say a little prayer
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I'm sure you all know about the typhoon ("Ondoy") that recently struck our country, specifically Metro Manila and its nearby provinces. To be honest I didn't see it coming. I mean, I knew there was going to be a typhoon but I didn't know it would be that devastating. Last Friday night, all we had was some light rain. Then I woke up the following morning (Saturday) and it was raining hard. I received a text message from my dad and he told me my mom wouldn't be able to go to Manila (she was supposed to come visit us because I invited her to watch Aoi's school program that day) because it was already flooded there. Our house in Bulacan (the province I grew up in; very close to Manila) is located along the riverside, so when there's heavy rain and storm it usually overflows; though we really don't worry too much because the house was built pretty high enough so that it won't get flooded inside. But then I got another text from my mom around late afternoon and she told me that the flood has gotten inside our house. Some of my friends here who are also friends with my sister (neo_hippie_cat) must have already read her entry last night. Anyway, the flood has reached the mezzanine level. You could just imagine how high the flood was outside the house. Our cars got submerged in the water, as well as most of our furniture and other stuffs inside the house. Lucky for us, our house here in Manila did not get affected by the flooding, but I feel quite bad for my parents... it was just the two of them there in that house, trying to put up a battle against a very strong enemy, they only had each other to hold onto. While I was here feeling secured and warm and dry, my folks were hardly getting any sleep, I learned that my dad was submerged in the flood water all day, trying to salvage whatever's possible. They didn't have electricity either. All I could do was text/call them whenever I can, just to be sure they were okay. I'm glad the storm has passed and my folks were able to get through it safely. But then the damage left by Ondoy was pretty bad... some of our stuffs had to be thrown away. I have a drawer full of my high school and college memorabilia and last night my mom asked me if she could throw them away because most of them were not salvageable. So with a heavy heart, I had to say yes. I'm planning to go home there one of these days to check on them and see our place with my own eyes.
I hope something like that won't ever happen again. I thank God what happened to my family wasn't as bad as the others. So many families were left homeless and many lives were lost. Please help me pray for the other victims, that they may be able to get over this tragedy and may strength and courage and hope never leave them.
Thank you very much *hugs*
I'm sure you all know about the typhoon ("Ondoy") that recently struck our country, specifically Metro Manila and its nearby provinces. To be honest I didn't see it coming. I mean, I knew there was going to be a typhoon but I didn't know it would be that devastating. Last Friday night, all we had was some light rain. Then I woke up the following morning (Saturday) and it was raining hard. I received a text message from my dad and he told me my mom wouldn't be able to go to Manila (she was supposed to come visit us because I invited her to watch Aoi's school program that day) because it was already flooded there. Our house in Bulacan (the province I grew up in; very close to Manila) is located along the riverside, so when there's heavy rain and storm it usually overflows; though we really don't worry too much because the house was built pretty high enough so that it won't get flooded inside. But then I got another text from my mom around late afternoon and she told me that the flood has gotten inside our house. Some of my friends here who are also friends with my sister (neo_hippie_cat) must have already read her entry last night. Anyway, the flood has reached the mezzanine level. You could just imagine how high the flood was outside the house. Our cars got submerged in the water, as well as most of our furniture and other stuffs inside the house. Lucky for us, our house here in Manila did not get affected by the flooding, but I feel quite bad for my parents... it was just the two of them there in that house, trying to put up a battle against a very strong enemy, they only had each other to hold onto. While I was here feeling secured and warm and dry, my folks were hardly getting any sleep, I learned that my dad was submerged in the flood water all day, trying to salvage whatever's possible. They didn't have electricity either. All I could do was text/call them whenever I can, just to be sure they were okay. I'm glad the storm has passed and my folks were able to get through it safely. But then the damage left by Ondoy was pretty bad... some of our stuffs had to be thrown away. I have a drawer full of my high school and college memorabilia and last night my mom asked me if she could throw them away because most of them were not salvageable. So with a heavy heart, I had to say yes. I'm planning to go home there one of these days to check on them and see our place with my own eyes.
I hope something like that won't ever happen again. I thank God what happened to my family wasn't as bad as the others. So many families were left homeless and many lives were lost. Please help me pray for the other victims, that they may be able to get over this tragedy and may strength and courage and hope never leave them.
Thank you very much *hugs*