SHOP and SHARE

Calling all those who intends to SHOP for bags, and other signature items, and at the same time desires to SHARE some love to the recent calamity victims.

There's a site where you can actually do BOTH at the same time.

Please visit www.shopandshare.ph

Tell your friends about it. Let us support this noble cause.

C'mon guys, MOVE!

Posting this article is my way of doing my share in appealing for help. These photos are not mine, but I just want you to have a glimpse of the havoc brought by this calamity.

Philippines is in dire need of assistance due to typhoon Ondoy (International codename: Ketsana), that struck us last Saturday, September 26. The said typhoon brought about really heavy downpour, which caused the massive flooding in most cities and municipalities nationwide.

Let's all MOVE. ACT. HELP. GIVE. DONATE. VOLUNTEER.

Do your share in your own little ways. Below is a list of ways to extend help.

I'm sure this will help. Thank you superbianca for the effort.

LOCATION BREAKDOWN FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF TYPHOON ONDOY.

QUEZON CITY.

- go to ateneo de manila university, katipunan avenue, and proceed to the college covered courts to volunteer. shifts are in three hour cycles. you can go as early as 6AM but it goes on the whole day.
- please bring packed/cooked food to 12 Denmark, Loyola Grand Villas, QC, and help @patriciahizon whose group was the only one helping the victims in tumana today.
- TULONG BAYAN, to volunteer, just go to Balay Expo Center in Cubao, Edsa cor McArthur, 8AM onwards. contact (02) 9137122 and look for Mary, May or Cam
- donations accepted in MIRIAM COLLEGE insa office.
- donations also accepted in UP DILIMAN student council office at vinzons hall.
- for the GMA Kapuso Foundation, you can drop your donations at Samar St. cor GMA Network drive, QC. Behind GMA complex. Beside Malayan Bank. Tel # 9284299, 9289351, 9827777.
- for those who want to volunteer for sagip kapamilya: call 4132667/4160387, or go to #13 examiner st., west triangle, QC
- the other address for sagip kapamilya is sct. bayoran corner tomas morato. look for Girlie Aragon or Jet at 0916-7227806 or 0929-5348176
- this is the REAL SAGIP KAPAMILYA ACCOUNT for your donations: banco de oro #56 300 20111 under abs-cbn foundation. to all those spreading fake accounts, please naman..

MANILA:

- DLSU along taft avenue will be accepting any and all kinds of donations starting 830AM.
- csb alumni also accepting donations at 9/f dls-csb school of design and arts building, along pablo ocampo street, vito cruz.
- UST is also accepting your donations, proceed to the Tan Yan Kee Student Center.
- donations can be dropped off at victory church in malate, call 5221212 or visit the victory website.

PASIG:

- MEGATENT, Meralco Ave, Ortigas beside Renaissance: need more volunteers and donations! Very big space! Open 24 hrs til Friday!
- according to @margaga, poveda school (beside galleria) opens 9AM tomorrow and is open to all volunteers and any kind of donations.
- according to @angel21kawaii, CFC Center in Ortigas is receiving donations in cash or in kind. Call (02)7270682-87 or 09195359036.
- donations can be dropped off at victory church in ortigas, contact 6311212 or visit the victory website.

MANDALUYONG:

- GAWAD KALINGA is accepting volunteers and donations, base is RFM gym in pioneer. Contact Raul Dizon 09178888109 and Felice Caringal 09178888304. for other GK sites you can help out, check out this blog.

MAKATI:

- White Space in Pasong Tamo ext. / Chino Roces is in need of volunteers to pack goods
- you can drop of your donations at Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati
- you can drop off your donations at the following stores in rockwell powerplant mall: aranaz, luca, greyone social.

TAGUIG or FORT area:

- donations can be dropped off at victory church in the fort, you can call 8171212 or visit the victory website.
- you can drop off your donations in embassy superclub in the fort.

PASAY:

- @elizabacud shares that Manila Doctors College will also be accepting donations. Bring anything that can help at Speech Lab., Macapagal Blvd, PasayCity

SAN JUAN:

- La Salle Greenhills, Xavier School, and ICA (right beside Xavier) are also accepting donations. Xavier will be accepting goods till 12midnight.

FAIRVIEW area:

- Help needed in Fairview and Novaliches. Please send clothes, food, water, meds & blankets to the Divine Savior Parish in North Fairview.

SOUTH (alabang, las pinas, paranaque):

- drop donations or volunteer at DE LA SALLE ZOBEL. Contact Ms. Angie Brazan at the Social Action Office 0917-8597602
- you can drop donations at the ATC concierge, call 8422782 or 7721860
- san beda alabang in alabang hills village is also accepting donations
- you can help pack donations 10AM at st. james church, ayala alabang village
- you may volunteer at Red Cross Alabang - ATC along Zapote Road fronting National Bookstore call 8097131 for info
- CFC center in Las Pinas City is accepting donations. it is near Verdant and in front of the construction of SM Center Las Pinas. Contact 09174493154 / 8460809
- There are two new drop-off points for relief goods. Recipients will be various areas, including flooded Parañaque & Muntinlupa areas. You can get in touch with Jeff Tagle (09178875824) and Katrina Villareal (09175298332) respectively for details.

BAGUIO:

- donations can be dropped off at the ABSCBN Baguio Office
- donations are also accepted at the Baguio Convention Center Executive Room from 10am til 4pm starting tomorrow til Friday. Volunteers are urged to come.
- Organizing a soup kitchen. Baguio donating vegetables to arrive via Victory Liner. Contact Dave at 09178396179.

BULACAN:

- RedCross bulacan accepts donations. It is located in Malolos Bulacan, near bulacan capitol :)

CAGAYAN:

- send your donations to the kkp office in xavier university, ATENEO DE CAGAYAN.

CAVITE:

- DLSU-Dasmarinas is also accepting donations, pls proceed to the 2nd floor of SBC Building

BATANGAS:

- DE LA SALLE LIPA is now accepting your donations, drop off point is at the college lobby.

CEBU:

- details on how you can donate are on noelle's blog or the living for a cause blog.

DUMAGUETE and NEGROS area:

- People here in Dumaguete or in Negros Oriental can send their donations to Silliman University. contact @princessngaako on twitter for more details.

BACOLOD:

- For your donations, drop off center is at the Coliseum in the University of St. La Salle. 435-3857
- CAFE BREIZH wil be a drop off center for donations. text 09193651101 for details.

DAVAO:

- ATENEO DE DAVAO is accepting in kind donations for ondoy. drop off at the samahan office in jacinto campus.
- BANTAY BATA 163 davao located at matina,davao city is also a drop off point for any in-kind donations.

ZAMBOANGA:

- ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA is accepting donations. You may bring them to the SACSI office. Look for Alma Curesma, 991-0871, loc 2224 or 2225.

for PETS in need of aid:

- @kimmydeleon is announcing that PARC is open for animals. Click this site for info of PAWS for helping from the flood. for the official website of paws, click here

for those in SINGAPORE:

- dropoff for relief goods is @ airfreight lucky plaza #03-09. can call 62351011, they are open up to 7pm.
- pinoys are mobilizing and gathering donations, visit this forum for more details.

for those in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:

- you can deliver relief goods to 303/5 Stromboli Strait, Homebush Bay 2127. you can also contact through twitter at @allorange if you want to arrange for a pick up in the city

for those in CANADA:

- TORONTO - pinoys are spearheading efforts to help, visit this website for details.
- WINNIPEG - the Philippine Community Centre of Manitoba here in Winnipeg Canada started to raise money for the victims today

for those based in BELGIUM:

- from @SayChiz, they can contact Shiera Catalan at +32485328811 if they want to donate goods for typhoon relief

for anyone in the UNITED STATES:

- you can call the ABS-CBN US Helpline at 1-800-5272820 to know how you can help
- also, you can donate through the kapuso foundation site.
- with your credit card, donate via the the abs-cbn foundation.
- for those in california, Island Pacific Supermarket is gathering donations to be shipped to the Philippines
- SAN FRANCISCO - 5750 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94112 For details call 510-750-3036, 209-3499576, 415-239-9576
- LOS ANGELES - Manila Forwarder Headquarters 4249 Eagle Rock Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90065 1.800.210.1019323. 478.1599
- NEW YORK - NYC Disaster Relief drop off center @ Pandayan Center 406 W40th St. Between 9th and 10th Aves. NY, NY 10018 or 212.564.6057.
- NEW JERSEY - NJ drop off Sinugba Cafe or Casa Victoria or (201)621-3156 -Yves Nibungco

for those in the UK:

- you can donate through OXFAM on their official website.

for anyone else ABROAD who wants to help:

- you can donate through the paypal account link on this site.
- the official website of the PHILIPPINE RED CROSS has a complete listing of how you can donate to them.
- the ayala foundation is also accepting your donations through their website.
- you can donate through the kapuso foundation site.
- you can use your credit card to donate via the the abs-cbn foundation.
- donate rice through the UN's World Food Programme through their official website.

OTHER FORMS OF HELP FOR YOU:

NEED TO SEND YOUR DONATIONS? Mail & More, FedEx & Air21 outlets are now accepting donations. For locations please call 8794789 or log to their official website.
PAL IS OFFERING FREE AIRLIFT FOR DONATIONS. for details, click on the pal website.
TO REPORT MISSING LOVED ONES OR AREAS IN NEED OF HELP: call the SAGIP KAPAMILYA HOTLINES at 4110011, 4110012, 4110013.
HOTLINES FOR MISSING PERSONS:marikina - 09209389914qc - 09216555262pasig - 09189356318cainta - 09175606241.
DATABASE OF ONDOY VICTIMS AND EVACUATION CENTERS: click on the ateneotaskforceondoy website.
FOR CAR TOWING NEEDS: HONDA and NISSAN offer free towing! call 09228504452, 09224452242, and 09228997959.
DONATIONS ON WHEELS!! if you have donations to give but no means to transport, contact 09189791229, 09177974098, 09326991794. don't worry guys, this is not a scam! its by friends of @jiggycruz!
WANT TO OFFER YOUR MEDICAL SERVICES? please submit your name and contact details to Dr. V. Gisbert 0917-8922807 and Dr. J. Sinon at 0917-5261345

INA visited our home

Our Lady of Peñafrancia, devotedly called INA, is the patroness of Bicolandia. Her feast, popularly known as the Peñafrancia festival is celebrated every 3rd Saturday and Sunday of September.

The Traslacion or the transfer of the image of Our Lady from its sanctuary to the Cathedral, which was held yesterday, marked the start of the festival in Naga City.

The last day of the commemoration is the fluvial procession, wherein the image of the Virgin Mary is carried on a barge and is returned to her shrine (Basilica) through the Naga River route.

And this afternoon, INA visited our home.

"VIVA LA VIRGEN!"

(credits go to the photographers.)

Sa Naga Mismo

Finally... Bicolanos, here is your chance.

On Saturday, July 18, 2009, be at Plaza Quezon, Naga City from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm -- AKO MISMO will be in Naga City with the theme, "Ako Mismo Kikilos para sa Nagueños".

Activities include:
* Feeding program

* Riverside clean-up

* Tree planting

* Bloodletting program

* Sale of Ako Mismo dog tags and merchandise

The event will culminate with a concert featuring local talents. For more details contact Mr. Mac Adriano at mac@akomismo.org

Lago del Rey @ CWC

We were at CWC (Camarines Sur Watersports Complex) recently. Unfortunately, my camera battery was drained, so I was not able to get snapshots of the area. I planned to blog about Lago del Rey, the new attraction in CWC and thought of sharing some personal shots. But obviously, I was not able to capture anything.

The photos you are about to see are from their website. You can check it out for more details.

Aside from the now-famous cable park, which is intended for sports enthusiasts and people who loves extreme sports, CWC has lago del rey for the entire family. Situated just beside the wakeboarding area, this new facility features giant water slides, aqua wall climbing, water polo, water volleyball, kayaking, aqua obstacle course, paddle surfing, boat-towed wakeboarding and skiing, other aqua sports and, of course, pure and simple swimming.

CWC also has a regular swimming pool aside from lago del rey. There's also a Clubhouse restaurant and bar within the complex and an area where guests can play billiards, table tennis and other indoor sports. There is even a store which sells mostly wakeboarding gears and items and CWC souvenir items. By the way, the complex also features a skateboarding rink and bike park which is open to the public and is currently free.

More cabanas were built to accommodate the volume of visitors wanting to spend a night (or days) in the area.

So, if you want total FUN and ENJOYMENT for the entire family, CWC is the place to be.

For more information and photos, please visit:

http://www.cwcwake.com

http://www.lago-delrey.com

I'm Back!

Whoa! I'm back from the grave!..

Post.. Post.. Post..

That's my immediate goal. So, watch out..

DOG TAG Day

Mark your calendar -- June 12 is DOG TAG Day!




visit akomismo.org for more details.

The Date: November 30, 2006

This story happened almost three (3) years ago, but i decided to post this to remind people of how something so magnificent, so beautiful, like Mayon Volcano, can cause damage to this extent. Also, this can serve as a reminder on how nature can get back at us due to our own negligence.

Last November 30, 2006, Typhoon Reming (international code name: Durian), packing sustained winds of 265 km per hour, hit the Bicol region. The wind was so strong. I think the strongest I experienced so far. It seems the earth was moving and our house was shaking! Good thing it happened at daytime. People are awake. It was the most destructive typhoon in recent history of Bicol. Our city was also greatly affected. But the worst hit was the province of Albay where more than a thousand lives were lost. Several neighboring towns were covered with ashfalls and other volcanic debris, while a number of barangays at the foot of Mt. Mayon were totally buried in lahar.

I had a first hand account on how vast the destruction was. Weeks after the tragedy, my boss from my previous job, together with her family, decided to extend help to the victims of the calamity. I was their contact person. We went to the town of Guinobatan, particularly in Barangay Tandarora and Maipon, where most number of casualties were found.

These photos were taken during our relief operation.

-----This is what's left of a two-storey house ---------------- another submerged structure ---------------

-------------------------- an elementary school and a classroom where most evacuees -------------------------- ------------------------------ sought shelter, but were never able to get out... ever... -----------------------------

-------------- entrance to Brgy. Tandarora ----------------------- volcanic debris from Mayon --------------

---------------------------------------------------------- residential areas ---------------------------------------------------------

--------------- coconut plantation in Albay ------------------------------------- Lahar path -----------------------------

It was such an experience. Hearing the stories about the disaster from the townsfolk, gave me goosebumps... up to this day. The images of the enormous destruction still lingers in my mind from time to time. The smell was... whew! I don't wanna remember. There was an instance while were walking on one of the areas badly buried in lahar, a local told us that just a day ago, a cadaver was found on the exact spot where we are standing that very moment. It was a grim scenario.

The photos below were just along the national highway.





Let us all hope and pray that nothing close to this will happen again. Along with prayers, let us act on preventing these sort of events from happening.

NOTE: Please excuse some of the shots because those were taken on board a moving car.