“I’ll do it later.” “We will do it next time.” Most of us are prone to dilly-dallying, thinking that we always have plenty of time for ourselves to do what needs to be done. I, for one, am guilty of letting procrastination take over my schedule. This usually happens when I am taking a break after my chores or while lying down with my kids for nap time. Yes, rest is important to recharge our mind and body, but sometimes, I tend to overdo it, thinking that I owe myself an extra hour to extend and rest some more. This over-extension affects my ME LIST, the list I created for myself to work on my personal projects. Yesterday, procrastination made me realize that I don’t have that much time. I don’t mean to sound morbid here, but, I suddenly get reminded of what is written in Psalm 90:12, which says:

My family and I have been going to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale ever since BookXcess, the company behind this highly anticipated event, started conducting annual book fairs here in the Philippines in 2018. When COVID-19 hit the whole world and cast the pandemic, massive annual events such as the Big Bad Wolf were naturally put to a halt. It was a huge surprise for fans and book lovers like me that for this year, the people behind BBW decided to bring their PH book fair online and it starts tomorrow, June 30, 2021. Hooray!!!

When they started making teaser posts on their Facebook page (see below) PH fans waited with bated breath (I can just imagine!) for more details as to how it is going to be managed this 2021. In the previous years, BBW used to do it at different schedules on selected locations here in the Philippines. But this 2021, followers were so glad and extremely excited, that Big Bad Wolf PH will be done online!

I hope this finds you well.

In the past couple of weeks, the Philippines had to battle with two extra strong tropical cyclones – first was Super Typhoon Rolly and next was Typhoon Ulysses. The former has ravaged the Bicol region, most severely, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes, while the latter has engulfed the provinces up North, specifically Tuguegarao in Cagayan and the province of Isabela in water that reached a very critical level of 13.3 meters.  Apart from Typhoon Ulysses, the Magat Dam, located between Alfonso Lista of Ifugao and Ramon of Isabela, contributed to the massive rise of water level in Cagayan and Isabela as its operators “rushed to open [the dam] gates only at the height of Ulysses”* How does this dam made such a huge impact to the nearby areas? Well for one, we must be aware that it is one of the largest dams in the Philippines. According to Wikipedia, the Magat Dam which was built from 1975 up to 1982, was primarily made to irrigate 85,000 hectares of agricultural lands, for flood control, and to supply electricity via the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant.** As of this writing, November 18, the Cagayan River Basin and the Magat Dam Sub-basin are still under the Flood Watch status of PAGASA based on its Flood Information.***

I am so thankful that we can do outdoor time a lot! So blessed that God has finally answered our prayer to move into a better house and community. For over a month already, my son has been able to ride his bike almost every day, play with other kids, run without the dangers of getting hit by a passing vehicle, and go for a swim.