The first time that architect Eloisa "Louie" Zepeda felt there was something wrong with her body was when she was walking inside a mall in Cubao, Quezon City in late 2006. Zepeda, then 24, told her boyfriend: "I can't feel my feet hitting the ground." She did not have a cough. Overwork and her diet were causing a slight fever, she thought, which was easily beaten with paracetamol. And yet even with the medication, there was that weakness – a sense of disembodiment everywhere she went. Two days before the turn of the new year, Zepeda went to bed and did not get up for 48 hours. The New Year’s Eve explosions woke her. “Hindi ko na kaya yung putukan. Parang abnormal yung dating sa akin. (I couldn’t stand the noise. It was abnormal),” she recalled. Zepeda said she tried to walk but her legs were stiff and she fell down the stairs. Alarmed, her parents brought her to a hospital in Las Piñas where she was diagnosed with typhoid … [Read more...] about News Blinded by TB drug: Ex-architect designs new lives amid tuberculosis horrors
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Disappointing photos show what 9 supposedly-glamorous jobs look like in real life
caption Some of these glam-sounding jobs come with trade-offs. source Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images Some jobs have a reputation for being particularly exciting, glitzy, or lucrative. Occasionally, that’s partly because of inaccurate media depictions. Other jobs do boast a number of major perks, but they also come with trade-offs. Glamorous jobs might seem enticing, but, at the end of the day, work is work. And sometimes, jobs that sound especially fancy or thrilling turn out to have a less-than-luxurious side. Many have hidden tradeoffs, at the very least. Here’s a look at the reality of certain glam-sounding jobs: What’s more glamorous than getting paid to travel? That’s the job description of a flight attendant in a nutshell, which comes complete with perks like flying standby for free or discounted prices and getting to explore exotic locales during layovers. source Sean Gallup / Getty Images Source: Business Insider, Business … [Read more...] about Disappointing photos show what 9 supposedly-glamorous jobs look like in real life
Refreshed Bukit Timah Heritage Trail features new sites, thematic routes
SINGAPORE: Decades before the Mass Rapid Transport and Light Rail Transit systems were introduced in Singapore, the country's first trains ran along the railway in Bukit Timah.It was constructed to ease the traffic flow along Bukit Timah road, whose tendency to be congested dated even back to the late 1800s. Now the Railway Corridor - which was opened in 1903 - sits empty of trains but not devoid of people, as it has earned itself a spot on the newly refreshed Bukit Timah Heritage Trail. The trail, first launched in 2007, now comprises 38 heritage sites, the National Heritage Board (NHB) said in a media release on Thursday (May 3). New sites on the trail include the Dairy Farm Nature Park, St Joseph’s Church, Adam Park, Former Command House, as well as the Fuyong and Former Princess Elizabeth estates. These sites were incorporated into the refreshed trail as new information was uncovered through oral interviews and new research materials … [Read more...] about Refreshed Bukit Timah Heritage Trail features new sites, thematic routes
Green buildings pay out in more than just
The company, which she set up in 2014, provides design consultancy and technical analysis to assist local and international project teams and companies in designing green buildings. Le Bihan said most people have an exaggerated idea of the premium costs associated with green buildings compared to conventional sites. Perceptions, which range from an additional 20 per cent to 100 per cent increased costs, are very far from the reality. According to the United Nations (and the World Green Building Council), the average additional construction cost for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building is less than 2 per cent, she said. LEED is a rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the environmental performance of a building. “In addition, green buildings translate into added value as they benefit from a minimum 21 per cent lower operational costs, enjoy a 7 per cent increased asset value, 30 per cent higher … [Read more...] about Green buildings pay out in more than just
Many gates, no bars
Let’s see now. First there was watchgate, then we had copgate and now we have poachgate. Will the gates ever stop? No. Because this is amazing Thailand and we all know the elites don’t do jail time. MR PRe: “Lazy Thai attitudes”, (PostBag, Feb 9). Somsak Pola is complaining and wondering why the park chief is being praised for just doing his job in arresting someone so rich and famous for alleged poaching. Well, Somsak, the answer is simple: It has become so rare that people of great influence are actually brought to justice without having managed to “persuade” the people responsible MARTIN RI wonder if the alleged wildlife poacher, if found guilty, would receive a long prison sentence like that of humble mushroom pickers? When a cow jumps over the moon! AN OBSERVERIf it was up to me, I would take all the sport and trophy hunters, stick them in the woods and force them to hunt each other. Let’s see what big, brave men they are when … [Read more...] about Many gates, no bars