Category Archives: Environment
Inspecting Flood Damage
Posted in Environment, Philippines, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged clouds, flood, flood damage, road trip, sky, Zambales flood
Typhoon Megi
I know a lot of my FB contacts, friends IRL or virtual ones must have gotten tired with my status updates for two days re Typhoon Megi or Juan.
This is a super-typhoon and I think I have the right, like everyone else living in this area, to be concerned. Here is a photo of the typhoon, category 5 and one for the books as one of the strongest ever to hit the planet.
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Scary! And yes, our family was affected by this super-typhoon that seems to be enjoying it’s stay and not moving ahead. Hmph.
Posted in Environment, For Information, Interesting Topics, Visualizations, web tools
Reflection
Posted in Environment, Philippines, Photos, Urban Living, Visualizations, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged man-made lake, Nature Park, Ninoy Aquino Park, park, woods
Ondoy
Ang Ondoy ay isa sa dalawang bagyo na rumagasa, kumitil sa buhay ng marami at sumira ng mga ari-arian ng ating mga kababayan noong isang taon.
Apektado din kami sa aming lugar lalo na ang aming mga kapitbahay. Masasabing “swerte” kami dahil hindi kami pinasok ng tubig baha pero hindi pa din ito garantiya na sa mga susunod pang Ondoy at Pepeng ay ganito pa din ang sitwasyon namin.
Maraming aral na natutunan agkatapos ng napakalaking unos na ito. Sinasabi nga na ang mga ito ay tila bagang malaking dagok, malaking pagsubok na hindi lamang ang mga naapektuhan ang mga nagmuni-muni ng kahulugan ng buhay bagkus lahat ng tao na naging saksi kung gaano kalaki ang pinsalang tinamo ng ating mga kababayan.
Sana wala nang katulad nito na mangyari muli. Dahil ito ay mula sa kalikasan, dalangin ko na sana nakahanda ang mga dapat maghanda upang hindi na kasing laki at kasing dami ng nasirang buhay ang magiging sanhi.
Posted in Environment, Interesting Topics, Litratong Pinoy, Philippines, Photos, Thought Bubbles, Urban Living
Tagged bagyo, baha, dalawa, Litratong Pinoy, Ondoy, Pilipinas
Thoughts on Ondoy
Ondoy was one of the two major typhoons that hit the country last year. The onslaught of flood waters took many lives, destroyed a lot of properties like homes that took years to build, vehicles which they needed to have vehicle insurance quotes for repair (which is not easy to do when their belongings have been washed away by the flood waters?) and personal belongings.
Ondoy took with it people’s dreams and hopes.
This tragic event brought out the best and the worst in our people.
I personally know friends who have been on the path of the deluge, whose homes were almost destroyed, whose lifelong personal belongings washed away, and loved ones they almost lost.
Everyone had a story to tell.
Everyone had some cleaning up to do one way or another, depending on how the onslaught of flood has affected them.
People tried to put their lives back together.
People tried to see the good this tragedy brought despite the major setbacks they went through.
People’s resolves were tested.
I sincerely hope that everyone has learned a thing or two about this and sincerely pray that none like this will happen again.
Posted in Environment, Interesting Topics, Philippines, Thought Bubbles
Tagged Ondoy, Philippines, typhoon
