U.S. Embassy Manila
Warden Message
October 1, 2009
THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES IS TRANSMITTING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THROUGH THE EMBASSY WARDEN SYSTEM AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES. PLEASE DISSEMINATE THIS MESSAGE TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION OR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
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Typhoon Watch in Effect
Be advised that there are three tropical depressions east of the Philippine Islands which may develop into typhoons. You can check for weather updates at the following websites: http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil, www.typhoon2000.ph, or www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph .
I personally also recommend: http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/
This site is more of a weather research organization than a current tracking site, but overall their predictions (I have been watching them more than 10 years now) have been amazingly accurate:
As you can see. International name Parma, Philippine name Pepeng, is building well to the east and threatens to cross the northern end of Luzon in a few days.
Not a very powerful storm, but then again, Ondoy wasn’t even a named storm until the rains fell, so your guess is as good as mine.
Many schools and offices will close tomorrow … it’s likely we will keep the girls close to home. It’s already been a rough week for them.
Life in the Philippines goes on.
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the website listings. Always hard to know what is good or not. Will pass these on to my friend in Ilocos Sur, Luzon.
Thanks, John. It;s hard to have too much information, some websites won’t alays be there, so you need a spare, and some provide info that is easier to understand than others. Be well.
I just wanted to let you know I enjoy reading your blog posts. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the kind words, Precious. I know I don’t always hit the mark, but I enjoy the challenge of the aiming to.
Hi Dave;
Lots of good info there, thanks for posting it.
I’ve been in 3 Typhoons at sea, many Typhoons or Hurricanes on land here Puerto Rico and Florida, 4 earth quakes, 1 in Guam 3 in California, when I moved here I knew what to expect, it’s the same worldwide, some type of natural disaster or another will hit.
The trick is to learn from them and take measures to lessen their impact, you can’t stop them, but prepare you must. Have a backup plan to get to a shelter if the worst happens and all your other plans turn to (you know the word).
I will use the links you provided to keep an eye on the weather.
Yup, he says as he looks over at the charge indicator of the new emergency lamp he just bought to see if it is filly charged yet.
No rain or wind yet, but I just came back from filling up the bank, the car, our larder, our washing water tanl and our drinking water jugs. A little bit of preparation pays of.
Philly,
Ive living here in the Pinas for 10 months, good grief thats a long time for me, I didnt realize how difficult it is living here, espeacily if you want to start a business here. The walls to overcome: Language, even though they know english its just not the same thing, nor the meaning: Culture Shock, why? are the women so pleasing to thier men! they serve them hand and foot and they take thier lazy sh%t too: Environment Shock, dont get me started on this its crazy dirty and filthy my goodness, the air is thick and heavy: Politics, they play dirty and unfair, when they find out you’re opening a business, they will delay you as much as possible, its pay back back time to extract you, well philly I had to vent
No problem. Hope you feel better having let off some steam. You know I hate to say one can’t start a business and succeed in the Philippines … foreigners so accomplish the task. But I hate, every time replaying to foreigners who ask for advice on the subject becuase I have an easy, ready answer for them. Do Not Do It.
It’s ever so much easier to make money from other sources/counties, on-line and just live here in the Philippines and enjoy the rewards rather than the headaches. But so many people just refuse to listen … oh well. Hope your business gets easier and things work out better in the future.