Good CAR-ma.

Remember my post about the damaged cars caused by the flood? I was wondering if insurance would cover the repairs and all that guy stuff and I just happen to read this in the paper.

http://becausecandysaysso.blogspot.com/2009/09/scarred-cars.html

None of our cars were damaged but I feel bad about the owners of the cars that were turned upside down. I know how important a car is here in Manila and some really depend on their cars to do their business.

If your car is Mitsubishi, this is for you.

Ouchy Photos.

This is too sad. I want to cry.






Not a good idea. Better to get the kid wet than suffocate him/her.

Scarred Cars!

Since I wasn't here when Ondoy came, I have been overwhelmed by the photos that I see of the destruction it has brought about. It is hard for me to imagine how bad it was just by mere words but when I checked out FLICKR, I saw things that I thought only happened in movies!

The cars.....they weight a ton....but the water just played with them as if they were paper...still in shock. What happens to them anyway? Do they still work after having a mud bath? Does insurance cover the damages? What about the electrical work? Do they need to be replaced?

I really don't know much about these things. But it would be good to get some answers.

Hoy Ondoy!

Steffie and I were in Monaco when Milenyo hit the Philippines last year. I heard it was really really bad. And now, we were in Hong Kong when Ondoy came to the Philippines and based on all your photos in Facebook, I can see how bad it was. I am figuring that these calamities happen when we are out of the country together, so here's the deal....we decided not to leave the country September next year.

SC and I in Nice.


SC and I in HK.


We saw all the FB status updates and we were really worried about our own families and of course those affected by this terrible flood. So many people have lost their loved ones, homes, pets and belongings. It is too sad for words.

It is good, however, to see the generous and helpful side of those who are blessed to have their families intact and belongings safe. The way people decide to get up and assist those who are down and out. Donations left and right. The grocery is packed with customers buying water, noodles and health products. It is such a great feeling to know that there are people out there who will try to make the lives of those affected a little bit better and easier.

But let's just try to take a step back. Although it is a great thing to be giving away food to the hungry...let's not forget why the flood happened in the first place and try to control this as we go along in helping the needy.

TRASH!

If you plan to give away packed meals, try not to use STYROFOAM.


Please click to enlarge.


After the homeless have eaten and consumed the donations we have given, try to think of a good disposal system for their trash. Without trash cans in the street (for sure they have been swept away), where will they throw their trash? Remember, these are what clogged up our drainage in the first place.




DRAINAGE, paging GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Instead of painting the cement of the overpass of EDSA to white, which will be dirty after a week or two, why don't you clean up what's INSIDE where it counts, instead of covering up the dirt outside?




Who needs to see the cement in white anyway.


Think Earth Friendly while being Human Friendly!