Blog Posts on tropical storm ketsana

I’m scared by Whatevs! on Sep 30, 2009I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since Ondoy. Though I was taking it very lightly Saturday afternoon, the moment I saw on TV the destruction it has caused got me thinking about our lifestyle.  And about life. So, it’s climate cha...

Hands down a holy sh*t moment by Whatevs! on Sep 29, 2009…if this were true. In case you haven’t heard yet, there were rumors that a number of crocodiles housed in the Pasig Nature Park went missing when floodwaters rose due to Typhoon Ondoy.  The rumor had been going around for days until DZM...

STATE OF THE NATION by Because Accountancy Is A Sport on Sep 29, 2009No, I did not take this photo. It's from Ohlala.com, among many other remarkable pictures of last weekend's disaster. But I think this is the most remarkable. The "best" representation of what happened. Look there's even a logo of Philhealth! What Ph...

Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy’ hits Manila by DollarMirror.com on Sep 28, 2009Whew! Until this very moment, I could not believe such a terrible thing could happen to the residents of Metro Manila. Flash floods that can swallow houses and subdivisions. Heavy rains that almost destroyed roofs and most of all, delayed transportat...

Online Donations for the Victims of Typhoon Ondoy by Mafia Wars on Sep 28, 2009To those who would like to donate money online using PayPal or Credit Card for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy (Tropical Storm Ketsana), here are the sites where you can extend your help. A little amount would be of great help to all the victims…...

I heart Gerard Anderson by Whatevs! on Sep 28, 2009Nakakatuwa lang na makita ito kasi hindi ko pa ito nababalitaan sa TV or dyaryo.  I think Gerard Anderson’s efforts to help his neighbors during the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy were very sincere. These photos were taken by Dra. Divina Gracia Ro...

BAHA! by Because Accountancy Is A Sport on Sep 27, 2009BEFORE: AFTER: Nevermind the fat, haggard face. See the difference? It is reportedly a record-breaking amount of water dumped by a typhoon in Manila's history (at least in the past 40 years, they say). For me, well, it definitely is. Personally, I ha...

Shell shocked (updated) by Whatevs! on Sep 27, 2009Right after uploading my post yesterday, we lost electricity.  At first I thought yesterday was just one of those days marred by typhoons, the Philippines being a typhoon-prone country.  But the heavy rains didn’t stop for hours.  And gettin...

Shell shocked by Whatevs! on Sep 27, 2009Right after uploading my post yesterday, we lost electricity.  At first I thought yesterday was just one of those days marred by typhoons, the Philippines being a typhoon-prone country.  But the heavy rains didn’t stop for hours.  And gettin...

Typhoon Ondoy has left. But is this the “calm before the bigger storm”? by on Sep 27, 2009After that fateful Saturday, typhoon Ondoy (international name “Ketsana”) left Over 100 killed and almost 340,000 affected (according to this GMA report) Typhoon Ondoy will surely not be missed but will never be forgotten. As we busy ours...