Imagine: Your children missing, being forced to drink from typhoid-infested flood waters, having your children experience life-threatening diarrhea and fevers that without treatment could prove fatal, losing everything you own, having nothing at all to feed your loved ones for days on end, and looking into your child’s eyes, knowing you may not be able to provide for them. Now, imagine your own life and how fortunate you are. How lucky you are to have clothes on your back, aRead more
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Donations for Philippine’s flood victims from tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy)
With over 240 people having died in tropical storm Ketsana, and 450,000 people displaced, hopefully those more fortunate may begin donating aid and assistance. Those living overseas who would like to donate, please let me know. I’ll be donating money and supplies this week. If you’re living in Makati, there are multiple drop off points, many along Dela Costa. If you know of more drop off points, please let us know in the comment section.Read more
Flooding Videos from Makati, Manila – Sept. 26, 2009 – Tropical storm, Ondoy
I managed to take some video clips of the Manila flooding as a result of the tropical storm, Ondoy. These videos were taken in Makati, Manila near Jupiter and Makati Ave. I used my Canon 5D2 to take the videos, but had to reduce the quality from 1080p to YouTube resolution. This last video was filmed by another Twitter contact elsewhere in Manila. As I was posting this, a large power transformer or power line just blew up 1/4 ofRead more
Manila flooding September 26, 2009
Manila is experiencing torrential rains and the Makati area is flooding quite badly. From my high rise, I can see many cars attempting to drive with water up to the top of their windows, and others ‘swimming’ in the waters – literally floating without any ability to steer. I’ve just taken photos and video with my Canon 5D mk II. I’ll be posting the video soon, but here are a few photos taken from a much lower vantage point:Read more
Taxis in Manila – why we need a car (aka white whine)
We’ve decided that we need a car in Manila. As metropolitan and accessible this city is, we’re feeling confined and limited in our options with using taxis. Many expats don’t feel a car is necessary, or even desired when taxis are such an easy part of getting around. I beg to differ. The last straw came yesterday when, after waiting for 30 minutes in a taxi stand line, we hopped into a run down taxi, exhausted from carrying 70lbs ofRead more
Our new apartment
We’ve finally started settling into our new apartment. We’ve hung some pics on the wall, but are unsure if we’ll be painting the walls or not. The furniture is coming together well; we picked up that new red rug and a nice leather sofa with dual reclining ends. My home office is quickly becoming a relaxing place to get some work done. The view is pretty stunning; both the ex-tallest building in the Philippines, and the red light district inRead more