Ondoy, Not Ondoy At All
Post created on September 28, 2009 by Reesie under Barrio Siete, News · 20 Comments »
Ondoy,in Bohol, is a term of endearment. It means ondong in Cebu or totoy in Tagalog regions. But storm Ondoy is no totoy at all. Ondoy brought 13.4 inches rain in just six hours…that’s a month’s worth of precipitation!
It brought havoc to Manila and surrounding areas. Lives are losts, houses are shattered, food is scarce. This is the time to help our brothers, folks, in whatever way we can. Barrio Siete, spearheaded by Reyna Elena, created a campaign called Barrio Bayanihan for Ondoy Victims. As of this writing, Php 57,970 were donated.
In the spirit of Barrio Siete, we invite you all to join our Bayanihan Fund Drive: Donate to Ondoy Flood Victims. Very simply:
1.) Make a donation to our Bayanihan Fund Drive: Donate to Ondoy Flood Victims. If you can’t, then help us by making this viral and create an entry entitled: “Bayanihan Fund Drive: Donate to Ondoy Flood Victims“. A link to this original entry will be appreciated where your readers can make a donation. Please leave us a note in the comment section if you are joining so we can list your entry, in case the pingback doesn’t work.
2.) Invite other bloggers to join our “Bayanihan Fund Drive: Donate to Ondoy Flood Victims”
3.) We will list the names of the donors in a worksheet, their organization and/or their websites, unless they prefer to be anonymous.
4.) The listing will be updated regularly and will be posted here in Barrio Siete Dot com.
5.) We are only accepting monetary donations in currencies accepted by Paypal.
6.) All donations will be remitted only to the Philippine National Red Cross in Manila. (We have not made any contact with them yet.)
7.) If you prefer: You can make donations directly to the Philippine National Red Cross. Here is the link: Ways to donate
In Barrio Siete, this is where you can make your donation. We will in turn, turn this over to the Philippine National Red Cross.
8.) Reyna Elena’s entry on Ondoy here is getting a lot of messages from readers asking for help and assistance. If you are reading this, please head over to that entry and respond to some of the questions if you know because it kills me that I don’t know the answer to their questions or their plea for help. Hopefully, there is one here who could help.
The photos and videos I’ve seen in the web are heart-wrenching. My heart and prayers go out to those poor victims of the storm. This is not the time to blame anyone. This is the time to reach out to our kababayans.
Check out these heart-wrenching photos I’ve gathered from the web:
In and Around Crested Butte
Post created on August 19, 2009 by Reesie under Barrio Siete, Photography, Travel, Weekend Etcetera · 48 Comments »
It was still raining drizzles when we woke up the first day. We assumed the dirt road is really dirty and muddy. We waited for an hour before we headed off. My JLC’s car is not a four-wheel drive. You gotta have a 4 x 4 car to survive the nasty roads to the mountains. We took risk and used his car, may insurance naman eh. Lolz
Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino
Post created on July 23, 2009 by Reesie under Barrio Siete · 41 Comments »
Barrio Siete, headed by La Kapitana, has a little campaign for the former president, Cory Aquino. We all know that she’s experiencing the toughest time of her life right now. The yellow ribbon symbolizes love and respect to our former president. She needs our support and prayers. We might not agree/please with her on some of her decisions during or after her incumbency, but we all know that she helped us dethroned a dictator. That alone is enough reason to show our respect and appreciation to her.
We humbly invite you to join this tribute to Mrs. Aquino by following these few steps:
1. Create an entry entitled: “Touch a blogger: Tie a yellow ribbon for Cory Aquino!“. A link to the Barrio’s original entry will be appreciated, but is not required.
2. Post a yellow ribbon in your blog for President Cory Aquino. Whatever form of yellow ribbon that your creative imagination can come up with.
3. Invite other bloggers to tie a yellow ribbon for Cory.
Salamat!
IT WAN TLEE
Post created on May 29, 2009 by Reesie under Barrio Siete, Personal · 30 Comments »
Today, I am being featured by Barrio Siete in its “Meet the Writers” segment. Wee!:D
To read my story, click here.
Binabalaan ko kayo, baka lalabas ang sipon niyo upon reading it. 
Have a great weekend, Folks!
Let’s Social Climb with Barrio Siete
Post created on May 18, 2009 by Reesie under Barrio Siete, Personal · 36 Comments »
I was offline the whole weekend. Ganon pala ang feeling if you are detached from the internet world, you felt lost – behind from all the updates and chikas! Para bang, “Krispin, Basilio asan kayo?” ang drama mo.
One pleasant surprise na bumalaga sa akin this morning is the launching of one lovely,cool,awesome and homey blog headed by the queen herself, Reyna Elena. And I am happy to be listed as one of the contributors. Pinilit, binayaran, umiyak, lumuhod at nagmamakaawa ako para isali nila ako dito. I am nowhere near the achievements from the rest of the contributors, but we all have one thing in common — our barrio siete days that we happily looked back to; our barrio siete experiences that lead us to where we are now; our barrio siete challenges that keep us grounded. For that, it is such an honor to be part of Barrio Siete [dot] com. I thank you Reynz, Silver, Cat, John, KK, and the rest of the group.
What is Barrio Siete ?
This is an alternative collective blog by a group of bloggers who talk the talk, and walk the walk of its target audience — the socio-economic group who do not use pretentious and intellectual language that can not be grasped by ordinary human beings. Sa blog na ito, gagamitin namin ang mga salitang ginagamit sa araw-araw, sa kalye, sa iskuwela, sa bahay at sa opisina.
Everyone is welcome sa barrio! Definitely, barrio siete is not an elitist and does not descriminate. So, at home kayo sa barrio siete. Please visit, now na! 
