Food for thought, appeal for help

#TyphoonHaiyan #Yolanda #Philippines #ReliefEfforts

This week has been a very busy one for me. Balancing home and time with K with work demands plus planning for my upcoming trip.

We all get caught up in the daily grind. Somehow, us women are luckier than our male counterparts in that we have been endowed with multitasking powers. Sometimes I feel like a circus performer. Juggling, traversing the high-wire, bouncing off the trapeze and still manage to land with a smile. Don't you?

In the middle of all these acts this week, news of an impending mega storm about to hit my birth country, the Philippines became the headline. For some reason, though I was reading all the feeds online and via social media, the enormity of this natural phenomenon didn't quite register. Perhaps because I was focused on my own issues. In fact, over drinks with friends this Friday, when asked about the storm, I nonchalantly quipped that reports said it was bad but I think most people were able to evacuate. Boy, was I naive.

Returning home, I started getting news feeds and then I began to realize the magnitude of the disaster that just struck the southern part of the Philippines. Practically, half of the country was hard hit. Knowing a bit about the areas, if dawned on me that these are mostly coastal towns.

I braced myself for more bad news. True enough, the number of casualties being reported kept on climbing and photos of entire towns literally wiped out.

I woke up from a stupor. Unlike before where I would silently cry and then donate something, this time, I felt I needed to do something more.

So, I'm reaching out to all of you reading this to extend a helping hand. Best way at this time is to make cash donations via any of the organizations mentioned in the article from +Huffingtonpost below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/09/philippines-haiyan-how-to-help-_n_4247106.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

Do make sure to indicate for Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Relief and also mention how you want your donation spent. Water, food, medical supplies, medicines, tarp, tents, blankets are the most pressing need.

If you belong to an organization, you may also want to request that your company start a fundraising campaign for the relief effort.

Many thanks.