The recent passage of Super Typhoon UWAN (known internationally as Fung-Wong) has left a devastating trail across the Philippines, particularly impacting communities still recovering from earlier storms. Our hearts ache for the millions of individuals and families who are now grappling with loss, displacement, and the monumental task of recovery. The Scale of the Struggle UWAN was a ferocious storm, bringing catastrophic winds, torrential rain, and massive flooding to vast areas across Luzon and the Visayas. The human cost is immense: Mass Displacement: Over 2.4 million people across 15 regions have been affected, with hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes, many now sheltering in evacuation centers. Hardest Hit Areas: The impact has been particularly severe in the Bicol Region (with Catanduanes reported as one of the hardest-hit provinces), Oriental Mindoro , Aurora , Isabela , and the Cordillera Administrative Region . Reports detail widespread ...
Movie about British pensioners who moved to a retirement home in India where they got a new lease of life. Here's some quotes from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel the movie. in India, we have a saying... "Everything will be alright in the end. So if it's not all right, then it is not yet the end." ~ Sonny _*-*_*-*_ I love this quote from when their friend died ... and it was his last request to die in India in the presence of his one true love. "Is it our friend we are grieving for, whose life we knew so little or is it our own loss that we are mourning? Have we travelled far enough that we can allow our tears to fall?" ~Evelyn "When someone dies, you think about your own life" ~Madge _*-*_*-*_ about living in India "The way people see life as a privilege and not as a right" ~The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel _*-*_*-*_ Above all, I love the ending line of Evelyn as the movie comes to a conclusion "The only real f...