Tints of My Heart

For those who are able and can help, please help as much as you can for the victims. Thank you so much!

Reposting Miriam Quiambao’s and Mai’s posts…

Rescue Operations

1. National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) (+632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9115061, +632-9122665) Help hotlines: (+65 734-2118, 734-2120)
2. Philippine Coast Guard (+632-5276136)
3. Air Force (+63908-1126976, +632-8535023)
4. Metro Manila Development Authority (136)
5. Marikina City Rescue (+632-6462436, +632-6462423, +632920-9072902)
6. Pasig Rescue Emergency Number (+632-6310099)
7. Quezon City Rescue (161)
8. San Juan City Hall Command Post (+632-4681697)
9. Bureau of Fire Protection Region III (Central Luzon) Hotline: (+63245-9634376)
10. Senator Dick Gordon (+639178997898, +63938-444BOYS, +632-9342118, +632-4338528)
11. Senator Manny Villar (+639174226800. +639172414864, +639276751981)

Civil Society/ Media

1. Philippine National Red Cross (143, +632-5270000)
2. Philippine National Red Cross Rizal Chapter operations center hotline: (+632-6350922, +632-6347824)
3. Go to GMA Facebook page & post complete addresses and names of people in need of immediate help.
4. ABS-CBN Typhoon Ondoy Hotline: (+632-4163641)
5. Jam 88.3: (+632- 6318803) or SMS at JAM (space) 883 (space) your message to 2968

All calls for help, please help us by filling out information here at the Rescue InfoHub Center.

Rubber Boat Requests, 4×4 Trucks

1. NCRPO (+632-8383203, +632-8383354)
2. Private citizens who would like to lend their motor boats for rescue
   please call emergency nos: +632-9125668, +632-9111406, +632-9122665, +632-9115061)
3. You can also text (+632917-4226800 or +632927-6751981) for rescue dump trucks.
4. For those who are able to lend 4×4 trucks for rescue: Please send truck to Greenhills Shoppng Center Unimart Grocery to await deployment, Tel No. (+632920-9072902).

Power Supply

• Meralco (+63917-5592824, 16211, +63920-9292824) If you want service cut off to your area to prevent fires and electrocution.

Relief Aid and Donations

1. Victory Fort is opening its doors to those affected by the typhoon. Call 813-FORT.
2. NoyMar relief Operations: Clare Amador (+639285205508) or Jana Vicente at +639285205499). Drop off for relief donations is at Balay Expo Center across Farmers Market Cubao.
3. Miriam Quiambao drop off points: One Orchard Road Building in Eastwood, or message http://www.twitter.com/miriamq for more details.
4. Philippine Army Gym inside Fort Bonifacio or GHQ Gym in Camp Aguinaldo are now distributing donations for Ondoy Victims.
5. Team Manila stores in Trinoma, Mall of Asia, Jupiter Bel-Air and Rockwell shall be accepting relief goods (Canned Goods, Ready-to-drink Milk,Bottled Water and Clothes) for distribution by Veritas.
6. Caritas Manila Office at Jesus St., Pandacan Manila near Nagtahan Bridge (+632-5639298, +632-5639308)
7. Radio Veritas at Veritas Tower West Ave. Cor EDSA (+632-9257931-40)
8. Aranaz Stores in Rockwell & Greenbelt is accepting donations of any kind for Payatas communities affected by Ondoy
9. Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan Task Force Noah, a disaster response arm of the Jesuits, is accepting donations. Please drop it off sa Ateneo Cervini Dorm.
10. Philippine National Red Cross‘ different ways to Donate.
11. Red Cross Load Donations: Right now the easiest way to make donations from the seat of your chair is via mobile phone load. The Red Cross Rescue and Relief Operations. Text: RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
12. Ateneo de Manila University is now accepting donations for the victims of Ondoy. Donations can be dropped at MVP Lobby. For those stranded/those who need help: To all students who need help or know of people who need help. Please text the name, location, and contact number to (+6329088877166). ATENEO, which is now an open shelter, accepts refugees. Call (+632917-8952792)
13. Papemelroti stores in 91 Roces Ave. / Ali Mall Cubao / SM City North EDSA / SM Fairview / SM Megamall / Glorietta 3 in Makati / SM Centerpoint / SM Southmall are accepting relief goods (canned goods / milk / bottled water / clothes – NO CASH pls.)
14. TXTPower now accepts donations via SmartMoney 5577514418667103, GCash 09179751092 and Paypal http://is.gd/3GvuN
15. Our Lady of Pentecost Parish (+632-4342397, +632-9290665) per Gabe Mercado, donations are very much welcome. The Parish is located at 12 F. Dela Rosa corner C. Salvador Sts., Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
16. Hillsborough Village Chapel – Water, blankets, shoes, and clothes may be sent to Hillsborough Village Chapel in Muntinlupa City. These will go to families whose houses were washed out in the nearby sitios.
17. Greenhills/Mandaluyong/San Juan Area, if you want to help out with the rescue and relief operations, you can drop off your donations (clothes, food, etc..) at La Salle Greenhills Gate 2 tomorrow or volunteer from 9am to receive, sort, repack the donations.
18. Petron: You may bring your relief goods to all Petron branches.
19. LUCA stores (Rockwell, Shang-rila, Eastwood, or GA towers): Send your old clothes & donations (no cash pls).
20. “LUZON RELIEF: Volunteer / Donate / Pray”: Donations can be brought to RENAISSANCE FITNESS CENTER, 2nd Floor, Bramante Building, Renaissance Towers Ortigas, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City starting MONDAY (Sept.28) / 9am – 7pm Contact Person: Warren Habaluyas (+632929-8713488) or email at luzonrelief@gmail.com
21. MOONSHINE boutique in Rockwell also accepting relief good to help Ondoy victims in Marikina and Cainta.
22. Katipunan Avenue. Contact Erica Paredes at (+632917-4741930) — they need bread, packed juice, sandwich filling (tuna, chicken, anything) You can help her make them, deliver the sandwiches to her house, or help her distribute!  Call for more details.
23. Manor Superclub, Eastwood City will accept goods and other emergency items starting Sunday at 10 am.
24. Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC): Relief goods for typhoon victims being accepted at 72-A Times St., West Triangle, QC. Tel (+632-9299820/22)
25. MINISTOP IBARRA (Espana cor. Blumentritt, Sampaloc Manila) is also accepting relief goods, Food (non-perishable goods only) Clothing, Medicines, Beds, Pillows, Blankets, Emergency Supplies to help Typhoon Ondoy victims.

People Tracker (using your phones, get your friends and family to turn on their finderservice for you)

• FINDERSERVICE. For Smart, text “wis <your name> <your mobile>” to 386.
• FINDERSERVICE. For Globe, text “find <your name> <your mobile> to 7000.

You can also donate via Paypal here.

GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!!!!

My husband asked me to help him search about virtualization services which they probably need at work so I asked him to read about it at consonus.com. I was so occupied with thoughts this weekend that going online is tough. A lot happened in our country that almost everybody were and are still affected one way or the other. I feel blessed that we are under the roof, dry and safe, Thank you Lord but I feel for those people who suffered, loss their love ones and what they have. I hope all Filipinos unite for the victims of typhoon Ondoy!

Do you have dream vacations? I wish to have a family vacation at the Riviera Maya. I heard Karisma Hotels + Resorts are a great choice to spend your dream vacation for the family.Who can resist a hotel suite in front of the beach or a great massage in a hut along the beach side? Plus their gourmet inclusive packages provides exceptional quality and personal dining experiences. You can definitely forget the words, stress, normal life, rush and just indulge and satisfy your senses with all the relaxing tools to have a great and relaxing vacation with your whole family. There is even support services for parents where in you can have ideal and quality time with your spouse without worrying for your kids. A candlelight dinner for two is possible even with your whole family in tow! Who can resist a place like this?

Aside from Egypt, Paris and Venice, I have Riviera Maya on my list of dream vacations!

Gap is having their sale and I can’t resist their selections, I didn’t buy though, I just looked and window shopped. It’s a lot safer and I don’t have to spend money! So what did I find? Lookie…

I wish I have extra moolah to grab some of these items online but I did my shopping and buying more will be too much for Christmas already! Try and visit their online store here.

I admit, for the price, it’s worth it so when my online friend, Caryl told us we are ordering again, I submitted the list of links I want to purchase and I even got my best friend and my sister in law to jump in the bandwagon. I can’t wait to see the items soon, it could be delivered here in Manila after 2 weeks. I can see my online friends flooding their flickr accounts with their purchases again, their reviews of each clothing they bought helped. Anyway, let me share to you some of my second batch of Asian Fashion loots.

If some of the items don’t fit me, I have my sister in Canada to give them to. You can see the models are thin and I’m not quite sure what will fit me.

We are planning for a big trip next year and if everything pushes through we will be seeing this soon…

What I actually dread the most is the plane ride, I really have a fear in riding planes and imagine almost 18 hours to Chicago, I can still remember our travel last 2000 to the US, boy it was so tiring and scary for me, and now that we will be bringing our son, the worries are even much bigger. We haven’t traveled with Dustin in a plane, much more for long hours but we want to try it by just going to Hong Kong this December, I hope we have enough money to celebrate our wedding anniversary there. Aside from money we have to check the health travel guides from all the cities and countries we want to visit since we have our son in tow. I want our son to experience Disneyland and actually assess if he is really ready for a long travel abroad. If he’s not then the trip to US on June 2010 will have to be moved.

As I previously posted I’m into Asian Fashion nowadays and I purchased a few items online and tried wearing 2 of the items already. I have been losing weight and is still on my diet and exercise routine, I’m slowly smelling success and I don’t really need the best wrinkle cream today, I’m not problematic, I’m very lively and worries that I used to think about my health is now gone because I feel better, maybe because I’m more active and is sweating it out twice a week. But I still need to have my medical check up soon. Anyway, here are the loots and my version… Lookie!

Plain Cotton Overalls Strapless Short Pants - Black

My Version:

Cool Girl Dropping Chest 2 in 1 Cotton Tee

My Version:

What do you think?

We are again having our online exchange gifts this year and I picked my “baby” already and is actually excited to discover who my “mommy” is this year, last year it was Nitz. I still use her gifts until today. Anyway, I have a new set of online wishlist, we are also required to submit local wishlist if we are residing here in Manila. I have yet to complete my local store wishes, I have no idea what I want. Maybe I will go to the mall soon. HIHI. Anyway, here are my wishlist…

ONLINE WISHES

$30 going to Caryl’s paypal for my Causeway loots! Just email Caryl for her paypal account!

OR

Gap Super Soft Rugby Layering Tee in Purple Stripes (Medium)

AND

Old Navy Canvass Lace-Free Slip Ons in Scottish Green (size 10 or 11)

OR

Cool Water Perfume from Amazon

OR

Young Baby Frayed Trim Washed Denim Skirt from Yes Style (size 32)

OR

Lativ Woven Belt

LOCAL STORE WISHES

Travel Envelope in Red from Fab Manila

AND

a work bag similar to this…

To my Mommy, I will repost the bag I want, if you’re also a local, wait lang po kasi may new items daw ang Fab Manila by November. HIHI

OR

Tea Press from Starbucks or Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

OR

A girly top from Plains and Prints (No sleeveless, no white or red color please!) in Any Pastel Color (Medium)

if kaya pa sa budget, pakisama na lang po sa top ko ang tee na rin from Osh Kosh for Dustin, size 4T

To my dear Mommy: Thank you in advance, which ever you choose, I will be happy to receive it. Thank you!!! ::muah::

… are here, finally! I was definitely pissed off with the forwarder who delivered the box from Hong Kong. They took so long to deliver this, imagine it took them 2 weeks to deliver this and the box is just from a 1 1/2 hour-plane-ride-away country! But now that it’s here, I’m happy with just 1 dilemma, how to fit in to some of the clothes I bought! I need to lose weight fast and boy you bet I need to read more weight loss supplement reviews so I can decide whether to get more help or just continue to what I’m doing now, losing weight conservatively. One thing is for sure, that I’m determined and that’s important right? Anyway, I will let you take a peek of the items I bought from the stores…

Yesterday was my first time to try the PA Gym to do my weekly work out and guess what? They don’t have a treadmill or any fat burning equipment that I can use to burn the calories I have over the weekends. I was disappointed and ready to consider taking something just to burn it but lo and behold, I thought of our stationary bike at home so I got in the car and went straight to our house to do my work out. But I never enjoyed the bike, I’m just never comfortable riding it, my butt hurts only after a few minutes so I only burnt 176 calories yesterday after 30 minutes on it. Now, I miss my old job more than ever. PA Gym fee is like 75 pesos an hour while at Aguinaldo it’s only 35 and they have a freakin’ treadmill!!! Where did you see a gym that doesn’t have a treadmill? Lame I know. Oh darn!