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Ondoy

Posted on September 16, 2010 by greenbucks| 3 Comments

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.

Ondoy

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.

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Thoughts on Ondoy

Posted on September 16, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

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.

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New Priorities after Ondoy

Posted on October 2, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Rehabilitation seems to be the correct word to use in terms of dealing with the massive losses that happened during Ondoy‘s wrath.

For some, gone are the cars that were either submerged in flood waters or seen floating away from the point of origin. Gone are the soft beds, the treasured books, tech gadgets, HDTV, important documents, and other things that seem important before the deluge came.

Now what?

It seems that there is a shift in the priorities after what has happened.

Now it is more about family, being together, helping those who are in need and cooperation.

Wonderful, just wonderful.

Now, would those looters stop their illegal activities now? Harrumph!

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Still on Typhoon-related Issues

Posted on October 2, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Panic buying. Health issues. Flooding.

These are just some of the issues that this country has to deal with and I think I haven’t even scratched the surface.

One of the major concerns are the bodies being retrieved due to death from the flash floods.

I am wondering though if having a mortgage life insurance would assure one of having to deal with these things easier.

And God help us as we brace ourselves to face another supertyphoon.

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Help for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines

Posted on September 29, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Know someone who needs help?

A group of volunteer map makers have been maintaining the map below, which documents flood updates and persons needing rescue. If you know someone who needs help urgently or if you would like to report the status of the flood in your area. The information will be sent to the group’s main database for posting on the map.

http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html

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