Unfair?!

Yah, That's what I think. It's really unfair!
We, the top 5 have reviewed for the RAT for three days. For that, we were so tired and exhausted but what?! We still need to do the outputs of our classmates? Won't they let us rest even a while? Give us time!
In three days, we've been in Nitro's room. I can feel the pressure there. I do not know why.
We were tired reading and answering. We were also walking and walking for we need to go back to our room to get our things.
It's so unfair because we could not cope up with the lessons and we need to run after time to know what they have learned.
Saturday and Sunday, I did the projects and assignments we need to past I didn't even have time to study and review.
hmmm...
But, it's just al right for I am proud that I would take the exam and it is for the institution.

background of the study

Sir,
My research you’ve currently approved is the “Kasoy as a potential source of biofuel”, the background of the study I have made is not yet finalize, it’s just like the draft because I’m still trying to have it in better arrangement. Ibig ko pong sabihin ay yung pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga impormasyong aking nakalap. I will still fix it, actually edit it, and make it better. I’m still searching for more infos. Sir, can you please correct the mistakes and tell me the things you want to improve. Thank you po for the time!!!

Background of the Study
We are constantly being told that the era of cheap oil is over, but the truth is that the era of oil of any kind is going to be over as well. It’s finite, and every aspect of it is both dirty and expensive, right down to the wars that are being fought over it.
The conversion of plant sugars into alcohol has been occurring for as long as history has been recorded. As far back as 10,000BC people were making beer, possibly even before bread was first produced. The process of distillation of an ethanol solution is very simple and has been and still is employed by home distillers around the world for making beverages such as fortified wines, whiskey, moonshine, vodka and so on. This is an effective process, so much so that some alcoholic beverages can act as fuels and burn once introduced to a flame.
Biofuel, which is also called agro fuel, is a fuel made from what we call biomass, which in this case is a plant, living or recently dead. Some of the best source plants are corn, sugarcane, and hemp, although biofuel can be produced from any biological carbon source. Even garbage can be used, bringing up the specter of landfill farms. Biofuels are attempting to fill a staggering need; to replace petroleum as our primary transport fuel on a permanent basis. The planetary economy and way of life depends on the transportation sector. And that usually means cars. This kind of fuel carries with them an image of sustainability and environmentally friendliness and the promise of allowing us to continue our use of automobiles without damaging the planet. Some of these ideas have been realized at least in part, whereas other problems have come to light that are casting biofuels in a less than green lime light.
Ethanol is technically the same type of alcohol found in Johnny Walker Red. It is easy to manufacture and process, and can be made from very common materials, like corn or sugar cane. It can also come from cellulose. That particular form has been too expensive up to now, but a plant came online in Canada in 2004. Like all of the other biofuel ventures, it was heavily supported by its government, both as a financier and customer. The costs will be worth it. This technology could transform agricultural byproducts like straw sawdust and corncobs into renewable energy resources. Of equal interest is the idea of producing biodiesel and its energy rich by-product glycerin from both used and new vegetable oils. This process is in turn dependent on supplies of methanol and sodium hydroxide, also called lye. It is possible to make lye at home but is is much easier and cheaper to purchase it pre made.
In order to be economically viable, biofuel crops need to produce the highest possible fuel output. In the United States corn is the politically preferred crop for biofuel and it is the corn cob itself that is the source of the raw materials for making fuel. Making fuel out of the plant matter left over after a crop is harvested is another possibility. Plants are made mainly of cellulose which is simply very long chains of sugar molecules joined together. It is the intertwining and chemical bonding between strands of cellulose that make them so hard to digest. One way of breaking cellulose apart is using the enzyme cellulase. This enzyme dissolves the cellulose strands into simple sugars as do the enzymes in our mouths, for example when we suck on a piece of bread.
Cellulase is produced by very few organisms. Common garden snails produce it, which is why snails can feed on newspapers and cardboard. Another organism that produces it is the Trichonympha, which lives in the gut of termites. The termites eat dead wood which the Trichonympha digest. They are very efficient and produce more sugars than they need to survive. The termites survive on the excess sugar production and so this symbiotic relationship endures. Several other organisms including some plants and fungi are also able to produce cellulase.Being able to produce the enzyme cellulase in commercial quantities would surely be a key advance toward developing truly environmentally friendly fuels. Since all plants are made virtually entirely from cellulose we could make fuel from any waste plant material; lawn clippings, bamboo, dead branches, driftwood, anything. Unfortunately use of cellulase in industrial applications for this purpose is still in the experimental phase.
Similarly in Australia and many South East Asia and South American countries, sugar cane one of the crops of choice. The stems of the cane plant are rich in simple sucrose that is easily converted into ethanol.Both these crops have the immediate problem of using not only food producing land but the food itself as a fuel source. The recent surge in global demand and price of food makes this practice unsustainable. If biofuels are to be adopted in a serious manner for the long term we need to develop ways of producing them that do not compromise food production.
Automotive fuel requires high power density, run by clean burning, generally liquid fuels. Biofuels are considered to be a great alternative to oil, although the process of getting them to market has been called as harmful as the oil that they replace. This debate has been going on for some time and will not be resolved here. But nobody is denying that biofuels are a powerful step in the right direction. They have a quality that oil can never deliver: they grow back. Their source can be replanted and re-harvested, perhaps forever. This is their greatest advantage. In the words of Per Carstedt, CEO of SEKAB, Sweden’s largest biofuel company, “They are available for thousands of years; as long as you have the sun.”
Alan Adler believes that, “Ethanol provides the greatest near-term possibility to offset if not replace petroleum. In addition to customer choice it does reduce greenhouse emissions. Coskada could reduce them by up to 84 percent.” Jan Lindstedt says the future of ethanol is “great,” and that ethanol has “a great future. We must have something to replace fossil fuel. It’s now really taking off.”

ps. pls give comment to me po. thank you!!!

Travel on a Shoestring

I really do not know what is meant by my title. It's just that I want the word travel because last Saturday we went in Pampanga to visit our grandparents. I really had a hang- over after travelling. I really do not like travelling especially in long distance places. I can't resist the odor of the vehicles especially if it is air- conditioned, I vomit.
hahaha...
I admit it!!! I was still luck since the buses we've ride on do not have that strong odor.
hahaha...
Ahhh...
Before I will forget, last Friday, we had our Second Periodic Test for the Third Grading Period. In the afternoon, we didn't have classes since the examinee are to take the entrance exam for the second screening.
Our tests were easier and shorter compare to the previous tests.
That's all I can say.

So Restless!!!

Ahhh…
Classes again!
I need to wake up early so that I would not be late for the flag raising ceremony.
Classes have started. Most of the time, we just check our test papers. I am quite happy because I think my scores are better than before.
This week we were all busy.
We just do not know why is that Ma’am Arlyn is not present? We missed her.
…hehehe
Last Wednesday, I slept 2 am because I, together with my group mates, need to finish the Review of Related Literature for our term paper in English. Good thing we’ve finished it.
Ah before I will forget, thank you very much to Karen and Zhaila for giving us ice cream and food. Again, thank you and Happy Birthday!!!

I Couldn’t Say that it’s really a Vacation

I really couldn’t say that the Christmas vacation given to is really a vacation where in we can rest. We have lots of projects to do.
I need to read “Alimuom” and have it summarized. Do the Term Paper in English and start with the Term Paper in Filipino. I am really stressed and tired!!! I’m just waiting for Christmas and New Year so that I would have reasons why I should rest.
Merry Christmas!!!
In the afternoon my siblings and I went to Malainen. It seems to be no occasion since it’s really boring. I just walk and talk. I’ve just “collected” less than four hundred pesos. It’s just okay.
Hehehe…
Then, my cousins and aunties went in our house. After that, I went in Malainen again but this time I have nothing to talk to because they already went home. I felt so bored.
When my grandfather decided to go in our house, I accompanied him.
That night, I just ate salad.
Happy New Year!!!
I’m really excited but I am worried of the time since I am not yet done in all the projects. In the afternoon, my mother already prepared the desserts.
In the evening, we already prepared the food and fruits. I, together with my brother, am in charged for the barbeque. It’s not yet time but the barbeques are almost eaten because my brother kept on eating it.
Hehehe…
5,4,3,2,1!!!
Happy New Year!!! (fireworks)
Then, we ate again.
In the evening, we went in Malainen to join the “Payanig”.
It was really fun especially when the hosts were already there.
I and my sister went home 10 pm.
The next days, I did my projects and finish them.
Finally I’m done!!!

It’s Christmas! Let’s Party!

Hahaha… I’m getting excited of our Christmas Program and Party. I do not know what would happen to our performance in the Chorale Competition and to our performance by section, because we, as a section, just practice about two weeks before the party. In the Choral competition, we haven’t practice for a long time. We just have it for a day. In the competition, I was shock that we were the first group to perform. There was really an angelic voice when we started especially in the part on silent night. There was a big silence in the gymnasium. I just go on the flow. Before the announcement of the winner, there were a lot of games and I joined in “Fear Factor”. Unfortunately we were not able to win. Then, they announced the winner!!! Dandadadaannnn!!! And the champion is the… “Juniors”!!! Yehey!!! After the program, I, together with Roselle and Felariz, went to Joy’s house to change clothes. There, I kept on laughing because of Roselle’s attire. It’s just unusual in my eyes. When we came in the school, our party is about to start. We’ve started it with lots of game. It was really fun. Then the time came, we performed. I do not know what to do since I already forgot the steps. After the party for year level, we went in our room to eat and have the exchanging of gifts. We ate lots of food and exchange our gifts. After that somebody started wiping the icing. I really hate it but its fun. Before we went home, we had a flag retreat.

Research Problem

A.
1. What is it?
My research problem is about anti-helminthic property of gumamaela leaves.

2. Why?
To find an alternative medicine for curing animals with helminthes. If possible, it can be used to cure animals with other parasites.

3. Date
January 6, 2009

4. Field
Helminthology/ Parasitology
5. Target
I still do not know.

B.
1. What is it?
My research is about ipil-ipil leaves as a substitute for the materials in making cardboard.
2. Why?
I want ipil-ipil leaves to be useful in different way and also to have an alternative materials in making cardboards.

3. Date
January 6, 2009

4. Field
Applied Science. But, I’m not sure if it’s the filed.
5. Target
I still do not know.

C.
1. What is it?
My research is about tissue culturing of malunggay or coconut.
2. Why?
Since malunggay, as a nutritious veggie and coconut, as a useful one, I want its tissues to be cultured so that we would have more plantation or sources of it.

3. Date
January 6, 2009

4. Field
Biology, I’m not sure of that.

5. Target
I still do not know.


D.
1. What is it?
I want to continue the research which is about the kasoy fruit as a source of biofuel.
2. Why?
I want to know and prove if kasoy is a potential source of biofuel.

3. Date
January 6, 2009

4. Field
Biochemistry

5. Target
I still do not know.