Typhoons Usagi And Pepito

Typhoon Usagi (locally named Ofel) has just made a landfall over Baggao, Cagayan in the north. The next tropical depression Man-yi is called Pepito locally.  I copied the weather report of Pagasa  where we will be affected. Pepito is our 16th weather disturbance.

“Weather Advisory No. 31
For: Tropical Cyclone #OfelPH and MAN-YI
Issued at: Nov. 14, 2024, 2 P.M.

Heavy rainfall outlook due to Tropical Cyclone OFEL and MAN-YI

Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon (November 17)
Intense to Torrential (>200 mm):
Quezon, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur

Heavy to Intense (100-200 mm):
Northern Samar, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Marinduque, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Batangas, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Aurora”.

These are both super typhoons reaching Category 5. I am worried about the rain. This afternoon, it is cloudy but we have no rain. I hope as reported, these two would be the last northward storms as we will have ‘Hanging Amihan’ next, cold winds from Siberia. By December, typhoons if there are, would be southbound to Mindanao.

I postponed my appointment with my hematologist (scheduled tomorrow) for next Friday, November 22 which is Nate’s birthday.

I asked Nissa to monitor  the weather since Nate has another scheduled Taekwondo competition either by Saturday or Sunday in Manila.

When you are in a typhoon belt like the Philippines, you always worry about its effect. So many lives and properties were already lost because of the successive typhoons the past two weeks.

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Anywhere Goes?

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

People always say ‘a home is where the heart is.’ And it does not necessarily mean any place here on earth but a feeling of belonging, being at peace with yourself, reaching out to others. And it begins  with anything your heart can hold.

If there is a place that I would choose to stay and live, it would still be in my country particularly in the place where I was born, a quiet and beautiful town where you could meet so many friends,  relatives and people you grew up with.

Based on my readings, there are two places that I dream of visiting – Tuscany and Provence. Tuscany is a region in Central Italy. Green, green landscapes. Provence is a region in Southeastern France. Would love to see their diverse landscapes, vineyards, olive groves, pine forest  and lavender fields.

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