How has your life changed after Ondoy?

[seonadancing]

My family was fortunate enough not to be severely affected by Ondoy but somehow, looking at all the videos and hearing the stories of friends and relatives gave me a reason to reflect how our life can easily change.

One thing that changed for me is that I don't care so much about my car's paint anymore, i used to be worried about getting a ding or a scratch somewhere but right now, as long as my car is in good running condition then it's fine. It doesn't mean that i'm not going to go to the car wash and keep my car clean, but right now it seems like a very minor part of my life.

[CVT]

Luckily, we were also spared from the flood and the typhoon.

I realize that flood, like war is a great equalizer.

Also, it just reinforced my beliefs:

That in our country,- you cannot depend on your government to help you. We're left to fend for ourselves.

Also, there are just too many people in Metro Manila. The government should clear the waterways and send the "homeless" people back to their provinces while providing job opportunities in there.

Control on land development. There's just too many villages and subdivisions. Urban planning is terribly needed.

We should elect the right people to make the right decisions, change the curve and lead our nation...

8800:juggle:

[1997]

I Hate the Corrupt Government officials more...

"Control on land development. There's just too many villages and subdivisions. Urban planning is terribly needed"
Did you know Malaki ang lagayan sa pag develop ng Subdivision. Per sqm ang kick back dyan. May others pa...

[cutedoc]

- higher vehicles such as suv has an edge over sedans
- check the weather forecast before traveling
- check via cnn.com or accuweather.com believe me they are more accurate, pagasa $uC&s big time, people panicked during pepeng, people didnt knew much about andoy...
- presence of mind is always important
- prayers do work, just pray and ask for help sincerely God knows what is sincere and what is not...

[shadow]

^wala rin kwenta yun mga SUVs during the wrath of typhoon ondoy..

I realized that I should get a AOG coverage for our cars....

and I agree with TS, I'm not too sensitive na rin on my cars... a little scratch here and there is nothing compared to those whose cars was submerge by the flood.

[[archie]]

for me, material thing is just that... materials.

[JJGF]

lalo ako naging paranoid sa mga emergency bags ko...

be ready for anything...just in case

[tidus1203]

No. Just more praning when there is a news of bagyo...

[TholitzReloaded]

Now planning to get an AOG Insurance for my car.

[safeorigin]

it sucks to have classes canceled for a week. now classes will be extended till the 3rd week of october

[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!!! =)

[ghosthunter]

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]

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]

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

[ghosthunter]

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

Well, there is always immigration to Australia.

[JJGF]

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]

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]

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_]

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]

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.