Join the 4th GK1MB Bayani Challenge 2009!

I would like to invite those who have passion for Volunteerism and Bayanihan to the upcoming 4th GK1MB Bayani Challenge 2009. This is your chance to put some meaning in your life and meet new wonderful friends from all over the Philippines and other foreign countries as well. If you want to join as a group or as an individual and would like to get more information, kindly send me an email at grace[dot]sojor[at]gmail[dot]com or yolynne [at] gmail [dot] com. You can call Gawad Kalinga Zamboanga office at 991-4745 / my office at 9912365 / Yolynne's office at 992-7269. See you there!

Buzz us at the following IMs if it would be easier.

YM: yolynne.rm
GoogleTalk: yolynne

YM: vaporlock_grace
GoogleTalk:gracesojor

God Bless!

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We would like to invite you to the 4th GK1MB Bayani Challenge 2009: Only for the Brave, a 5-day test to prove our courage, endurance and love for country. This year’s GK1MB Bayani Challenge will be held in Zamboanga City and Sulu.

The GK1MB Bayani Challenge is not about adventure. It is challenging ourselves to go beyond our comfort zones so we can make a difference in the lives of others. This year, we hope to bring people of different faiths and backgrounds together from all over the world to make a statement that we are all brothers and sisters. Let us not be defined by our fears and apprehensions but rather let us focus on what we hope to achieve – a better Philippines, a future full of hope.

This year’s theme Only for the Brave is a question for everyone: “Are you brave enough to love?” and your presence will surely build the friendship that will pave the way for peace. Join us in this journey of building a nation and be part of history.

4th GK1MB Bayani Challenge 2009: Only for the Brave
Mechanics:

Each team should bring and provide the following:
a. Transportation to and from the GK site (information and maps shall be provided)
b. Food for the duration of the build (no meals will be provided)
c. Cooking and Eating Utensils
d. Tents for sleeping
e. Clothes, toiletries, raincoat or jacket, and necessary medicines per individual.
f. First aid kit per group
g. Documentation (digital camera and/or video camera)
h. Tools for construction: [Minimum number of the ff]
i. One (1) Pick or Piko (for excavation)
ii. One (1) Bareta (for excavation)
iii. Three (3) Shovel or Pala (for excavation)
iv. Two (2) Kutsara (for masonry work)
v. One (1) Meter steel tape
vi. One (1) Pair hand gloves (for each member)
vii. Hard hats
viii. Three (3) Paint roller, paint brush and tray
ix. One (1) Leveling tool or leveling hose
x. Three (3) Wood float (for plastering)
xi. Three (3) Finishing Trowel (for plastering)
xii. Three (3) Pail (for concrete mix)
xiii. One (1) Set Gardening Tools (landscaping)
xiv. Optional: Electric drill with bits (for roofing & jalousie installation)
xv. One (1) Hammer
xvi. One (1) Saw (for carpentry)

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I’ve Signed Up to Switch Off : Earth Hour 2009

So here it is, i officially got myself in the beat for this upcoming Earth Hour 2009.
I am so excited that a very good friend of mine is coming home from Australia this March 28th. I asked him to buy me an Earth Hour 2009 shirt from there. Hope he can look one for me. yippeee!

More than anything else, i am glad that this brilliant idea of switching off lights for an hour is paving way into the mainstream. I wonder how call centers can cope up if invited to join in.. hmmnn..i know for certain every minute counts gain or lost. Anyhow, there is something special that i look forward to this event. One thing, it sure does gives me a nostalgic pull into my high school days back at the science high..when our teachers would ask us to group up and prepare to battle in a debate over serious issues to include the existence of nuclear power plants in the Philippines and in the world.. and protection of the ozone layer was never left out at a time when 'global warming' was not yet seriously coined.

What's different from making a stand today is that we are a decade away from our mere debates.We have substantially neglected over time these concerns and i feel like this blast - an inconvenient truth penetrated the whole ecosystem and ruptured the balance that afforded us liberty from cancer and huge ecological imbalance.

One hour is a big commitment that i can give in the mid life that i continually live.
Join me and let us be aware of our earth's needs!

P.S.
How should i love thee, earth?

I will invite my students to bring in umbrellas too. - so that we can together open those as gesture of our commitment to preserve life on earth :)
Let me hear what u have in mind other than switching off.

ciao for now.

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11th Philippine Society of Info Tech Educators, Inc. National Convention held at Dipolog City!

thank you so much for supporting the 11th Philippine Society of Info Tech Educators, Inc. National Convention held at Dipolog City! thanks to Harvey and DMC Family. My congratulations to all Officers and Volunteers! :D We made it! :D

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Team PSITE IX at Dakak Beach Resort :D

Beyond borders. That’s exactly what I have in mind right now. This is the Team PSITE IX (others were on their way from the cottages) at an early hour for breakfast at the Dakak Beach Resort last Saturday. We bonded in one with the leadership of our ever energetic PSITE IX President Harvey Anthony Dalmacio..glad we were able to put things together beyond borders and time hahahah! The local committee slept like only two hours. Yep. We are looking forward to the second time around. Thank you everyone for supporting this event.

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Earth Hour 2009

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm, COMTECH INSTITUTE will be taking part in what promises to be an amazing an inspiring event in the flight against climate change—Earth Hour, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund.
By simply turning off all non-essential lighting for one hour at our locations and facilities across Philippines/world, we will join tens of millions of concerned citizens and corporations throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations.


More than 50 million people in 370 cities around the world took part in Earth Hour 2008. The lights went out at Sydney’s Opera House, Rome’s Coliseum, the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. Even the Google homepage went dark for the day. Many major corporations took part including HP, Coca-Cola, and Morgan Stanley.
This year, Earth Hour promises to be even bigger. In Philippines, many cities have already pledged to participate including Zamboanga City…with more signing up daily. They will join international cities such as Beijing, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Las Angeles, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, and Toronto.

To get a better sense of the magnitude and inspiring nature the event, please take a moment to watch WWF’s video about Earth Hour 2009 at

I invite all of you to share your ideas for ways that we can reduce our environmental footprint.

We’re excited about Earth Hour and hope you are too. Don’t forget—March 28th at 8:30 pm, switch off.

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