Children Fishing after a Heavy Rain
Painting and Verse by Abe V RotorPainted from childhood memory, acrylic on canvas, 2002Oh, how we love the fields like farmers do,But not our classmates in school though;And Nature more than our...
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Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayMimicry of the Walking Stick and the Leaf...
View ArticleIntroduction to Ethnobotany: Can you identify these indigenous plants? -
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to...
View ArticleChildren Fishing after a Heavy Rain
Painting and Verse by Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayPainted from childhood...
View ArticleUST GS Fruit Fly (Dacus spp): Scourge of Fruit Crops
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to FridayFruit fly maggots cause...
View ArticleUST GS Habagat is... What the monsoon means in 50 ways.
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridaySigns of stormy weather during the habagat...
View ArticleThe Sands of Time
The Lost Art of Frolicking Dr Abe V RotorLet the world pass by - I am back to the wombof my mother and Mother Earthwith the sands of time blowing,shifting with the will of the sea and wind;who cares...
View ArticleSubic - the other view
Dr Abe V RotorYou won't dare enter Subic if you don't know how to follow strict rules, specially US traffic rules. Subic was once a beautiful piece of US territory in the Philippines, until it was...
View ArticlePlastic bag at sea - a deadly prison
Plastic bag at sea - a deadly prison Plastics outlive humans, they are immortalFolded plastic bears remnants of organisms from fish fry to crustaceans trapped in this plastic bag. The cause of death...
View ArticleUST GS: Entomology Summer Class 2014. "I Love Insects for 13 Reasons"
Seated: Edward R Montojo, Professor Abe V Rotor, Roanne B Romeroso. Standing, left to right: Arleen M Calipjo, Ma Shiela M Mangalonzo-De Jesus, Shandylroz L Yamson, Elizabeth H Arenas, Clarisse...
View ArticleDon’t overcook shellfish
Don’t overcook shellfish, like tahong, kuhol, suso, and halaan, - so with octopus and squid - otherwise their flesh will shrink into a tough and leathery texture. Dr Abe V Rotor This is a technique I...
View ArticleTips when buying fish, a short list.
And tips when buying processed food products.Dr Abe V Rotor Bangus milkfish – Choose one with fat belly, one-kilo size is best. If the lower tail fin is slightly shorter than the upper one, it could...
View ArticleLost on the Desert - A Short Story
Lost on the Desert - A Short StoryDr Abe V RotorHe has been there for some time now filling up a well he made in the sand with water from the sea.“What are you doing?” I asked nonchalantly, knowing...
View ArticleBahay Kubo is symbol of self-sufficiency, simplicity and natural beauty
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday A cozy farm house, Floridablanca, Pampanga...
View Article10 Strange Natural Cases
Dr Abe V RotorLightning fixes atmospheric Nitrogen into Nitrate, so with other elements into their oxide compounds, vital to the plants, fungi and many other organisms.1. Thunder and lightning spawn...
View ArticleWhatever happened to the NFA Farmers' Museum, once the pride of the Filipino...
Brown rice or pinawa dehusker at the former Farmers' Museum of the National Food Authority in Cabanatuan City. Operated by hand this native rice mill made of wood and bamboo separates the husk from...
View ArticleThe Earthworm - Nature's Fertilizer Factory
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayGiant Earthworm; burrows and castings....
View ArticleWaterfall Forever
Mural and Poem by Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayMural in acrylic, AVR...
View ArticleFor Today: Give a new lease of life to your used pencils - and feel happy.
... a little ingenuity, a simple expression of beauty, a little act of goodness - and a little prayer.Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C...
View ArticleLife and the Traffic Light
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayTime is likened to the traffic light;It...
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