of feasts and famine...

Christmas would have been much happier had Sendong and the tail of the cold front failed to hit the country. Pausing to look at the real issue here might open our minds to the cause of these so called calamities. It is our doing that we suffer. Have you seen the news? In Mindanao, the flooding was clearly caused by illegal logging in the area. Look at the shores. They are littered by what remained of the trees at were cut down. I remember reading years ago that Japan's forest were so old that they have to burn them to make way to planting new trees. And that in other countries, they have these tree plantations where they get their lumber from. That way, their forests are not disturbed to the point of destruction. In Cebu just today, the floodwaters are littered with styropacks that we usually use for take out goodies. What does that say about us? We are so busy (really!?!?!) we barely had the time to prepare real food and clean after our mess. We end up eating take away from a container and dispose of them, not caring where these plastics and styrofoam end up. Our lifestyles are just way ahead of what we can afford to dispose of our waste in a way that it the consequence wont backfire at us.
Tsk...I'm not much of a current events persons but if I get my moment, I would spend my time and resources in processing these fast food waste. With a degree in technology, I just need the nerve to get back to my roots and delve into research for a change. God help me!

Note: I'm not a big earner. I hope the old clothes my bro and I managed to salvage from our closets help with the most pressing need for clothing of the flood victims.