A memorable High School life

Note : Sorry guys ung iba uala dyan ..pero syempre kahit wala kayo dyan FRIENDS 4ever pa din hehe....>>wlang kalimutan huh:)

A memorable High School life

If you asked me what years in school I had fun with, I have to say it would have to be my high school days. I think the reason for me enjoying the high school life would have to be that I was beginning to be mature in mind. I started to be deciding for myself (not really) a little.

It was really a challenge for me to be in the public school during high school days. To be honest, I would rather study in the nearby town of  our barangay to start my freshman year. My parents wanted me to study in the private school but i don't like coz my friends are there at (Indang national HS)

At the school it was hard at first for me to adjust.. A lot of my new classmates already knew each other, some were classmates or school mates from the nearby grade school. Most were graduate students from central elementary school. Gosh, introducing ourselves for the first time in class was really nerve wracking. I remember, me and my new found friends were really shaking. Got so scared, but after the first introduction for our first teacher and our adviser we were at ease then.

After that I made some friends slowly. I was in the second section when I first entered my freshman year. The first sections really were almost smart.. Its okay though for us. Throughout the end of my freshmen I already made a lot of friends and had some best friends. During our Sophomore year.I transferred at Daine Western Cavite Institute at our barangay. I meet some classmates that was my elementary schoolmate  One of them become my really close friend until now. I think that at that time we created our own group of friends.

That was the cycle until the end of our Sophomore year. Comes Junior year. This year we had so much fun w/ other classmates. We did so much things that made us so sad when we left our junior year but were still happy because we passed the challenges in 3rd year.

During Senior year the group were so happy because its a months to be count to graduate. We spent our time happily to had more beautiful meories..
Hope to see you guys there.

Integrated Pest Management in Asparagus

Integrated Pest Management in Asparagus 

Asparagus officinal - is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Alliums cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceous have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceous and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. Asparagusofficinalis is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, and is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop

  Army Worms - These are the larvae of several species of night flying moth. Most significant for the vegetable grower is the Beet Armyworm which feeds on a very wide variety of vegetable crops (beans, beets, celery, corn, lettuce, onion, peas, pepper, potato, tomato and more).

Asparagus Beetle -   The common asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) is an important pest of asparagus crops both in Europe and in North America. Asparagus is its only food plant. The beetle is about half a centimeter long, metallic blue-black in color with cream or yellow spots on its red-bordered elytra. The larvae are fat gray grubs with dark heads.

Asparagus Miner -   The asparagus miner is a bivoltine stem-mining fly and a major pest of asparagus. It is small (~2–5 mm) with a shiny black body and black legs. Under a dissecting microscope or with a hand lens, one can confirm the identity of the fly by checking that the costa (the thicker marginal vein) ends at vein R4+5. In addition, the fly has five conspicuous orbital bristles emerging from the middle of its head.

Cut Worms -    Black and variegated cutworm moths have wingspans of 38 to 51 mm. The forewings of black cutworm moths are dark with three black dashes and a white splotch near the tip of each wing. Forewings of variegated cutworm moths are basically yellowish or light brown with pale mottled designs.
European Asparagus Aphid -   The European asparagus aphid is a small blue-green to gray-green aphid about 0.06 inch (1.5 mm) in length. The aphid is often covered with a powdery wax. Unlike most aphids, the cornicles of European asparagus aphid are reduced to practically invisible openings on the abdomen. 
Garden Symphylan -    The garden symphylan is an occasional but very destructive pest of most field crops. Symphylans are not insects. They are more closely related to centipedes and millipedes. Garden centipede is another name commonly used for the garden symphylan.
Thrips -    Thrips species feed on a large variety of plants and animals by puncturing them and sucking up the contents. A large number of  thrips species are considered pests, because they feed on plants with commercial value. Some species of thrips feed on other insects or mites and are considered beneficial, while some feed on fungal spores or pollen.
Asparagus Virus I and II

§SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

§Asparagus viruses I and II produce no distinct symptoms unless both viruses infect the plant. Either virus by itself may only slightly reduce vigor. When both are present in the same plant, survival and vigor are severely reduced, especially in young plants. The combination of both viruses may be partly responsible for the reduction in the profitable life of asparagus plantings. Also, when plants are infected with both viruses, they become more susceptible to Fusarium wilt.

Crown and Spear Rot 

§SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

§Phytophthora spear rot is characterized by soft, water-soaked lesions on shoots at, slightly above, or below the soil level. The lesions elongate rapidly and become light brown. As the lesion collapses and shrivels, the affected side of the spear becomes flattened, and the shoot becomes extremely curved and may even collapse. This symptom is not diagnostic, however, as insect and mechanical injury can result in crooked spears. Infected young storage roots appear water soaked but firm.

Fusarium Wilt - §SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

§Mature plants infected with Fusarium gradually decline in productivity and growth. During the summer, infected plants are characterized by one to several stunted, bright yellow ferns. A reddish brown vascular discoloration, which may extend into the crown, is present at the base of stalks infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi. Crowns and belowground portions of stems exhibit reddish flecks or sunken brown lesions, which can be seen by cutting them open. Reddish brown, elliptical lesions occur on storage roots of infected plants. Feeder roots, most of which may be rotted off completely, show reddish brown discoloration.

Purple Spot - §SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

§Purple spot is of major concern when new spears are emerging and being harvested. The pathogen produces elliptical, slightly sunken lesions 0.03 to 0.06 inch across and up to 0.125 inch long. Initially lesions are reddish-purple and later develop a tan-brown center, especially if the lesion is large. Lesions usually appear on the lower half of new spears and are very superficial. The internal tissue of the spear is not affected.

Rust - §SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

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§Rust is most common on fern growth after the harvest season is over. Infections begin in spring from spores that overwintered on crop debris. These infections produce the orange stage (pycnia and aecia) of the disease. Occasionally, this stage can be found in spring on emerging spears from new or established plantings. The orange stage is characterized by light green patches on new spears that mature into yellow or pale orange pustules in concentric ring patterns. Spores produced by these spring stages are airborne to new fern growth. 

  Infection occurs and brick red pustules develop on stalks, branches, and leaves of the fern. These red pustules produce airborne, rust-colored spores (urediospores) in a powdery mass, which can reinfect the fern and increase disease incidence. Fern yellowing and browning, defoliation, and dieback may occur. As ferns mature and senesce, or autumn weather begins, the black spore stage may develop. The same pustules that produced the red spores begin producing black spores (teliospores). The pustule will slowly convert in appearance to a powdery mass of jet-black spores. These black spores are the overwintering stage of the fungus. The overall effect of rust on asparagus is reduced plant vigor the following year and reduced yields.

Integrated Pest Management of Sweet Potato

Integrated Pest Management of Sweet Potato

•      The sweet potato weevil is a serious pest in the field and in storage. It is the   most numerous close to the soil surface.

•            Eliminating weevils from planting material should begin with sanitation in and around the storage area. Malathion can be sprayed in the storage areas to kill weevils. One small, infested sweet potato can produce many weevils.

•           At harvest, all the sweet potatoes to be stored should be dusted with 5% Imidan dust.

•      The banded cucumber beetle is the most common cucumber beetle attacking sweet potatoes in Louisiana, but the spotted cucumber beetle will feed on sweet potatoes. Both species feed on several different host plants including vegetable and field crops, as well as weeds. Cucumber beetles are oblong-oval, have beaded antennae and are about ¼ inch long. 

•      Several species of white grubs are pests of sweet potatoes, but the most prevalent species is Phyllophaga ephilida. Larvae are often abundant in pasture, sod or weedy fields and can injure roots severely when sweet potatoes are planted in fields that follow pasture. Adults are active at night and feed on the leaves of deciduous trees. They emerge in late May through mid July. 

•      Whitefringed beetles can be a serious problem for growers. Whitefringed beetles have been reported on more than 385 plant species, including peanuts, corn, sugarcane, cotton, cowpea, beans, cole crops, alfalfa and sweet potatoes. Larval injury to sweet potato roots resembles that caused by white grubs. Larvae gouge out narrow, shallow to deep channels on the surface of the root. 

•      Several species of wireworms seriously injure sweet potatoes. Adults, known as click beetles, do not feed on the crop but oviposit on the soil near the crop, weeds or other vegetation. Wireworms have a very broad host range and will feed on weeds in the fields. Larvae produce small, round shallow feeding holes on the root surface. The original holes are usually less than 1/4 inch deep, but may be considerably deepened by later growth of the sweet potato root.

Disease Management

•      Some of the diseases of sweet potato crop along with the symptoms and control along with the causal organisms are described below:

Charcoal rot (Microphormina phaseoli):

Symptoms:
The infected tissue becomes chocolate brown, later on dark red or brown and ultimately black in colour. Minute black sclerotia are seen in the rotted tissues.

Control Measures:
Vines should be raised from healthy fields.

Soft rot (Rhizopus nigricans):

Symptoms: 
This cause storage rot of tubers. The tissue becomes soft and stingy.
Control Measures:
The sweet potato tubers should be stored in disinfected and clean stores. 
Black rot (Ceratocystis firmbriata, Ceratostomella firmbriata):

Symptoms:
This disease causes heavy loss in field and storage. The infected roots show dark brown or black spots. Infected vines show yellow, silky appreance of foliage. These are greyish black, circular, depressed spots on the fleshy roots.
Control Measures:

Proper sanitation should be maintained in field as well as storage

Friendship Qualities

Friendship Qualities

A true friend may have many different good qualities, but the basic qualities that all good friends share with one another are the most important.

Although true friendships can begin very quickly, they do take time to build into lasting and valuable relationships. Many people have said good friends are hard to find and even harder to keep, but everyone needs good friends even if they are far and few between. A true friend can have many different good qualities, but the qualities that add up to true friendship may be the most important.

If you have a few good friends, you are lucky, and if you take a closer look at the qualities that your friends have that make them true pals you will find that they share an essential group of traits, values and beliefs that all add up to honesty and good character. People can have many good qualities, but the traits that your true friends have are all tied together by a core of basic qualities that all good friends share with one another. Listed here are some of the most essential qualities that a person needs to have in order to qualify as a true friend:

Loyalty – 
Loyalty is a quality that everyone looks for in a friend. A loyal friend will stick with you no matter what the situation is and you can always count on them being on your side.

Intelligence – 
Being a good friend involves being aware of your needs and recognizing your values, and when a person is ignorant and uncaring, it is hard to consider them as a friend.

Sensitivity – 
Sensitive people make good friends because they often see life on their own terms which allows them to understand the thoughts and feeling of others.

Humor – 
Life is better when approached with a good sense of humor and people that are happy and outgoing are a lot more fun to be around than someone who is depressed, moody and sees the empty half of the glass all the time.

Honesty – 
Honesty may be the most important quality for friendship as it is difficult to befriend anyone who tells you lies and can’t be trusted. If you can trust someone to do the right thing in all situations and they are not tempted by temporary gain, it’s a good bet they will make a lasting friend.

Listening – 
If someone just doesn’t “hear” what you’re saying when you confide in them, they won’t make a very good friend. Communication is a two-way street and being a good listener is one half of the equation.

Supportive – 
A good friend will be supportive of you and your goals, and they will act accordingly. A true friend will help you become the person you want to be and know how to help you handle problems.

Generosity – 
A good friend is openly generous in personality and character. They will be generous with both their time and their money, and they won’t hesitate to help you when needed.
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Skinless Longganisa – Sweet Garlic

skinless Longganisa 

skinless Longganisa is one of my brother's favorite breakfast, paired with over-easy egg and fried garlic rice.

 So instead of buying in Filipino store a skinless longganisa every week, I tried making it, to be sure that my skinless longganisa is free from any preservatives, it’s tastier because the ground pork I use is fresh and of course, it costs lesser than what we buy in store. 

Ingredients:
1 pound or 1/2 kg. ground pork
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoos minced garlic
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce or oyster sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (sukang iloko if balsamic vinegar is not available)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon iodized salt
1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
wax paper for wrapping

Procedure:
1) In a bowl, mix all together the ingredients thoroughly.
2) Scoop 2-3 tablespoons of pork mixture and wrap it with wax paper.
3) Put the wrapped longganisa in the freezer for about 4 hours or overnight.
4) When ready to cook, unwrap the sausages, and put them in a pan with 1/2 cup of water. Let it boil under medium heat, until water completely evaporates.
5) In a separate pan, bring a 1/4 cup of oil to boil and fry the skinless longganisa for 2-4 minutes flipping them once.
Can make into 10-12 sausages.

If you have questions just message at romasanta.melody@yahoo.com :))