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The floodwaters brought about by Typhoon Washi waned on the wee hours of December 17, Saturday – so we were finally able to sleep at around 5 AM. When I woke up just before lunch there was no electricity, no internet connection and no water Read the rest of this entry »

During the previous post, I talked about our lack of personal preparedness for the typhoon and how we spent almost an hour putting together personal disaster survival supplies. The last post also had some tips on what to do during and prior to a possible disaster and the fifth tip focused on emergency preparedness kits or survival kits, which I will delve into better in this post. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking back, we weren’t really prepared during that night when Typhoon
Sendong struck. None of us were. People slept during the night and never
really woke up – nobody was vigilant at all. Read the rest of this entry »

After that 1 A.M. call, I received several other calls from friends and family from all over the city. Flood levels varied depending on the location but the question raging through my mind was, would the floods reach our home? And if the floods did reach our home, how high would the waters be? Read the rest of this entry »