I sent 2500 peso to your PayPal yesterday, hope it helps you a bit. Feel bad not only for what happened but it seems to have come at the worst possible time.
This is moment I wish no one from Cebu area ever experience again! It's a miracle more people are not dead God really watch over the people the property damage was crazy all the power and tree's down it was terrible
It's heart breaking to see the devistation there and I feel so bad for all the families that had to go through this. Thank you for sharing the reality of the damage along the roads. Please take care always and stay safe. Your family will rebuild and get through this! Stay strong.
Glad your brother didn't get tangled up in the rope as he tried to secure the roof or no telling where he would have landed....the Filipino resilience will prevail... Good Luck and God Bless Everyone.❤️🙏❤️
I know it will cost more, but when you redo the roof, if they use more substantial rafters and purlins and heavier grade roof panels, they will be far better suited against storm damage. Also, using screws to attach the roof panels instead of nails will hold much better. It also didn't appear there was any storm straps to secure the rafters to the top of the wall, which allowed the wind to lift the roof off the wall.
Yes you need to use also the thick flywood for the ceiling, it can never easily breaks, your place always have a big typhoon....use the stainless steel for the roof....hopefully you can build your house slowly make it more stronger materials.....your safety is more important...we will pray for Cebu, Bohol and Siargao...and all the places in Visayan region to be strong...
In Australia there are Cyclone (Typhoon) rated roof screws and importantly tying the roof battens to the rafters, tying the rafters to the beams, tying the beams to the top plate and tying the top plates to all the posts.
Poor Scarlett and family! I am so sorry to hear that your house was hit so hard. Thank God that you are safe and have each other, and other homes to rely on. May God give you sunny weather to dry everything and get power back soon.
Glad you all recovered from this. The video of your drive into the city really showed the extent of the damage and was very moving. It's a good thing Filipinos are such strong resilient people and despite everything you still manage to smile.
When building a house you must anchor the foundation to the ground putting deep Piers if there is concern for sinking. The walls must be anchored to the foundation and the roof must be anchored to the walls. Nails do little more than hold a piece of wood in place long enough to put bolts with brackets through major support structures. They must be used to hold wood in place against typhoon force winds. I imagine that the brackets are quite expensive when building the house but they are most certainly required. Alternative brackets may be made from bamboo or construction grade plastic.
Totally agree. I'm planning to live Phillipines in my retirement year and build, although I'm not a qualified builder, I do have an idea to what needed when building in a tropical storm/ typhoon area. I have a book, with many things added, it will be my go to book in the Philippines when building, youtube and expat advice is priceless. I will never remain arrogant, like I know everything. Listen, learn and survive I say
@@glennhiggins5425 she will own the land and the house u will own not when she kicks u out. Lik wat happen to many other foreigner ther every day. Be careful and build far away frm her family or they will clean u
@@jonozambrotta6048 your obviously been burnt and or are very negative, there are genuine people in society and scammers allround the world, I wont live in fear.
Meljean, I have just started watching your videos. They are very beautiful: thank you. This is not the first I have seen about Odette, but it is the most moving. I was in tears. I have been to Cebu and other places (Negros Occ/Oriental, Manila, Mindanao), and experienced the recent earthquake in Manila, and you suffer so much sometimes. But you are amazing people, and I have so much admiration and love for you. Do you still need support? I am no great at using PP (or IG & I am a bit old for TT), but will try if needed. God Bless you.
In "ALL" that destruction & heartache, little angel Scarlet's light still shines brightly.. Through all all of this, she still put a big smile on my face & warmth in my heart.. Keep her safe and best wishes & prayers to you all.. This is why every house should have a Safe Room..
Hello MJ! It is so heartbreaking to see the devastation after the typhoon but We Thank God that you and your family are safe and that is the most important. I understand your sadness and frustration and it is not easy to take it all in and its going to take alot of time ,money and strength to rebuild. We continue to pray for you all and everyone there in the Cebu and the Philippines especially those who were affected by the typhoon. Stay strong and be safe. Much love from Arizona 💖
My tears coming out of my eyes while watching your 2 videos. I felt very sad and shocked what really happened in our country. All the beautty scenery of Visayas , Houses, natural resources ,etc has been destroyed from this super power typhoon. People suffered a lot.But thanks to God that your entire family was safe and sound.Stay strong and just face the reality. God is good all the time.
Brought tears to my eyes to see the devastation. You had made such a beautiful warm home......and to see it gone in a flash. Pray for you guys so much. It will take a while to get back your homes. Keep the faith. All will be well soon.
I know someone who waited 10hrs at Lungsod today just to get fuel.Not many people can get cash out at the ATMs as power is still down.Also there are people stealing the neighbours chickens just to have food.!😥It will a hard few weeks for most there.
Prayers for your family and community! It's hard to watch an area you grew up around be destroyed in minutes. Stay strong! I also use the term "what not" a lot. 😊
I am surprised, that this video has not got a 1million views yet, 9 months later. It should have got that many views by now. Loved the music she played in the end though. It was very touching.
Oh Meljean. Omg. Looking at this video. Looking at the holes in your mums roof. Looking at the NO roof at your sisters house. Heartbroken 🥺. Even the drive to the city is disastrous. So many poles, lines and trees down. 2 way traffic taking turns on 1 lane because of the debris. 😪. Keeping you , your family, your countryside and the city , everyone in prayer. You should post your PayPal at the end of every video. My husband and I sent you a little something. It’s not much but many littles will add up. 🙏🏼
Hi Meljean, it is heartwrenching to see the aftermath that typhoon Odette brought to our country. I suggest trying the RAMMED EARTH system in building a house. If in case your sister is planning to build a new one. This technique uses dirt that can be excavated on site. The whole idea of the building is that, it is like you are making a hollow block, but instead of ramming it in a hollow block form, you will be ramming the dirt inside the formwork. You need to test your site soil how much percentage is the gravel, sand, silt, and clay so that you can determine how much portland cement you can add. You can start 5% of portland cement as a binder to your soil. You can make a trial wall or bench or firepit to determine the toughness of the mixtures. For the roof use a little thick steel C purlins and 18mm thick hardeflex then have it waterproof then put organic soil (is a little bit lighter than clay soil) and plant some veggies on the roof. This is called the green roof. The roof helps regulate temperature as well as the rammed earth walls and also protects against strong wind. A good example of the rammed Earth construction is the Great Wall of China.
All that stuff can be replaced. I'm glad your family survived the storm. We will pray for you. As long as you are alive and well is the most important thing.
I can relate MJ when Yolanda hit in Eastern leyte, I was home visiting my mom but luckily my house held up from the strong wind but the sorounding home there roof are everywhere. I stayed in long line in Ormoc Port to buy my tickets for the ship going to Cebu to buy none perishable food for my family's. So hang in there it will take time. Thank goodness you are all alive... The house can be rebuild and other things can be replaced... Stay safe 🙏...
Meljean, you can charge all of your gadgets in your car´s 12 volt jack port: in your Toyota Vios you can plug a "12v jack to USB adapter" so you can then plug all your usb devices and charge them all up, from mobile phones to tablets, powerbanks or video cameras!
You will be ok in the near future. What doesn't kill will make you stronger. Remember this storm and build your house stronger. You and your family's safety may depend on it being better built.
Very sorry for you. And your love one's. I did see your PayPal to help you. I do wish I can help you in person. And other people over there; I wish I can help them as well in person. What a tragedy. Hang in there dear.
Maybe you don't welcome this kind of comment, and I am certainly no construction expert, but is it possible to 'build back better' by not having any overhang of the roof. Maybe an alternative separate type of overhang that if it is destroyed the roof remains, I read somewhere that the winds hit the walls then shoot up and outwards from there. In my country we don't have overhang but have gutters that can be used for water collection. Anyway, I am no expert and possibly don't know what I am talking about, but it's an idea. I noticed your video got many comments. You have many friends. You are not alone. And you are a lot stronger than maybe you feel at the moment. I'm looking forward to your great journey, your great triumph and your immense happiness. Life WILL improve.
not whole philippines…. the main landfall from the typhoon was bohol leyte palawan and siargao…. those island are more worst…..they are coastal villages…
Wow! Such devastation! Looks like a warzone. That's going to take months possibly a year to get back to normalcy. Just glad that you and your family are ok and praying that there weren't that many fatalities. My heart goes out to all of you
Watching ur vlog same as the ahern family vlog of how typhoon odette hits ur places is really breaking my hearts.but i know filipino is strong person even what happen still we can manage to smile.makakabangun ka rin. God is good...
This was really bad 😔. But with such strong storms in your country, brick wall houses are the best option for they are strong. Otherwise I pray the Lord may see you through this.
Well even through all of this, try to celebrate Scarlett and Christmas. It's easy to say it, but be thankful that you can still celebrate Life and the ability to move on and rebuild! The Storm might have swept away structures and belongings, but don't let it sweep away your Spirit. Rebuild stronger.. :-)
Hi mis meljean sna po maging maayus n din ang laht isa aq s laging nanuod ng vlog nyu kya ngulat aq ng mapnuod ko n ganun ngyri s bhay nyu pero slmat po kay pp g kc ligtas po kyung lhat .
Guys help the people that truly in much worse situation like people in Siargao and Bohol. Look at the news on that area and you will see how bad they got hit by the monster typhoon.
Same scene here in Negros Oriental. We here in Dumaguete are spared. But neighboring towns are so devastated. We were just giving out water, rice and food today. It’s hard not to shed a tear seeing people without houses, food, and even access to safe drinking water. But we carry on and push. After all that’s what living means. This shall pass.
looking at the video reallly makes my heart cry,,sobrang laki ng damage na dala ni Odette, lalo na sa provice namin Dalaguete Cebu,,houses was totally gone, no water, no electricity, roads not passable yet only motorcycle can able to pass the province to town.
My prayers are with you. My friends in the Cebu area are experiencing the same horror. My sympathies to you and your family, especially Scarlet, she must gave been terrified.
Mel Jean I think when you redo your roof you need to make it stronger so next time they have a typhoon it won’t go anywhere you did a beautiful job on your house that’s a shame that roof just didn’t make it it’ll get back together
So sorry for all the death and destruction in your beautiful country. I am happy to see you and your loved ones made it through. I can see you are traumatized and perplexed. Climate change means that this is the new normal. Huge storms that will be far bigger than this one will be happening in the future. Everyone needs to plan for the hurricanes so they can survive the tragedy of our climate changing world. All my prayers and best wishes for you! Here are some ideas on how to move forward to keep safe. 1. Check out how to build geodesic dome houses. The wind blows around them. 2. Think about trading your car for a small Toyota truck to help the family earn money. It is much more practical for a business and recovering from storms. 3. Use composting toilets to use human waste to fertilize fruit trees. 4. Use the storm destruction to collect wood to repair your homes. 5. Water tanks need to be concrete and in the ground with solar pumps, collect rain of the roof. The roofs need hurricane clips with 2x6 rafters 2 ft on center, I wish I was there to help you!
The only concern I have is climate change, sciencetificate proof is that the world has been through 4 ice ages, I'd much rather live through a typhoon then try to survive the ice age, remember sun is important to all
thats true if your place is not so often the typhoon… still build it in a strong way…. better to spend more luxus for your roof…. you even have a car but every time typhoon arrive your shaking to dead from being afraid…. learn from that.👍
There is little to no evidence to suggests storms are any worse now than they were 50 years ago. In regards to rising sea levels, why do billionnares buy properties in locations that are 'said' to be covered by water in a couple of decades? 🤔 Solar is too expensive and causes a lot of pollutants making them. I'm not worried about 'global warming', I am however worried about plastic pollution.
@@glennhiggins5425 remember in 1970 people were ra ting and raving about a new ice age? Now it's the trend to rant about global warming. And this information comes from the same people who will say eating meat is bad while their favourite rote food is meat. (bill Gates)
Ka sakit sa dughan maglantaw🥲🥲 I still remember those days during Yolanda, way kabutangan sa kalisod dagan dire dagan didto. We can rebuilt the house day ang Importante safe Mo tanan diha. As long as BUHI ta ug BASKOG kaya na tanan. Sending hugs❤️
Mira, you are a very brave & wise person. It is so sad the lovely Filipino people suffer these terrible typhoons. You work so hard & recover, now it has happened again. Thoughts & prayers to You, MelJean, families & all the wonderful Filipino people. God bless all 🙏🙏🙏💯❤️
Yes Mira, you are amazing, strong people & I have nothing but total admiration & respect for you all. Just wish you didn't get these terrible Typhoons & have to struggle so hard, so sad. However somehow you wonderful people, smile & continue on. Admiration, respect & prayers to You all 🙏🙏💯❤️
@@La-vc6nt thank you, today also here in Israel we’re expecting typhoon but thanks god it’s not the same the typhoon that I experienced in the Philippines. But those struggles that we experienced during this hard time made us more stronger to survive. We may not be Rich in material things but having our families alive with us, that’s more than enough to be thankful for. Lives is More important than anything else and for that we need to be grateful🙏
@@Traveller0518 Mira, I hope everything works out for you there in Israel. You are rich in love & spirit & that what matters most. I guess you have family & loved ones in the PI, no doubt, so hope they are physically ok & hopefully didn't suffer too much damage. Take care to You & all the Filipino people 🙏💯❤️
Just remember that you and your family are loved by many people, and you and your whole family will overcome this hardship in your lives ! We all want to see your smiles again !
I’m So sad watching your blog! May I know what part of Cebu are you from ? Looking at this area of Cebu is definitely unfortunate! Praying that God’s Grace restore everyone’s emotional estate of beings ! Thank you for an update blog . Stay safe and your families
Meljean it is amazing your lucky to survive this. Your story was amazing you are very fortunate! The Cebu vedio is just some of the best I've aeen your professionalism is always very very good! God Bless you and the Family and the whole Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤🙏🙏
So many homes destroyed ad people loosing everything. I know how the people are there they will bond together and rebuilt. I am sorry about the destruction to your family homes. Be careful driving to the city with all the power lines down on the roadway. MJmy heart goes out to you and your family and all whi lost there homes. I know you and your family will pull together and clean up and rebuild as best you can. keep safe there esp now .
House needs 8 inch wood roof joist planks and use anchor bolts to hold it from flying off. a double thick or even triple thick block retaining wall cement with reinforced steel would protect the back wall and over all structure facing the ocean where Typhoons winds come from. It's a matter of money i know as many people have very low income. Thanks for the video this was a very bad but lives were saved by 300,000 evacuated Best to you and all as you rebuild.
Feel so sad this has happened to you after you worked so hard to.make a beautiful home. But you are safe and your lovely little house is still standing...be strong and repair your roof. So sorry about your sisters home. 😥
My wife and I are saddened by the devastation and are heartbroken seeing the damage to your house. We have sent a little bit to help you out - hope it helps. We are praying for you and those others who experienced this typhoon and are trying to put their lives and homes back together. We will continue to help you out by watching your vlogs.
If you wish to help, the best way to send is through Paypal: www.paypal.me/meljeansolon
Thank you so so much
Day if you have bdo please give me your account🙏
I sent 2500 peso to your PayPal yesterday, hope it helps you a bit. Feel bad not only for what happened but it seems to have come at the worst possible time.
@@BruceCinader thank you for doing that, that counts a lot. God bless you
Any chance you have a cryptocurrency wallet? I've been banned from Paypal (long story)
Not feeling like to say this at your bad condition by the typhoon
But congratulations for 100k Meljean
I wish everything will alright soon 🙏💓
This is moment I wish no one from Cebu area ever experience again! It's a miracle more people are not dead God really watch over the people the property damage was crazy all the power and tree's down it was terrible
It's heart breaking to see the devistation there and I feel so bad for all the families that had to go through this. Thank you for sharing the reality of the damage along the roads. Please take care always and stay safe. Your family will rebuild and get through this! Stay strong.
Glad your brother didn't get tangled up in the rope as he tried to secure the roof or no telling where he would have landed....the Filipino resilience will prevail... Good Luck and God Bless Everyone.❤️🙏❤️
I know it will cost more, but when you redo the roof, if they use more substantial rafters and purlins and heavier grade roof panels, they will be far better suited against storm damage. Also, using screws to attach the roof panels instead of nails will hold much better. It also didn't appear there was any storm straps to secure the rafters to the top of the wall, which allowed the wind to lift the roof off the wall.
Yes you need to use also the thick flywood for the ceiling, it can never easily breaks, your place always have a big typhoon....use the stainless steel for the roof....hopefully you can build your house slowly make it more stronger materials.....your safety is more important...we will pray for Cebu, Bohol and Siargao...and all the places in Visayan region to be strong...
In Australia there are Cyclone (Typhoon) rated roof screws and importantly tying the roof battens to the rafters, tying the rafters to the beams, tying the beams to the top plate and tying the top plates to all the posts.
I agree with your comments I sent her a link for the type screws that work best.
You might also consider getting a brick or cement roof. They are much stronger
@@shadowchaos288 Her walls aren't strong enough to support brick or cement.
Poor Scarlett and family! I am so sorry to hear that your house was hit so hard. Thank God that you are safe and have each other, and other homes to rely on. May God give you sunny weather to dry everything and get power back soon.
Glad you all recovered from this. The video of your drive into the city really showed the extent of the damage and was very moving. It's a good thing Filipinos are such strong resilient people and despite everything you still manage to smile.
Pls don't skip the ads guys.lets help mj to start rebuilding her house.thanks
Khris 💯💯💯👍👌
I think you're blessed you got left what you got left it's amazing it didn't mow the whole house down praying hard for you baby
Everything will be fixed in time MJ . The most important thing is that you are not hurt and your family is safe. So sad
When building a house you must anchor the foundation to the ground putting deep Piers if there is concern for sinking. The walls must be anchored to the foundation and the roof must be anchored to the walls. Nails do little more than hold a piece of wood in place long enough to put bolts with brackets through major support structures. They must be used to hold wood in place against typhoon force winds. I imagine that the brackets are quite expensive when building the house but they are most certainly required. Alternative brackets may be made from bamboo or construction grade plastic.
Totally agree.
I'm planning to live Phillipines in my retirement year and build, although I'm not a qualified builder, I do have an idea to what needed when building in a tropical storm/ typhoon area.
I have a book, with many things added, it will be my go to book in the Philippines when building, youtube and expat advice is priceless.
I will never remain arrogant, like I know everything.
Listen, learn and survive I say
@@glennhiggins5425 how are u goin to build a house in the Philippines when a foreigner can't not own land??
@@jonozambrotta6048 marry a filpina, she owns the land.
@@glennhiggins5425 she will own the land and the house u will own not when she kicks u out. Lik wat happen to many other foreigner ther every day. Be careful and build far away frm her family or they will clean u
@@jonozambrotta6048 your obviously been burnt and or are very negative, there are genuine people in society and scammers allround the world, I wont live in fear.
Meljean, I have just started watching your videos. They are very beautiful: thank you. This is not the first I have seen about Odette, but it is the most moving. I was in tears. I have been to Cebu and other places (Negros Occ/Oriental, Manila, Mindanao), and experienced the recent earthquake in Manila, and you suffer so much sometimes. But you are amazing people, and I have so much admiration and love for you. Do you still need support? I am no great at using PP (or IG & I am a bit old for TT), but will try if needed. God Bless you.
In "ALL" that destruction & heartache, little angel Scarlet's light still shines brightly.. Through all all of this, she still put a big smile on my face & warmth in my heart.. Keep her safe and best wishes & prayers to you all.. This is why every house should have a Safe Room..
Hello MJ! It is so heartbreaking to see the devastation after the typhoon but We Thank God that you and your family are safe and that is the most important. I understand your sadness and frustration and it is not easy to take it all in and its going to take alot of time ,money and strength to rebuild. We continue to pray for you all and everyone there in the Cebu and the Philippines especially those who were affected by the typhoon. Stay strong and be safe. Much love from Arizona 💖
Meljean, your videos are so heartbreaking and touching. This was the perfect song to end your video with. You are amazing.
Wow, your drive shows the chaos. It will take awhile for repairs. Stay strong.
Ohh too Bad 😢 miss you glad your safe and family that's important than things 🙏🙏
Thanks for sharing
Stay strong things will improve
Your a lovely young lady.
My tears coming out of my eyes while watching your 2 videos. I felt very sad and shocked what really happened in our country. All the beautty scenery of Visayas , Houses, natural resources ,etc has been destroyed from this super power typhoon. People suffered a lot.But thanks to God that your entire family was safe and sound.Stay strong and just face the reality. God is good all the time.
Brought tears to my eyes to see the devastation.
You had made such a beautiful warm home......and to see it gone in a flash.
Pray for you guys so much.
It will take a while to get back your homes.
Keep the faith.
All will be well soon.
I know someone who waited 10hrs at Lungsod today just to get fuel.Not many people can get cash out at the ATMs as power is still down.Also there are people stealing the neighbours chickens just to have food.!😥It will a hard few weeks for most there.
I am so sorry you are all going through this. Bless you all. ❤️
Omgosh wow it tore everything up. MJ I’m so so sad to see all this. I pray for each and everyone. God be with all. Wow.
100k. congrats. i hope everything will be ok.
So sorry too. Words never seem enough
Prayers for your family and community! It's hard to watch an area you grew up around be destroyed in minutes. Stay strong! I also use the term "what not" a lot. 😊
I am surprised, that this video has not got a 1million views yet, 9 months later. It should have got that many views by now. Loved the music she played in the end though. It was very touching.
Oh Meljean. Omg. Looking at this video. Looking at the holes in your mums roof. Looking at the NO roof at your sisters house. Heartbroken 🥺. Even the drive to the city is disastrous. So many poles, lines and trees down. 2 way traffic taking turns on 1 lane because of the debris. 😪. Keeping you , your family, your countryside and the city , everyone in prayer. You should post your PayPal at the end of every video. My husband and I sent you a little something. It’s not much but many littles will add up. 🙏🏼
I just can't imagine how hard the clean up will be, just heartbreaking to view.
Hi Meljean, it is heartwrenching to see the aftermath that typhoon Odette brought to our country. I suggest trying the RAMMED EARTH system in building a house. If in case your sister is planning to build a new one. This technique uses dirt that can be excavated on site. The whole idea of the building is that, it is like you are making a hollow block, but instead of ramming it in a hollow block form, you will be ramming the dirt inside the formwork. You need to test your site soil how much percentage is the gravel, sand, silt, and clay so that you can determine how much portland cement you can add. You can start 5% of portland cement as a binder to your soil. You can make a trial wall or bench or firepit to determine the toughness of the mixtures. For the roof use a little thick steel C purlins and 18mm thick hardeflex then have it waterproof then put organic soil (is a little bit lighter than clay soil) and plant some veggies on the roof. This is called the green roof. The roof helps regulate temperature as well as the rammed earth walls and also protects against strong wind. A good example of the rammed Earth construction is the Great Wall of China.
😭😭😭same situation,, stay strong and rise up again💪
I love the Philippines and this is just heart breaking. My prayers go out to you.
Important is ur family safe, everything is fine, kapit Lang Kay LORD
All that stuff can be replaced. I'm glad your family survived the storm. We will pray for you. As long as you are alive and well is the most important thing.
Oh my god so upsetting sorry everyone 🙏❤️
That was such a heartbreaking video but well done. A lot for me to hold back the tears. Stay safe and healthy
I can relate MJ when Yolanda hit in Eastern leyte, I was home visiting my mom but luckily my house held up from the strong wind but the sorounding home there roof are everywhere. I stayed in long line in Ormoc Port to buy my tickets for the ship going to Cebu to buy none perishable food for my family's. So hang in there it will take time. Thank goodness you are all alive... The house can be rebuild and other things can be replaced... Stay safe 🙏...
Speechless 😭 😭
Meljean, you can charge all of your gadgets in your car´s 12 volt jack port: in your Toyota Vios you can plug a "12v jack to USB adapter" so you can then plug all your usb devices and charge them all up, from mobile phones to tablets, powerbanks or video cameras!
You will be ok in the near future. What doesn't kill will make you stronger. Remember this storm and build your house stronger. You and your family's safety may depend on it being better built.
Cogratulations on 100K!!!
Buti naka survive din kayo diyan madam. Sana maka recover din kayo
Very sorry for you. And your love one's. I did see your PayPal to help you. I do wish I can help you in person. And other people over there; I wish I can help them as well in person. What a tragedy. Hang in there dear.
I’m just crying 😭
Sad times, but congrats on 100K!
Maybe you don't welcome this kind of comment, and I am certainly no construction expert, but is it possible to 'build back better' by not having any overhang of the roof. Maybe an alternative separate type of overhang that if it is destroyed the roof remains, I read somewhere that the winds hit the walls then shoot up and outwards from there. In my country we don't have overhang but have gutters that can be used for water collection. Anyway, I am no expert and possibly don't know what I am talking about, but it's an idea.
I noticed your video got many comments. You have many friends. You are not alone. And you are a lot stronger than maybe you feel at the moment. I'm looking forward to your great journey, your great triumph and your immense happiness. Life WILL improve.
Omg ive seen so many posts. It seems like the whole Philippines got hit. My prayers sending ur way
not whole philippines…. the main landfall from the typhoon was bohol leyte palawan and siargao…. those island are more worst…..they are coastal villages…
Praying for all of you affected by Typhoon Odette. 🙏
I'm so sorry for the destruction of your property... GOD Bless you and all your family!
Wow! Such devastation! Looks like a warzone. That's going to take months possibly a year to get back to normalcy. Just glad that you and your family are ok and praying that there weren't that many fatalities. My heart goes out to all of you
What destruction! I'm glad you and your family are safe and that no one got hurt.
We have sister's that was born on Christmas..our prayers 🙏❤️❤️ are with your family and the people of the Philippines.🙏❤️
Omg praying for all philippines so sorry
Watching ur vlog same as the ahern family vlog of how typhoon odette hits ur places is really breaking my hearts.but i know filipino is strong person even what happen still we can manage to smile.makakabangun ka rin. God is good...
I'm so sorry this happened there. I pray that you and your family will fully recover there very soon.
This was really bad 😔. But with such strong storms in your country, brick wall houses are the best option for they are strong. Otherwise I pray the Lord may see you through this.
Well even through all of this, try to celebrate Scarlett and Christmas. It's easy to say it, but be thankful that you can still celebrate Life and the ability to move on and rebuild! The Storm might have swept away structures and belongings, but don't let it sweep away your Spirit. Rebuild stronger.. :-)
this is just heartbreaking !! hope the people of Cebu stay strong and rise up from this disaster,.. sending my sincerest prayers.
You need 8" x 2" roof joists at 18 inch centres so the fixings are stronger
Hi mis meljean sna po maging maayus n din ang laht isa aq s laging nanuod ng vlog nyu kya ngulat aq ng mapnuod ko n ganun ngyri s bhay nyu pero slmat po kay pp g kc ligtas po kyung lhat .
Guys help the people that truly in much worse situation like people in Siargao and Bohol. Look at the news on that area and you will see how bad they got hit by the monster typhoon.
Same scene here in Negros Oriental. We here in Dumaguete are spared. But neighboring towns are so devastated. We were just giving out water, rice and food today. It’s hard not to shed a tear seeing people without houses, food, and even access to safe drinking water.
But we carry on and push. After all that’s what living means. This shall pass.
Be strong may God bless you and your family
looking at the video reallly makes my heart cry,,sobrang laki ng damage na dala ni Odette, lalo na sa provice namin Dalaguete Cebu,,houses was totally gone, no water, no electricity, roads not passable yet only motorcycle can able to pass the province to town.
I think cebu is a bit better than Siargao,Siargao was totally devastated,
Sad to say na ganyan kalala ang damages sa Cebu godbless
Im glad you have a youtube with a great subscriber base . your blessed
My prayers are with you. My friends in the Cebu area are experiencing the same horror. My sympathies to you and your family, especially Scarlet, she must gave been terrified.
Mel Jean I think when you redo your roof you need to make it stronger so next time they have a typhoon it won’t go anywhere you did a beautiful job on your house that’s a shame that roof just didn’t make it it’ll get back together
So sorry for all the death and destruction in your beautiful country. I am happy to see you and your loved ones made it through. I can see you are traumatized and perplexed. Climate change means that this is the new normal. Huge storms that will be far bigger than this one will be happening in the future. Everyone needs to plan for the hurricanes so they can survive the tragedy of our climate changing world. All my prayers and best wishes for you!
Here are some ideas on how to move forward to keep safe.
1. Check out how to build geodesic dome houses. The wind blows around them.
2. Think about trading your car for a small Toyota truck to help the family earn money. It is much more practical for a business and recovering from storms.
3. Use composting toilets to use human waste to fertilize fruit trees.
4. Use the storm destruction to collect wood to repair your homes.
5. Water tanks need to be concrete and in the ground with solar pumps, collect rain of the roof. The roofs need hurricane clips with 2x6 rafters 2 ft on center,
I wish I was there to help you!
Very very good and helpful advices . 👍
The only concern I have is climate change, sciencetificate proof is that the world has been through 4 ice ages, I'd much rather live through a typhoon then try to survive the ice age, remember sun is important to all
thats true if your place is not so often the typhoon… still build it in a strong way…. better to spend more luxus for your roof…. you even have a car but every time typhoon arrive your shaking to dead from being afraid…. learn from that.👍
There is little to no evidence to suggests storms are any worse now than they were 50 years ago.
In regards to rising sea levels, why do billionnares buy properties in locations that are 'said' to be covered by water in a couple of decades? 🤔
Solar is too expensive and causes a lot of pollutants making them.
I'm not worried about 'global warming', I am however worried about plastic pollution.
@@glennhiggins5425 remember in 1970 people were ra ting and raving about a new ice age? Now it's the trend to rant about global warming.
And this information comes from the same people who will say eating meat is bad while their favourite rote food is meat. (bill Gates)
Ka sakit sa dughan maglantaw🥲🥲 I still remember those days during Yolanda, way kabutangan sa kalisod dagan dire dagan didto. We can rebuilt the house day ang Importante safe Mo tanan diha. As long as BUHI ta ug BASKOG kaya na tanan. Sending hugs❤️
Mira, you are a very brave & wise person. It is so sad the lovely Filipino people suffer these terrible typhoons. You work so hard & recover, now it has happened again. Thoughts & prayers to You, MelJean, families & all the wonderful Filipino people. God bless all 🙏🙏🙏💯❤️
@@La-vc6nt we Filipinos are known brave, despite of all this calamities we’re still
Able to put smile on our face. Amping😘
Yes Mira, you are amazing, strong people & I have nothing but total admiration & respect for you all. Just wish you didn't get these terrible Typhoons & have to struggle so hard, so sad. However somehow you wonderful people, smile & continue on. Admiration, respect & prayers to You all 🙏🙏💯❤️
@@La-vc6nt thank you, today also here in Israel we’re expecting typhoon but thanks god it’s not the same the typhoon that I experienced in the Philippines. But those struggles that we experienced during this hard time made us more stronger to survive. We may not be Rich in material things but having our families alive with us, that’s more than enough to be thankful for. Lives is
More important than anything else and for that we need to be grateful🙏
@@Traveller0518 Mira, I hope everything works out for you there in Israel. You are rich in love & spirit & that what matters most. I guess you have family & loved ones in the PI, no doubt, so hope they are physically ok & hopefully didn't suffer too much damage. Take care to You & all the Filipino people 🙏💯❤️
Often the biggest trees dont stand up too well as they are like a larger sail and catch more wind. Stay safe.
thank you for updating us ..we are watching your vlog. as ahelp for you..
Just remember that you and your family are loved by many people, and you and your whole family will overcome this hardship in your lives ! We all want to see your smiles again !
Wow every single house is destroyed. 😭
I’m
So sad watching your blog! May I know what part of Cebu are you from ?
Looking at this area of Cebu is definitely unfortunate!
Praying that God’s Grace restore everyone’s emotional estate of beings !
Thank you for an update blog . Stay safe and your families
Oh my gosh...🥺🙏 It is really sad to see this... Stay strong💪 and stay safe always Meljean & the family.. Take care also everyone💌🌼
Meljean it is amazing your lucky to survive this. Your story was amazing you are very fortunate! The Cebu vedio is just some of the best I've aeen your professionalism is always very very good! God Bless you and the Family and the whole Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤🙏🙏
So many homes destroyed ad people loosing everything. I know how the people are there they will bond together and rebuilt. I am sorry about the destruction to your family homes. Be careful driving to the city with all the power lines down on the roadway. MJmy heart goes out to you and your family and all whi lost there homes. I know you and your family will pull together and clean up and rebuild as best you can. keep safe there esp now .
House needs 8 inch wood roof joist planks and use anchor bolts to hold it from flying off. a double thick or even triple thick block retaining wall cement with reinforced steel would protect the back wall and over all structure facing the ocean where Typhoons winds come from. It's a matter of money i know as many people have very low income. Thanks for the video this was a very bad but lives were saved by 300,000 evacuated
Best to you and all as you rebuild.
I'm a Christmas eve baby, happy birthday Scarlett in advance. Things will get better.
😭 ok lng bangon kaya nu yan!🤗👊💪🙏
Use concrete blocks and steel to build plus a slab roof. When hurricaanes an typhoon comes you stay inside and drink beers.
Feel so sad this has happened to you after you worked so hard to.make a beautiful home. But you are safe and your lovely little house is still standing...be strong and repair your roof. So sorry about your sisters home. 😥
I really like your video, keep up the good work 💛
Congratulations on 100k subscribers
It's really sad
no skip ads tayo guys sa walang ma ambag na cash
be strong Meljean💪🙏
happy 100k subs Mj,, smiLe🤗 everything will be ok soon🙏
Awww you can build better it will all work out sweetie 💗🇨🇦
Thank you for showing us the devastation. So sad but this video will help inspire those who can to help those in need.
Thanks for sharing this video it makes me cry to see you all and every human being is this terrible situation . Lord please help 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😘😘😘
so the frame is still up, the septic already operational...can't put a makeshift roof up and go from there?
Prayers up to all my fellow Pilipinos
My wife and I are saddened by the devastation and are heartbroken seeing the damage to your house. We have sent a little bit to help you out - hope it helps. We are praying for you and those others who experienced this typhoon and are trying to put their lives and homes back together. We will continue to help you out by watching your vlogs.
Things will be alright...just stay positive
So sad for all of you there Sargao and Leyte absolutely liberated so heart breakin i know how hard to find money for most pilipino to rebuild again
I’m sorry for what you’re going through .
Seeing this is just heartbreaking.
Its so sad i know how you are feeling but with the help of God and friends you will pull through to get back on your feet