Hi, itt.
Yes. Its sad that a lot of those who helped shape good memories have left us. But, that also means we need to take up the torch to inspire new generations.
Hi, yndy.
Later we'll be checking out with friends yun Duterte Kitchen in the area. Balitaan ko kayo on that as soon as I could

We can do good deeds in many ways. Let's say yun 100 pesos mo for a sosi coffee is yun ang gamitin mo as small way to give back to society. It may not seem much but sa area namin you can buy palabok for 15 to 20 pesos each. Yun 20 pesos yun sosi version as naka-styro na and mas better ang timpla (as the 15 pesos is a bit too salty yun sauce plus naka-plastic lang.) If you could add pa a few more bucks some panaderia sell toasted bread cheap. So yun 100 pesos mo plus a few more bucks can already feed at least 5 people. For some who find it hard to get even one decent meal a day ay blessing na iyon.
There's hopia naman which has sesame seeds too

And yes, yun buns with sesame seeds. I believe may mga cooked food rin which has sesame seeds sa ingredients.
Yup. Ibang level of relaxation when you listen to those hymns

Hi, hisana and twinbee.
There is no generic cure kasi for problems else I would be marketing it na. Sadly, bad neighbors ay parang mga gremlins na mabilis dumami. However, it all boils down kasi on us too.
In one part ay syempre its due to them, the bad neighbors. However, we end up in an area or group for a reason. Remember rin na ang remedy has to be a yin and yang approach.
You noticed how bad neighbors seem to be introducing malas to an area. Correct ka on that. The question naman is what are you introducing in the area? Sabi nga ay hindi dapat puro complaints lang - and I know you are not of such as you are stumped lang for a solution. The solution is actually to change the chi of the area bit by bit. Iyan yun reason why there is no general solution that can be marketed just like that as each situation is unique.
So analyze mo muna ano yun pwede mo gawin to introduce that kind of change without creating sudden imbalance. May iba who would wreck your plants - been there done that. May iba who would spoil the paint you've newly applied. Mayroon rin who would snub you when you greet them hello in the morning. Kapag ganun it simply means need mo to enhance a bit more the aura you radiate. Yun online links to lessons na shared ni akthung are helpful for that need.
I'll give my case as an example. Ewan rin mga neighbors namin here. People would check out and gossip about what they suspect you have in your bag lalo na kung grocery bag ang dala mo. Here mukhang kahit maganda legs mo or such and you wear those sexy shorts ay hindi iyon ang maging topic agad kung may dala ka na grocery bag. A lot tend rin to be like leeches. They pounce on your goodwill but refuse to share kapag sila naman. And kung sa hangin rin lang ng kayabangan malamang parang typhoon signal madalas sa amin then.
Wifey tends to use the "nice" approach but more often that fails. May mga tao na hindi mo madadaan sa pakiusap. There are those who would even use the law for their purposes. So use your brain power

One such bad person ginamit yun human rights to defend her twisted logic. Nag-produce pa ng document but failed to give a copy. So using braincells God gave to us ay I videotaped it - hindi pa uso kasi ang digital. In that document ay nakasama mga officials sa barangay as labeled bad people - the main reason why they did not provide a copy. Malas nila I am no ewan when it comes to such so had the barangay officials come to our place and view the taped document - forward-pause lang. In the end most of those in our barangay hated her guts and the few relatives she has convinced her to move out of the area.
On a different situation mga tambay sa amin usually like to hangout before our place - dahil we keep it clean nga kasi while theirs ay malamang ma-blacklist ni Pres. Duterte sa dami ng kalat at baho. Syempre ayaw namin ng tambay dahil they block the path as well as noisy and litter. Wifey asked them to move but more often they ignore her. Ang masama pa some would sit on our water meters. One time ako na lumabas. Did not say anything. Just poked a .45 on one's side. However, hindi ko rin like to keep doing that. So what I did was fix up a bit our front then painted some mantras. That gave them pause. Ha ha, more so it is of Chinese characters. Though as mag-New Year na muli ay its going to be a different problem. One time several were lighting up firecrackers in our front. Not just due to the noise but they would leave all those spent firecrackers at our front. Warned them in the language they understood - not bad words ha but to the effect your firecrackers pale in comparison to what I can bring to bear if you don't heed my words. Tapos ang usapan. Though nowadays I would guide wifey on how to deal with those better na not naman to the level of what I often may commit to.
What I'm getting at here is study mo muna yun problem. Learn about yourself and about your enemy. Then and only then should you act to fix the situation. That way mas maximized yun time and effort mo.
Yun salt approach is a bit expensive in the long run. I suggest plants instead especially those that by visual and scent help bring about positive o good mood.
At present I can't say yet if there's much improvement but nabawasan na yun mga noisy folks lalo na mga kids running around cussing.