The things that transpired over the weekend truly saddened me to the core. I was busy monitoring the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi as well as the ongoing search and rescue operations held in New Zealand since the powerful earthquake that shook them late February when the news of Japan experiencing their strongest and most damaging earthquake came in. A day later it was the tsunami, an expected after effect of [...]

Time and again, I post safety tips for seniors. It’s because I believe people my age are usually in dire risk in emergency situations like earthquakes and fire. Aside from that, due to limited range of motion, seniors were left behind most of the time. Although I really couldn’t blame their caregivers, considering basic human instinct to save themselves first kicking in, helpless seniors are often left to protect themselves [...]

Hurricane season is officially here, are you ready for it? Annual Atlantic hurricane season starts from June 1 and will end on November 30. This is also the time when coastal resorts lower their rates to “incredibly affordable” that even your grandkid could afford to pay for the family’s vacation! These resorts are the ones built on the Caribbean islands, some parts of Mexico, Gulf and Atlantic coasts and Florida. [...]

For this month alone, several earthquakes were felt in different parts of the world. There have been small hits in Asia that were barely felt by their residents but were still able to make it to the records. However in the US, there were quite a few hits as well that came in different levels. Some were felt in California and Los Angeles areas; apparently those were enough to cause [...]

Emergencies strike when they are least expected but that doesn’t mean we should not anticipate it. It is always best to come prepared for the worst battle of all especially we, seniors, are usually less agile than our younger housemates plus, at times like these, we should be able to carry ourselves out of the danger zone independently. I don’t care if they call me paranoid or something, at least [...]