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Ketsana : Aftermath

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Hundreds lost their lives, billions worth of property lost, and the sheer amount of grief the typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) caused us will continue to worsen as the days go by. Augmented with the unimaginable insensitivity of some people, it can break you at times. It did, every single time I tried writing a blog post during the storm proper.

Despite all this, we Filipinos, as a people, learned something important. That we are capable of change in our own capacity. Just look at how netizens became both real and virtual life-savers, how we were able to assemble a large decentralized relief effort with minimal government support, how a large numbers of volunteers were more than willing to help*, I hope that we realize what we are capable of. I know, every person that helped in whatever form they were able to are at peace with themselves. I know I am. There is no more feeling of frustration and helplessness. I don’t feel my arms too, though, but that’s okay.

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September 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

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Scan Fail?

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September 27th, 2009 at 7:36 am

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More Ondoy thoughts

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Some more updates regarding Ondoy.
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September 27th, 2009 at 6:32 am

Ondoy thoughts, and oh, Fuck you whoever you are.

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There are no classes starting tomorrow up to Tuesday and MMDA suspends coding for a week.
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September 27th, 2009 at 5:24 am

Zembly @ Adamson: Aftermath

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The previous post does not end there though.

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September 27th, 2009 at 3:29 am

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