12/19/2011
First things first, I know that giving help to people should not be boasted out loud so everybody will hear about it. It must be done silently. However, I assume that, chances are, there’s not a lot of people I personally know (or vice versa) here on my Tumblr so I want to let this thought out of my head. This is not really an attempt to boast. It’s not something I will personally share on my Facebook because of the aforementioned reason.
I’m really bothered of the disaster that has swept the southern provinces of the Philippines (particularly Cagayan de Oro and Iligan) since the other day. Typhoon ‘Sendong’ (international name ‘Washi’) left hundreds of people killed, thousands homeless and in dire need of all forms of help. The flood, destruction and despair it caused were very horrific that I really feel bad since yesterday of being in a company party. I’m not being self-righteous or what, but experiencing the deluge caused by Typhoon Ondoy two years ago has made me really sympathetic and brokenhearted of what I hear on the news.
Our two-storey house was 2 feet short of being completely submerged under flood water, while all of my loved ones were forced to helplessly wait on our ceiling and prayed for the waters to subside. It was really terrifying. I was alone somewhere in the vicinity of UP because I was in class and I never cried that hard in my life.
I feel bad that this thing is happening again, and I feel extremely sad especially over the images of the dead bodies and the children shivering from cold. I’ve been thinking all day on what should be the best solution to help. Good thing I came across this ad circulated online about LBC, willing to accept donations for the victims. The other day, I was looking at the things I have amassed in my closet that I have never worn in months, or even years and I think this is the proper thing to do. Maybe a box of bottled water and other things will definitely not hurt too.
I’ve been busy spending these last few days and I should just try to sit back and smell the coffee. Again, I know that these things are inevitable and I should not feel culpable as accidents and disasters will always happen. Part of me think that maybe, since it’s barely a week before Christmas and this thing has happened, thus it made me feel that something should be done? I hope not. Whether it’s Christmas or not, something should be done. It was definitely not Christmas when we used to be victims of a disaster of the same sort, but it never inhibited people from sending help to us.
We must help them in any way we could. Time to sleep for tomorrow’s mission. God bless this country.
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