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Wool, furballs and faces
2 weeks, thirty six balls of wool and one annoyed Norman cat has resulted in a huuuuge, very thick blanket that means I won’t have to turn the central heating on quite yet….hooray! Even better, it could work as a good … Continue reading
Pog tips on: First Aid
Before I left for Tacloban I was immunised against pretty much everything, plus a couple more just for good measure. I had almost 20 injections. I packed a first aid kit that made it look like I’d looted a pharmacist. … Continue reading
Posted in Tacloban, travelling, Volunteering
Tagged antiseptic, first aid kit, Peppa Pig, plasters
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Pog tips on: Toilets
I lost my dignity on this blog a long while back, so I will now continue with that to tell you about my experience with toilets while I was away. I became slightly obsessed with the whole toilet issue when … Continue reading
Posted in travelling, Volunteering
Tagged habal-habal, Maripipi, Sambawan, toilet roll, toilets abroad, toilets in the Philippines
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Pog Tips on: language
I have no idea how I managed to come to the conclusion, but right up until the day I left for Tacloban, I thought that the vast majority of people I met wouldn’t speak a word of English. I asked … Continue reading
Pog Tips on: Food – part 2
I really like trying fruit I’ve never seen, and there was LOADS I’d not seen before in the Philippines. There were also quite a few other things… (Note: The last picture is a bit icky – and it’s the only … Continue reading
Posted in food, Tacloban, travelling
Tagged food, food while travelling, Philippines, pog tips, Tacloban
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Pog tips on: Food – part 1
When I went to Tacloban I decided that I would try to say yes to every new experience offered, including the food. That’s quite a big thing for me. I stuck to my decision quite well – there was only … Continue reading
Posted in food, travelling
Tagged food, food while travelling, halo halo, Philippines, pog tips, Tacloban, travelling
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Pog tips on: Travelling
As I am being sensible on the Helping Hands for Tacloban blog, I’m back to my usual more me approach to things here. A friend suggested this split in blogs as ‘nobody will give you donations if they see how daft you are.’ At … Continue reading
Life, the universe and everything.
In case you didn’t know, after months of fundraising, researching, planning and a not insignificant amount of panicking, last Wednesday I returned from 12 days of relief work in Tacloban, the Philippines. The day before I left Tacloban, a good … Continue reading
Posted in Tacloban, Volunteering
Tagged Life, perspective, relief work, Yolanda, Yolanda survivors
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Bye bye for now!
You could call me a creature of habit. I always catch the same train to work, get on at the same carriage and sit in the same seat. I always do my shopping on a Thursday night and always have … Continue reading
Things you should probably not say out loud
Things you should probably not say out loud: When in a lift at the office, which you got on at floor 9 stops at floors 8,7,6,5,4,3,2….and then goes back up to 8, to the lift: ‘WHY did you do that? … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged Biff, bumpkinsville, country Bumpkinsville, engage brain first, talking, talking too much, work, worry eater
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