How has your life changed after Ondoy?

[ts1n1ta]

change? well, I'm back to commuting.

[MACpod]

now whenever I pray, it makes me always include the welfare of my country, in my list of petitions..

OT:
i still have that little hope for our country that someday the Philippines will be seen as a developed and progressive country admired by several nations. it may not be in our time, but it will happen.

[Quint]

Ondoy brought out the worst and the best in the Pinoy. On one hand, we saw the incompetence of government officials, the seeming lack of funds due to garapal corruption, the lack of training and preparedness for emergencies calamities, and the list goes on...

On the other hand, I saw hope. As Pinoys responded to the needs of others, I saw the genuineness in us. The willingness to help, the generosity, the resilience, the compassion, etc.

There is hope. But we have a long way to go. First and foremost, our country needs a renewal. A personal renewal for all Filipinos that will translate into community renewal and then into a national renewal. Unless there is change in our hearts and in our minds, and the will to DO what is best for our country, then this country will just degenerate into one chaotic place, God forbid! Someone once said that each and every one of us is an agent of change. It starts with us, how we conduct ourselves, how we live our lives, how we do business, how we relate with one another, etc. Unless we affect change ourselves, then the bad guys will always have their way. BE the change. I am sure that with the Lord's guidance and blessings, He will see our country through.

As for me, I included country as part of my priorities now. I never thought about it before. I always complained (and I still do), was uncaring, and almost indifferent.

Tough journey ahead folks...