Summer is ending, I actually think it has already ended because of the frequent rain showers we're having, but eBay Philippines certainly thinks otherwise.

If you're already a registered eBay user, you can find out more by going to this page eBay Treasure Hunt. The treasure hunt looks easy because 4 people already won yesterday and today. I only found out about this contest today and when I got to the contest page, someone already found the treasure for today. I'll try my luck tomorrow.

8th SiNELAB WORKSHOP SERIES AS REQUESTED REGISTRATION ONGOING @ Quezon City

Workshop Outline : 8 Sessions

I. Alternative Material, Outline, Treatment and Script Development and Management (Narrative) ( 3 Sessions)

STEP ONE : THE VISION AND THE ARTISTIC MODEL Transforming the abstract into a working model

STEP TWO : FORMULATING AN IDEA An idea is a basic unit in constructing a working concept.

STEP THREE : BUILDING A CONCEPT The idea is the seed of the material while the concept is the cradle of the idea.

STEP FOUR : CONSTRUCTING THE PREMISE The premise has two components namely the character and the story. The said components operate within the structure of the premise. Often, the logline or pitching line comes from the premise. STEP FIVE : CONSTRUCTING THE OUTLINE The outline has 8 major parts called movements.

STEP SIX : THE SEQUENCE TREATMENT The sequence treatment bridges the outline and the script. The treatment determines how many sequences will it take to execute a movement.

I have been away from home for a couple of months so it was just a couple of weeks ago that I found out that my beloved city of Marikina has started collecting used cooking oil separately from all the garbage. I'm not sure just how often they do this though and I started wondering what they do with it. Possibly, they are just collecting it to be disposed off properly. Before, many households have a habit of throwing away used oil through canals. As we all know, pouring it down the drain might make the plumbing clogged when the oil solidifies so people tend to throw it outside of their homes directly into the sewage system. But this practice does come with its negative effects. Eventually, sewage water goes to our rivers and streams causing them to be polluted.

I wonder if the Waste Management Office recycles those rancid cooking oils. If they recycle those and turned them into biodiesel, they could use it to fuel the vehicles that the city government owns. Marikina has been known to invest in recycling machineries and has saved the city government a lot of money in the long run. A few months back the city government purchased a composting machine that turns the garbage collected from the market into compost.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and other media groups will celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 3 by offering flowers at the National Shrine of Marcelo H. del Pilar in the morning and hosting a jamming session by members of media in the evening.