippines after London was to coincide with the Centennial of the World Fair which included the Igorot Exposition the 5th IIC was held in St Louis, Missouri. Lifted from the website of Igorot Global Organization, that momentous affair was described by Martha Clevenger of the Missouri Historical Society described the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri in a book, "Diaries and Letters From The 1904 World's Fair," which she edited. "Indescribably Grand" is also a fitting description of the 5th Igorot International Consultation in St. Louis, Missouri on July 1 – 4, 2004. One hundred years ago, a group of indigenous tribes from North Central Philippines called Igorots, were on display at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. One hundred years later, descendants of these Igorots return to St. Louis to participate in the centennial celebration of the 1904 World's Fair and to attend the 5th Igorot International Consultation. This is an historic event. In attendance will be people from all over the globe and from all walks of life. They will come to participate and experience an Igorot cultural and education extravaganza – workshops, seminars, exhibits, trade booths, an ecumenical memorial service, a grand reunion; a showcase of Igorot pride, intelligence, simplicity, and vision for the future."
The Igorots worldwide are fostering a spirit of care and a vision for posterity and yet sadly we have some of our present city leaders have displayed complete disregard for the care towards posterity and confused and deceived people. Take the Mount Cabuyao "rape of the bowels of the mountains and the forest" presently there are politicians and supposedly environmentalist believing in lies like "bulldozing is going on because they are protecting the road so it will not slide down to the water reservoir, avoid contamination " in the first place why protect a road when in the first place it should not be there. When tree lovers propose that they will plant trees to cover the road, why do the leaders say planting to rehabilitate the bulldozed road will take years and they are willing to plant trees not on the road but somewhere else." And yet people believed them, how gullible can the electorate be, why destroy the forest in the first place and they say that "it will take years to rehabilitate" of course it will take ages to do that so why massacre 740 trees and clear the underbrush that sustains the habitation needed for the other living creatures like the birds that fly the sky, the crawling and jumping creatures that traverse through the forest. Are we so deceived we cannot even see realities and perceived and analyze situations and motives. Who has seen the master plan of the Eco tourist center, for all we know there may even be a gambling den. For all we know, it would be a forest too- but who really knows? How unfortunate is this generation and the next.
Life is not in our hands
Posted February 11, 2014on:
(published in Cordillera Today – Feb 9, 2014)
"Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents, do not happen – they are caused" said Ernest Greenwood. Similarly, we remember familiar quotes and songs about traveling and exploring the new and fascinating, the joy and dangers, flying, sailing and driving, the beginning and the end of the journey before we come back and rest down at our familiar beds and eat at our family tables.
Friday morning a Florida bus rolled down the road between Banaue and Bontoc to the bottom of the ravine resulting to 15 death and 32 injured persons. This brought about numerous comments ranging from condolences to asking God's grace for the survivors and thanks for sparing them. At the same we get criticisms that the bus company was negligent, the driver reckless coupled with the treacherous, poorly maintained mountain roads produced such an accident. Such news is alarming and dampens the adventurous spirit that continues to plan for summer break travels. But at the same time such incidents sometimes become wake up calls for bus companies and road maintenance, even after the fact. But we should not learn safety because of accidents. How ideal it is if due diligence have been observed before such accidents because danger knows no vacation. Nothing can repay the pain of the loved ones left by those who died in accidents for they did not have time to hug, kiss or say goodbye.
We were based in Bontoc from 1989 to 1994 when we had the BSBT Foundation, Inc. that conducted outreaches to the municipalities of Kalinga, Benguet, Ifugao and the Mountain Provinces. Such outreaches were short courses in typewriting, computer, electronics, financial management, cooperative management, community development organizing, herbal gardens and other relevant courses needed by the communities. This was also the time that I drove the rough, long and winding roads, when there were not many lady drivers. Some drivers, when they see my red and white jeep, they gave me extra road courtesy. At times when my jeep gets a flat tire or a loose bolt, I leave it along the road and someone will bring it home for me – a student, a staff or other drivers. These experiences exposed me to the treacherous roads which were carved out of the mountains as a result of the indigenous labor and ingenuity of technical people. It continues to amaze me how such roads were constructed, more amazed at how drivers and motor vehicles maneuver those roads.
One summer we conducted an outreach in Barlig and after the graduation we packed up and the next morning we travelled from Barlig to Bontoc in an overflowing public jeep with people and baggage in and out of the transport. When we were just passing the saddle from Talubin climbing up the road I was overcome with a heavy dark feeling and I closed my eyes and said "God help us." As soon as I said it, someone was banging the back of the jeep yelling at the driver to stop because someone fell off the jeep. The driver stopped and we saw that we were just few inches at the edge of the ravine. The man who fell came and said that he was clinging to the back of the jeep and then a black object covered him and he cannot see, he tried to remove it in his face and that was when he fell because he removed his hands from clinging. We had a short stop trying to settle nerves because the driver was also shaken that he was about to drive straight to the ravine. After all the sharing we finally got back on the jeep and arrived safely to our destination.
"Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it" said Cesare Pavese. For life is not in our hands it is in God's hand, he gives and takes away. It is of innocent or arrogant perspective when we think we control our lives, because we do not. It is this reality that makes us seek the LORD and creator for eternity and meaning of the present.


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I talked to two friends of mine tonight on the phone. Alex at his house
and Russ Parsons in the hospital. Russ is still having a time recovering
from colon cancer. It looks like he may not get back home again until
after Easter. Pray for Russ.
Russ and I talked of Roundup use. Russ has been using Roundup to control
weeds in his 500 cultivar collection of rhododendrons and azaleas for 15
years. For 5 years Russ has used Roundup in his hosta beds and has never
had any problems. Russ sprays before the pips are up. Russ told me two
summers ago he sprayed Roundup on some volunteer hosta seedlings to see
what it would do. They turned a little yellow and then recovered by the
end of the season. Russ Parsons is a strong believer in the use of
Roundup for the control of weeds in hosta beds.
Alex says he has used 48 gallons of Roundup on his hosta garden since
the first of the year. 15 gallons in this past week alone. Alex mixes
his about double the label strength and says he has never had any
problem with damage to hostas. Alex has 5 hostas up 4 inches or so.
Montana Aureomarginata, longipies Aki Tenryu, Chinese Sunrise,
plantaginea and yingeri. He sprayed Roundup around these hostas this
week being careful not to get any on the hostas. Alex says he has done
this many time before and has never had any problems.
Jim Hawes is in Florida. I will stick my neck way out and speak for Jim
Hawes. Alex told me Jim uses Roundup in the spring before the hosta pips
are up. Jim has a tractor mounted sprayer and sprays his whole hosta
garden. I know Jim. He would never hurt his hostas. He feels their pain.
I used Roundup last winter and spring on my whole hosta garden. I had no
signs of any damage to any hostas. I also use Roundup all summer long. I
used Roundup to kill the two acres of wire grass where my garden is now
located 5 years ago. It took 3 sprayings with a 15 gal. battery powered
sprayer on wheels to get 99+ACU- kill of wire grass. I then spot sprayed any
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Bob Solberg sprays Roundup on pots of hostas before the come up. This
elimates having to hand weed 50,000 pots.
I think the next major step is the use of pre-emergence herbicides in
large hosta gardens. There is an article in the journal from several
years back that I need to dig out. I know Sally and Bob Murphy use Preen
in their garden with beautiful results. There are agricultural
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I see the proper use of these chemicals as a way for me to maintain a
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