Province of Pangasinan is well known for its best product “bagoong”.  Salted and fermented fish made by Pangasinenses are really far different to other bagoong makers in Philippines.  Its taste and smell makes big difference.  Bagoong industry in Pangasinan is a big industry in the province; it provides employment for Pangasinenses especially in town Lingayen, where almost 35% of livelihood came from.  It helps a lot of residents especially those who are indigents.

Ilocanos favorite menu called “pinakbet” main ingredient is bagoong, they claim that vegetables were made more delicious with bagoong.  Mangoes from town of Mangatarem are even more delicious with some dip of fish bagoong.  The most salable product in the market in nearby towns is bagoong.  Ilocanos and Pangasinenses are patronizing their own product where in they even sold it in nearby cities and in all part of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.  Some bagoong manufacturers also ventures business internationally, they export their product on other countries, because of the demands; the spread of bagoong business is inevitably and truly it’s profitable.

Our sea has really a lot to offer, fishes from seas are the main ingredient in making bagoong.  It does not only provide food for people but indeed it also gives more employment for people which are very important in one community.  We really need to take good care of our nature especially our oceans and seas to give us back what we want and what we need.

Our universe exist in three dimensions of space and one dimension of time or four dimension of space time defined by Albert Einsteins theory of relativity.  There are four basic forces of nature the gravitational , the strong, the electromagnetic and the weak force.  The interaction of heavenly bodies are governed by the gravitational force, the weakest and a long distance acting force.  The strong force is a short distance acting force and the strongest of all, it holds the particles inside the nucleus of the atom together.  The electromagnetic force governs the movement of electrons out of which electricity and the chemical properties of the atoms takes place.  The weak force is the force from radioactive decay.  Out of this four basic forces of nature in four dimensions of space time life evolved.  How?  A biosphere, a sphere capable of harboring life was formed by the action of gravity which attracts matter through long distances to form stars, planets and other heavenly bodies.  When a massive heavenly body is formed through the action of gravity heat is generated inside the body.  When a very high temperature, about a million degrees centigrade is reached nuclear burning takes place, in this way a star like our sun is born.  In a small heavenly body nuclear burning does not take place because of a lower temperature, this is how planets moons and inter-stellar cosmic dust are formed.  Large planets have strong gravitational force it provides a thick atmosphere composed of ammonia and other poisonous gases, a small planet because of weak gravity cannot hold an atmosphere that is why in both scenarios life cannot exist.  A planet must be of the right size to produce a habitable atmosphere, it must be at a right distance from the sun so that a moderate temperature is needed for life to exist.

In a complex atom there are several electron shells or orbits wherein electrons revolve around the nucleus of the atom.  The outermost shell is the most important.  This is called the valence shell, this shell has the property to share its electrons with other atoms to form compounds like 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen to form water.  Several types of compounds are formed due to sharing of valence electrons, some are inorganic (non-living) and others are organic (living).  From the organic compounds life has evolved.  A simple single celled microorganism was formed in the seas billions of years ago.  For millions of years it mutates, it gets more complex to be able to survive in a hostile environment.  The weak perishes, the strong survives.  This process of natural selection produces a better adapted new generations of microorganisms.  The organism as it get more complex then develops sense organs, nervous system then a simple processing unit called the brain.  On top of this evolutionary tree is man, the most intelligent of all lifeforms.  Looking at the universe from the scientific point of view we can draw an arrow pointing at a direction in time.

Inorganic——Organic——Mind (spirit)——-?

We may call this the evolutionary arrow of time.  The universe is immense and mysterious, physical laws that governs it were discovered written as mathematical formulas to describe the interaction of heavenly bodies (relativity) and the behavior of subatomic particles (quantum physics).  But why design it this way?  The universe was designed for life to evolve!  Why? Our creator is after intellect and order.  Intelligence is needed for it is the capacity of a being to understand the true essence of all things that exist in all levels or dimensions of existence that gives meaning for its own existence.  Order is needed to produce harmony for its own existence.  What about the mind, what is it?  Science could hardly describe what it is.  The mind or intellect I believe is the soul a spirit, it is the immortal part of a man, a product of our labors, aspirations, memories, intelligence, our personality.  But why?  There is only one explanation for all of this.  He is preparing us to another form of existence, a more complex and blissful world but a very high level of intelligence is needed to appreciate it.  This may be the ultimate paradise, it is difficult to visualize or comprehend but the evolutionary arrow of time tells us so.

Our preparation for the coming Pangapisan North annual festival in celebration of our patron saint Sr. San Roque starts today.  The festival includes the first Bagoong Festival Street Dancing Competition that is open to all owners, dealers and manufacturers and workers of bagoong in Barangay Pangapisan North.  This will serve as the highlight of the event.  The contestants will parade in the designated parade route of the first Bagoong Festival 2010 Street parade.  This is the mobile presentation of the competition and a focal presentation or ritual on how Bagoong is being made.  The competition will be held in front of Sr. San Roque Chapel in Pangapisan North, Lingayen, Pangasinan and it will be held on April 24, 2010 at 3:00 in the afternoon.  The winners will represent the Lingayen in the Festival of the North street dancing competition of the Bangus Festival.

Havin­­­­­­­g a car nowadays is very beneficial.  Considering the polluted air that you may acquire outside whenever you go out for work or for school.  Driving your own car can really gives you comfort and save you more time compare if you will be riding in a passenger vehicle. At my early age of 21, I already have my own car, an L-200 mitsubishi 1995 model.  It’s really exciting driving my own new car during those days; me and my friends were always on the road to test drive the car.  I even went to Baguio with my family, drove them until midnight just to experienced driving my own car on a long distance.  At first I thought that having a nice car was a good investment.   Well, it did really help me in doing my business, I can do a lot of things in a day because it saves time whenever I go to a client, but having a car needs maintenance and it easily depreciates.  My car now is 13 years old and I’m planning to buy a new one because now my old car is not that convenient to use.  There were many parts that need to replace and it will cost me a lot in repairing it than buying a new one.  I window shopped in different car stores to pick what to buy so when my budget become available I can replace my old car soon.  My first choice is a van that will fit my family lifestyle, it is bigger than a car to accommodate more seats, I can also use this for business purposes, a van for hire that can generate added income for my family. 

Start-up with the nitro spark-ignition system.  It only has a glow plug.  Simply pull the glow plug out of the engine and power it up with a glow igniter; it should glow a bright white/orange.  If it doesn’t glow at all, the cause of your problem is revealed; if it lights up poorly or the elements is white or black, the glow plug may have seen better days, and it may be time to replace it.  Spend a few buck on a new plugs; its a cheap price to pay to  save yourself the aggravation of trying to start an engine whose plug is in poor condition.