A few of the many challenges that a woman faces today in this country (USA) on top of all the economic and environment crisis are finding the right ’shop’ or store to shop for home and building supplies, what kind of products to buy and what are the standards to set in purchasing those products. Here are a few suggestions from me.

Purchasing home and building supplies could be strenuous for some women and demanding for others specially when unable to prioritize and identify exactly what needs to be bought, from where and why. The world today is facing a danger no man thought would be ever happen- Global warming. How do we help lessen this danger through our purchases and the choices we make in purchasing home and building supplies?
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(the women power to changing the world into a safer, greener and healthier place to live in)

What is the role of a 21st century Filipina in the injuring and failing environment, in the midst of global warming, economic failure(s), wars and other extreme privation ? How can a Filipina, as a woman, help save the world through right spending.  A Filipina, as a woman, can make a difference in building a better environment/world through her purse- her spending.

I am a Filipina, and I have been in the US for more than eight months now. I consider my every experience in this country as vital in pursuing my American dream. In the pursue of that dream, I think about my own country, the Philippines and our weakening environment and what I can do to be an advocate to helping save our mother earth.

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In a society maneuvered by media, temporary fashion or what is so-called fad, political matters and issues, penury in knowledge of one’s own roots and history of its own country, lack of subsistence as an independent entity and many other obsolete factors that compose the Philippine society, it is a tremendous task to stand out as a Filipina-in thoughts, words and deeds. It is the time when people begin to ask what a real Filipina is (or is like)- who is a true blooded Filipina? It is always a delicate attempt to be able to define in such resounding words and phrases what a Filipina is. This is dainty attempt I make.Let us read the lyrics of this song I learned in my early years in school about a Filipina. This is one of those many songs I learned at a young age taught by my grand mother who was a born and raised in a Filipino-Spanish culture and traditions.

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FROM the 1896 Revolution to the first Philippine Republic, the Commonwealth period, the EDSA Revolt, and the tiger cub economy, history marches on. Thankfully, however, some things never change. Like the classics, things irresistibly Pinoy mark us for life. They’re the indelible stamp of our identity, the undeniable affinity that binds us like twins. They celebrate the good in us, the best of our culture and the infinite possibilities we are all capable of. Some are so self-explanatory you only need mention them for fellow Pinoys to swoon or drool. Here, from all over this Centennial-crazed country and in no particular order, are a hundred of the best things that make us unmistakably Pinoy.

1. Merienda. Where else is it normal to eat five times a day?
2. Sawsawan. Assorted sauces that guarantee freedom of choice, enough room for experimentation and maximum tolerance for diverse tastes. Favorites: toyo’t calamansi, suka at sili, patis.
3. Kuwan, ano. At a loss for words? Try these and marvel at how Pinoys understand exactly what you want.
4. Pinoy humor and irreverence. If you’re api and you know it, crack a joke. Nothing personal, really.
5. Tingi. Thank goodness for small entrepreneurs. Where else can we buy cigarettes, soap, condiments and life’s essentials in small affordable amounts?

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