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It was a sunny day (29 degrees Celcius) on December 15, 2011 at approximately 10 am when my father went to SSS (Social Security System) to pay for his quarterly contributions. It was December 15 and he just got his share of the house budget from his son and daughter. That morning he was all smiles as he carried his little bundle of joy apo in his arms while he strapped him inside the basket carriage of his bicycle -- the same one that had been with him during that day. (All of us were at work and ...

PHP 800.00 (about USD 20.00) for one "Goodbye Philippines" firecracker. Stupid and wasteful. Traditionally, people use fireworks at the start of a new year because they think the explosions will "drive away bad luck and 'negative spirits' from their lives"--ergo, most people in this country still live in the middle/dark ages.

In a world of logic and reason, the fireworks industry does NOT exist--...what exists in its place is a thriving model rocket industry, for ...

Sendong brought heavy rains to Cebu a few days ago and I, together with a few friends, were caught up in one of its little arms of fury traveling from Mactan Island back to Cebu City from the beach at about 6 PM. It was one scary ride and being paranoid of storms ever since bagyong Roping hit Cebu about 20 years ago, I was beginning to doubt whether we would reach our destination. Memories of being away from my immediate family during a storm that howled at night came flooding back.

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OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

My sister Ninotchka Herrera had contact with some aid/relief groups in Iligan City, particularly the Help Northern Mindanao movement, spearheaded by the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines - Northern Mindanao sub-Region (http://www.rmp-nmr.org/index.php) so she quickly organized our own relief efforts and declared our own house as a drop off point on Monday, December 19, 2011. The very next day, she and Walter Mainit were were able to contact the 1006th ...

(here's the entire article, split in two parts)

LOOKING BACK
As of this writing, it's now a week after the tragic events that unfolded after Tropical Storm Washi, known locally as "Sendong". It's interesting to note that this weather disturbance was never declared as typhoon but just a tropical storm or TS (more on this later). "Sendong" made landfall on the shores of Surigao province and brought a colossal amount of rainfall (over 180mm in some areas) over ...

... in a good way.

It's been ages since the last time I logged in and boy was it surprising to see so many awesome changes!

So many new members, I don't recognise any of them anymore like I used to know almost every nick back in 2003. I felt like I'm a stranger getting to know a dear old friend.

It's good to see how iStorya is now (man, I see standees, decals and boards everywhere! It made me secretly talk to my self "Why, I'm a member of that website! ...

Finally, it’s a dream come true! The ambitious karaoke singer is finally having her major solo concert at Smart Araneta Coliseum! So brace yourselves this January because this hot goddess is going to rock the Big Dome! @annecurtissmith