Shattered

Been through

Mid-life

some challenges

Wondering if there are

anything more

 

Questions

Will I see

the future

of my children

when they  grow

up and mature

Did not expect

Something

like this

to happen

Did not

prepare

for any

of these

 

Not just

lost of life

but snatch

from us

in a day

some minutes

only

 

Normal life

shattered

by an accident

in a wink of an eye

in a moment

Remembering … April 14, 2012

Remembering … April 14, 2012

Everest Hills Memorial Park, Tunasan, Muntinlupa

To those who assisted me from CME to Manila East Medical:

Bernard, Pareng Erwin , Mareng Mila & Ron

South CBG TS : Jason, Kris,Dan, Ems & even Jiegs of North

To those who texted their prayer support immediately that day:

JohnMac, Mam Cecil,Sir Viboy, Pastor Manny, Donna, RMs -Robert, Gee, Rick, John, Ver, and  Cesar,

To those who shared the comfort of their presence at Facundo, Pasay City: (April 16 to 21, 2012) :

Monday: Mila & Angel (who brought the flowers)

Tuesday: From South SME- Joseph, Seg,Ivy & Dianne

From South CBG- Fides,Kris,Jason,Dan, Borj and May

Wednesday: Bernard, Arnold, Dong ,Dom & gf,

Dr Roman de Leon  & wife- Charito (Gideon’s International)

Thursday: Sir Alex, Pareng Erwin, Coy,Alex S., Mila

Bro Rey Licayan- for  listening to me.

Pastor Padim Israel – especially for praying for the family left by                                        Nathaniel- – her mother -Nova, and sisters- Angel & Noriel

Pareng Gilbert & family

For the patience, understanding and support of my superiors- Sir Alex, Sir Viboy and even Sir Al

For the whole CBG family and those in our company who expressed their support, presence and understanding during a prolong time of lethargy & sorrow.

For Bro Louie & Reu who supported our family in the background.

For the transportation – Fred & Arnel

To paraphrase Philemon 4-7 

“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I experienced  your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for our family, … For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my friends & brethren, because our hearts  have been refreshed through you.”

A Month After

Came Back

to the site

Fears and Visions

of Days Gone

Trying to face it all

 

At the pool

From the far side

Cannot really see

half of them

Too dark blue

 

Also at the shade

Too many plants and flatform

Covering the view

and the rope – with the balls

too far in between

 

At the cabana

Standing

Realized

He really went into

the pool fast

not to be seen

It was a rainy day

With the sun shining hard

Strange day

At 3 o’clock afternoon

 

Went away

Still

I can still remember

That day

May you have the peace son

Also us you left

behind

Protocols and Systems

Protocols and Systems

The real sad story regarding “Thrilla in NAIA3” is that there seems to be no protocol on how ground stewardess or any personnel of Cebu Pacific on how to inform AHEAD their passengers that their baggage will be off loaded and be brought by another airline on the next flight. (See http://globalnation.inquirer.net/35933/airport-brawl-puts-spotlight-on-quality-of-cebu-pacific-services)

The ground stewardess (not the one in the picture-which is their typical uniforms) also doesn’t know the protocol on how to deal with difficult customers-and let Claudine vent her steam in front of the desk.  So it is really not the fault of the personnel –but of the company. Except that if the stewardess forgot her training-and mishandled the situation-but her supervisor should be there to take it from her.

And there is the NAIA3 CCTV and their security personnel (See http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=805029&publicationSubCategoryId=63)  Systems should be there to protect our security-we pay our hard earned pesos as taxes –and all we heard are excuses- that this is already under final deliberation and negotiation. Adminstrator of NAIA3 –how long was this terminal working?  1month? 2 months? (See http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080731-151892/NAIA-3-opens-gates-to-international-flights-Friday) So enough time for excuses –but instead apologize to the public.

I also understand that the guards really tried to separate the 2 camps but they till did their melee in the baggage section-in 2 rounds. Where is your detention office? Where are your supervisors-who should know better to separate them immediately? Where are your protocols for something violent happening inside our international airport?

Sir- Secretary Roxas (I voted for you po as Vice President) don’t trivialize this (seehttp://www.abs-cbnnews.com/anc/05/08/12/roxas-downplays-tulfo-santiago-brawl) – our treasure is our people, our culture and our scenery-and it was seen badly over the media. This should be rectified immediately.If you cannot handle tyhis properly-doubts will linger on your hands-on capability later.

So how should it be done?

1)     They could have prevented the fight from escalating if they were doing their jobs by watching any potential problems that could occur such as this. Since the CCTV camera is not working they should have been instructed to be more alert and be ready for any kind of situation/commotion.

2)      They should have prevented the fight. They did not control the situation DURING the fight and they did not assert their AUTHORITY AFTER the fight.. Santiago and Tulfo  should have been cuffed and probably get the police involved. Question. After the fight when Raymart was trying to talk to Tulfo, what did the Security do to prevent him from another confrontation?

3)      Their SUPERVISORS still refuse to see the flaws with the system.  If the security personnel were confused. They should be trained what to do in any type of situation. What if this is merely a diversion to real terrorist attack.

Cannot look into again

No breathe

No response

Just a faraway look

 

Held him in my arms

But slipped

Because of the weight

Helped by another

Standing in a van

Seeing him

Holding his hands and feet

Not moving

Inspite of…

Inside the room

Many nurses and doctors

IVs and equipment

She cannot look into

 

At the end

Me and my son

Saying our goodbyes

As I tried to close his eyes

I can no longer look into

Such room

Without thinking of

Him at his last moment

Take time to go deep

This post is subsequent to my previous post regarding our ‘pambansang kamao’- Congressman Manny Pacquiao.

(see: https://ravrodriguez.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/manny-pacquiao-for-congressman/). Then I gave my unsolicited advice on his political ambitions/ dreams- which were fulfilled -and some of my advice-which he may not have read in anyway-may have happened in his life. Like in this article at ABS CBN: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/05/08/12/jinkee-pacquiao-opens-hotel-gensan.

I know that he is now involved in bible studies and is renewed in his faith in the Lord-and even experiencing miracles or healings during prayer meeting at his home. I am just concerned and so I am sharing these verses:

1 Timothy 3:1-7

1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,
5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

-Meaning -he needs to grow deep in his relationship with Jesus-how it understands it -and in his relationships with other people who might take advantage of him. He should take his relationship with Jesus foremost -and not what is happening around him-as in Luke 10:19-21

19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Hinay hinay lang po.

Our goal is to end better than we started -2 Timothy 4:7-8

7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”

It is said that it takes a moment to produce a Christian -but it takes a lifetime to produce a matured saint. See this posts on elders : http://redemptionhill.com/about-2/elders/ and  http://www.bible.ca/ntx-elders-pastors-bishops.htm

And he might suffer a Bob-Dylanesque burnout -see: http://bobdylanjesus.com/reviews.html, http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4758.htm

My Youngest Son’s Circumcision

Yesterday-May 8, 2012 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM undergo his circumcision at Healthway Clinic at 2nd floor of Festival Mall . It was handled by the same doctor that did my second son’s circumcision.

(see: https://ravrodriguez.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/circumcision-of-my-son-and-mothers-day-may-10-2009/

Like last time -I also have problems with my health-card regarding the payment -or is-this-covered-by-my-health-card question. Only after my blood pressure went up and I insisted with the nurse that they better re-checked this with HMO-that it was confirmed that it was covered. Even so -later the operating doctor requested for additional fee since the health card only covers so little (similar to the dorsal slit circumcision instead of the coronary circumcision which was done to my son). In this life we have taxes, traffic jams and HMO misunderstanding on coverage.

Afterwards with my other son-Raniel and my wife- we took a quick dinners at Greenwich so that Raviel can have his medicine for pain and swelling-Advil- but since it took him more than a hour to wake up and lose the dizziness-he was not to keen on eating his dinner or swallowing the medicine.

Before boarding the taxi – he vomited everything he ate-but felt well afterwards. We boarded an FX going home-and was able to be there bu 7:20 PM. Mys on immediately went to he room and slept ahead of us. Because of the heat (of this summer) joined him in the air-conditioned room and also took my rest.

Around 1:00 AM of the next day-my wife took out the dressing of the wound-as instructed by the doctor. It took awhile and my son felt the pain while the gauze was being peeled. With the help of my son Raniel- she was able to complete this -and for us to sleep again.

Empty Chairs

Early in the morning

Saturdays- breakfast

Always ahead of the others

Sitting-looking at me

Eating with me

But now-it is just an empty chair

 

Watching the TV at night

my favorite dvd series

entering the room

sitting at the chair near LCD screen

looking at me

and then watching what I was watching

But now-just an empty chair

 

Running, playing in the streets

In the heat of the noonday sun

with my son-and his cousins

But now -it is just an empty street

no laughter nor play

Floating in Salt Water

These are assorted internet articles on the reality that it is easier to float in salt water compared to fresh water:

 From: http://www.andybrain.com/sciencelab/2008/01/13/why-is-it-easier-to-swim-in-the-ocean-learn-about-buoyancy/

 Why is it easier to swim in the ocean? Learn about buoyancy.

Description:

Learn about buoyancy. This lab answers the question: Why is it easier to swim in the ocean than in a lake?

Equipment needed:

An egg (it can be either raw or hard-boiled. It needs to be fresh.)

A tall, wide glass

Water

A long-handled spoon for stirring in the glass

Salt (you’ll need a lot of salt, more than what’s contained in a salt shaker. If you’re purchasing for a group or class, shop for salt in bulk.)

The Digital Bits Science Lab Experiment:

Carefully place your egg in the empty glass. Then fill the glass with water, leaving an inch or so of space at the top. You’ll see that the egg sinks, and rests happily at the bottom of the glass. (If your egg floats in the fresh water, that’s an indicator of an old egg. Use a fresh egg instead.)

Now that we’ve seen the egg sink, use the spoon to carefully lift the egg out of the glass.

Next, pour salt into the water.

Keep pouring.

And pour a little more.

Stir it.

The goal is to get so much salt in the water, that you can’t dissolve any more. Stir the mixture for a while. If you lift the spoon out after stirring, and still see a few salt grains clinging to it, your salt-water mixture is ready.

Using the spoon, carefully lower the egg into the water. If you’ve mixed enough salt in the water, the egg will now float!

The egg floats in the salt water because it has more buoyancy in salt water than in fresh water. Buoyancy is determined by the density of the water. Fresh water is not very dense. Things will sink easier in fresh water. Salt water consists of water mixed with a LOT of salt. That salt adds density to the water. So when you put the egg in salt water, the heavier density of the water causes the egg to float.

This is why it’s easier to swim in the ocean than in a lake: the ocean is salt water, a freshwater lake is not. Your body is more buoyant in the higher-density salt water, and you can more easily float.

Regie, not sure what you’re asking, so I’m going to rephrase your question:

 “How does salt increase the density of water?”

In order to understand this question, you need to understand the concept of a solution: a solution is a mixture of two different substances – one often being a liquid. In our solution of water and salt, the water dissolves the salt. But that doesn’t mean the salt is gone. The salt is converted into a solution with the water. You can’t see it, but it’s still there, taking up space in the water. The more salt we add, the more space the salt takes up. The more space the salt takes up, the more dense the solution becomes.

The short version: Adding salt to water makes the solution more dense.

https://deepstop.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/buoyancy-salt-water-vs-fresh-water/

 Buoyancy: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water February 26, 2009

 Apparently this is a great source of confusion – or perhaps my previous writings about the subject have attracted many searches, and so biases my view of what divers are interested in. Anyway, I’m going to attempt to write something clear on the subject. Here are some of the searches on the topic that have found their way to my blog:

bouyancy of sea water
bouyancy salt
buoyancy salt water vs fresh scuba
buoyancy calculations salt water
buoyancy difference between salt water a
buoyancy fresh salt
buoyancy of salt & freshwater
buoyancy of sea water calculators
salt kg required for tank foot
salt water buoyancy calculation
salt water fresh water buoyancy
which is more buoyant fresh or salt water
why is bouancy more in salt water than fresh
why salt water is more buoyant than fresh
sea water density bar msw
why is salt water more buoyant
is salt or fresh water more buoyant
buoyancy salt water fresh water

Obviously people want to know. The answer is fundamentally simple – objects (including divers) are more buoyant in salt water than in fresh water because salt water is denser than fresh water.

Why is salt water denser than fresh? Because salt is denser than water and so if you add it to water the resulting solution is denser than pure water. By how much? The salinity (saltiness) of the ocean varies, but the generally accepted average amount is 2.5%. So  salt water weighs 2.5% more than the same volume (a gallon or litre, for example) of fresh water.

Buoyancy is an upward force equal to the weight of water displaced by the object. A cubic foot of fresh water weighs 62.4 pounds, so an object with a volume of 1 cubic foot would experience 62.4 pounds of upward force due to buoyancy when immersed in fresh water. Gravity will exert an opposite (downward) force equal to the object’s weight, so if the object weighs less than 62.4 pounds it will float. If the object weighs more than 62.4 pounds it will sink. If the object weighs exactly 62.4 pounds it will be neutrally buoyant, and will stay where it is unless pushed by something (current, turbulence, a diver, etc.).

In salt water, that same 1 cubic foot will displace 64 pounds, because that’s what a cubic foot of sea water (which you recall is heavier by 2.5 percent) weighs. So there is 1.6 pounds more buoyancy in salt water than in fresh. That means if an object with a volume of 1 cubic foot weighs 63 pounds it will float in salt water and sink in fresh water. So objects in salt water are more buoyant than objects in fresh water because salt water is denser than fresh.

Note that it is incorrect to say that salt water is more buoyant than fresh water. Objects in salt water are more buoyant than objects in fresh water. The buoyant force is exerted on an object, not the water itself.

Hope that clears things up!

P.S. The density of salt is 2.16 grams per cubic centimetre vs. the maximum density of fresh water at 1 gram per cubic centimetre.  Sea water is about 3.5% salt by weight. A kilogram of sea water will have 35 grams of salt and 965 grams of fresh water (I’m ignoring the stuff that’s in sea water which isn’t water and salt). The volume of the water will be 965 cubic centimetres, while the volume of the salt will be 35 grams divided by the density of 2.16 which is 16.2 cc. The total volume of the components of this kilogram of sea water is 981.2 cc, versus a kilogram of fresh water at 1000 cc, so the combined density is almost 2% more with the salt than with fresh. This is a little less than the 2.5% real world difference – what’s going on?

My chemistry knowledge runs out at this point but my guess is that when salt dissolves in water, the salt molecules pack a little bit closer together with the water molecules than they do with each other, making the volume a bit smaller than the sum of the volumes of the salt and the water separately. If I find out the real answer I’ll post it here, unless someone beats me to it.

Hi Shawn,

To lift 100 lb you need to displace 100 lb of water, plus a little bit. For fresh water, which weighs 62.4 lb/cubic foot, you need 100 divided by 62.4 cubic feet of air, or just over 1.6 cubic feet. Remember though, that at depth, the volume of air from the tank that is required will increase with depth, so you need to multiply by the number of absolute atmospheres of pressure to get the volume used from the tank.

For instance, with our 100lb lift, if we were starting from 102′, which is 4 ata (absolute atmospheres), we then need 4×1.6=6.4 cubic feet of air from the tank. As the object ascends, the air will expand and either spill from the lift bag or increase the lift (and therefore the rate of ascent) if the bag can hold the extra volume. But a 100lb lift bag will hold 1.6 cubic feet of air and work at any depth, the difference is how much air you consume from your tank to fill it.

In salt water, which weighs 64lb/cubic foot, the volume is slightly less at 100/64 or 1.56 cubic feet. If you wanted to take the buoyancy of the object you are lifting into account, you would just subtract the volume of the object from that volume. So if the object’s volume was .46 cubic feet, you would only need 1.1 cubic feet of air.

Chris

Hm, not sure why you ask, but…

100 cu ft of fresh water is 6,242.8 pounds and 2,831.68 kg

100 cu ft of sea water is 6,398.87 pounds and 2,902.48 kg

100 tons of water (or 100 tons of anything) is 200,000 pounds or 90,718.4 kg

100 tons of salt water is 200,000 pounds or 90,718.4 kg

100 tons of fresh water is 3,203.69 cubic feet or 90.7184 cubic metres

100 tons of salt water is 3,125.55 cubic feet or 88.5058 cubic metres

This is all very easy to calculate using calchemy.

Chris

There’s a very similar question on the PADI open water exam. Goes something like “A neutrally buoyant object in salt water will ____ when in Fresh Water”

(a) sink (b) float (c) stay the same (d) impossible to tell.

Because salt water is denser, it provides more buoyancy for an object of a given volume. So in fresh water there will be less buoyancy, so the upward force is less. So the object will sink in fresh water. We know this intuitively I think because it is easier for a swimmer to float in the sea than in a fresh water lake, on in the Dead Sea, which has more salinity than regular sea water, people float really well, almost like they’re on a air mattress.

Sorry it took so long to respond. Had some issues to deal with.

Chris

I’m currently taking a scuba class, and on a recent test I got an answer wrong that I disagreed with; the instructor was able to tell me it was wrong, but didn’t really address my reason for disagreement… the question was:

“If an object is neutrally buoyant in salt water, it would mostly _______ in fresh water.”
a. Float (positively buoyant)
b. Sink (negatively buoyant)
c. Neither float nor sink (neutrally buoyant)
d. The question lacks enough information

-I chose d. based on the fact that the question didn’t address what the ‘object’ was… is it not at all possible for an object to be both neutrally buoyant in salt water AND neutrally buoyant in fresh water? Aren’t there several different levels of neutral buoyancy? Does the weight of the object in relation to the difference in weight/density of salt water not play a part?

Thanks
Thomas Houston

Hi Thomas,

The correct answer is (b) sink. Buoyancy is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object, so as the volume is the same in both cases, but that volume of fresh water weighs less than the same volume of salt water, the buoyancy is less and the formerly neutrally buoyant object will now sink. The object is question has exactly the same density as salt water, which is why it’s neutrally buoyant. This explains why we need less weight when diving in fresh water.

Chris

P.S. A physicist might argue the point. Some “objects” may have special properties, like individual atoms for instance, or stuff that dissolves.

From: http://geography.about.com/library/misc/ucghyben.htm

Salt Water vs. Fresh Water – Ghyben-Herzberg Lens
Guest Column by Muncel Chang, Department of Geography, Butte College (California)

Dateline: 09/19/00

Fresh water is lighter than salt water. Therefore, fresh water “floats” on top of salt water. This principle becomes extremely important when considering the drilling of a well in order to tap into the ground water of any island. The weight of the rain water that percolates into the ground depresses the salt water beneath it forming a profile that has the appearance of a lens. This is called the Ghyben-Herzberg lens. The principle of this relationship was discovered independently by a Dutch scientist named Baden-Ghyben and a German scientist named Herzberg.

The underground boundary that separates the fresh water layer from the salt water is not a sharp boundary line. In reality, this boundary is a transition zone of brackish water (fresh/salt mixture). This is caused by seasonal fluctuations in rainfall, tidal action, and the amount of water being withdrawn either by humans or by natural discharge.

Fresh water has a density of 1.0 while salt water has a density of 1.025. From this, you can see that salt water is slightly heavier than fresh water. The ratio between the two is 41:40. The formation of the Ghyben-Herzberg lens has a profound effect upon the availability of fresh water on an island. This principle essentially states that for every foot of ground water above sea level there are forty feet of fresh water below sea level! The mathematical formula for the fresh to salt water relationship is:

h_s = h_f   /  e_s – e_f

where h_s is the depth of fresh water below sea level, h_f is the depth of fresh water above sea level, e_s is the density of salt water, and e_f is the density of fresh water. Using the common density figures for fresh and salt water the formula can thus be simplified into

h_s = h_f  /  .025

http://www.h2ouniversity.org/html/3-5_sci_salt_fresh.html

Salt Water vs . Fresh Water
How can you tell the difference between salt water and fresh water? Try the experiment below and find out.

You will need:

1 egg A glass of water 12 tablespoons of salt

Begin the experiment:

Fill a glass with water until it is half full. Put the egg in the glass. What happens? Does it sink or float? Now add the salt, one tablespoon at a time. Watch what happens to the egg.

Making discoveries

The egg sinks in fresh water. Why do you think this happens? As salt is added to the water, the egg starts to float to the top. The salt makes the water denser. The denser a liquid is, the more likely it is that an object will float.

Switches in Time

Switches in time

 Acts 4:24-28

²⁴                   And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,

²⁵                   who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, “‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain?

²⁶                   The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’—

²⁷                   for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

²⁸                   to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.

 I have gone over this items and details many time these past two weeks and I cannot help admit that I have to submit to Him on these-even though I don’t understand nor can foresee the end of it. 

1. When Sir Alex assigned me as the chairman of the CBG-TS Summer outing-this made sure that I will be attending our summer outing.
2. The Committee chose CME over Splash Island, Binan and the pools of Pansol-in order to make sure that we have majority attendance during the event. Most engineers are living near the Central area.
3. Weeks prior to Holy week-my wife and I have a talk if my family will still join this company outing. My wife said that my children would like to try the zip line of CME. And so I agreed to this even I have an alternative location- Ayala Greenfield and Carmelray clubhouse- which is simpler and quieter venue.
4. When Sir Alex said that Sir VSG will come on April 14-since this after Holy Week. The original date was March 24. The alternate was April 21.
5. A group of 4 made a reservation trek to CME –and was given the account manager of CME of 4 cabanas near the lap pool instead of the beach wave. Another company was able to reserved it ahead of us.
6. A week prior to April 14-I threaten cancellation of the event since many are just paying their dues but in fact will not come. I said in an email-that if we cannot muster enough personnel (to me it has to be more than 20 persons) –then we better cancel it-but on the next committee meeting 27 personnel gave their commitment.
7. Nathaniel came by Holy week and heard that there will be family outing. My youngest asked me if he can come-and I said –he is not on my excel file –but I said ‘bahala na’.
8. He insisted to her mother and uncle to bring him to San Pedro by Thursday night. So he was brought by his uncle to San Pedro
9. Late Friday night –I asked the Lord that I better have gout the next day-in order not to attend the outing –where I will be in-charge of the affair’s success and I am not that enthusiastic for this affair in the first place. The previous week- I have gout pain-and I can still feel it slightly. Early Saturday- there was no pain in my two feet. So we proceed to Taytay that day.