Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death 
by hanging, poisoning, using firearms
or by jumping off buildings or other tall structures,
by being rolled over by passing vehicles and others. 

Once you're into smoking, 
you're going to do for the rest of your life. 
You'll be so addicted to it 
that quitting is not just hard, 
but it's impossible. 
Remember that smoking is dangerous to your health 
and there's no benefit whatsoever. 
It just gives you the feeling of relief from stress 
but it does no good really. 

If you're wondering what's up with the weather, 
the sun is out but something's not normal, 
looking like a fog is covering the atmosphere, 
it's because of the haze - fine dust, smoke
and other dry particulates 
that obscure the clarity of the sky, 
made by the forest fires happening in Indonesia. 
The haze produced is affecting around Southeast Asia. 

The haze causes air pollution  
and its ill effects like having a cough, asthma,
or other health problems. 
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Source: Department of Environment and Natural Resources 
Environmental Management Bureau VII

When you want to be healthy and fit, 
workout and exercise are part of the process. 
Diet alone can't give you a healthy and fit body 
but you need to move, carry weights and sweat it all out. 
Combining diet and workout or exercise is a must. 
But the problem is how to sustain such tiresome routine.

We have been hearing about at least 8 glasses of water 
that you should take in a day 
so that you won't be dehydrated
​and it's the minimum amount. 
The problem is, 
we don't know how big or small that said glass is 
or the volume it contains.
Is it 250 ML or 300 ML per glass? 
It's never stated. 

I bet this is the first time hearing
of such a thing as a "thought box"? 
Me too, and I just read about it on the web. 
Sounds weird at first that a store
​is selling such a thing, 
but as I read through, 
I found it amazing somebody thought about it.

It's not too late to remind everyone 
who's planning to light firecrackers
in welcoming the New Year 2019 
to be extra careful to save their fingers or hands, 
to be away from harm or danger. 
Don't be like the others
​who lost their fingers or hands 
or burn parts of their bodies 
and forever regret.

Mosquitoes are small insects 
that have tube-like mouthparts 
to pierce the skin of humans and animals 
in order to extract blood and feed on it. 
And once they pierce the skin, 
they can inject disease-causing organisms 
and so become a vector for the transmission of diseases 
such as dengue fever, malaria among others. 

When you go to a public market, 
you easily spot fresh meat, 
even it's already cut and displayed,  
for some parts of it are moving 
or twitching once in a while. 
​See the video below.

Summer is already here
in the Philippines, 
and even before it arrived, 
it felt much like summer already 
because it was very hot and humid.

​Health is all wealth
and if you have it,
then you're very wealthy.

While enjoying the taste of 
Jack 'n Jill Nova, 
I noticed something that was not like
the rest of the pieces - 
one piece was completely charred! 

​This one is a sure fun way 
to practice with friends, 
and it's the human Ferris Wheel. ​

Filipinos have long loved this fruit
because of its sweet and sour taste
and it's very juicy.

Edible mushrooms are nutritious foods
​found growing in nature. 
Mostly found during rainy season 
especially in the mountains.