Preparedness for every season and occassion

Hi everyone! I’m so sorry this post is kind of late. Anyway, this post would be a part of last week’s theme, which is about rain, or disasters. We all know that this past few weeks the Philippines faced another dilemma – which was the storm Maring. It was another tough time for us. Floods were everywhere, even in our home, La loma, were affected. We lived here for more than 13 years, and it was the first time that we encountered something like floods or whatsoever. I hope everyone had already recovered from that terrifying experience.

Here are a few tips to be prepared for unexpected natural calamities:

1. Prepare an emergency exit/escape plan
    You should know where you can go out, aside from the main entrance/exit of the house.
2. Stock on supplies that would for at least a month
    This includes battery operated radio, clothes, clean water, food, cellphone, flashlight, first aid kits, etc.
3. Teach every member of the family what to do in case of emergency
     As they always say, it’s better to prevent than to cure.

Any who, moving to the main content of my article, I’ve chosen the timeless “Masdan mo ang kapaligiran” by Asin. This one’s pretty old, but it never gets out of style. It talks about Mother Nature, and how we people abuse it, as usual. Here’s a copy of the lyrics of the song:

Wala ka bang napapansin sa iyong mga kapaligiran? 
Kay dumi na ng hangin, pati na ang mga ilog natin.

Refrain 1: hindi na masama ang pag-unlad at malayu-layo na rin ang ating narating ngunit masdan mo ang tubig sa dagat dati'y kulay asul ngayo'y naging itim ang mga duming ating ikinalat sa hangin sa langit huwag na nating paabutin upang kung tayo'y pumanaw man, sariwang hangin sa langit natin matitikman

Refrain 2: mayron lang akong hinihiling sa aking pagpanaw sana ay tag-ulan gitara ko ay aking dadalhin upang sa ulap na lang tayo magkantahan 

Refrain 3:mga batang ngayon lang isinilang may hangin pa kayang matitikman? may mga puno pa kaya silang aakyatin may mga ilog pa kayang lalanguyan?

Refrain 4: bakit di natin pagisipan ang nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran hindi na masama ang pag-unlad kung hindi nakakasira ng kalikasandarating ang panahon mga ibong gala ay wala nang madadapuan masdan mo ang mga punong dati ay kay tatag ngayo'y namamatay dahil sa 'ting kalokohan

Refrain 5: lahat ng bagay na narito sa lupa biyayang galing sa diyos kahit nong ika'y wala pa ingatan natin at 'wag nang sirain pa pagkat pag kanyang binawi, tayo'y mawawala na

Repeat refrain 2:



LYRICS FROM:
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/asin/

It touched my heart since I was an elementary student because I was a nature lover since I was young. It made me realize that it’s not only us who would be affected by what we’re doing, but also our future generations. Another post on the internet was that we humans are weird, we’ll cut down trees for paper production and then write “Save the trees” on it. Makes senses right?

The song is right, we only have one life, and one planet to live in, we should really take good care of it. I believe that karma only has one menu; we get served what we deserve.

                                                                                                       Article by: Zeadelle C. San Jose
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