Greening the Desert: Jordanian Desert brought to Life
Here is an awesome and inspiring documentary. from Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute on the challenges behind “Greening the Desert” project in Jordan – from the DVD Harvesting Water the Permaculture Way. www.permaculture.org.au Courtesy of Flashtoonz Films www.flashtoonz.com/blog/...
My friend J in the hospital for 4 days due to abdominal pain, apple juice got him out the next day.
We were still reeling from the great flood that devastated our home village after 2 days when I heard from a common friend that my very good friend J was in the hospital for a good number days. I called him up, his cell phone was dead. I called...
Why drinking tea is an important health practice in times of disasters
For a few days now I’ve been sleeping in our abandoned office in Provident Village, Marikina. We are on the 3rd floor so the flood did not reach our office. But the rest of the village including our own house was devastated by the flood including tons and tons...
My driver’s brother in law just got into a motorcycle accident
I’m stuck in a McDonald’s taking advantage of their free wifi offer. My driver just took off with my car upon receiving a request for emergency help on his cell phone from his brother in law who just had an accident on his motorcycle. My parents always taught me...
Our Nannie’s Extreme Gastroenteritis or was it food poisoning or red tide?
A few days ago before the great big flood, our number 1 stay out nannie experienced extreme stomach pain in her whole tummy. I know my children prayed for her around 8pm bed time, but I thought it was just ordinary tummy pain. Until another nannie approached me and...
Provident Village Marikina: Wife and 3 kids survive ROARING flood waters ordeal!
I was comfy in my motel room with wifi access. Monitoring the radio stations over the internet. Monitoring the tv news. Blogging and contacting friends to help report my wife and kids’ situation in the mad flood waters brought by the Marikina river caused by storm Ondoy which poured...
Provident Village Marikina: We need help, donations, relief goods
This flash flood today is the worst and fastest flash flood in history. Sure there were other floods in the past, but none as fast an unexpected as today and still ongoing. Submerging two story houses!!! In the past only one floor would be submerged, and it took TIME!...