Comments on: When Ondoy Gets Old

By: Rethink with Me | Life After Ondoy

Rethink with Me | Life After Ondoy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:11:05 +0000

[...] We are exactly where I said we’d be a month ago. Ondoy is Old News. [...]

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:52 +0000

we'll follow through this time.
just checked out 3 locations today…. from 6am to 8pm!
so many options and opportunities for people to help / volunteer regularly!

you guys are gonna love it!

By: sam

sam — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:29:55 +0000

this was beautiful. thanks so much! you nailed exactly how i feel about the situation. been so down lately because it's just so natural for people to forget, for things to lose momentum. am reposting this. thank you very much.

and yes, NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH. it really is one of our problems.

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:20:00 +0000

Thanks Bianx!
Yes I'm trying to make a list! I was thinking though that the list should be more "practical" rather than "comprehensive".
1. if the list is too long, people will not know which one to join. I think it's best to recommend a few (and I need your help on this!)
2. the list should at least give people all over metro manila an option to volunteer somewhere near them
3. and I wanted to "segregate" the volunteer efforts that are just here for the emergency, and those that are for rehabilitation later on– so that when the emergency is over people can still volunteer!

whew!
Your second question.. that's the exciting one. To make this happen is easy:

1. use all our talents and abilities and resources
2. use all our connections so we tap others' talents and abilities and resources
3. and make every effort to stay connected and reminded (that's why there's an email list above)
3. carve out time to make it permanent. It's not about how much or how little we help- it's "for how long"…
4. tell everyone to do the same, and like an old baduy song says: "then start back at one" (LOL i cant believe I quoted that)

Thanks again for the reply. Help me spread the word?
Twibbon?
Retweet?

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:12:38 +0000

I agree. We need to guide them, and guide them patiently. Help should come from a heart that wants to help.

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:04 +0000

Sounds exciting.
Will put up a link for everyone starting their own initiatives.

There's a who wrote a song and wants other musicians to join in.
There's a videographer making a documentary.
There's a girl collecting books to replace those that got flooded.
And there's someone planning to have a fund-raiser for calamities.

Awesome.
Everyone reading- if you hear of more, please let me know!

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:43:02 +0000

yes. it starts with ondoy… but ends with…. it never ends….

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:48:47 +0000

Hi Ligaya! Thanks for the post! 1. You're not a spoilsport. 2. Your "bias" is an actual fact. 90% of Microfinance clients are women. They try to be entrepreneurial while their husbands are doing.. I don't know what. 3. There are more horror stories about relief. People fighting over adobo because they didn't want sopas. Someone being stabbed over relief goods. Drug addicts getting high and watching volunteers come in and help their families. My question to you is this- does this strengthen or weaken the case that- They Need Our Help? And if anything, it gives us precious clues about the kind of help they need. I alluded to it in the other post: http://lifeafterondoy.com/lifeafterondoy/coffee-w...

By: stefansuarez

stefansuarez — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:48:04 +0000

I thought I replied but it didn't come out yet. Will reply again. 1. You're not a spoilsport. 2. Your "bias" is a fact. 90% of Microfinance clients are women. They try to be entrepreneurial while their husbands are doing.. I don't know what. 3. There are more horror stories about relief. People fighting over adobo because they didn't want sopas. Someone being stabbed over relief goods. Drug addicts getting high and watching volunteers come in and help their families. My question to you is this- does this strengthen or weaken the case that- They Need Our Help? And if anything, it gives us precious clues about the kind of help they need. I alluded to it in the other post: http://lifeafterondoy.com/lifeafterondoy/coffee-w...

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:37:21 +0000

*we already have.