Typhoon Igme in Ilocos Norte: A Curse to Small Businessmen
After Typhoon Helen ravaged my home province, Ilocos Norte, Typhoon Igme followed shortly (after 10 days to be exact). These two typhoons really ruined my blog life. I haven’t updated my sites, answered comments, bloghop and make money. 
For some quick facts about what Typhoon Igme had done to our province, please read on.
Tropical storm Igme left one person dead and another missing after it hit Ilocos Norte and Northern Luzon Monday. The fatality was identified as Loreto Vidad, 51, and a resident of Barangay Pragata in Pasuquin town. Jimmy Baila, 26, of Piddig town, meanwhile, was still missing as of posting time. Vidad drowned in a river while Baila went missing while crossing the river in Piddig. Meanwhile, Laoag City and the towns of Pagudpud, Piddig, Bangui, Bacarra, Solsona, Pasuquin remained underwater due to continuous rains. Officials have urged affected residents to move to higher ground. The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council has yet to come up with figures on property and crop damage brought by the typhoon. The typhoon was the second to hit the province this July. On July 16, Typhoon Helen hit Ilocos Norte and left millions of pesos in damaged in infrastructure and agriculture.
You see, these things are not good for business (online and offline). Offline, I suspended our printing jobs indefinitely because of the rain (ink won’t dry fast and they will smudge because of moisture in the atmosphere). A quick fix like using a hair dryer is not advisable especially on paper products. Printouts will look ugly and the paper’s color and texture will change. On fiber, the ink will smudge and will be sticky because moisture is trapped inside the paint. Sun drying is the best but how can we manage to get the sun to shine on us if the rain keeps dropping like a barrage of arrows on the roof?
Online, I can’t earn extra cash from blogging. It’s a good thing Google Adsense makes me some money (just enough to buy some noodles during the rainy season). 
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This is very sad, Kuya. Pero buti nalang you’re back na. You have a lot of catching up to do. Bawiin mo yong perang nawala sayo, hahaha!
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jessie reply on July 30th, 2008:
Ellaine,
I certainly hope so Ate.
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Ellaine,
you said it right. ang hirap humabol.
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Naku, grabee pala ang nangyari dyan sa inyo sa Ilocos. Mababawi mo rin yung perang nawala sa yo dahil sa pag suspend mo ng printing jobs.
Baka naman saku-sakong noodles kayang bilhin ng Adsense earnings mo.
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jessie reply on July 30th, 2008:
Fren,
Hahaha! Konti lang yung adsense earnings ko. Ilang piraso lang ng Payless ang kayang bilhin.
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kuya….tag kita ha sa blog ko…
musta k na pla…
long tym wala ako dalaw d2 ah.
meron nanaman bagyo..
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jessie reply on July 30th, 2008:
Billy,
Naku two times kaming binagyo dito sa Ilocos Norte this month. I’m ok pa rin kahit medyo lugi sa business.
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taon2 na lang maraming namamatay sa bagyo dito sa pinas. dapat talagang paghandaan mga ganitong panahon.
OT: nakakabilib ka fren… dami mo nang blogs. siguro isang truck na noodles na yang adsense mo. hehehe… ano nga pala yung entrep blog mo? paturo ako sayo nang t-shirt printing business mo. interesado akong mag start nyan. keep it up! rain or shine dapat and kayod.
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jessie reply on July 30th, 2008:
Gladits,
Fren, di ko pa naisetup nang maayos yung site. I’m actually serious about it kaya I’m preparing the articles. I’m documenting the printing process as well as other processes. Mga small-to-medium businesses ang gusto kong tutukan dahil dun ako maraming karanasan. I hope maging regular reader ka nun pag nailagay ko na sa ayos ang lahat.
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Hello kuya,
Musta na dyan? Umulan dito kahapon pero di naman nakakabahala..Sad naman yan kuya naaapektuhan ang trabaho mo. Habol ka na lang pg oks na connection mo, kaya mo yan kuya.. ikaw pa! superman! hehehe..
Btw, alam ko di ikaw ng popost ng memes dito, pero meron po akong award for you sa blog ko..pasasalamat dahil fren tayo :] hehehe.. mwahugs! tingan mo na lang..
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jessie reply on July 30th, 2008:
twinks,
yeah sana nga makahabol ako. dami ko pang assignments sa dashboard ko sa SR na di ko nagagawa. hay, buhay-blogger oo.
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nyay grabe pala ung bagyo… di pa kasi ako nakapakabit ng TFC d2 sa new haus ko (UAE) kaya ala ako masyadong news… thanks for the info…
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jessie reply on July 31st, 2008:
Nelson,
Oo kaibigan. Madalas ang bagyo dito sa tin ngayon. Maraming kabuhayan ang nasira dahil sa typhoons.
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