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Rising from the Mud

Posted by mhel in general on November 11th, 2009

Marikina, after the Ondoy tragedy, is literally rising from the mud. After the flooding, the great problem befell us was cleaning up what’s left from our mud-covered houses.

Yesterday, my husband was telling me if we can already buy some paints for our mud-stricken walls and ceiling. Although we already cleaned our house, we left the part of the wall and the ceiling beyond our reach. At the same time, we still fear that another typhoon will come that may cause great flooding, talk about trauma… In short, we do not want to completely clean-up and remodel because of the fear and trauma for another flooding.

Let me show you what happened to our house visually through this photos –

ondoy in marikina

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My Ondoy Stress Report

Posted by mhel in about marikina, general on October 30th, 2009

My apology for not being able to post more articles for this site in the last days. There are so many factors which contributed to this problem.

First, up to this time, I still do not have a broadband connection. For a month now, I’ve been persistent in calling up Globe telecom, almost everyday, and each time I can get through them, to beg them to reinstall my broadband as I need it badly. Up to this time though, nothing has been done, no restoration was made.

Second, there were so many things I needed to attend to. One of the very immediate is cleaning up. the signs of mud flooding our house’ first and second floors, are still visible and tainting the appearance of almost every corner of our small and cramped abode. Since we threw away our cabinets, tables and drawers, our dishes, clothes and other stuff, are scattered on the floor and everywhere else. There’s a big improvement in the physical aspect of our house since the Ondoy tragedy but much is needed to be done to put a little order in our home.
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Devastated by Typhoon Ondoy

Posted by mhel in about marikina, general on October 13th, 2009

It’s been three weeks now since I last posted and I know that many are wondering why I haven’t written about the typhoon that is now a household name in the entire City of Marikina. Ondoy, the storm which took the lives of many Marikenyos, also shook my sanity as my family fought for their lives on a rooftop, during this typhoon’s savagery.

Yes, our family was among the thousands of Marikenyos which lives and properties were devastated by the typhoon and are now survivors of the legendary Ondoy. I wanted to write about our experiences, our pleas, our hopes, but technology, during the times of calamities, are worthless, at least in my case. It is only today that I am able to taste again the usefullness of internet so I can share to the whole world what happened to our family, to our community, and to our city. What’s left of it after Ondoy…

Since my laptop was also flooded, I had to use a friend’s PC to write this article on Ondoy. Little by little, I will unfold the horrors of the typhoon in this site. I would like to invite you also to share your Ondoy photos, stories, and messages. You may send them via the contact form or through my email at marikenya@yahoo.com.

Our community needs help — clothes, beddings, foams, kitchen utensils, water pails, basins, towels, blankets… among others. If you wish to help our community, please contact me. I can help organize the relief operations in our area. Please help directly the communities savaged by the typhoon so the support will be given to those who really need it.

Please reach out and help.
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