Live. Love. Bake.

If you have been following my tweets or my instagrams, you might already know that the dog was sick this week. It was terrible since just a week ago, I brought him to the vet for his peeing problem. Turns out this time, he had a stomach bug. He was still the active little darling outside of our house but as soon as we're home, he's quiet and just curls up into a ball and rests. Poor little guy. We still have to feed him his prescription food (fancy, I know) and while we were there, we found out both his ears have an infection. :(

Last weekend was also the Eat My Blog bake sale to benefit the victims of typhoon Haiyan. We went to Old Town Pasadena to drop off the goods on Friday night. We brought Fox with us because the place is dog friendly and hey, I'd take every opportunity to take my dog with us! The following day was the bake sale and I read that they sold out in 3 hours and raised $5,500! So awesome! Here are pictures from the night we dropped off the goods ;)
Oh and I also got my passport in the mail this weekend! I got so excited that I started searching for flights to the Philippines again but that was halted thanks to Manny Pacquiao's fight which he won. Woohoo!

The whole week was pretty exhausting for me from all the baking, errands and Fox getting sick so I was glad that we had time to cuddle up on the couch last night. Ron was a darling too and let me take a good long nap while he fed and walked Fox.

In other news, I have arthritis on my right hand's middle finger.

For Philippines With Love

I just read about the For Philippines With Love campaign on Sandy's blog. I stand along every blogger who is participating in the Bloggers Day of Silence to bring awareness to the calamity that hit the Philippines. To learn more about the campaign, you can click here.

If you're interested in helping, you can find ways at the bottom of yesterday's post.

As a Filipino, I am overwhelmed by the support my home country has been receiving. We truly will never forget all of this.

Have You Read About HAIYAN?

It's a typhoon that struck the Eastern/Central Philippines a few days ago. I have read that the intensity of the typhoon was 3.5 times hurricane Katrina's and I could not even imagine having a Katrina-like typhoon striking the Philippines.

 Picture photographed by astronaut Karen Nyberg aboard the International Space Station via The Guardian

I have never been to the central part of the Philippines but I am well aware of the general living condition of Filipinos in each part of the country. We barely have "rich cities" there as every city has people that is struck by poverty. Tacloban, the city that pretty much absorbed the wrath of Haiyan has been wiped out of houses, buildings and unfortunately, even people. CNN reports that there may have been over ten thousand casualties from this tragedy (source).

via CNN

A guy was interviewed and he shared what he went through to survive the typhoon. He even saved a kid. From being dragged to in the waters by the gigantic waves, to finding and grabbing an 8-year-old boy holding on a coconut tree for his life, to swimming back to shore, he reveals his story. You can read the whole heart breaking story here and more stories from survivors here.

It's unbelievable that it only took a few hours for a city that has been growing for years to be torn to bits and pieces. It's so sad when I watch news from the Philippines where locals say that there is no more Tacloban and that it's now a ghost town. It's devastating.

I've been planning a yard sale with my friends so we can get rid of our old clothes but I guess there was a reason why we our plan kept getting delayed. I'll be sending the old clothes as well as canned goods that I will be shopping for this week. If you're interested in helping, you can click here for monetary donations or leave a comment if you're in Los Angeles and would like to donate your old clothes. Thank you.