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Now I know who’s the little guy who knocked me out! It’s the kissing bug! I kept on thinking what’s this bug’s name is. I saw this bug right after I woke up that unfortunate night and I flat it out using my sandal and blood splattered out on the wall. I also wrote an article about this a month before regarding a bug with a killer punch!

I repeatedly described it to my friends and relatives but they don’t know its name until I came across one article today that mentioned it and alas! I searched it in Wikipedia and this one hell of a bug is known as the kissing bug! yeah its right and the name really described it well. It will suck the living blood in you when your asleep and you’ll never noticed it until you wake up and you’ll felt itchy because like mosquito, you’ll never know your bitten until you feel the itch.

And from what I’ve researched, the infection caused my eyelid to swell like a golf ball, together with my left hand and several parts of my body.

Fortunately, I didn’t experience the disease that is exclusively on Central and South Americans, which is the Chagas Disease that this bug from hell brought. It swept havoc in several Central and South American countries and caused so many fatalities by the simple bite that caused infection. But it will not hurt me if I look for treatment in case.

Well, I just hope that it’s the last time that I’ll encounter this little fella.

Today, July 22, 2009, the whole world particularly Asia experienced the longest solar eclipse of the 21^st century.

Total eclipse began in India and it passed through almost 200 miles north of the heavily inhabited Mumbai, and brought darkness in Surat. The path of the shadow travelled east-northeast across India.

The eclipse continued to southern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, and majority of Bhutan. Then the eclipse swept across a large portion of China, along on the tip of Myanmar. Some of the big Chinese cities in the path of the eclipse are Shanghai, which is the most populous city in China; Hangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and Chongqing.

The total solar eclipse continued south of the Japanese mainland and curved southward. The eclipse passed over some of the Marshall Islands during its long stretch in the open water before ending at sunset in the South Pacific.

Those not in the line of full eclipse got a glimpse of partial solar eclipse. From the lower half of Russia to Sri Lanka, eastward to include Japan, North & South Korea, Malaysia, northern Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietman, Cambodia, the Phillipines, Papua New Guinea, the far northern tip of Australia and the bulk of Pacific islands, including Hawaii, observers will see differing amount of a partial eclipse.

Solar eclipse was partially seen in different parts of the Philippines from 8:32 a.m. to 11:01 a.m. according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA); the eclipse will be fully visible at 9:43 a.m.

Partial eclipse was seen in different parts of the country particularly in Laoag City, with 61.4 percent of the sun was covered, about 59.2 percent in Vigan City, 55.4 percent in Baguio City, 45.4 percent in Sorsogon, 36.6 percent in Cebu and 27.7 percent in Davao.

As much as I would like to witness it earlier this morning but unfortunately I’m on shift until 8 a.m. It’s too hot outside for me to consider trying to set my eyes up in the sky and cannot even open it due to my night shift schedule. If given the chance, I would love to observe this momentous event of our universe again.

Today is July 4 and Americans celebrate their Independence Day. It is in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in July 14, 1776.

This is a Federal holiday, meaning all non-essential government offices are closed and customary celebration of this day took place in outdoors, where Americans go on picnic, watch fireworks display, some are visiting families and relatives. There are also some parades and concerts. This is really one big holiday for them because as we all know; they are very nationalistic and very proud of their independence.

Well, actually this is one holiday that I would like to witness in the U.S. Of course, we have our own Independence Day and we celebrate it because for the obvious reason, but Americans are more zealous when it comes to this holiday. Memorial Day is like our very own All Saint’s Day, so I am well aware how to celebrate this holiday. Thanksgiving is one holiday that I would like to observe also.

I’m a little bit guilty because I was able to write something for the Untied States Independence Day but I haven’t written any on our very own Independence Day. I’m so swamped during that day that I didn’t noticed that the day has passed. Even if that’s the case, I’m still 100% patriotic and proud of my nationality.

Sprits are high during this day. Americans are really patriotic and proud of their heritage. Ever wonder we call the Untied States as the Land of the Free?