As we all know, Philippines was hit by a typhoon just a few days ago. I have some colleagues from there where i got to know how serious the disaster was. The coastal areas had a storm surge which was similar to a tsunami. Waves just came crashing in and many houses were swept away. Most people died from the flooding. Yesterday there was a broadcast on Channel 8 where they interviewed 3 Singaporeans who was in Philippines when the typhoon strike. The things they shared made me realise even more how serious the situation was there. On the first few days, they had no electricity and not enough water. The 3 of them had to share a bottle of 500ml water for 2 days.

In Singapore, many non-profit organisations are sending teams in for the relief work as well as to provide essential supplies to the victims of this ......