Travel Quote of the Day

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson

[pic: a sign near Merlion Park, Singapore]

Devastation in Metro Manila

Flood waters brought by typhoon Ondoy swept away cars at UERM, a hospital in Metro Manila, Philippines

Appeal for Donations

Send relief goods to Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (tel.no. 5639298/5639308)

or to Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Corner EDSA (tel no. 9257931-40). Goods required are Canned food, rice, used clothes especially for children, milk.

To donate to the Philippine National Red Cross , please click the hyperlink.

Most urgent needs:

Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water

Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases

Non-food items: Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap

Rehabilitation Programs: Shelter materials for house repair

Smart Communications:

Customers of Smart who wish to help Typhoon Ondoy's victims may give donations and drop these at SMART branches located in the following malls: SM Muntinlupa, SM Bicutan, SM Sucat, Festival Mall Alabang, Alimall Cubao, Gateway Mall Cubao, SM Fairview, SM North EDSA-Annex, Alabang Town Center, SM SouthMall and SM Megamall.

DSWD:

Disaster Relief Operations, Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), DSWD-Central Office - 931 8101 to 05, local 506; 951 7119 (24 hours)

Disaster Relief in Manila

Here are some important info for disaster relief/rescue for Metro Manila:

National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Emergency Numbers: 911-1406, 912-2665, 911-5061, 912-5296, 911-1873

RED CROSS: 0917-899-7898 and 0938-442697

Send relief goods to Caritas - Jesus St., Pandacan (tel.no. 5639298/5639308) or Radio Veritas, West Ave. Corner EDSA (tel no. 9257931-40)

Appeal to those who have access to 4x4 trucks for rescue. Please send vehicles to Greenhills Unimart to await deployment 09209072902

Quote of the Day

When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.

~Susan Heller

Fish Out of Water

A restaurant at Greenbelt 5, Makati

Helping Hand

An old man helps his wife board a bus, in Naguilian road, seen during my trip from San Juan, La Union to Baguio City.

Where I've Been

I missed this one, my travelogue on Coron diving trip got featured in the travel site Where I've Been.

Check it out guys.

Surfing

Went surfing in San Juan last week (8.31.09). The waves aren't so big, but the weather's great (not so hot). 

Foggy Mountain Pass

Fog covered the sides of the mountains and the mountain pass along Naguilian on the way to Baguio City from San Fernando, La Union. The road is about 1000 meters above sea level.

[8.30.09]

Session Road

Baguio City's Session Road on a foggy night

[8.30.09]