Typhoon Peping (aka Parma) shifted course and mercifully spared the flood-inundated areas from further punishment. It was such a relief since I can just imagine how more rains will swell the already flooded streets and rivers (or are they one and the same?).
I heard from Roly that our boss at a previous company died last Saturday during the height of Typhoon Ondoy. A wall at their home, weakened by floodwater, collapsed on him.
DTF or Sir Dave as he was fondly called, was a certified techie. He was one of my mentors. Mine and of many others. He will be missed.
Typhoon Ondoy (aka Ketsana) struck and Metro Manila hit really hard. I was supposed to have a business meeting with Tina at High Street but she texted me that the weather is not cooperating and that we should postpone. The driving rain was quite persuasive so I agreed.
But I didn’t realize it was so bad until late afternoon when James texted about impassable streets and houses flooded up to their second levels! We went out today and devastation was quite evident along our way. But we didn’t see the worst of it till we saw the news. Debris, submerged houses, vehicles stacked like dominos,hundreds if not thousands of refugees. One of the hardest hit areas was Pasig. To think we were not-too-long-ago considering moving there. Horrible.
If you want to know how to help the victims, check this Google docs spreadsheet.
Was walking around NYC with Cez and Euge when we saw this poster advertising the new Stargate Universe TV series. It seems interesting since I liked Stargate the movie, followed Stargate: Atlantis, and plan to watch the original Stargate TV series. But what caught my eye is the URL in the poster: syfy.com instead of scifi.com. What is wrong with these people?!? As Cez said, it’s the dumbing down of the USA. Sheesh!
It’s September 11. A day that lives in infamy. And here I am in NYC (across the water at Jersey City actually). Outside my hotel room window, I can see twin beams of light shooting upward to the sky, part of the city’s memorial activities. May we always remember this day, may we always remember that the enemy is still out there, and will always be there for as long as intolerance exists in this world.