On rainy days like this, I truly miss being home with my parents. If my mother was still alive, and my dad wasn't living on his own in our house in Cavite, and I wasn't living independently in my apartment, I wouldn't be all alone here, in front of my computer, still working right now. My mom would have cooked a pot of champorado for us, and my dad ( Read more... )

October 4, 2009. I had nothing to do last weekend, so I ended up volunteering with my best friend Hazel and her husband Felix. We went to the Gawad Kalinga Relief Center in Pioneer and helped pack relief goods for our unfortunate countrymen who were affected by Typhoon Ondoy (International name Ketsana). I was feeling down that day, but I felt so ( Read more... )

For those who are not in the Philippines, you can donate to Red Cross for the victims of Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy via Paypal. Click!

For those here in the Philippines, text RED [amount] to 4493 (for Smart) or 2899 (for Globe). Any amount will help! If you're on a line like me, it will show up on your bill, I'm sure. If you're on prepaid, they'll deduct it from your load methinks. For those who are in other countries, please check with your local Red Cross.

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Last night, the first real typhoon of the season hit, and we spent a while this morning not having any electricity. I won't be able to see Aleq today - I don't want him driving in this kind of weather. So here I am, stuck at home, trying to make the most out of the Internet and charging my gadgets before the power goes out again. This is the ( Read more... )

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The rain is pouring down in torrents here. Actually, it's been raining like this since last night. I can't believe that the government still hasn't suspended classes, even in the grade school level. There might not be a typhoon signal, but streets are flooded, accidents are happening all over, and the rain is just horrific. I won't even hope for a ( Read more... )

We've been watching the news all night. After typhoon Milenyo, supertyphoon Reming (international name: Durian) followed. It has already gone past Philippine area of responsibility by now, but it left behind several ruined provinces in its wake. It was supposed to hit Metro Manila yesterday, but thankfully, it changed direction and missed the ( Read more... )