How has your life changed after Ondoy?

**seonadancing** · October 8th, 2009 11:46 AM

naglagay na ako ng emergency bag sa trunk which includes 2 shirts, a shorts, a pair of slippers, 2 liters of bottled water, a flash light, teka walang extra brief!!! =)

**ghosthunter** · October 8th, 2009 11:55 AM

Not much has changed. Traffic is still bad. Roads still flood. LGUs still lack the disaster preparedness they promised every year. Etc

Practically the same since i started driving back in college many years ago.

**nitrox** · October 8th, 2009 02:49 PM

There can be changes in our daily lives but the fact remains, sadly nothing is gonna change in this country of ours. Reactive, hindi proactive ang laging approach.
- squatters will go back to living under bridges, near waterways
- city mayors will keep squatters from relocating to keep their votes
- govt officials will turn a blind eye to illegal logging
- the people directly impacted by calamities will continue to vote for candidates due to their popularity; not their capacity to lead
- people maybe environment-conscious now, but will revert back to their old ways once news about this calamity dies down
- etc, etc.

**rusem** · October 8th, 2009 05:46 PM

i'm more worried now about my child's future... other children's future...

**ghosthunter** · October 8th, 2009 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by rusem

i'm more worried now about my child's future... other children's future...

Well, there is always immigration to Australia.

**JJGF** · October 8th, 2009 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by seonadancing

naglagay na ako ng emergency bag sa trunk which includes 2 shirts, a shorts, a pair of slippers, 2 liters of bottled water, a flash light, teka walang extra brief!!! =)

hehe sir dagdag ka na din ng: (meron ako nito sa oto hehe)

- medicines
- canned goods (for 2days atleast)
- lighter
- survival knife
- small ax

**rusem** · October 8th, 2009 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Well, there is always immigration to Australia.

maybe for those who can... kaso majority of the people affected by these calamities are those living in poverty.

**A121** · October 8th, 2009 06:28 PM

I found this good article which should end all the blame game

http://abs-cbnnews.com/special-repor...ization-manila

and a really good study on how floods have affected metro manila in the past century

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sites/def...loodingnew.pdf

**_Cathy_** · October 12th, 2009 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Well, there is always immigration to Australia.

This is where my buddy immigrated and she says that she's having the time of her life in Australia. She's convincing me to follow but I really don't want to leave Manila.

On topic, Ondoy made me even more paranoid.

-I get scared when it starts to rain really hard.
- I don't go out when it's raining unless necessary
- I am going to prepare a disaster kit.
- I am going to put all important docs in plastic envelopes rather than brown envelopes
- I am going to buy a water resistant bag where I could put all important docs and cash is case it starts to flood in our area.
- I am also thinking of keeping less cash at home.

Ever since Ondoy, I found myself being really conscious about the topography (?) or elevation of an area.

**donbuggy** · October 12th, 2009 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Well, there is always immigration to Australia.

Or Singapore. Kasi hindi bumabagyo doon.

God has truly blessed that tiny city state (even though their government is secular, meaning, neutral when it comes to religious matters). Or maybe their God is more powerful than our God.

Sure, it rains in Singapore. But flooding is minimal because they were smart enough to build a good drainage system.