BDRRM KWENTUHAN

Barangay 471 Zone 46 District 

I picked this barangay because we used to live in this area and my grandma was a former kagawad for this barangay. I lived there for 15 years and I can definitely see the improvement of this place. Back then, the area is used to always be flooded and there was no proper waste management. We used to just dump the trash wherever and the drainage system wasn't always clean. That's why whenever there was a short heavy rain, the area gets flooded easily. Because of this, the drainage system will be blocked and bacteria may spread leading to various sicknesses especially dengue and leptospirosis. Usually, everyone gets updated with the news through radios and television news. Aside from this, we have a tight knit community and everyone knows each other and when disasters start, we tell our neighbours. This problems doesn’t happen very often but whenever there’s a rainfall, light flood occurs after it. 

The most affected area of the floods and the blocked drainage system would be those who are in the lower part or those who have one-storey houses. They would be in the line of danger of getting diseases and be infected greatly by being part of the flooded areas. People of all ages most especially the children and the elderly would be at great risk of these disasters because they have weak immune system and is vulnerable to it. This will then be hard for those people who are making a living and those who have a hard time to because of these situations. It would also be hard to those who are trying to survive and are living in the streets. These would all be a difficult situation for everyone whenever a calamity would strike. The local government should strictly implement the solutions for these problems so that the residents of the community will be disciplined in following the rules. We should teach them that what we are doing is not really for the barangay but for us. Having a clean and sustainable place would help our living condition better and will makes us more prepared for the disasters that will come. 

The barangay has long developed and made programs which is focused on helping the community rise and be prepared to disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes and floods. They have made seminars regarding this topic and trainings about BDRRM and the like. They have started clean up drives for proper waste management and declogging canals and waterways. They make it accessible to everyone in the community and to promote unity and support with one another. All of this is lead by the MDRRMO with the help of the barangay captain and their fellow kagawads in spreading the message and awareness to the community. 

I have seen the development of the barangay and I’m proud to say that it has now changed for the better. They really strongly advise and require the residents to participate in the trainings and seminars. They make sure that problems are dealt with and that it would make a better and stronger community. I can see the effort they put in for everyone to feel safe and secure and i think that is what is needed in order to make our country better. Our country needs to work together in making everyone an environment where it is clean, safe, and sustainable. We need to help each other rise up and not bring each other down. We need to stand up and make a change for the future of our country and let us be an example to other countries that the Philippines can not only have individual role models but our whole country is a model country of success and unity. 

Poems...

She Walks in Beauty

BY LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON)

She walks in beauty, like the night 

Of cloudless climes and starry skies; 

And all that’s best of dark and bright 

Meet in her aspect and her eyes; 

Thus mellowed to that tender light

 

Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

 

One shade the more, one ray the less, 

Had half impaired the nameless grace 

Which waves in every raven tress, 

Or softly lightens o’er her face; 

Where thoughts serenely sweet express, 

How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. 

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow, 

So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, 

The smiles that win, the tints that glow, 

But tell of days in goodness spent, 

A mind at peace with all below, 

A heart whose love is innocent!

Entry No. 6

Horror Story

It’s scary isn’t it

The feeling that you planned

your whole life with someone

who doesn’t know you

or is just  a figment of your dreams.

That feeling that you would

 never even meet him

‘cuz just thinking about it is crazy.

Entry No. 5

Unforgettable

It’s been over a year,

but I still check in on you

when I’m feeling

particularly foolish.

It’s very strange.

I always expect

to feel sad

or jealous

or pitiful.

But I never do.

I always feel

grateful, even lucky,

to have known you.

And for a moment,

it feels like I still do.

I miss knowing you.

Loving you

became a nightmare.

But knowing you

was always lovely.

Entry No. 4

Cold Air

The clock reads 2:27. The moon shines brightly through my open window, a cool breeze chills me to the bone, but I don’t close it. Cold air makes me feel alive. Cold air… cold air is the only presence in my lonely bed.

Nightmares must have woken me up again. They may have been filled with monsters, but more likely they were filled with him. He’s been gone for 3 months, but I still hope he’ll come back. Maybe that’s why I left the window open. Maybe I wanted him to climb through it like he used to. Or maybe I just wanted cold air.

How is it possible that his side of the bed still has a slight indent? Shouldn’t that have gone away soon after he left? I’m almost grateful for it. Anything that was left of him was appreciated. Like the shirt he left under my bed and the movies he’d kept on the coffee table.

The worst day since he left must have been the day I stopped noticing his scent. It was gone from the pillows on the bed and the shirt that adorns my body. I had considered going out and buying his cologne, but some part of me knew that was ridiculous.

It was time to accept that he wasn’t coming back. Maybe right now, 2:34 a.m. would finally be the moment I could let him go. But I’m not sure how. How does someone just let go of the person they love? The best way to start would probably be to stop thinking about him.

...

Of course that didn’t work. Now the neon numbers say 2:36 a.m. Its 2:36 a.m. and I am still in love with him.

I know that I’ll still love him at 2:37 a.m.

And 2:38 a.m.

And probably at 2:39 a.m. every day for the foreseeable future.

The only thought that gives me any kind of comfort is maybe, just maybe he is lying awake thinking about me too.

Entry No. 3

BOOKWORMISH

HIYA GUYS!

I will be posting today about my favorite books at the moment that I have read and let me tell you that they are my actual faves! I am posting 5 books that I seriously can't get it out of my head! Enjoy!

1. The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight

This is the bomb! (just like the other books). I love this book because... I really don't know why I love this book. It makes you think that can you possibly feel love at first sight? I know that it sounds stupid and all but there are couples that believes in love at first sight. Now I'm getting off the real topic here so you should try to read it sometime (preferably on a rainy day to get the feels).




2. This Is What Happy Looks Like

Now this book is dedicated to those who still think that emails rock! haha! Anyways, I absolutely adore this book because Graham Larkin is boyfriend-material for me. This book is about a famous actor and a simple girl feat. wrong-send emails, and adventures of finding whoopie pie.




3. Every Day

This book is special to me because this is very different from the other books that I read and because I cried reading the last part. It is a very intriguing book for me that's why you should really read this book!




4. Eleanor & Park

I know that this is pretty famous and all (and i heard a rumor about it being a movie) but this is a pretty cute story for me but it left me hanging onto the last words. I wish it would have a sequel or at least let it have another POV of the story.




5. Lullabies

This book is a book full of poems and it's a really cute book for me because it gives me feels and all that and you should really read this if you're a fan of literature and whatnot.





So that's that and I really hope you try to read at least one of them and let me know what you think about the books! You can also suggest me books to read because I am really bored and I want to read other books but I am running out of books to read so please share it to me!


Always Yours,
Erika xx

Entry No. 2

He Left

It was a Thursday afternoon when we saw each other.

You were with your friends, and I was with mine.

We had common friends that’s why we met.

...

I looked at you to remember you,

But all I saw was flashes

You were talking with your friends when you 

Saw me staring at you.

You just smiled and got back with your friends,

Leaving me dumbfounded.

And from then on, there was a connection.

...

We always texted with each other.

Day and night, midnight or high noon.

There was no stopping us.

...

But then you have to leave,

In a week’s time to be exact.

I was devastated.

...

I would miss our playful banters and funny conversations.

Our serious talks and cooking lessons.

I would miss all of it.

And I would miss you

...

I would miss your laughs and sarcastic comebacks,

And all of your life lessons.

I’ll miss the way we talk.

Because I know, it wouldn’t be the same when you leave.

...

But then the inevitable happened,

You left.

I asked you before if you packed all your things for when you leave.

You didn’t know 

that you packed my heart with you.