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The Risky Nukey

View Proximity of the Bataan nuclear Power Plant to Metro Manila in a larger map After tsunami devastated Japan, she is facing a new problem. Radiation from its nuclear plant brought fears of health risk to people within the 80-km radius. With that, I think we made a good decision when the Filipino people cried to the government to shut down the Bataan nuclear plant in Morong. But how safe are we even if it's not operational? The Bataan nuclear plant sits near the South China Sea. Is there a possibility that a tsunami could damage this power plant to cause a leak? The government spends around ₱40 million a year to maintain it. Couldn't the government just deconstruct the plant entirely?

Happy Birthday

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It was my birthday when I started this blog. After a no-thought hibernation, I resumed my blogging on my birthday once again. Simplicity Today is my birthday and it is the first Friday of Lent. It's a day of abstinence for Christians. So I thought, I'd abstain from a festive celebration. No cakes or pasta or ice cream. Nothing at all except guisadong munggo ( sautéed mung beans ) for lunch. No gimmick with friends as well. My best friend, though, dropped by yesterday who didn't even know it was birthday. :) My birthday won't be complete without hearing Mass. I want it peaceful, solemn, and quiet. I thought of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Makati Avenue. Where is solemnity? Why not in my parish? I find the Mass every Friday at our parish church a little bit unquiet for the reason that the El Shaddai choir sings like they're in the middle of the ocean. They chant too loud like begging cows. And I don't like a  choir that presides the Mass instead ...