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People are thankful that we didn’t feel the strength of Super Typhoon Pepeng here in Manila. Unfortunately, people from the north were directly hit by the typhoon. Cagayan Governor said they had enough supplies for their evacuees but are willing to accept donations. As of the moment, there were no casualties reported (and hopefully wala nga).

We’ve started cleaning our house, specially the garden area. Daming dahon na nahulog eh. We still have water inside, almost 1 ft. high pa. We’ll probably clean this by tomorrow or kapag wala na totally yung tubig.

Pahirapan ang paglilinis nito. Ok lang, 1 week na ako walang gym. For sure nakakapagod din ‘to.

On a more lighter note… I went shopping. Nagulat parents ko na bumabagyo na nga pero nandyan pa rin Air21 to deliver goods. Kudos to Air21, ang bilis ha! On time. Here’s my latest GREAT buy:

Its a vintage Nina Ricci evening/sling bag. Cute no? It just needs a little cleaning. Again, from eBay. I’m loving ebay, mas ok pa don kesa sa multiply.

Wait, baka may mag comment diyan na wala na ako inisip kung hindi shopping. Don’t get me wrong, we may not be giving goods to people affected by Ondoy (we’re also affected as you can see from my photos) but we’ve shared a few lumbers and hollow blocks to our neighbors that they can use as bridges. Mahirap naman na lakad ng lakad sa baha.

Are you ready Philippines?

I’d like to share with you my flood survival tips (we’re doing as of the moment):

1. Save energy! Charge everything that requires battery while you still have electricity.
2. Stock up on canned/instant goods! Sardines, orned beef, sausage, spam, instant noodles, coffee, etc.
3. Apply some petroleum jelly to your feet before walking in flooded areas in order to prevent athlete’s foot.
4. Keep an emergency kit. Must contain the following: alcohol, betadine, medicines, band aids, etc.
5. Its easier to walk around flooded areas if you wear comfy clothes with short shorts plus your trusty flipflops. Para ka lang nasa beach.
6. Eat less than the usual. Why? I’m having a hard time figuring where to “let it all out”. Septic tanks are full of water so might as well not add anything nasty to it right?
7. Shower every other day. We don’t have labahan right now, mahirap maubusan ng damit. Just keep yourself clean. Isipin niyo na lang may lagnat kayo. Haha.
8. STAY POSITVE. Do not believe weather forecasts, they’re not accurate. Typhoon can change its course anytime.
9. DO NO PANIC. Prepare everything you need and you’ll surely be ok. Be safe!
10. PRAY. It helps. The Philippines (and the world) need a miracle now.