Cooler Weather for January 2013

We are getting cooler weather in Manila, Philippines this month of January. The lowest temperature we had was 18 Degrees Celsius. On my day off from work, I would open the door to the terrace of my apartment and enjoy the cool breeze at night. The river close by is adding cooler temperature. I hope this kind of temperature would last long. But our weatherman says it could only last until around the month of March.

Our Health Department however had warned for possible ailments due to cold weather. Some of them could be common colds, flu, arthritic triggers and other sickness to be brought about by cooler temperature. My thanks to health authorities for the reminders, health conscious guys and gals should better watch out. I would say, no matter what kind of weather we have, we have to look after our health. After all, as the saying goes health is wealth.

It is September

It is September, amazing how days passed by and I hardly notice it. The benefit of being busy is you do not get bored.  Right, there is no part in my brain that says I am bored. There had been lots of events that happened last month. My TV had been my company for several days. I do not have cable but the local news provided me with the important info I needed. Online news is likewise of equal importance.  
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This part of the year is rainy season in the Philippines.  But unlike previous year, I had not expected we would have too many typhoons this year as projected by our weather men at PAG-ASA, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Flood follows in some parts of Manila as rainfall invaded the city. Thanks goodness, our place is exempted from flooding despite our proximity to a river. A place in Eastern Visaya, was rocked by 7.6 magnitude of earthquake. One casualty was reported but the damages to properties and infrastructure are enormous.