we had a triple bday treat last saturday, september 26, with our officemates in etel... the celebrants are garsha, mommy julie and me... a lot came.. mommy chix, jenni, tricky, ching, tintin, junis, jabo, carlo a.k.a. lloydie and lester. we even got a 5% discount from the manager of seafood island in eastwood, libis. everyone was happy except for the sky who has been crying nonstop since the night before...
when breakfast ended, five of us asked jabo for a ride. batintin will be dropped off in marikina and the four of us (me, mommy chix, jenni and tricky) in batasan, sandiganbayan. on our way out of eastwood, the rain was still heavy.. very very heavy actually.. there was almost zero visibility but we were all decided to go home so we proceeded.
we dropped off batintin in concepcion, marikina. water was, i think, just 6 inches high or just above the ankle that time. but on our way out, water was rising continuously. we had to leave the car at the gas station because have to go somewhere higher. first stop was at the church, we sat there for a while. i was staring blankly at the water that was almost 2 ft high thinking of what should be done.. but i couldn't think of any... the water continued rising so we left and decided to go to batintin's house. that was when i experienced being soaked in a mud colored water that was almost neck deep. we had to walk hand-in-hand in order to not lose anyone because the water current was also strong.
we finally reached batintin's house, after soaking, or should i say swimming for almost 30 minutes. we bathed a little because we were all beginning to feel itchy and our clothes were all wet. i was so shocked as this was the first time i, myself, experienced this.. being almost like a refugee... but i still feel lucky because, at least, we found a place to stay overnight.
we left sunday morning, there were no more floods but there were lots of mud everywhere. there were still a lot of people roaming in the city, looking for a ride home. we were finally able to go home. thanks to jabo's tito and tita who shared a ride to me and mommy chix until we reached the road connecting san mateo to batasan hills. i got home, took a bath, checked my mails and slept after, i was so tired. i woke up at 12 mn and i haven't slept til now so i decided to write this.
this typhoon, is by far, the most devastative one i've seen with my own two eyes... this is the first time i experienced swimming in an almost 5 ft high flood. truly one of the most unforgettable experiences in my life! it plunged majority of the cities in metro manila and left a lot of families homeless... i wasn't able to take pictures myself because i wasn't in the mood, i felt so down that time... but below are pictures i found @ news.xinhuanet.com and news.asiaone.com.. it was so heartbreaking to see people, especially the elderly and the children, walking here and there, to find a better place to stay.. there were many lives lost as well, unfortunately...
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i'm praying for everyone's fast recovery, especially those who were greatly affected...
God bless the Philippines!
~grazhishu~
*lee min ho crazy girl*
*wu chun addict*
*forever joe cheng's gal*
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