I was about to create a tribute to those who have braved Ondoy and Pepeng when I came across this video.

Courtesy of YouTube and artur1218

Earlier this morning, I asked Nay if the latest typhoon Pepeng (international name is Parma) is already considered category 3. She said she didn’t know if it’s already signal number 3. I told her it’s still signal number 2 in the Bicol region and signal number 3 has not been raised anywhere yet. In the middle of that short discussion, obviously, we both got confused. Right there and then, I somehow pinned down the lapse. So, as my scheduled Live Meeting session proceeded that same morning, I slipped a few browsing about the technical terms— signals and categories. Read the rest of this entry »

Tito, look meron flood. That was little Gabi, peering over the window and watching a shallow water flow near the gate. A few hours after that, we started to have our own wetlands, which lasted for two days. First flood experience, and quite an experience at that. [We had one in the province but I was too young (or tiny?) then to help with the carrying of things from a certain level to the next.] Read the rest of this entry »

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