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BAYANIhan Tayo! Help for Filipinos affected by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng

BAYANIhan Tayo! (photo from http://bayanihanonline.wordpress.com/)

Hi Everybody! I’m Ka Edong, a Filipino helping fellow Filipinos amidst the storm around us.

I’ve been helping out for the typhoon victims mostly online by managing information through Twitter, Facebook and Google documents.

First, referral links to essential pages that provide more information on how YOU could help.
Second, a short rundown of what I’ve done (still doing) for people affected by the typhoon.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

• List of places to donate (Google Docs, publicly edited)
• Where to send donations for Ondoy and Pepeng victims http://cli.gs/jPh30
• Bayanihan Online: http://bayanihanonline.wordpress.com/
  Consolidated Tweets/FB re: No. Luzon. http://ping.fm/vzifb
• Essential links: Pls. make sure to report No. Luzon rescue calls here: http://ping.fm/I82fI
• Google’s Ondoy page: http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html

Ka Edong: BAYANI-han tayo!

• http://tinyurl.com/RescueHub: I established this online document on Saturday evening, September 26. This was a response to all the information that people were passing along via twitter and SMS. There was a need to capture the information so that people can respond better.
  • Next step: Contact the people in the Missing/Found list, update status as “Safe” or “Rescued”. For eventual closure (freeze) of this document.
• @ka_edong on Twitter: I continue to provide Relief operations updates on Twitter.
  • Referral: See also @mlq3, @miriamq, @tonyocruz, @bayanihan_, @dementia for more twitter updates about relief operations.
• Ka Edong on Facebook: I spread the word via fb as well. I connect with many more friends outside the country via facebook. Good for sharing videos, photos of the typhoon, as well as words of inspiration for our countrymen. You could help too by spreading the word among your friends.
• ka edong on qik: I also post live mobile videos of the typhoon and the relief operations. Here’s one video of half-submerged buses http://qik.com/video/3010884

There are many more ways we all could help. Prayers, spreading the word, consoling people, inspiring people, donating. Prisoners in Cebu skipped a meal or two to donate for Ondoy victims! Sama sama tayo dito, BAYANI-han Tayo!

God Bless the Philippines!

ka edong

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Principle-centered planning (John Maxwell)

“When we fail to plan, we plan to fail. ”

Planning is a skill I’ve been improving for many years. There’s always room for improvement here.

This article from John Maxwell gives us a good balance of planning, somewhere in between not planning at all (puro impromptu) and scientific planning where each detail is plotted out (too time-consuming and detailed).

Enjoy the article and learn from it as I have!

Principle-centered planning by John Maxwell

This article is used by permission from Leadership Wired, GiANT Impact’s premiere leadership newsletter, available for free subscription at www.giantimpact.com.

IF YOU’VE ever gone whitewater rafting, then you would know the importance of planning. Whenever the raft approaches rapids, the guide has to plan the best route to navigate safely through them. If the guide fails to plan, then the raft can easily smash into a rock or capsize.

Types of planning

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IAMNINOY Runners for 57-75: Reverse the Education Crisis

I learned about the IAMNINOY runners from Jiggy Cruz, apo of Cory. In one of his tweets two weeks ago, he asked people to sign-up for IAMNINOY runners (see www.iamninoy.com ) . I signed up immediately and got myself an IAMNINOY singlet. Part of my registration fee for IAMNINOY runners went to the 57-75 advocacy: Reverse the Education Crisis.

I was at the Kenny’s Urbanite run last Saturday evening, proudly wearing my IAMNINOY singlet. There was a good number of IAMNINOY runners there, I’d say more than a hundred.

Before the run, I had a chance to interview Jiggy. See the video below where I have a brief interview with Jiggy about the IAMNINOY runners.

Jiggy Cruz for IAMNINOY runners

iamninoy runners singlet

Help reverse the Education Crisis, be a member of the IAMNINOY Runners.
To learn more about the IAMNINOY Runners, visit www.iamninoy.com .
See you in the next run!

ka edong gump
run edong, run!

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The Last Journey of Ninoy – A Film all Pinoys must watch!

I was a the press screening of “The Last Journey of Ninoy” (As told through the last interview of Cory) through an invite from Bam Aquino and a mutual friend, Tanya.

When I reached Rockwell, I saw Kris Aquino with Baby James waiting for their ride. I greeted her and asked if she was watching the movie. Not that evening daw.

At the theater, I met Bam Aquino. When asked about his debut on the silverscreen, he clarified that “It’s a documentary, not a movie.” Bam has some reservations about referring to himself as an actor. “TV host, yes. Actor, ummm…” says Bam.

The film features the last interview given by Cory Aquino. The interview was done by the film’s director, Jun Reyes. After the interview, kabilin-bilinan daw ni Tita Cory kay Jun: “Pag-igihan mo ‘yan, ha.”

The unraveling of the film was utterly graceful. Read the rest of this entry »

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What we CAN do for our country

It is better to light just one little candle
than to stumble in the dark.

Take action! Light just one little candle

In the books I’ve read, the audio books I’ve listened to and the trainings I’ve attended, one of the common teachings is to (1) take responsibility for my life and (2) to take action.

Responsibility is the acknowledgement that we can choose our response – we are “response-able”. Sure, we can respond by blaming, by picking out what is wrong, by pointing a finger and saying what “other people should do”.

But what is it that I CAN do about the situation? How will I respond to the situation? By choosing our response, we choose our action and we choose our destiny.

When we take action, we become less of a witness and take a more deliberate role in the situation. We take action and we create the destiny that we want.

I have a few shares to illustrate how action can be extremely empowering.

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Philippines! A Brand New Day Awaits!

Today, August 5, 2009 was a day that shall go down in history.

Click the image above. I share a few mementos and more reflections about this day.

Today, the Philippines was one nation, grieving the loss of a great leader, President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.

• A leader who inspired.
• A leader who led by example.
• A God-loving leader.
• A leader who was in-corruptible.
• A leader who truly loved us Filipinos.

I stop to reflect on 3 thoughts that I’d like to remember this day by:

1.) Do what we CAN

2.) Forgive

3.) RT @jimparedes: RP Wipe the tears away & rest your weary heart. We have a new angel watching over us. A brand new day awaits #cory

ka edong
Philippines! A brand new day awaits!

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Corazon Aquino, In Memoriam: the Citizen’s Coverage (Instructions)

Hi. I created a Qik group so Pinoys can share their live videos for Cory. http://tinyurl.com/CoryVideos

Cory Videos on Qik

Not yet a Qik User?

1. See if your phone is supported here.
2. If your phone is supported, install qik on your phone. See “Setting-up qik: A Guide for the Videographers” in this article.
3. Now you’re a Qik user. Follow the instructions below.

Already a Qik user?

1. Login to your Qik account
2. Go to this group within Qik: http://www.qik.com/groups/6108 (short-cut: http://tinyurl.com/CoryVideos)
3. Click on “Join Group” on the left side of the window.
4. Click Edit Profile > Groups
5. Under Group Name select the name of the group
6. Click Automatically share to this Group

From hereon, your Qik Videos will be seen on http://tinyurl.com/CoryVideos (Please limit your Qiking to Cory videos only).

Good reading: See the “Some Suggestions section” of this article.

Let’s keep it clean, mga Kabayan. Respeto natin para kay Tita Cory.

Salamat!

ka edong

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Cory Aquino from the eyes of a kid

I woke up this morning and got the news of Cory’s passing via Twitter.
Today, I write what I remember.

Photo from GMANews.TV

Ninoy, EDSA and Cory: From the eyes of a child

I was in gradeschool in 1986. I remember distinctly Read the rest of this entry »

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Salcedo and Legaspi Weekend Markets

There’s a lot happening in the weekend markets of Salcedo Village and Legaspi Village in Makati. So many food stalls that you don’t find in your regular mall, a lot of Filipino food as well as international cuisine. The aroma of spices, flowers, oils, inihaw is wonderful as you walk through the market under the shade of some acacia trees.

Salcedo weekend market happens on Saturdays from 7am to around 2pm (come early to catch the full experience).
Legaspi market is open on Sundays from around 7am to 2pm as well.

Here are some video tours of the weekend markets at Makati.

Salcedo Park Weekend Market:

Salcedo Community Market

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Of happiness and forgiveness

I have a new friend at PSI. We’re staffing the next PSI Basic together. Let’s call her Natalie.

Despite Natalie being 20 years my senior, Natalie and I have a few things in common. And those few things have built our friendship in just a matter of a few hours together.

We recently had a nice heart-to-heart talk over coffee. And here are some of the nuggets of wisdom between two new friends, insights from both Natalie and Edwin.

Happy Heart (photo c/o sexyjustice)

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