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UNIQLO to Donate 3 Million Yen to Flood Victims of Philippine Monsoon Relief

The FAST RETAILING Group today announces that it will donate, thru its brand UNIQLO Philippines, 3 million yen (1.5M Pesos) to aid flood victims in Metro Manila and the surrounding areas where heavy monsoon rains have recently caused serious flooding damage. 

The donation will be made to the SM Foundation, the socio civ

ic arm of the SM Group of Companies, which is the parent company of SM Retail, Fast Retailing’s joint venture partner in the Philippines.

Commenting on today’s announcement, Katsumi Kubota, Chief Operating Officer of Fast Retailing Philippines, Inc., said, “UNIQLO is saddened by the current natural occurrences in the Philippines, and we would like to express our deep sympathy to all Filipinos who were affected by this calamity. We stand together with our Filipino friends in providing a helping hand.”

Now that's a good retail therapy on my book! What cracks me up are the way people messaging Uniqlo to pretty please throw a massive sale at them, as they needed Uniqlo refills being the flood victims that they were..oh well..
Oh, and others are also begging for sale so they can rid off their closet scraps and donate for good use, ah, I wonder what Uniqlo hafta say, whatever it is, UNIQLO had already won me over for donating 3 Million Yen.

Hellweek, buckets and buckets of rain, and the ugly shades of danger!

Sure, I am probably quite catastrophically grumpy these days, but can you blame me? Firstly, it has been raining non-stop for weeks now. Secondly, I hate the whiff of molds slapping right through my very nostrils. Third is that, my clothes are still too damp and smelly! See, I could go on and on but I think it’s best for me to kick my temper to the curb just for now.

Yearly it has been flooding up the neck crazy. I took my graduate studies in University of East and I've seen first hand how they are not kidding when they report on tv that flood over there is not only up the neck but even up the neck of another person on top of you, if that person is standing on your shoulders, crazy right? Today nothing fell short of different, tv are still saying acrobatics doing the pyramid would still drown on UE! What?! It wouldn’t be tradition if same thing doesn’t happen year after year? Tragic! Tragic! Tragic! Flood drives me crazy. To me, that is just high exhaustion level shooting up, up, up and up!

In a nutshell, here is the tri-color warning system:

Yellow means “caution”. Residents are advised to monitor the news for further updates. “Yellow warning” represents 7.5-15 mm rain in an hour which could also cause flooding.

Green means “go”. Go ahead and prepare for possible evacuation. “Green warning” stands for 15-30 mm rain in an hour that is also expected to continue within the next two hours. At this point, low-lying areas are expected to suffer from floods because of relatively heavy downpour. The memorable Typhoon Pedring (Nesat), which hit the country on September 27, 2011, fell within the green warning range as it had a recorded rainfall of about 15-25 mm per hour.

Red means “stop”. Better stop what you are doing now if PAGASA says your area is under a “red warning.” Evacuate. Think about the amount of rain at Typhoon Ondoy’s (Ketsana) peak when it hit the country on September 26, 2009. The recorded rainfall at that time was approximately 56 mm in an hour. According to PAGASA, if more than 30mm rain is observed in an hour, and is expected to continue in the next two hours, then low-lying areas are expected to experience serious flooding. Residents in areas that have low elevation, such as coastal towns and cities, the CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) area, are advised to evacuate immediately.

Since yesterday, the Philippine Red Cross Amphibian, as well as the other rescue vehicles have been deployed. I hope most of you are with your families. With plenty of goods right up your stash. If you can, please donate some old tarps, mats and foods for the flood victims. A lot of malls and other avenues are open for the convenience of those who wish to shell out for the flood victims. These may be handed over to Concierge booths in all Ayala Malls, etc., now filing a mental note to make another post about emergency kit, btw, what’s in yours? 

LATEST AND MOST RECENT IELTS QUESTIONS PLUS TIPS

Before I go click my brain's "clear history button", I'd like to share with you some questions that I've encountered from the most recent series of IELTS examinations. After all, if it weren't for the exchange of unsolicited advice tips, da hell do you think is this blog even for? Hullo, TipsyTamale? Tipsy as in "Tips", lol, like obviously, duh-haha! da hell did ya think was that for, bleh! Me? Being tipsy? Nehh, not really, ok, fine, prolly maaybe, uh, wait, not entirely my fault why the wiring of the damn brain goes into overdrive whenever I*even* get a lil tipsy toed. I don't even get it myself, all I had were lil gulps sips here and there..what?! I was parched, can't blame a girl for being thirsty!


Anyways, let's go back to business, shall we? Ok, 
1. What's your name, tell me bout yourself. Easy, right?
2. Tell me about your home. What's your favorite part of your home and why? Do you like living in your house, if yes, why is it good to live there?
3. Do you like flowers? What do you think about flowers? Ever gave anyone flowers? Do you like plastic flowers, what can you say about flowers made of plastic?
4. What is your most unforgettable birthday? Describe how you celebrate your birthday. What do you think of birthdays on later years of your life?
5. What's your dream job? Where do you want to go? Why do you like this job so badly and describe it.
6. What do you think about career shifts?


(will edit in a bit, see, not always overdrive, sometimes, there's also this. dead batteries). That's right, this post is half-baked. Ok, later!