Sendong

Living alone, I opted not to get a television at my place. Aside from it will just consume much space; the television is really a good distraction. It will eat too much of your time which I’d rather use to sleep. I am also not fond of the kind of shows that are in season today. I watch GLEE and ANTM on the internet café which is way better, because I can watch it without commercials and I can play it over and over again.

Since I really don’t watch that much TV shows, basically, I am clueless with what is happening. Most of the news that I knew, I read it online or probably someone posted it on Facebook.

When I went online this morning, this was the only thing on the news.

 

How depressing. There were more upsetting photos however I will not be able to handle it.  No wonder its been for the past days, because there was a storm somewhere.

News said that its chasing Ondoy in terms of the number of casualties. Oh my, oh my, I hope Ondoy will just remain on top and maintain its title.

Most were killed because of the flash floods, tsk tsk… We should really get serious with taking care of Mother Nature.

I think right now is the best time to really pray for all those who have suffered because of Sendong. Aside from prayers, we should start helping them.

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You can help!

For more information on how to make things easier for our Kababayan in Mindanao, please click this.

You can also donate through Red Cross using your phones. Just text RED [space] amount of donation and send to 2899 (Globe) o 4143 (Smart). The donation will either be deducted on your load or added on your bill.

For your donations in kind, @moonleafteashop's Sendong relief box. Share the love here at their shop:103 Maginhawa St., Quezon City. After dropping your donation, have a Milk Tea!

Common, its Christmas. :)

The Pens of Hope Project

It has been my nature to check the blogs of the people who were commenting on my blog. I always get excited when I see new people on  Orange Wit. It’s like meeting a new friend, inviting them to have a cup of coffee, and get to know the person better.
All I ever wanted was to know Ms. N better, but something caught my attention more, aside from this, this!

 

Immediately, I started reading more information about The Pens of Hope Project. From what I’ve read, the project aimed to have Children in Northern Samar enough writing instrument for their schooling needs.
But the post I’ve read deals with books, imagine, they will give out books!
Being a book lover myself, I always believe that aside from pencils, good books are also important to learning. Being a graduate of a public school, I experienced sharing a book with someone else. In my school, we were fortunate enough that I was just sharing a book with another student. However, from what I’ve heard from my sister, who studied in a different public school in our City, five people need to share a book. That will be okay if you have something to share, but what if there was none? Tsk tsk.
The moment I read the post, I immediately send Ms. N an email to show my interest in joining the project. She replied right away, explaining how to send her the package and the purpose of the project. I even got worried because from what I’ve read on her blog, the person who will go to Northern Samar will leave on Dec. 5. I still have a couple of days to get books, send the package, and pray that the kids will love them.
I told my friend Chester, about the post and he gladly joined in. And this morning, we have this!

I know it’s not that much. Babawi nalang ako siguro next time, bibilhin ko ang buong National! Pak! But I hope the kids will love it.

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You can still help, for more information about The Pens of Hope Project, you can check Ms. N’s awesome blog by clicking this!