Fuck this.

[nylle15]

I can't sleep. I can't seem to stop clicking on blogs and links; refreshing facebook and twitter and wherever else I can get a hold of news of Ondoy. This weekend was so surreal. The storm brought too much damage in such a short time. I felt so pathetic treading the knee-deep flood waters along Taft Avenue and being stranded for 11 hours in a bus

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[arahannan]

Hi Joy - I'm glad to hear you're okay but I can't imagine what it's like to be right in the midst of that. My prayers are with you guys.

I think one of the most unfortunate things is that the news of this storm didn't even show up on my homepage. : / Crazy world we live in.

[nylle15]

I think it's understandable that it won't show up, knowing what kind of country I live in. We're not exactly prominent in the global community. But I'm sure you've seen some of the sites documenting what happened, and photos. It was really tragic.

Thanks for the concern and the prayers Ara-san! <3

[jongina]

But at the same time, it's so heartwarming to see that a lot of groups are mobilizing forces to help the victims and there are influx of donations and volunteers everywhere. The bayanihan spirit of Filipinos really perseveres and grows even stronger in times like these.

Agreed. ♥ Echo (Jericho Rosales) even used his surfboard to save people in his area. ;o; My love for him as increased so much. ♥

I still feel weird. I can't believe I was even part of the whole ordeal. ;o;

[nylle15]

Echo wins much of my love. Also, Gerald Anderson. They're made of awesome. <3

I share your sentiments bb. It feels so surreal being caught in the middle of it and surviving the experience (although it's not really that life-threatening compared to the other places). I'm just really glad a lot of the people I care about are okay.

And did you hear that two storms are approaching the Philippines again and might hit late this week? God. And to think that the recuperation from Ondoy isn't even on full swing yet.