Earthquake: The 6.8 Shocker

I am pretty sure everyone in Central Visayas is still shaken up (pun intended) by the 6.8 Earthquake that rocked our City around 11:49AM, February 06 morning. I am sure everyone has his or her own detailed account of the earthquake experience.

Personally, I was with my 5-year old in Krispy Kreme waiting for someone. My son was eating his strawberry filled donut while I was busy checking emails and twitter. Suddenly, I felt the floor below me shake. It was surreal. Like a scene from a movie in slow-mo, the other customers and I looked at each other and in a split second everyone was up heading for the door. I left those 2 boxes of KK on the table, grabed my bag and Joshua's hand and we were out the door. Thank God we were in the first floor of the mall. Thank God we were near the door! I would have been 200x more stressed than I aleady was. I realized one thing, I am not ready for a disaster. I am panicky. I ran. I was a wreck.

This was the scene right after 6.8. Everyone around went out of the mall and their respective sky rise offices. Surprisingly, it was quiet. Apparently, most were still in shock including me.

The networks then got so busy and everyone shared through twitter and facebook.

It is just sad that rumors about the tsunami spread like wildfire and caused panic in the downtown area. But you know what's more sad? A fellow Filipino names Ascee Flores wished us Visayans ill. She wished for our demise, according to her - "mababawasan na ang mga baduy". Don't you think by doing so, her ugly behavior is more baduy? I was mad when I read her comments via yahoo news. But it is more sad how we, Filipinos, when faced with a disaster - instead of helping each other we put each other down.

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Online Biz

A good friend of mine recently went into online business. She imports clothes from Thailand and sells it in the Philippines via social networking sites like Facebook. As of now it is working for them since they are just starting out however, as an IT graduate, she knows that once she expands her business she needs to invest in a software like cash register express that will meet their increasing demands. CRE is defined as a cost-effective cash register software that keeps your inventory costs down, speeds up customer checkout, accurate inventory tracking, reduces shrinkage, manages employee labor, and effectively markets to customers. She was doing some research online and she's pleased by the abundance of tools and choices for her online business to proper. I actually envy her. I have been talking on and on about starting my own business but I never have the balls (and time!). I could only wish her well and hope one day I can have my very own too.

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More Fun In Cebu

...because there's Dong Juan burgers!!! I am not a huge fan of burgers. However, I'll make an exception with Dong Juan burgers. It is affordable, big and very yummy. Our family tried it for lunch last Sunday and we were happy we made the detour to Crossroads Banilad because the meal was worth every cent. We over-ordered so there was some to take home. I ate it for dinner and it was still as good! Definitely recommending it to everyone I know. I can't wait to go back there.

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