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 ...
"Life is like coffee. The jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. While you pursue the fine cups, be sure to keep focus on enjoying the coffee!" ... A beautiful and warm story about life and work balance. That may help in the journey of those starting as a remote worker in their chosen fields. Please read ahead and I hope you'll find light as you finish this wonderful story. A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -- telling them to help themselves with the coffee. W...