so much blessings from KP Blogversary Contest

Are you aware that I joined the grandest blogversary contest ever held in blogosphere's history? It's a contest of brain, beauty and talent...ok I'm kind of exaggerating here, please delete "beauty" and place in there "perseverance". The highest pointer will covet $200!

Guess what?

I don't have the same perseverance as Marce Niko who whooped 9169 POINTS and with Sherry who reached 8795 POINTS! But my 7081 POINTS earned me $50 as the 3rd placer of the contest. Not bad at all. I'm glad I was able to support Marce Kaye and Marce Peh until the end of times end of the contest.

Aside from winning $50, I won another $5 for being one of the first 10 contestants who finished with the requirements ahead of all the others, $5 for giving the best review for NOOB- Marce Pehpot's blog for tips and techniques on blogging and earning online and another $5 for being one of the 3 random winners for posting about the contest.

Another unexpected blessing is that my review for Online Mommy's Corner pleased the author so she's giving me another $5 !

Aside from the monetary blessings I received from the contest, here are some benefits I gained by just simply joining KP Blogversary Contest:

1. It helps me enhances my reviewing skill (winning as one of the BEST REVIEWS boosts my self-confidence).

2. I could now leave informative and engaging comments.

3. It makes me aware that I should place an "About Me" page and "Categories" widget for the benefits of my visitors and readers.

4. I have changed blogging schedule. Instead of sleeping late at night, I now practiced waking up as early as 3:00 am just to give time to my blog. During the KP's Blogversary Contest I couldn't blog at night because I'll have to put my son to bed and I need to have enough sleep because of my class. Because of the contest, I made a decision to wake up earlier instead and I'm doing that until now .

N-Viro Technology- transforming waste streams into beneficial reuse products

In my early years, I used to observed my grandparents making compost out from organic kitchen and yard waste and manures and turned them into an extremely useful humus-like, soil end product. My grandparents told me that compost feeds the soil microorganisms that help plants stay healthy, adds nutrients to the soil, and helps clay soil drain better and sandy soil retain water. I used to observed Compost educator showing the results of composting to students at a community compost education site, too.

Some Municipalities and private companies do composting too but there's already a problem posed when there's large compost pile. It can spontaneously combust if not properly managed, there's undesirable odor spread and sometimes it could affect our water system. Good thing that there's a new technology developed that uses lime and/or mineral-rich, combustion byproducts to treat, pasteurize, immobilize and convert wastewater sludge and other bio-organic wastes into biomineral agricultural and soil-enrichment products with real market value. Thanks to N-Viro International Corporation . N-Viro International Corporation owns and patented N-Viro process technology that combines biological, chemical and physical reactions to disinfect biosolids. By combining all three reactions, you have many different modes of pathogen kill for added security and stability. The N-VIRO process converts waste to energy to prop up alternative energy.

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I visited http://www.nviro.com and I learned that N-Viro process produces N-Viro Soil™ used for agriculture. The American farmers use more N-Viro Soil™ annually than all other lime treated biosolids-derived products combined. N-Viro Soil is also used in landscaping and horticulture, land reclamation, landfill cover material, silviculture, topsoil blending, and as a soil amendment. N-Viro is often blended with materials and bagged for use in home gardens.

I just hope that N-Viro process will be widely known and our municipalities, private companies and agricultural sectors will avail what N-Viro could offer to help up in waste management . The economies of scale involved in the N-Viro process make it the most cost effective option for community based solutions.

we are checking our mental health over here in Thailand

Do you have any idea that Bangkok is undergoing political tension nowadays? Thus, the Department of Mental Health has encouraged all Thais to check their mental health via an easy test of five questions and find ways for stress reduction.

Mental Health Department Director-General, MD Chatri Banchuen, stated that Thai people should beware of their own minds and not fall as victims of stress and tension.

He then recommended all Thais to take a mini-test to see if they are prone to stress leading to violent expressions or not.

The questions ask respondents to see if they are certain with five statements or not. I tried to answer too because I'm living in Thai's land. The statements are as follows:

1) I am always frustrated upon political discussion.

2) I must argue with those having different political opinions.

3) I am engrossed in political issues more than personal ones.

4) I am always afraid of potential violent incidents in Thailand.

5) I always try to persuade others to agree with my political opinions.

Respondents will receive every two points for answering ‘yes’, one point for answering ‘uncertain’, and zero point for answering ‘no’.

Respondents scoring a total of 0-2 points can be interpreted as having normal political emotion and eligible to learn information from all sides.

Respondents with 3-5 points can be interpreted as having a moderate level of political emotion with own political stance, and able to accept different opinions.

However, they are prone to stress if they are too engrossed in politics, and so are advised to relax more.

Respondents with 6-10 points can be interpreted as having a strong level of political emotion and are at risk to high levels of stress. They are suggested to avoid any provoking situation or people and relax more.

Do you know my tendency? I score 0 so there's no problem with me.

The director-general stressed that mental health must be given priority during both normal and crisis periods. He said good mental health, serenity, and peace could be created if mental health is well managed.

MD Chatri said any people feeling uncomfortable or requiring mental health assistance can dial 1323 hotline around the clock.

Today is the day...

Today is the last day of our English summer class! . I'm done with my worksheets too for K-1 and K-2 . I think I need to hold some de-stressing activities to nurture my mind, body and spirit like a movie marathon, play a board game, re-read "the Purpose-Driven Life" and the Bible , go for a long walk around PSU park, playing text twist for an hour , visit Songkhla's Aquarium ,put on a head set and listen to my favorite music and learn to cook something new.

Before I go to school I need to read provillus consumer reviews first because my co-teacher is asking me about it. You know he's been advised to start taking Provillus because of his evident receding hairline. He wanted to know if it really works. I gotta hit Mr. Google first and then prepare for school.

Have a nice day everybody!