A DAY WITH PEDRING

I'm supposed to post this last night but unfortunately my internet connection didn't behave well, Pedring might be responsible as well.. 

9/27/2011

The weather forecast yesterday said that tropical storm Pedrinng would cause strong wind and heavy rain but no sign of it last night until I woke up this morning. I could hear the whistling gale , it’s scary, the glass window in my place seemed to break, the sound of the galvanized roof from nearby was also alarming. I thought of not going to work or at least be late.

Give me I clap I left the boarding house at 6:40am, the storm could fly me away,  but I had a good grip. So bad, I reached the office really wet, good thing I had brought with me an extra shoes. While working, the sound of the pouring rain and the rage of Pedring disturbed us.

Tropical storms bring destruction, the only thing I know that’s not is the class suspension, and just like students, I felt great when the management declared work half day..

So I went home, dropped by at Landmark for groceries. On my way, I craved for an arrozaldo at Robinson so I decided to go straight there, but the driver stopped at LRT Taft, according to him the road going to Robinson Malate is not passable. Frustrated, I took another jeepney with route home.

Another unfortunate thing, brownout! But I had a good sleep….

Anyway pictures from cp here.

DELUBYO

           Kim Atienza’s show  Matanglawin featuring “Delubyo” showed how natural calamities can be so disastrous and terrifying. By this wrath of nature, your place might be eradicated in just split of seconds. Are you not afraid? Earthquake, tsunamis, flash floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides, hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes and other catastrophe. Thousands die, your life seems useless, you can’t run, you can’t hide, you can never escape from this rage.

            Recently, Philippines is experiencing flashfloods and landslides due to the unstoppable storms and typhoons. Hundreds of lives were also washed away, billions worth of asset were also damaged and stamped out. If I’m not mistaken, Philippines is the most disastrous prone country in the world. So alarming, the pearl of the Orient seas might be eliminated in the world map… that’s not impossible, Global warming is on its way…

            So, what now?  Are we just let this thing happen without doing anything? I know we can’t stop it… but in this natural world, we are the only rational being……. I hope you know what I mean.