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JD Keller commented about Philippines Travel Plans 2009, On Thursday July 16th, 2009 09:13:13 PM
Andy...welcome to Baguio and thanks for the heads up on your excellent Blog...
The Philippines are indeed an enigma of split personalities! With the absolute sweetest and beautiful young women in the world, and the most treacherous poverty imaginable, it is a breathtaking vision and heartwrenching nightmare all at the same time!
In following up on our conversation at the Red Lion in Baguio last night, please do re visit Manila and get an MRI / CT scan at St. Lukes hospital or Makati Med Center to mitigate your back/hip problem. They are both excellent medical centers and have a world wide reputation of very fine medicine.
Hope to see you again today!!
JD (In Baguio)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaguioCityPhilippines/
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JD Keller commented about Philippines Typhoon Five Minutes from Modern, On Sunday October 11th, 2009 12:14:06 AM
Sunday 1330 hrs:
Just got internet after 4 days of no Globe broadband. Smart Bro USB from SM is
now set up on my laptop, and sitting here at Red Lion (defending against panic
beer drinking!!)..
Seriously, here is where we are. ALL ROADS IN AND OUT are CLOSED!! There is a
slight possibility one lane may open late monday on kennon road only. I will
assume no travel until late Tuesday or Wed.
Some panic buying has taken place, rice stock is nearly depleted. Some bread
available at SM mall, meat choice is VERY LIMITED and no poultry is left at all!
Vegetables are limited and will probably spoil if not purchased in the next day
or two.
There is no diesel fuel left anywhere. Most Jeepneys are shut down, some taxis
are still running but transport for public is very limited. All schools at all
levels are closed until thursday.
City water pumps lost electricity, but hope to be delivering some water in areas
where the water lines have not ruptured.
globe broadband, PLDT and Digitel internet are not working. Smart Bro works in
limited areas (I just got SmartBro USB to log on to the forum but may not have
signal after I leave red lion to go home down Asin rd at KM 3)
In Baguio over a 2 day period over 2,300mm of rain dumped on us, an incredible
6.5 feet in a 48 hour period that NO country or land mass could possibly handle.
The devastation is going to be long lasting and a terrible cost in lives and
agriculture will be borne by these farmers and families in the N. Luzon areas.
They opened Laoakan airfield to some relief supplies by air, but the real supply
transports may not make it up here until wed or thurs.
Just got word US Marine Amphibious group has flown many helicopters into La
Union/Pangasinan for relief and rescue operations this afternoon. This will
help the most desperately flooded victims down the hill.
Up here Paula Hall single handedly delivered emergency food and cash to the
blind school where a terrible landslide has killed many people and wrecked
bowkaken road. Extraordinary woman that Paula!!
Most expats are trying to meet the needs of their distant families with cash
transfers as we are all isolated from the rest of Luzon at this time.
I encourage all outside of the Philippines to lend your support to those
legitmate calls for help from the Red Cross, Unicef, VFW.
Down in LaUnion terrible flooding has engulfed La Union and over 90 of
Pangasinan. Some VFW members are wiped out of their homes and lost their
automobiles to flooding in Bauang and San Fernando.
We (VFW Post 9892 and Pup Tent 7 MOC) will meet next Monday and Tues. to assess
what funds we have and what priority missions we will have. this is assuming
travel for members will be possible to La Union from Baguio.
I will log in again when signal is available.
JD Keller
Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:58 pm
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JD Keller commented about Port-au-Prince Earthquake Logistical Help, On Thursday January 14th, 2010 01:56:32 AM
Let me disabuse Hoz of a misconception you are attempting to portray in your statement "You failed miserably in the Philippines...."
Andy was NOT in the Philippines when the 2nd big (and most destructive) storm struck Luzon...he was on his way back to the states! He DID report on the early flooding in Manila prior to the big deluge! However, I personally met with Andy in both Baguio City and Bauang, La Union and during his stay there he both reported on and encouraged our work as an NGO in both areas. He was a regular at the VFW Post 9892 Canteen and also with the VFW members in Baguio City. Andy observed first hand, and offered EXACTLY what we needed from him...Support, Encouragement, Advice and Questions pertaining to the community needs of Baguio and La Union. He saw our efforts with the street kids, community projects, and Moma Amparo and her kids (The cinnamon roll lady) and spoke at length with the FilAm and American Expats who are the core of the VFW posts in Luzon. After the storm subsided in LaUnion, we donated many thousands of pesos in cash relief to families struck down in the aftermath of the flooding.
By his chosen profession as a journalist traveler and pathfinder, he did indeed "roll up his sleeves and get dirty"...all without becoming the focus of the story. He is a narrator, he is our eyes and ears at ground zero of this disaster!!
He did what a good journalist is supposed to do...He Reported the story ...he did not BECOME the story!!
Now that he is in Haiti and Dominica, he is doing what his readers hoped he would do....boots on the ground first person narrative of the terrible tragedy in that region.
Semper Fi!
JD
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JD Keller commented about Plans to Make Backpacks in Guatemala, On Sunday January 31st, 2010 04:49:05 PM
Your Backpack looks like a fine idea and product. One feature you might want to offer (even as an accessory or "add on") would be a thin flexible plastic inner shell to prevent the thieves from simply ripping a knife through the fabric to get at your stuff. Also, one of the best websites promoting a similar product is the Nurse-Pack website to purchase various sizes and styles of "fanny pack" for nurses and EMT's. The simplicity to choose size, style color and price was very easy for me to use!! The site offers a "value added" section for accessories to put inside your Nurse-Pack (from Stethoscope to Scissors....sort of a one stop shop for nurse accessories. Hope this may be of help in your marketing of the Windmill....
http://nursepropack.easystorecreator.net/items/nurse-pack~large-/list.htm
Cheers!
JD
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JD Keller commented about Marketing Automation of Backpacks, On Wednesday March 31st, 2010 05:01:50 PM
Backpacks and Assault Packs have been evolving for US Marines since World War I. You might pick the brains of a "few good men" to see what their take is on the newer Tango Packs and add on assault packs.
I know we humped with assault packs with "dangling" drop packs in viet nam that were heavy canvass weave that never kept anything dry!! Todays military packs are a far cry from the old, stiff, non waterproof crap we carried many years ago.
The tango packs use lightweight but super strong aircraft tubing frames and have a large "accessory" set ups for everything from Special Ops, Airborn, sea/land assault and mountain assault set ups. I'm sure that by the time you add your 12 years of civilian packing along with current military specs, you just may come up with an outstanding 'hybrid' that solves a lot of the problems you have identified.
Here is a link on the Tango
http://kitup.military.com/2009/07/arcteryx-tango-pack.html
Semper Fi
JD
http://kitup.military.com/2009/07/arcteryx-tango-pack.html
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