Lead by the kids, the family was ecstatic to encounter Boracay of Cavite. All prepared with boat, bouy, kite, beach pail and shovels and not to miss the food (and sunblock)! Going, we did not feel the three-hour ride from Manila. The drive was mostly on smooth, paved road punctuated with sharp turns and series of uphill and downhill. In the base premises, there were wild birds and animals that veered the kids' attention away from dizziness of riding on zigzag. And somewhere, from the top, we had a peek of the beach that wowed us. Crystal white sand with teal water nestled in between hills in a horseshoe shape. By that sight, the kids got ready to splash into the water by wearing sunblock. At the cottage, we literally dropped our bags, inflated the boat and the bouy, grabbed the beach toys and ran to the water! The pictures speak of fun... of fun... and more of it...
After fun, came panic because we were intruded by schools of jellyfish. The water is getting warmer (which jellyfish love) and the kids are just getting warmed-up so who wants to leave the water? Unfortunately, time came to get a shower and a "sub-standard" bathroom was there to welcome us -- used shampoo bottles, packets, and even clothes were all around the floor. By the looks of it, there is nobody maintaining the area. But that is no excuse to dispose of our trash anywhere we want! What has happened to Discipline, Orderliness, Good-acts of Filipinos?!
Malcolm Gladwell author of Tipping Point book argued that disorderliness can lead to crime. How? Take the Broken Window theory that explains "If a window is open, and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge. Soon, more windows will be broken, and the sense of anarchy will spread from the building to the street on which it faces, sending a signal that anything goes." With the experiment done in New York in the height of crime in the 1980s, it was proven that basic ignoring of graffitis encourage people to perform more serious crimes. The city averaged 2,000 murders and 600,000 serious felonies a year. By starting to clean graffitis, the crimes declined enormously to the point of making New York as the safest big city in the United States. The Philippines can also achieve that!
It's odd to look at disorderliness in a marine base camp which should be promoting otherwise... Where to start? Let's put into practice the broken window theory, what do you think?
Preparing to go home, the sound of Marines marching, chanting sent us off ... The marine soldiers were doing their daily routine of physical training as a group learning combat techniques with the ultimate aim of fighting for our country. Today, after casting our ballots, we, the lay will continually fight for justice and freedom. Can we rely on the soldiers for this much bigger cause or will they be locked up in chains by their commander's selfish motives? Like we who swam in the base beach was stung by thimble jellyfish -- Ouch! (more about jellyfish, seabather's eruption below)
Malcolm Gladwell author of Tipping Point book argued that disorderliness can lead to crime. How? Take the Broken Window theory that explains "If a window is open, and left unrepaired, people walking by will conclude that no one cares and no one is in charge. Soon, more windows will be broken, and the sense of anarchy will spread from the building to the street on which it faces, sending a signal that anything goes." With the experiment done in New York in the height of crime in the 1980s, it was proven that basic ignoring of graffitis encourage people to perform more serious crimes. The city averaged 2,000 murders and 600,000 serious felonies a year. By starting to clean graffitis, the crimes declined enormously to the point of making New York as the safest big city in the United States. The Philippines can also achieve that!
It's odd to look at disorderliness in a marine base camp which should be promoting otherwise... Where to start? Let's put into practice the broken window theory, what do you think?
Preparing to go home, the sound of Marines marching, chanting sent us off ... The marine soldiers were doing their daily routine of physical training as a group learning combat techniques with the ultimate aim of fighting for our country. Today, after casting our ballots, we, the lay will continually fight for justice and freedom. Can we rely on the soldiers for this much bigger cause or will they be locked up in chains by their commander's selfish motives? Like we who swam in the base beach was stung by thimble jellyfish -- Ouch! (more about jellyfish, seabather's eruption below)
Seabather's Eruption: Sea bather's eruption is a rash, which affects the bathing suit-covered areas of the skin, rather than exposed areas, after swimming in the sea infested by thimble jellyfish. If you feel an itch and/or tingling sensation, take off your swimsuit in a sea without jellyfish, wash-off, pat-dry then change clothes. From medical references: Do not rub the affected areas with towels or hands as that could cause additional stinging. An immediate rinse with fresh water, vinegar or other solutions may actually cause additional stinging from larvae clinging to your skin or clothes. Click on the seabather's eruption link to learn more about treatment and proper washing of infected suit.
Have fun in the water this summer but be safe! Jellyfish love the warm water so stay away from it at a single sight of a jellyfish and during extremely hot time.
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