paalam, yolanda

i woke up on a sun shinee day! the calm after the storm seeped through my kokote and i let in a deep sigh of relief, stretched my relaxed body and got out of bed and said my farewell to the strongest typhoon that hit the country this year.

i salute the government officials who have done their jobs very well, even before yolanda struck the philippines. from the national to local officials who were swift in warning and evacuating their constituents to safe places among the affected areas in the country. i also thank the media for responsibly updating the people about the whereabouts of yolanda. and to all the filipinos who have cooperated with their leaders, to all the people who have extended their help to one another amidst the calamity, to all who have prayed for everyone's security, hats off to you!

no matter what the storm brings, i know that the filipino spirit will weather it all. let's gather the pieces that yolanda has left us and stand strong again.

...there's always a rainbow after the rain...