Happy and Fabulous Wednesday Morning Another day to be grateful and feeling blessed in this challenging time of the pandemic. Let's all do our best to make our family, work, people we work with or serve with, and also ourselves happy and joyful despite the circumstances we are facing right now. Let's stay strong and firm even we are in the pit of darkness right now. Eventually light will come forth and shine our day. See you all later. Let's keep in touch and inspire each…
Daily Inspirational Message Hello fellow writers and authors. Wanted to share this life moving message to you all. May it renew your energy within and refuel the lost positive vibes in your inner core. May this message become a light of your day as you continue moving forward. Stay safe and let's continue staying connected in this challenging time.
Wanted to spotlight this two amazing volunteers who gave their time, energy, expertise and experience to inspire not only youth but also adults. This two is known for their humor and humility. They are also famous for being a great local leaders in their respective areas. They have transformed many youth into a responsible and committed youth for nature and humanity. Thank you Kuya Alex and Kuya Ben for such passion and love for mother nature and humankind. Its really great…
Stay the Same Often time we are misunderstood by our words and action. Often times we are misinterpreted by our message and ways of presenting ourselves. Often times we are devalued our work and sacrifices. Often times we are invalidated of what we feel inside and outside. Often times we are discriminated with our idea and thoughts. Often times we are misjudged by our tone and way of communicating. Because of the above we often feel unimportant, insignificant, worthless and…
Stand Tall and Be Alive You might be feeling left behind right now. You might be feeling unwanted right now.. You might be feeling unappreciated right now You might be feeling neglected right now. You might be thinking useless right now. You might be feeling down and blue for all the negative feeling you have inside. You might be feeling crumbling and falling apart from the inner core of your being. But know that all of this feeling you hold inward are your doorway to become…
Heavenly Beauty Morning to all Hi everyone hope you are all doing well and are safe right now. Hope each one of you are feeling energize and great at this point of time. Wanted to feature with you the beauty of Mindanao forest and mountains in the Bukidnon province. This view truly calm one soul particularly during time of stress and depression brought to us by the on going pandemic. Hope you have the chance to visit nature once in a while. I'll pause here and get back to…
Wanted to pinpoint this photo as it depicts our humble meal of the day before proceeding to our target area. Let's dig in and savor the meal to renew our energy before going forth to the next action serving others. I'll take my pause now and resume the dining moment. Have a beautiful and peaceful morning to you all.
Quick update Just recently arrived at the rural communities and we are now cooking for lunch. We will have fried fish for the volunteers and fried chicken for the guide and porters who helped out carrying the excess equipments and materials needed for the outreach. I'll take a pause now in order for us to focus more on the cooking part. Please see the initial cook food for both volunteers, guide and porters. Such a beautiful day filled with good vibes and energy from the…
Cooking Committee at Work (Serving with a smile) This four beautiful souls possess a soft and kind heart for others particularly to the children. This four amazing people cook for 80 kids in the community of San Fernando bukidnon. A distant community which is part of the outskirt of valencia. Despite the long travel, the heat of the sun while cooking the meal under firewood, this awesome folks did it with love, care and smile without complain. Thanks much for the helping…
**Meal Ready to make kids happy (Happy Meal for kids) ** The 80 kids from 2 to 12 years of age will surely be happy along with the 71 youths and 44 adults (present right now). They will surely enjoy this humble treat which they waited since earlier in the mid day. The kids are excited about it since its been a year since they had such treat given the situation of covid. All of them are looking forward to this meal since they are exhausted and burn out with eating only root…
Happy Tummy (Happiest Kids) All the kids in the community felt really happy to be able to eat a decent meal they wish to have for longest time. One kid named Budoy shared that he is really happy to have eaten such a delicious meal. It's been so long since he had one. But he doesn't regret eating only root crops as thats all his family could afford in this time of pandemic. Another kid name Kiking said its been long since his tummy is filled with yummy food. He is really full…
Artistic and Creative Way of Engaging Parent Leaders about Positive Parenting and Child Safeguarding The volunteers conducted an awareness drive to the local leaders in each program areas to intensify the protection of children from abuse and exploitation. Thank awareness drive also provide new inputs and learnings for the parent leaders who are the focal person of each community at the same time local champions who safeguard the safety and well being of the children. To…
Tantalising Meal You always never fail to make my eyes pump out its casing. You always never fail to make my mouth sprout of flowing water. And you always never fail makes my heart go wild particularly when I go all out to you. Which is why I would like to say once again to my doctor. Doc, I'll just have a little of it (which is the opposite) 🤣🤣🤣. Ohh tukso bakit ayaw mo ako layoan. 🤣🤣 Anyway, thanks much Antonio family for inviting the volunteers with your little…
Such a successful and wonderful day it is. We have achieve small victories in various outreach, meals distribution, community pantry, medical supplies distribution and now the last batch of family food pack. We will just take a few hours nap and we will continue repacking again and board it to the delivery truck for the food distribution tomorrow morning. Thats all for now folks. Have a great evening. Uwanderer signing off for now. Keep safe.
Cheerful and Happy Friday Morning to you all. I hope everyone is doing great this Friday morning. Today is the last day of the week. I hope your workload before the end of the day is not heavy and difficult to manage. Hope you will spend your Friday morning filled with positivity, joy and blessings. Continue cheering yourself and the people around you because you might not know you and the people around you are experiencing mental health challenges. Let's lift each other up…
Quick Breakfast while preparing majorly with the needed support for the free meals for our frontliners and covid patients. As day pass by the cases of covid erupted in various areas in Mindanao. Trying to find balance in both humanitarian work and volunteering work as circumstances are getting out of hand and beyond control at the moment and might worsen in the future but still hopeful all of this will subside soon. For now let's take some fruits such as kiwi and apple to…
Share the blessings The volunteers just finish the preparation and cooking of the meals to be shared with our life saving front liners, resilient covid patients, and hardworking watchers. The volunteers will now load the free meals and distribute it to 89 doctors, 114 nurses, 82 admin clerk, 10 hospital social workers, 17 emergency rescue team, 15 ambulance drivers, 13 hospital and facility center maintenance workers, 8 porters, and 19 shelter care takers. Let's put a smile…
The Humor Distribution & Support Team I wish to present to you the lively, energetic, jolly, and giggled team. This is how we look like during the distribution of free food, snacks and beverages to all local hospitals and local community based covid facilities/center. Despite its unpleasant and discomforting feeling the volunteers continue to share positivity, humor and good laugh to the front liners and covid patients. This is also how we look like during distributing…
Extremely Tired Today was beyond exhaustion. From food pack distribution, to disinfecting schools (to be posted tomorrow for further details), to sending fallen covid patients to their last grave. Today, we saw happy people inspired by the little gift from the free meals. Today, we witness teachers and school staff are excited for the upcoming in person classes. And lastly, today we saw parents and children crying unable to bid proper farewell to their fallen loved ones who…
Pleasant and Happy Saturday Morning to all. I wanted to share this photo taken earlier as day break finally arrived as well as the volunteers finally finish packing up all the needed supplies in the community outreach for the cotabato, Maguindanao and bukidnon areas. Its another day to be grateful and thankful for for all the blessings we have received today along with the kindness the concern and kind hearted people who continuously support those who are in need in the…
Quick Question I would like to ask some of my friends here. Are you experiencing that your "hearts" doesn't have any value to the people whom you given it? Is there a new update in this platform? Would love to hear your input and sharing? Thanks much in advance and blessings to all those who responded.
Daily Inspirational Message Hello dear buddies and friends. Thanks wanted to express this message to you all particularly those who are in a desperate and depressing situation right now but unable to express or ventilate it wide open in the public for various reason. I hope this message capture your thoughts and feelings right now and eventually lighten it up with colors and pleasant vibes. Keep safe everyone as our battle with covid is not yet overcome.
Humble gift to the September celebrant of the local hospital in bukidnon. Hope they would love it. Finalising the beverages and we are off to go and share this humble gift to them. Happy Noon everyone and stay safe at all times. Enjoy your lunch.
The volunteers just finish preparing the snacks and beverages for our dear hardworking and life saviors (Frontliners). In a few minutes the volunteers will depart the warehouse and proceed to various hospitals and covid quarantine facilities to distributes this yummy snacks to energize our tired and exhausted frontliners. The volunteers hope they will love the snacks prepared for them. I'll park myself now and proceed to giving happiness to our dear frontliners. Stay safe…
Jolly Joy for Kids Earlier after the distribution of free meal to the frontliners, the volunteers proceed to the jollibee to pick up the order jolly treats for the kids. This treat is for the kids in the orphanage who did a incredible task in accomplishing their August learning activities. This is also a simple birthday celebration for the August and September birthday kids. All of the kids are really happy to have their very own jolly meal. They were all over joy and had a…
Dinner at the Street with the street kids It was a beautiful evening well spend and shared with the 52 Street kids from the church area, park area and also in the market area. The kids are really have to have a free meal this evening. They were delighted and grateful for the meal they have received. They enjoy the meal along with cool beverages. The kids also received several face masks and hygiene kits to protect themselves from covid. Another happy evening with with joy…
Giving thanks to Engr Remolia for this amazing treat after a heavy day at work (Humanitarian and Volunteering). Thanks always Engr for being there and for supporting the volunteers and also the people in need. Thank for listening the stories and experiences of the volunteers and the people whom you served and assisted with. Blessings always to you and your family Engr. I'll take a quick pause to pay respect for the meal we will be partaking this evening. Stay safe always…
Mossy Morning to you all. Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday day off yesterday. I hope you all will also enjoy your Sunday day off. For those who are working during weekend. I pray for your addition strength and good health. Keep safe everyone in this challenging moment of our lives in times of the pandemic. #Uwanderer ©️ Uwanderer 📌 Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines 🇵🇭
**Morning Grace and blessings ** Hello dear writers and authors. I hope you are all well and healthy at this point of time and no harm have come close to you. Wanted to impart this meal with you as a gentle reminder to have a decent meal for yourself as you start your day. The meal presented here (see attached photo) is the meal the volunteers will be sharing together as they prepare for the distribution of free meals of the frontliners and other volunteering work needed to…
Fruits Gifts for the frontliners After several days of consolidating all the fruits, the volunteers are now able to share it with the frontliners to boost their hope and never give up now particularly now that the covid cases are increasing beyond control. The volunteers are doing their best to uplift the frontliners as the volunteers doesn't want the frontliners to give up in this crucial time of the pandemic, while the other volunteers are helping in lobbying the office of…
Little Gift for Health As the cases in the hospitals and covid facilities skyrocket. The supplies also are declining. With this situation at hand the volunteers find ways to upscale the supplies of the frontliners in order to protect themselves from the deadly virus and also minimise the tension they are feeling right now not just because of the rising numbers but also the means to sanitise themselves from being infected and also preventing the disease to spread out. After…
Sharing this tasty and home made sweets to people who are working hard to save the lives of those who are barely breathing and having respiratory problems. Giving this delicious and yummy snacks to people who never fear the virus just to bring with them the necessary oxygen tanks and medical supplies needed to extend the lives of those who are almost half breathing. Turning over this mouth watering snacks to people who never get tired checking, monitoring, and caring for…
Yesterday after the volunteers completed the food distribution they were requested to help and assist the covid response team to bury several fallen people from covid. The team started at 4PM and it ended around 2AM. The volunteers couldn't figure out how many fallen people have been buried yesterday evening. It was really difficult for the volunteers as they have eaten dinner and the bodies are keep piling up and it must be deal as soon as possible. Adding up to the…
The challenges of the volunteers and municipal team covid response team didn't just stop from carrying, burying and sanitizing the fallen person. Even the time we are all heading back to the quaratine zone we confront problem such as vehicular breakdown. The transportation vehicle that volunteers are using encountered malfunction which delayed the time of rest of the volunteers. This situation extend the exhaustion and hardship of the volunteers and the covid response team.…
I wasn't able to sleep nor rested after the burying of the fallen people. I think I need to process myself about the experience I have gone through. A quite time with myself is my way of coping from such difficult experience. In order for me to achieve quite time I head out for a quick walk and sat done in an abandoned beachline to assess myself. After several hours of contemplating I was able to compose myself and was able to write down the experience undertaken yesterday…
Cooked some stir fry veggies with some fried maranay in this cold weather. Rain season is really upon us. And this meal compliment the weather today. This will be my Brunch. Will be staying at home to gain some strength after such an exhausting week. Hope the weather will be lighten later in order for me to buy some fruits as well and visit some friends who needs consultation in this troubling time and help them deal with their mental health at this point of time. Time to…
Having a quick sweet snack after dealing with friends who are undertaking serious mental health issues. This sweet treat surely is a good outlet to ventilate the accumulated stress that is indirectly acquired from my friends who shared their mental concerns right now. Truly this pandemic severelt affects the mental, psychological and emotional state of every individuals. I wish to inform everyone here to also take good care of your mental health in this challenging time.…
Thank you Madam Reina B. and Sir Eric B for this valuable gifts you have given to the children in the remote communities of Bukidnon. This will surely come with significant importance to the kids in continuing their distant learning. This learning materials will help them continue their dream and provide them positive energy to continue reaching their lifetime goal. Thank you also for the positive push you have shared with the volunteers. Really appreciate it. Take care…
The Maguindanao and Cotabato team are mapping out possible solution to increase the joy and happiness they can share with the kids in the remote communities as well as the kids who are staying in the evacuation center who are uprooted from their homes due to the on going war conflict between the Philippines army and the militia that tries to control the moro communities. A lot of work needed to be done but we are surely all this hard work will pay off by making the kids…
Educational School Kits Part 1 The volunteers just finish packing the school kits for Sitio damayan learning center. Around 74 school kits are packed to provide educational supplies for the distant learners who are studying at home. Included in the school kits are face mask and small treats such as biscuits and wafers to inspire the kids. The volunteers will continue the repacking for the remaining three communities who will received this simple learning materials. The…
Educational School kits Part 2 Thank you so much volunteers and also to all kind hearted folks who shared their humble resources and gifts for our distant learning students who are studying at home. This gracious gifts will truly inspire the students in the rural areas to study well as it helps them motivate reaching their goals. Included in this kits are face mask, hygiene kits, and snacks. This will surely help the learners to be safe even at home at the same time reward…
Get well soon Rabi. The kids in the rehabilitation centre miss you a lot. And they all prayed you will get well. They miss playing with you. They miss the snuggle time with you. For the information of the readers and viewers. Rabi is a therapy dog. His presence and fast response to mentally challenge children have save several children committing suicide after their severe abusive experiences from perpetrators. As of now Rabi will undergo a surgery as he has problems with…
The number of fallen people are beyond control. Because of this situation the volunteers are requested even in this very late hours to assist as we need to prepare the mass grave for the fallen people taken by covid. Please dear friends and buddies. I have lost food friends, acquaintance, childhood playmates, classmates, colleagues, fellow volunteers, co-workers in humanitarian and peacebuilding works. Its really difficult to carry the coffin of the people whom you share…
Sometimes a solemn place helps you figure out how to keep moving forward and bounce back despite countless people, situations, conditions, circumstances, previous experience, emotional baggage, psychological disturb, and mentally challenges that holds you back and hinders you numerous times. Stay mentally strong and positive everyone. Happy Tuesday morning. Stay safe, warm and dry in this upcoming rainy weather.
Finish cooking this two simple meals. Hope this will help kids smile and laugh in the evacuation center. Time to wrap this meal and make it ready to go. Let's hope and pray the kids would loved it. I know this is not much but I'm sure this will help the kids from having tummy problems that always rumble whenever they are hungry and starving. I'll take a quick pause. See you later and have a warm Tuesday morning. Its kinda cold as rain is pouring down in my place.
Thanks much team and local government staff for bring the much needed supplies to the rural communities. Thank you also for making sure every child will receive hygiene kits, vitamins, and snacks for their distant learning session. Keep safe everyone. Looking forward to hearing all your stories and experiences. Enjoy the trip to the rural communities. Stay hydrate under the sun and stay warm and dry when rain pour down later this day.
Daily Inspirational Message Hello to all my friends and buddies here who are in a brink of difficult situation may this message somewhat bring you up back on your feet and allow you to move back to your path and continue your journey in life. Hope this will help in any possible way to your situation or state right now. Keep safe always dear friends and buddies.
"We go beyond" Volunteers are now in the last hour of their trek heading to the community. Despite the heavy rain earlier and now scorching heat of the sun. The volunteers continue to hike to reach the community to bring smile, joy, and laughter to the children. Salute to this young blood who are doing their best to make the next generation reach their dreams. Salute to the local government staff and officers for joining the said outreach. Take care everyone and please send…
View heading to the rural communities of Sitio Cabuling The volunteers have reach the community and wanted to share this beautiful view they have observe when they reached the community. They will be sharing with us some of the photos they have during the outreach with the rural folks of Sitio cabuling. One thing is for sure. The community really the the effort, time, and sacrifice the volunteers and the local government staff have made for bringing joy to their community.…
Sharing free meals The volunteers of Tagoloan shared free meals to 152 kids in three communities. The photo attached in this post is the last batch of children received such meal, hygiene kits and face mask as well. The kids are really happy along with their parents, grandparents, and guardians. The kids wish to share experience another opportunity such as this one as it gave them such joy and excitement. Thank you to the volunteers of Tagoloan for this initiatives. We…
Sharing Happiness to Indigenous People Brethren The kids of Sitio Camansi thanks the local teachers, volunteers and the local government for sharing little gifts and snacks after the play session given to the kids. The kids happily line up to receive their small treats after obtaining their snacks and beverages. Will be posting the play session in the later part. Stay tune for more information. Happy evening everyone.
Art Session with Indigenous Children The Indigenous children are sketching their dreams place, a place where it is safe from any war conflict between guerilla force and also the armed forces of the Philippines. A place where they can play safely and free, a place where they can study well, sing and dance. They placed colors and design that inspire them and boost their creativity as they visualise their dreams and hope in life. The children appreciate the processing of their…
Breathe In Positivity and Breathe Out Negativity Taking the time and opportunity to breathe in positive vibes and positive energy to renew the lost energy taken from yesterday heavy work load and burn out passion. Release the negativity that reside in you to tune down the draining feeling and the heavy burden that creeps within. Set free yourself from the suffocating bad energy that chained you down. Hope you all had the opportunity to breathe in good and positive energy in…
Quick Breakfast on the road☕🍽️🥞 Today is a busy and tight day but that doesn't mean we deprive ourselves with the much needed meal of our physical body. No matter how busy we are never neglect your body particularly when we need to boost our immune system to defend ourselves from the virus that is rampaging now in the community we are staying with. Never take for granted yourself in this rough times. Regret always comes late in ourselves.
Giving Kindness We never get tired of giving kindness even if people are tired of hearing and seeing us doing kind deed. We never get bored of sharing kindness even if people are bored of hearing and seeing us helping others. We never take for granted the people in need even if people have taken for granted our advocacy and passion to support the deprive people in Mindanao. We thank the people who assisted us and the volunteers in helping poverty stricken communities and…
Happiness in the eyes of the deprive people Often times a cup of meal, few canned goods, several pieces of bread and noodles are nothing to many city folks but for those who are residing in the rural communities who are severely affected by poverty. Its a life saver to them and a relief from several weeks of extreme hunger. Having the opportunity to alleviate their hunger is like heaven to them. And the gift given to them by the volunteers, men in uniform and local community…
Daily Inspirational Message Hello and Hi to all writers and authors in this beautiful platform named noise. I hope everyone is doing well. I know for a fact that many of us are struggling right now. Some of you are open to discuss about it and some are fighting it silently. With this at hand, I wanted to impart with you this beautiful message. And may this message provide positive influence and good effect to you inside and outside. I wish you well in every endeavour you do…
Wanted to share this very important message to all my buddies and friends here in this growing and beautiful platform named noise. Its a fact that we often invalidate our effort, time, sacrifices, feelings, thinking, and emotions. But I wish to mainstream this beautiful message to you all. May this message touch the very core of your individual being and alleviate you from what circumstances you are in right now. Hope you find this message helpful and useful to your life.…
Thank Sir John and Mam Chris for this treat. Thank you as well for the good conversation. Its good to have you both exchanging life changing stories and experiences. More blessings to both of you. So happy for the two of you as you decide to tie the knot. Congratulations for the two of you. The volunteers are happy for both of you and also thank you for supporting the initiatives of the volunteers.
Important Message Wanted to share with you this simple thoughts. This might help you understand the people around you. Each one of us have different path and journey. Each one of us are unique in every way particularly during the time of battle and hardship. Stay positive and motivated in this rough times dear friends and buddies.
Quick Break after a heavy virtual meeting. Having coffee to wake me up and make me alert as more paper works needed to be done and prepared with. Hope you also take a pause during heavy and intense work load. Happy afternoon everyone. Enjoy your Wednesday afternoon. Stay dry and warm in this cold weather. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻
Quick Dinner before heading back to excruciating revision of project proposal Its already 8:14 in the evening and my tummy is already having world war 5. Taking a few minutes pause from the paper battlefield and keyboard warzone. Need to replenish the lost brain cells defeated by 45 pages of revised version of the project proposal which is my main role as a humanitarian worker and Peacebuilder. I'll excuse myself and savor this not so heavy meal to rejuvenate my lost energy.…
I was in the process of organising my report and doing some photo attachments coming from my hard drive, when I stumble upon this old photo of mine from year 2012 when we are still organizing concert for a cause for typhoon sendong of year 2011. This photo was taken during the concert for a cause perform by this two young talented actors namely James Reid and Breth. This two young actors perform a variety show to entertain the Bukidnon folks while raising funds to help the…
I will take a nap and will be up later as we continue to do some paper work battle and continuation of the repacking of the family food pack. Time is really short when you have a lot of things to do. But no matter how fast the time is and how huge your work, never forget to give yourself a good rest. It may not be 8 hours as per recommended by the doctors but a good rest will suffice to keep you going for the rest of the day. Thank you everyone for journeying with me today…
Another Day to be Thankful Hello dear friends and buddies. I hope you all rested well and feeling great today. I hope your morning started with good vibes and positive energy. I pray for those who are experiencing difficulties right now particularly those who's houses were destroyed and flooded. I pray for the safety of those who are now in the evacuation centers because their place is severely affected by the Typhoon Jolina. I pray for those who are struggling right now…
Daily Inspirational Message I hope the heavy rain, strong wind and severe flooding already have subsided in some part of the Philippines particularly those who are affected by the Typhoon Jolina. I wish to share another motivational message which might help you lead your life. I hope this message finds you useful and helpful in any way possible. Keep safe dear friends and buddies.
Successful Responsible & Positive Parenting Session Wish to highlight this promising parents who will help mold the local community in mainstreaming the responsible and positive parenting to their individual children. This initiative is a micro preventive measure of reducing child abuse in the home level and community level. At the same time minimise children who are run aways and abandoned children. One parent said during the session that they will stop the cycle of…
Having a quick break on the road while heading to the next community to be served and assisted with. Will be munching this mixed peanuts for the time being while looking for a safe space for meal eating. This is tasty and a little bit spicy (not spicy to me as my spice tolerance is Hugh 🤣🤣). Most of the volunteers gave up their packed lunch with the children of the parents leaders. And the volunteers are happy to share it with them. Happy Lunch to you all. Keep safe always.
Sadly no eatery or cafeteria are available so we sort out having the all time favourite Filipino Street food for lunch/snack. If you are a Filipino you know what this is. Looking forward hearing the stories of my fellow Pinoy who loves street food. I'll just take a few minutes pause as I give myself some ample of time to munch this meal. Have a happy afternoon everyone. Keep safe at all times.
Happy Thursday evening everyone Sharing with you the last batch of the distribution of family food packs in the poverty stricken area of Bukidnon. Wanted to highlight this beautiful mother named Nanay Lecing, who is a parent leader of Barangay Kulaman. She is very active in helping the volunteers finding the vulnerable groups in their respective barangay. Thank you so much Nanay Lecing for always helping the volunteers and also the people who are in need. Blessings to you…
Wanted to highlight the kind generosity of Emilio family for providing the volunteers organic chicken as our early dinner before heading back to the city after completing our family food pack distribution. This is Sab aw Manek (Manobo Tigwahanon Tribe "Indigenous Language") or Tinolang Manok (Tagalog) or Organic Chicken Soup with vegetables. In your language how do you call this dish? Looking forward to hearing from you. Stay safe always everyone. Happy evening.
"Quick Sweet Treat" As soon as we arrive the city, the volunteers went out to grab some sweets to replenish the lost glucose in the body after bathing from the scorching heat of the sun and showering from the heavy rain. This is surely heaven to most of us after a gruesome field day but fulfilling to share blessings to the less fortunate and needy family in the rural areas. I'll take a few minutes pause and slowly savor this sweet. Happy and beautiful evening to you all.
We are all set and ready to go. All bags are fully gear and ready to cheer and put a smile in the face of the children and youth. The ride will be bumpy and rough as the road is still unpaved and uncharted. Will be resting on the road while traversing to the remote communities. Let's hope and pray the weather will be good to us all in order for us to be safe as we travel heading to the destitute and deprive communities in the upland areas of Bukidnon. See you all tomorrow.…
Greetings to all from the mystic mountains of Pangantucan Bukidnon. Today is the last day of the weekdays. Hope your last the of the week is filled with amazing blessings and bountiful grace. May the almighty from heaven grant you a wholesome protection and gracious good health. Happy Morning to you all. Keep safe at all the time and enjoy your day. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻
Volunteers Life - - Go Beyond Measure After arriving at the last stop of the rough road the volunteers started packing up their bags and started with a prayer. As soon as they don't praying, they done a short stretching to avoid muscle cramps and sprain along the way. The volunteers, local guide, local community workers target they will reach the community by lunch time.. They started hiking with high pacing to catch up with the estimated time of arrival. Every volunteers…
"Happy Meal for Frontliners & Covid Patients" While the volunteers and local community workers are taking a few minutes rest and also signal reception is available. I would like to avail this opportunity to update you all about the free meal distribution for our modern heroes along with the covid patients and their individual watchers. The remaining volunteers who are incharge with the free meal distribution initiative have finally completed preparing the delicious and mouth…
Recharging at the watersource Wanted to share with you the view earlier during the stop by at the water source area. The local guide directed the volunteers and community workers to a beautiful water falls where we can acquire our water before proceeding to the community. The water was really cool and sweet. Such a lovely treat after battling the heat of the sun. Natural water is really a priceless jewel and the good part is its free no need to pay for it. The natural water…
Sanitation Supplies Distribution The volunteers just arrived in the community and we located a stable place to access good signal reception but a bit far from the place we are staying but that's okay. As mentioned before I wish to keep everyone posted. The volunteers once again have acquired the needed sanitation materials to be given to our local covid facilities. With this at hand it, the volunteers are ready to dispatch this supplies to aid our frontliners and secure…
Gift from the community Hello everybody, I hope you all are doing well and are safe right now. I wish to inform you after our getting to know with the tribe chief and its tribe folks along with the volunteers and community workers. The community offer roasted goat, chicken and this delicious roasted pig (as seen in this photo). Truly kindness is in the air. After the short feast the short activity started with three groups, one is with the kids (Art therapy, play therapy,…
*** Snack distribution for the frontliners*** Howdy all. I hope you are all safe at this point of time and far from illness and harm. I wish to update you about the volunteers giving sweet banana cake with choco chips. The volunteers made around 211 pieces banana cake choco chips to loosen the tired physical body of our dear frontliners and bring smile in every bite of the sweet treat. All of the sweet treat are happy received with gladness and joy of our dear modern heroes…
Life continues no matter how many times you slide yourself Hello Everyone I hope everyone is doing great. Wanted to share with you one of the comic or jolly part of the hiking earlier as the group continue to pushing forward and heading to the community. Most of the volunteers experience slipping and most of them slide themselves in the mud but we do have two humorous volunteers named Sheen and Tarik who got themselves sliding more than five times and no matter how hard they…
Early Evening View Before I head down and rest, I wish to share with you the view early before the sun lost its shine from the night. Its not really that good capture but somewhat it would give you the idea the view where the community is located at. Thank you everyone particularly to those who are praying for the volunteers. Goodnight everyone. Sleep well and sleep tight. Uwanderer signing off. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻
Good Morning and Happy Saturday Today marks our last day with the remote community. Will be featuring today yesterday activities and engagement with the community and its people. In this post I wish to feature the breaking dawn in the Highlands of Bukidnon. I hope this view somewhat makes you feel relax and calm despite the on going, struggles right now in our daily life. May this view help you unload those heavy burden you all are carrying right now. I wish you all the…
Happy and Refreshing Saturday Morning to all I wish to impart this photo featuring the humble breakfast of the volunteers and community workers in the peak of the community. I wanted to highlight the thought of "What makes the food even more tasty is having great people around plus the beautiful and majestic surroundings that enchant your eyes and heart. A simple reward to the hardworking and selfless volunteers who are always devalued and most commonly discriminated because…
After several hours of hiking from muddy trail and diverted route due to rockslide that happened this morning which took most of our time in the morning until this very afternoon. It was a trail blazing experience for the volunteers and community workers as we head back to civilization. Truly mother nature is in pain as drought is evident in the forested area. Extreme heat is felt even as early as 6 AM and gets worse around 10 AM. The volunteers and field workers are…
Attending majority of my cuts, bruises, sprains, and muscle cramps but all of these are nothing compare to the smiling faces of the people particularly the children and youth whom we are serving in the remote communities. A little bit of clean up, bandages, and medication will do and we are fit to serve tomorrow to more people who are in need. No matter what obstacles may find you along the such as one shown in this post will be nothing if you have a clear direction. And…
They (Indigenous People) will stand firm safeguarding the mountains and forest The Indigenous People are the first dwellers of the country (Philippines), they are the stewards of the land, mountains and forest. Yet as decades past they are treated unfairly and inhumane because of their appearance and minimal knowledge with the modern society and civilization but little do we know they are more knowledgeable about the surroundings we live in. They know every parts of usage of…
Sunday Blessings and Happiness Hello everyone, greetings of Peace and amazing morning to you all. I wish to impart with you this solemn view filled with calm and revitalising energy. May this wonderful energy bring good tiding and blessings to you and your loved ones. Happy Morning to you all and enjoy your Sunday weekend. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻
Daily Inspirational Message Hello and Hi to all my dear friends and buddies in this social network platform. I wish to share this compelling message to those who are lost, misguided, mislead, and feeling abandoned. May this message be a humble message to you and provide you the opportunity to bring back the life in you. Stay safe everyone. And have a wonderful day ahead. Enjoy your Sunday with your family. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻
Space for Hope & Dreams I wish to feature this two photos where children are actively engaging in the session. The children really miss the in-person class and having this session simply gave them more hope to continue their study and reach our more to their life goals in life to become a successful teacher to their community and teach the younger generation with basic education and prevent the exploitation of the Indigenous people in the lowland and lastly, to slowly reduce…
Sunday Gift Giving A group of youth of Iligan City joined together to send off little gifts to selected families they know that needs assistance and support particularly in food. This initiative was led by the LGBTQ youth who foresaw his/her neighbours who suffered severely with covid because of less support from their relatives and friends because of fear and stigma of covid. One family cried all tears as they receive family food packs. They cried as they never thought they…
Quick Update with Late Lunch and Snack in rainy afternoon. Wanted to give thanks to Sir Mark and Mam Sheen for this delightful treat. Thanks also for the detailed and thorough information. Indeed we are in a worse crisis situation right now. And much to prepare in the near future. Really appreciate the time and expertise you both have shared to us. Keep safe always Sir Mike and Mam Sheen. More blessings to the power couple.
Heart Breaking Goodbye 💔💔💔 After the late meeting this afternoon, the volunteers group were called to assist and support the covid response team of the municipal office. Little did we know that one of our colleague in the DRRMC lost their mother. And the burial of their mother is the one we will be assisting one. We gave our colleague enough time to say their failure. We send them off along with their siblings as they carry the coffin of their mom. Its heart breaking for a…
Fruit Gift for the frontliners Before I submerge myself to deep reflection this evening to subside the indirect pain I am experiencing right now. I wish to give thanks first the Remoldez family for sharing a bags of fruit goodies for our frontliners. Their family is known for being an active citizen when it comes to volunteering works. They have been one of the prime movers of the medical mission last 2017 and they are one of the referrals for the legal advise for the…
Volunteers Commitment to sharing free meal-- Day 48 Hello to all and greetings of Peace and Happy Morning. As mentioned before I will keep everyone posted with our volunteering journey. Today marks the 48 day of the continuous initiative of bringing hope, joy, happiness and strength to the modern heroes (frontliners) and resilient folks (Covid patients). For those who are first time reading this post. The volunteers started giving free meals, snacks, and beverages to the…
Little Gifts to children in covid facilities One of the concerns of mothers and watchers in the covid facilities are wet wipes particularly those who have infants and little kids. Some of them are unable to get access of basic sanitation materials such as wet wipes. To answer this call, the volunteers team 2 and team 3 have call out to their family, friends, colleagues, workmates, office mates, neighbours, and others to support them for this call. In two days time the…
Volunteers Commitment sharing snacks to frontliners Day 48 Today snacks are little cupcakes filled with sugar delight. The volunteers hope this little sweets could provide enough glucose to our frontliners who are heavily sweating due to the humid of the PPE they are wearing right now. Hope this sweets could also lighten the mood of the tired, sleepless and drain frontliners from taking good care with covid patients. The volunteers and donors are excited to bring out the joy…
Quick Snack before delivering the last batch of free meals and snacks to the frontliners and covid patients. The weather is really crazy now a days. It was so hot and humid earlier then suddenly it pour down heavy rain. So while we are waiting for the rain to subside. Let's savor some home made takoyaki. Also supporting the store of one of our youth volunteers who is doing a small enterprise by selling this delicious takoyaki. I'll take my leave now and munch some more about…
Healthy Lunch from the heart I wish to update every the volunteers have successfully completed the free meals and snacks distribution to various community hospitals and community based covid quarantine facilities/centre to provide happiness, joy, and food to the hardworking frontliners. The volunteers were invited for lunch by the obsioma family. The family prepared a luscious lunch. Its filled with nutritious veggies. All this veggies are organic and hand picked in the…
Volunteers Passion - - - No distant is far if you work with a heart I just wanted to highlight this beautiful souls who are caring and kind for the less fortunate families in the remote communities who are abandoned and neglect by their local leaders. This group of young people have continuously assisting the local farmers in the remote communities in marketing their local produce and helping them establish a good network of buyers for their products. This group of young…
It was raining earlier in the after then suddenly becoming warm again. The volunteers just finish all the distribution of medical supplies. Due to exhaustion the group 1 volunteers visited one of the former volunteers (2004-2006) mini stall. He started a small enterprise namely ice candy for sale. The volunteers are happy to help out the former volunteers with his ice candy for sale as the volunteers purchase half of its inventory as most of them are really drain. Also, it's…
Heart breaking to the bone The numbers of fallen people getting worse and worse. This kind of scenario is really beyond words and will make you speechless. It will wrenches your heart as young lives and healthy one are slowly fallen ill from the terrible virus. Families of the bereaved are helpless and powerless in this kind of circumstances as tee health protocol restrict them from bidding the last farewell as they themselves are also affected by it. I myself is also unable…
I really miss this place. A place to unwind from all the negativity. A place to relax from all the trials and circumstances we are all facing in. A place to lay down all your worries and embrace renew energy coming from the invisible power of nature. Hope to see you soon. As days are getting more intense and depressing. Let's hope for the best and be prepared for the worse to come. Happy to know you have drop by and spare your time viewing this humble post. Keep safe at all…
Refreshing and Great Tuesday Morning to all Just wanted to share with you this view. May this view serve as a source to refresh your tired and exhausted mind and heart. May this view fill you with good energy and positive vibes as you start your day. May this sight fuel your drive to continue your journey with positive outlook and mindset. May you feel the chill sea breeze dance to your face and hair and make you relax. May the warm ray of the sun provide renewed energy both…
Spicy Rice with Chilli Ham and Sunny sideup Egg The volunteers just completed preparing, cooking and packing around 325 meal pack for the 5 community hospitals and 7 community based covid quarantine facilities/center based in Central Mindanao. The volunteers decided this meal as the frontliners requested a meal that gives them the kick for the hard day work. With this at hand the volunteers decided to add up some chilli flakes and powder. The volunteers hope the frontliners…
Day 49 Free Meals for Covid Patients As share with you earlier we are already done preparing for the frontliners. Now I wish to share with you the meal for the covid patients which is fried maranay, fried chicken and stir fry noodle. We hope this meal could help the covid patients feel happy as most of them are just having bread and porridge given the fact that most of them are from poverty stricken areas and much of them are unemployed and no source of funds. We hope this…
Medical Equipment Distribution After two months of saving, selling food items, and sourcing out to various people. The volunteers have finally acquired five (5) blood pressure monitors to be given to the secondary emergency room of the five (5) Community base hospital. This device will help the frontliners monitor, check and screen the patients prior admission. This device will also shorten the long lane when it comes to checking the patients. This device will also make sure…
Daily Inspirational Message Hello everyone I hope your Tuesday morning is doing great. I wish to impart with you this beautiful message that softly reminds us about caring to oneself, to others and all the living species on earth. May this message become of use and touch your mind, heart and soul. Wishing you all good tidings and goodness all day long. See you all later. Enjoy the rest of the day.
Quick Lunch under the rain The volunteers decided to grab some lunch while rain is pouring heavily outside. The volunteers are having stir fry veggies or in Filipino "Ginisang Gulay" (correct me if I'm wrong) or Hinab ana on in Tigwahanon Tribe dialect. What's yours for lunch? If you know this dish, how do you call it in your own dialect. Excuse me as I have this lunch of mine. Keep safe everyone. Enjoy your day. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Empowering Youth and Local Leaders Gearing up the youth with the much needed skills, knowledge and experience of handling various levels of conflict and how to mitigate this conflicts in a peacebuilding lens and peace promoting process Leveling up the local leaders with the right knowledge, process, methods and procedures of dealing community based conflict and managing it in a conflict sensitivity means and ways. Also, equipping the youth and local leaders about covid…
Afternoon Snack - - Native Filipino Sweet Dessert Hello everyone, we just finish an intense meeting and one of our motherly colleague prepared something for us to dine and enjoy with this rainy afternoon. I would like to share with you two Filipino sweet dish namely Tabin rakan and Ramulan (Tigwahanon Tribe) or Tabirak and Suman (Bisaya/Cebuano). Do you have this kind of snack at your place? What would be its name on your own dialect? Love to hear from you all particularly…
Delightful Light Dinner I wanted to give thanks to our national director for this tasty treat. It was a rewarding feeling and moment after several hours of planning and preparing. Truly a life saving meal after the brain wrecking workload. Its a shawarma and cheesy fries. Such a blessings to have. The meat from the shawarma is tender and juicy. The fries is thick and really chessy that melts in your mouth. Hope everyone already have taken their dinner. Will be posting later…
Wonderful Wednesday Morning Wanted to share this amazing view with you to energize your morning and provide you good vibes as you start your day today. I know most of us are really busy but maybe a quick glance of nature's beauty could help some way of the other. I will be busy this day traveling from one region to another. Hopefully everything will be going well. While on traveling will be posting several updates from the previous volunteering activities. Thats all for now.…
Distribution of Medical Oxygen Tanks Yesterday several local hospitals and local covid quarantine facilities/center request man power to the volunteers to fetch the oxygen tanks in the sea port. The said oxygen tank came from Manila. It came yesterday afternoon. The tanks were pick up around 6PM in the evening and the loading to the transportation vehicle ended around 8PM. The distribution started at 9PM and ended around 3AM. Each tanks is heavy and the more you are lifting…
Bringing Happiness to the Mountainous Community One of the recent community the volunteers have visited is Sitio Kamansi. And it's one of the remotest communities as it is enclosed with several mountain ranges such as Bukidnon, Agusan, Davao and Lanao mountain ranges. Its trail from the necessary paved road is 22 hours hike (resting in between the forested area). All trails are steep and perilous and not advisable for faint hearted folks. But despite this difficult road lies…
Quick Off road coffee break The service driver whom the company hired stop at a very nice place to have breakfast and morning snack. Some of the passengers and colleagues of mine had breakfast and snacks while I took with me some coffee. Don't like to eat if ever I travel by land to avoid the call of nature in the comfort room. While everyone is their individual snacks and beverages, I am enjoying my warm coffee in this rainy morning. Will be posting more updates and inputs…
Stir fry String Beans* Greetings to everyone. We just arrived at our regional office. And one colleague of ours prepared some lunch for us. She prepared and cook stir fry string beans veggie and meat Its one of the easiest and effortless dish. We will be feasting this meal in a few minutes. Later this afternoon I will be posting updates about the free meal distribution of the frontliners and to be followed by the continuation of Kamansi outreach. Stay tune for more details…
Caring for the Modern Heroes Hello everyone as mentioned in the previous post I will be updating you about today dish to be served and given to the frontliners in the local hospitals and community based covid quarantine facilities/center. We have the favorite veggie of the frontliners which is stir fry bitter gourd or bitter melon. Along with it is fried rice, deep fried maranay (shrimp), and stir fry rice noodle (Bihon). The volunteers also added few pieces of banana and…
Daily Inspirational Message May I share this simple and heart warming reminder to each one of you. I hope this message set you free from all the heavy baggage you are carrying right now. I hope this humble message lift your mind, heart and spirit. Keep safe everyone. Have a wonderful afternoon.
Educational School Supplies Distribution to Sitio Kamansi Learners Happy Wednesday afternoon to you all. As mentioned in the previous post I'll keep you posted with the outreach activities done at Sitio Kamansi. Join with me as we continue the story. After the consultation with the local teacher of Sitio Kamansi, the volunteers mobilize themselves to gather the needed resources for the school kits. Three groups of volunteers went to work. One is selling food items such as…
Excited and Happy Kids at Sitio Kamansi Hello everyone beautiful afternoon to you all. As mentioned in my previous post I will be featuring the beneficiaries of the said outreach. The beneficiaries are kids from nursery to grade 6 learners. You can see them lining up and excited to play, dance, sing, draw, and watch reflective film showing. Several beneficiaries wasn't able to attend on time due to most of them are helping their parents in the farm doing agriculture work,…
Light snack and dinner I wish to give thanks to our team leader for tasty meal given to us. Truly a delightful treat to have. A reward worth having after a back breaking and brain wacking afternoon. Come and take seat and let's feast with this lovely meal at hand. Have a wonderful evening everyone. Take care always.
Tantalising Thursday Morning Wanted to greet each one of you a pleasant and amazing morning. I hope each one of you rested well and feeling better after a goodnight sleep. I hope this view your are seeing and viewing makes you relax and calm. The view itself is a humble cure from mother nature. While you are viewing it may it cure your gloomy and trouble heart, mind, and spirit. Happy Morning to you all from Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines 🇵🇭 Stay tune for more amazing feat…
Finally arrived at the venue. Will be conducting strengthening and enhancement session with the mobile and community teachers. The focus of the session is adaptation of the new normal teaching and learning process of the learners and establishing coping mechanisms for both educators and learners. It will be a busy day but I will keep everyone posted for further details of the volunteers work from various of Mindanao who are implementing ground works and volunteering tasks.…
Quick Breakfast before starting the facilitation of the enhancement and strengthening of the mobile and community teachers. Having pancakes topped with raw honey, home made butter and a slice of sweetened strawberry. Care to join me? What's yours for breakfast? Stay safe always dear buddies and friends. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Appetising Meal for the Emergency Service Team The volunteers are preparing this delicious and yummy baked macaroni and choco cake for the emergency team. They are specially made because four of them in the team will be celebrating their birthday next week and the following week. The emergency team is also on the go because of the demand of their task and responsibilities. And they barely have enough time to prepare their meals. The volunteers decided to prepare a meal for…
Having a quick lunch as I need to prepare the remaining parts of the capacity building session. Having pasta with chicken broth with dice cut veggies. Feel free to join me. What do you have for lunch? Enjoy your lunch everyone. Please be inform I will continue posting the un-uploaded contents which I promised to share with you all. So, stay tune for more rich short stories and experience of the volunteers. Stay safe at all times. Happy Thursday afternoon. ©️ @Uwanderer777…
Humble gift of life from the heart As mentioned earlier I will keep you all posted with the volunteering activities. Here is one of the detailed task done by the volunteers earlier. One of the vital supplements needed by the frontliners are multivitamins. And this important supplement is heavy in the pockets for our frontliners given the fact that they have suffered from delayed salary and invisible benefits which are not fully given to them. With this concern at hand. The…
While reviewing some photos from the documentation of the field work. I stumble with this humorous message. This wash away my stress off or maybe Im just pretty stress right that simple jokes hit me intensely 🤣🤣🤣 Please see the attached photo for direct reference. Take care, also stay warm and dry in this rainy weather..
The strategic planning and capacity development session took a lot of time to handle with. Will be having a late dinner now. Indulging home made mash potato with beef stew on top and with a side dish of sweet and chili corn. If you haven't take your dinner, feel free to grab a seat and join me. What's yours for dinner? Hope you enjoy it.
Fantastic Friday Morning to all Greetings of Peace and Happiness Rise and Shine beautiful souls I hope everyone rested well Today is Friday and the last day before weekend start. I hope and pray each one of you will be able to reach your goal and dreams today.. May you have a fabulous day today. Mine will be filled with tons of pending work load but still grateful with the gift of life and friends like you. How about you? How is your Friday morning going? Stay safe and…
Having a lay back waffle pancake in the morning is great. Craving satisfied it is for much of us in the training center. Will be topping it up with honey and some pineapple jam and a cup of choco blend with coffee. Such a great start in this gloomy morning. What's your for breakfast? Come join us and have a plate of waffle pancake. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Sweet Delights for the Rescue and Recovery Team Happy Friday morning everyone. Wanted to inform you all particularly to our good friends here in Noise. Please be advised that the volunteers have already finish preparing and packing the the following yummy Delights namely Leche Plan and Choco Brownies for our tireless and selfless frontliners which are the rescue and recovery team. Please be updated that several parts of Mindanao particularly the Eastern part of Mindanao have…
Quick Snack before plunging oneself with the mountainous paper work and back to back with online meetings. This tasty and sweet watermelons will surely replenish the lost positive fluids in my brain particularly the dying brain cells after realising the magnitude of the project implementation in the humanitarian project. Anyway, hope you Friday morning will be great What's your Friday morning Snack would be? Care to take a bite of this juicy watermelon? ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
While waiting for lunch the team continue with the discussion, the cook provided the team a very sweet delight known in the locals as benignit or ginataang halo halo in Tagalog version. What do you call this sweet dessert in your own dialect particularly to all Filipino writers here in this platform. Hope to hear from you all. Do find a seat and enjoy this sweet dish with the volunteers. ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Children helping Children Anna a 6 years of age from the family of petino donated several interactive notes to the less fortunate nursery children in the evacuation center. Anna wanted to help as what his brother and sister is already doing (Josh and Mitch are volunteers in the organisation). She wanted to be help in anyway possible. She know she can't join his siblings to do volunteering work, she decided to donate her unused notes. And she hopes it will bring happiness to…
Quick Afternoon Snack after a wild and crazy session both in-person and virtual meeting. Surely this rice cake and cheese toppings fill up the damage brain cells of mine. Then pair it with a strong corn coffee. My afternoon is save by this two energy source. What's your afternoon snack? Mind sharing? Have a beautiful Friday afternoon. Take care. ©️ - @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Volunteers Post Update Hi everyone, just wanted to keep everyone in the loop. I wish to inform you that one of our hardworking beneficiary of the agriculture program is now enjoying the fruit of his hard labor. Manong Delfin is one of the 50 chosen farmers who benefitted the "Kaagapay Program". Its a program design to help the affected farmers from the 2020 typhoon. And today he is harvesting his organic veggies and fruits. Manong Delfin wanted to give thanks to the…
Working Late Dinner Being a humanitarian worker which is my bread and butter is not easy, my work and responsibilities are always back breaking and brain cell collapsing but the people whom we help in the community project makes my work tolerable and worth sacrificing. And because humanitarian project have many limitations that's when the volunteerism comes in and help out. Wearing two hats is draining but worth doing as it gives life and opportunities to others particularly…
Passing Through: Volunteers Update The volunteers just finish the last batch of hygiene kits and schools supplies which will be given and shared to the less fortunate children who is severely affected from the recent arm conflict in cotabato which displaced several hundreds of families. Along with the supplies are freebies and snacks that will cheer the children from the depressive state they are in as they continue to live and stay in the evacuation center with no concrete…
Stunning Saturday Morning to all Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well and had a good amount of sleep. I wish to share this scene with you all. I hope this sight seeing somewhat makes you feel light, calm and relax. I hope the cool breeze and refreshing air makes you all feel good inside out. Take a seat and here is a cup of coco for you. Sit down and relax for a bit and feel the nature around you. Internalise the energy that nature share with you. I hope it helps you…
Greeting to you all. I hope everything is doing great at your side. I know it's kinda late but still let's have some lunch. Having pasta mixed with hotdog and slices of meat. Take a plate take some of it. Hope you like it. What's yours for lunch?
***Generousity of Nature (Indigenous People Food) *** Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well, dry and warm in this rainy weather. I wish to inform you that we have successfully made children happy and joyful with the outreach program prepared for them. Also, the learners had the opportunity to directly engage with their educators earlier. Thats my short update for you all. But for now allow me to highlight our primitive meal this evening. We are still grilling it…
*Happiness of the distant learning students The pandemic have dismantle the traditional way of teaching which is in-person classes. The pandemic severely affected the studying behavior of the students. It made them depress and unmotivated. Luckily, the volunteers teachers never give up on the young learners and they all offer face to face tutorial to boost the morale of the learners to continue their studies and keep on reaching their dreams and life goals. The attached…
Stunning Sunday Morning to you all I wish to offer this view to all my buddies and friends here. Hope this view could make you feel alive, alert, and awake. May this view provided you a good and amazing start as you begin your Sunday morning. May the ray of sun provides you a warm hug in this cold weather. May the blue sky offers you positive vibes and energy. May the green tree lines share with you soothing feeling. I hope this help you or became useful to you. Stay safe as…
Daily Inspirational Message Howdy to all my buddies and friends here. I wish to popularise this message to you, specifically those who are fighting battles only known to him/herself alone. A battle invisible in the eyes of many. A battle full of pain and suffering. May this message from HIM provides you the strength and courage you need to succeed from this endless battles you have within. I hope this message set foot on your mind, heart and soul and bring back the genuine…
I wish to popularise this young and selfless volunteer teachers who offer their whole life to bring education to the remote communities in Mindanao. Not all youth are similar like them who will sacrifice everything for the sake of the future generation. Not all are able to give up social life, relationships, good bed, good food, and other comfort we often enjoy in the civilize community. This young people behind me are willing to live in the remote communities without TV,…
The heart that helps I wanted to mainstream the young at hearts who are know as the most hardworking elders in the community who serve the greater numbers of vulnerable in their community. As Omi (Mother) Asliah said "I may be old and fragile but that doesn't stop me fro giving love to my neighbours and fellow Muslim. I wanted to help in anyway I can. I don't have any resources with me all I can offer is this old hands of mine to do labor that will bring gladness to my…
Thank you Barangay Captain for inviting the volunteers to dine with you and your family. Thank you for listening and cooperating with the mission of the volunteers to the far flung communities of your barangay. Thank you for being open and vocal. Thank you for sharing your limitations and challenges. The volunteers are happy to help your barangay within the capacity of the organisation. Thank you for thanks giving celebration and happy birthday to your youngest child. More…
Before departing to our warehouse we make sure to visit the local markets to check on our old program beneficiaries (Local organic farmers) is selling their products. And we saw them all there. And most of them greeted us and wave from a distant. To support them the volunteers purchase several kilos of their fruits and vegetables. One farmer name Manong Cesar sell his Lanzones fruit with us. And what's surprising about him is he added 5 kilos of it. And said to us "Sir Uran…
It's good to catch up with fellow educators and activist who mainstream human rights and climate change. Together with me is Teacher Shawie, Sir Edge, Sir Emil, and Atty. Dingkay. Its great to see them after several in-person meeting being cancel due to uncertainty of schedules and time brought by covid. Till we meet again dear friends and its good have a great conversation with you all. Thanks much for the additional motivation and positive push in life. Let's continue our…
Taking a quick afternoon snack before entering to a royal paper rumble in the office. It will be a gruesome battle with ballpen and paper. But before that let's enjoy some native rice cakes along with hot coco drinks,perfect for this cold and chilly weather. Would you like some rice cakes and coco drinks, if yes, please dine with us while we simple relax for a bit. What's your afternoon snack? Mind sharing?
Finalising the preparation needed for the play therapy and art therapy for the kids in the orphanage and the rehabilitation center. Its been a month since our last visit in the said facilities, and the house parent and care takers of the shelters are expressing the kids are excited for the session and everyday they are counting for the schedule schedule for tomorrow. Together let's make children smile, laugh, giggle, play, dance, sing, draw, and be like a normal kid without…
Giving thanks to Zephyr for this tasty treat you have shared with the volunteers. Thanks also Zephyr for inspiring the volunteers with your international humanitarian work experience from Iran and Somalia. Thanks for taking the time visiting the volunteers and checking up on the volunteers engagement and work. More blessings to you always Zephyr, its been a long time since I saw you and our last meeting was during the humanitarian aid in Burma (Myanmar) 2013. We understand…
Greetings of Peace and Happiness to all. I wish to highlight about the task, function andd responsibilities of a facilitator. Facilitator doesn't always facilitate the process of the session, training, workshop, and seminar. Facilitators are also organizer. They are organizing all their equipments, tools, presentation and learning session/process. Facilitators are also creative and innovative. As a facilitator. One must be thinking outside the box, being flexible to possible…
On going repacking together with the municipal staff, local government unit staff, and community volunteers to provide assistance to the affected families and individuals because of the recent typhoon in mindanao. Every one is focusing their attention, energy, and time to fulfill the family food pack that will be given to the less fortunate families in several areas in Mindanao. We are half way through from the target numbers of allocated supplies for the beneficiaries.…
Magnificent Monday Morning to all I hope your Monday morning is magical and magnificent. I wish to offer this amazing view from the peak of Davao. One of the seven peaks of the highest peak of the Philippines. May this view provide you a feeling of relief and renewed energy as you start your day. May this scene offer you good quality of air and chilling breeze of the wind. May the greenest forest lighten your eyes and heart and make you feel better. I hope in someway this…
Meaty Monday Morning* From the mountainous part of Mindanao to the volunteers kitchen. Now let me take you to the stove and let's cook some meaty pork in this Monday morning. We all are craving for fried pork chop. But I added some twist about it. I mixed chilli flakes with it. This is enhanced the flavor and texture of the meat. Will be ready for breakfast in a while. What's your for breakfast? Mind sharing yours? We are looking forward hearing from you. Amping (Take care),…
Free Snacks for the contact tracers The volunteers wanted to give free meryenda (snacks) to the local contact tracers who are working 24/7 just to make sure the infectious disease doesn't get out of control and save more lives than losing one. They too have sacrifices many things and among of it is their health and safety. They also gave up the time for their family and loved ones just to track down those who are positive patients and those who don't abide the health…
"Happiness Beyond Words" No words could ever define how happy the children could be after enjoying the play therapy, art therapy, and interactive games. No words could ever describe how glad they are to receive snacks and beverages after a fun filled session with their fellow children together with the volunteers. No words could ever illustrate how joyful they are to receiving freebies from the games they have engaged with. No words could ever paint how grateful they are to…
The community prepared a humble meal for us. Rice in banana leaf, fresh cuts of pineapple and papaya. And some goat meat as main course. Such a feast coming from the community. What's yours for lunch? Mind joining us here? Happy Lunch Everyone. Stay safe always.
Kids at Play The kids loved the games offered to them. And most of them played it for the first time. Their smile and laugh from playing the games are surely genuine and priceless. The kids are also happy to be able to play with their old friends. They rarely see each other as they often pre occupied with all the various chores and aiding the care takers with various task in the shelter. Overall the kids are happy and overjoy with all the activities prepared for them and…
Hand Washing Singing Along One of the common problems in the shelter is poor hygiene. With this concern at hand the volunteers devise an activity that will make the hand washing habit more joyful and fun to do. The volunteers took the kids in the washing center and taught them an interactive hand washing with joyful tune (Happy Birthday). The kids loved the interactive hand washing activities and they are also fully aware of the possible effect of they don't wash their hands…
Thank You Blackie Farewell my old friend. You have made many beautiful memories with the children. You have made their stay in the shelter safe and far from their traumatic experience. Your sweet gesture made the children comfortable and lessen their anxiety and stress. Your jolly and playful action made children be children again and fasten their inner healing from the abuses, exploitation, suppression, and emotional damages they have encountered at the young age. Thank you…
Cuddle Heart--A Simple comfort for abuse children* The volunteers and kind donors shared a beautiful pillow heart. This pillow heart sole purpose is slowly comfort the children from their painful experience from the abusive perpetrators. Whenever the children feel discomfort or having bad flashback of their previous experience, the pillow / cuddle heart offers opportunity for them release their pain by simply hugging the pillow tight and gentle say to themselves "I am more…
Trying to relax the mind and the heart with all this heavy things happening around us. Trying to bounce back when things seems to be shocking and caught you off guard. The silent night sky, the bright moon and stars somewhat makes us calm and lighten up despite the heavy feeling we feel inside. This is me taking a deep breathe about life. How's your evening going? Where ever you are do take care always.
Thanks much buddy Markies and Buddy Gem for this evening treat. Thanks much for the positive message and encouragement. Thanks also for the listening ears, physical presence, time and the delicious dinner treat. Really appreciate both of you. Thank you for being a blessing not only to those in need but also for being a great friend and buddy not only to me but to the rest of the gang. Just had my very late dinner. What's yours for dinner? Would you like to have some black…
Greetings of Love and Peace to all. Wanted to share with you a piece of nature that will make you feel calm and relax. May this view makes you somewhat feeling relax for a bit before plunging yourself with heavy workload. May this scene offer you peace and solitude both inside and out. Big hugs and warm greetings from Maguindanao area. Amping (Take care), ©️ - @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Had a omelette with mushroom earlier this morning before heading to the community and conduct series of assessments based on peacebuilding efforts, disaster management, health and wellness, economic capacity, resources and skills mapping. This assessment will guide the community workers of what intervention will be needed for the community. This also provide a concrete information and details about possible solutions that could aid the community and its residents. Back to…
Daily Inspirational Message Greetings of Peace and Solitude to all. Wanted to turnover this beautiful and heart warming message to each and everyone particularly those who are undergoing tremendous stress and anxiety right now. This message reminds us about giving thanks to the one above us who bestow to us the gift of life, gift of family and friends, and the gift we often taken for granted even if its the simplest one. This message gentle reminds us about being gratitude…
Our first vehicle heading to the community. Its a single motor bike with improvise roof to protect all the passengers both from heavy rain which is common now a days due to rainy season and also during sunny day when the sun is radiating a scorching heat. During rainy season the unpaved roads are not passable for tee four wheels and only motorcycle bike with strong motors can traverse from the rocky and muddy road. In this photo we just overcome the perilous rocky trails and…
Perilous Trail to the community* We just transfer from another motorcycle that will carry us a couple kilometers near to the community. But I wish to highlight in this post the death defying road we need to overcome in order to reach the nearest pathway to the community. Attached in this photo is the closer look of the perilous trail the motorcycle needed to go through. And this view will surely gonna make your jaw drop for a couple of times. Particularly the descending…
Lucky Ride We got ourselves a vehicular accident with minor injury. It could be helped as we are carry to much baggages and the soil is loose as rain was heavy the other day which made the soil loose from its original state. We will just try to fixed the motor first and load all the baggages and continue our journey. This is just one of many accident the volunteers frequently encountered on the road. And we embrace it as this is the nature of our task and work at hand. And…
Finally we are a few more hours away from the community whom we will be serving with and paint a smile in their faces and bring out laughter from them. The volunteers are making jokes we will reach the community tomorrow if we walk like penguin (due to some bruises and sprain from the vehicular accident earlier but not really that serious) compare to our normal pacing whenever we visit the community. We will be off for now and we will be back later. See you all later and…
News from the other volunteers groups from Maguindanao just updated us that they too have encountered vehicular accident. The transportation vehicle carry the food supplies just got stuck in the the knee level mud. With this situation at hand the volunteers are forced to transport all the supplies. And the volunteers have coordinate with the local community to aid them about transferring the said supplies. Time is a little bit against them as rain is coming close to them.…
We just finally arrived in the community. And now we can finally partake our lunch. What we have here is fried fish for lunch. This fish came from the Fisherfolks who is part of the program design by the volunteers to assist the Fisherfolks from the recent impact of the Typhoon that's struck their livelihood. Thats all for now, as our tummy are complaining heavily after the long and arduous day travelling and hiking. What's your for lunch? You can dine with us and share a…
One of the perilous trail the volunteers must undertake is this pathway (see attached photo). Aside from being slippery, the wood itself is already old and decaying. One wrong move you will get yourself injured in many ways. Another thing to note is its raining and there's a possibility the river flow might suddenly change as rain in the mountains could largely contribute a strong river flow in the riverbank area which could cause a flash flood. Luckily, all the volunteers…
Sharing with you the last batch of parents beneficiaries who received the family food packs prepared by the volunteers and kindly gifted by several concern citizens. All parents are happy and delighted to received the said food items as it provides decent meals for their families. And many of them are glad to have other dish in their table aside from the root crops from their farm and some scrap vegetables out from the vegetable items they haven't sold out in the market.…
Presenting to you the children of the remote community of bukidnon province (some of the children are still working in the farm and in the woods collecting firewood for their cooking) whom the volunteers will be sharing gifts (educational kits and hygiene kits) and freebies (snacks, toys, and stuff toys). The children in this photo presented a cultural dance and sang a native song to welcome the guest who visited their community. The dance and song they presented reflects…
Late Night Storytelling "Words are Power" The children ask for another stories as they know it will take some time for them to hear new stories. The children would love to hear stories about the life outside their community specifically different places beyond their home. They love to see the beach and the sea. They love to witness tall buildings. They wish to see the school bigger than their community. They dream to go out somewhere beyond their place and explore and head…
Wonderful Wednesday Morning to all* Greetings of Peace and Solidarity to each and everyone. Wanted to offer positive vibes and energy with you all in this trying times. May the positive vibes from the mountains be with you. May the positive energy of the green lands stay with you. May the soft wind relax you. May the warm ray of the sun gives light to you May the view of the mountains rejuvenate you. I hope this scene became useful to as you start your Wednesday morning.…
As we descend from the mountainous community, we took a quick rest as most of us are catching breathe as need to run in the terrain and forest to catch up our ride. The volunteers will be distributed again in various groups to manage various community task such as free meal distribution, family food pack distribution, picking up of rice in the warehouse and repacking it up, selling food items for the resource mobilisation for the upcoming outreach and lastly, visit the…
As soon as we arrived in the barangay hall. The officials took us in and provided us some free breakfast. Took a quick rest and open my laptop to send some emails then pick a small portion of breakfast. I only took a smaller portion as I am travelling after resting in the barangay all. I don't want to be friendly with the comfort room so better have just a little. Had a small piece of dried fish, some egg omelette and a small portion of rice. What's yours for breakfast? Hope…
*** Ube Cream topped with dice Leche Flan** The volunteers of group 2 devise a new food item to sell to acquire enough funds for the upcoming October outreach activities. As early as today the volunteers are selling this sweet and yummy Ube cream to various people within the scope of the volunteers area. The funds accumulated in selling the Ube Cream will be used for the purchase of school supplies, hygiene kits supplies, face mask, medication, vitamins, and snacks for the…
Today I just notice this account already reach this number of friends and family member. I am a bit mixed emotion. I am sad as most of my good friends in this platform are no longer that active as they are facing serious matters in their personal level which I understand. And I am also happy to garner new friends and buddies here from various places around the globe. For those who are new in this platform/community, I welcome you all wholeheartedly. I wish you good tidings…
"Delightful Treats for Community based doctors, nurses, midwife, and medical team** Presenting to you the humble free meal to be given and shared to the local community based doctors, nurses, midwife and medical team who are working 24/7 supporting the lives of the covid patients. We have Pancit Gisado, Mechado and Pork Adobo. The volunteers prepared this meals with all their heart. They pour down their love and care for the abovementioned individuals who tirelessly save the…
Now that I'm back in the office/warehouse time to cook some food for the volunteers. What we have in the ref are spare of ingredients. I utilize what the refrigerator and kitchen could offer to me and make the most out of it. And here we are viola. A stir fry rice noodles. Mixing it well then it's ready to serve. Will be giving this meal to the volunteers who are busy right now packing the snacks for the frontliners which I will be featuring later this afternoon. What's your…
Yummy Snacks for the Covid Rescue Team Hello and Hi to all. As mentioned earlier the volunteers are preparing some tasty snacks. And here it is, mango tapioca and baked lasagna. To see its tasty feature kindly see the attached photo. The volunteers will be distributing this snacks to the newly assemble covid rescue team in the municipal level. The same team are the auxiliary of the covid response team. They are the supporting team to assistance the main working team (covid…
Important Details about Trauma Dear all, I wish to impart with you this relevant and useful information about Trauma. I hope this details could be helpful for you to give you all a better scope about Trauma in the recent study. Have a wonderful afternoon to you all. Enjoy your afternoon and continue being a gift to others. Amping (Take Care), ©️ @Uwanderer777 🧑🏻🇵🇭
Having a quick coffee break while waiting for the rain to pass by. Just to inform you all that we already have distributed the free snacks to the frontliners. Luckily, the rain didn't make stand on our way. For now we will just enjoy the cup of coffee while watching the rain to subside its nature. Stay tune for more volunteer work stories. I am still in the process of composing it into a short stories to make it more readable for everyone to enjoy. See you all later.…
During our stay in the community we visited a small hut resided by one of the elders in the community. She is alone in managing her house. During our visit we notice her roof is torned and decaying. The volunteers decided to make a native roof for the elder named Omarakan 94 years young. The volunteers climb the coconut tree and pluck several branches and then collected the leaves. Grab some roots and shred it to make it as a small rope to tie the leaves. The weaving of the…
Finally the rice have arrived and we are good to continue the repacking for the family food pack and blessings bags. With this amount of rice the volunteers could help out the families in the evacuation centers both in Maguindanao and cotabato area. Some of the rice will be deliver to the islands of Sulu and Tawi2x and let the local volunteers repack it accordingly to help several families there who are also affected by the recent gunning of the militia to the residents. It…
Having a quick break while organizing all the tasks and workload needed to be done both in the humanitarian aspect and also in the volunteering aspect. So much to do but little time to spare. But I ain't complaining but more on grateful for the challenges encountered given the fact its an opportunity for me to grow and develop myself to become a better servant to the people in need, oppress, abuse, marginalise, and abandoned. Having sweet sticky rice (biko) for snacks. Whats…
Before I forget I wanted to spotlight this little cutie who's breed is one of tree strongest hunting dogs of the Indigenous people in hunting deer and wild boar. I was given the opportunity to name this little cutie and I name him "Uwan" (Rain). This little one will be protecting the kids in the community in the near future as he grow of age. And this little one will surely be a great helper and steward in hunting in the forested area of Bukidnon and Lanao del sur. Thank you…
In behalf of the volunteers team we wish to give thanks to Meris Family for inviting us in a small family celebration. The volunteers are really happy to know and learn that Tatay Amir is fully healed and recovered from the covid. The volunteers are in tears witnessing the Tatay getting better. The volunteers in some way are happy to be of help in the family and was able to provide assistance in the covid facilities. Once again Thank you Meris family having us with you.…
"We are One" Wanted to popularise this unified effort of the local government unit l, along with the local leaders, local peoples organisations and the youth volunteers working together in sharing the blessings bags to the people in need. Inside the blessings bags are several kilos of rice, couple of canned goods and instant noodles, a good amount of fresh chicken meat and eggs, sufficient amount of biscuits, and other kitchen condiments and spices helpful for cooking. The…
Having a quick stroll to clear the mind and finding possible ideas that might pop up along the way. Sometimes goes outside the box provides us a better view point of what we are doing and offering us a better space to understand the work and journey we are doing right now. For now unloading everything in my mind. And breathing the evening air. And allowing the gentle wind in the night caressing my mind and heart to somewhat mold a better ideas and solution with the numerous…
Sharing with you a little information about myself. Kindly check the read cash link to uncover a short definition of who I am and what I do. This shorten your questions about the kind of work I do. https://read.cash/@Uwanderer777/something-about-uwanderer-c31e01b4 Happy evening everyone.
Terrific Thursday Morning to all. Greetings of Peace and Happiness. I hope each one of you are doing well right now and sleep well last night. I wish to share another amazing view that will help you fade away what heavy baggage you are carrying right now. I also wanted to offer this opportunity for all of you to have a glimpse of Mindanao as a nature attraction and nature destination of Philippines not just a war zone or arm conflict area. Mindanao is more than Christian,…
Before embarking to facilitation one must partake a decent meal to prepare and boost oneself. A meal could help ready yourself from the battle you will be engaging with. So better have one decent meal for your own. The venue prepare a good meal which is medium rare beef stake with sweetened banana and steam rice along with black beans bolanesse. What's yours for breakfast? Would you like to dine with the facilitators, please have a seat the meal is more than enough for me.…
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