Getting stuck in the office for two days without fresh clothes to change into wasn’t something I relished. But choosing between the deluge outside, the torrential rains, my flooded apartment and the uncertain fate that awaited me if I braved the equally uncertain circumstances at NLEX to go home to my family in the province, […]
Hero Dog Dies To Save Girl
We have a dog. Her name is Jinky. I’ve said that before, I know, but it’s Christmas, I guess you can forgive me for saying so again. She’s a Jack Russell terrier, a pretty little thing. My husband got her a few months after we moved into our new home. Before we decided to tie […]
What to Do Before, During and After a Flood
Water in a pitcher in the refrigerator, in a dispenser in the workplace, in a swimming pool in the village clubhouse, in the sea on a scorching summer’s day – this is water that is sure to make at least one person smile. But raging floodwater on a stormy day? Definitely not something to smile about. […]
My Typhoon Ondoy Story
Two years had come and gone since the wrath of typhoon Ondoy was witnessed and felt by the Greater Manila Area, most especially Marikina, Cainta, Pasig and the surrounding cities. My family and I were residing in Pasig when this all happened. I was on vacation leave the day before the tragedy struck, to prepare […]