There’s a typhoon. Don’t have an idea if it’s about to hit the country or if it’s already here. The weather cracks. I can see the sun shining in the morning but the sky is dim in the afternoon. Right now the weather is a bit cold but there is no rain.
Yesterday it rained so hard in the evening. It compelled me to leave early so I have spare time just in case there’s turmoil in the street. By turmoil I mean flood and traffic. I left two hours before my call time and I reached the office 5 minutes before the said time when a regular trip would only take me 30 minutes from home to the office.
That same yesterday is the longest commuting hours of my life. I was stuck in the middle of the flooded street. It seems like the ocean had taken its leap to the city. My hooded jacket was wet and I felt so cold but more than that, I am worried about the mother who’s sitting beside me on the passenger’s jeep. She’s very worried that their house, at that moment might have been soaked in water.
I do wish for rain but not the kind of rain that will take lives and properties. Unity and camaraderie were tested and proven during disasters but I might as well want to witness it even when we’re at ease.
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day
HIndi ko alam pero namiss ko ang ulan..as in ung klaseng ulan dyan sa atin...sana wala nang flood na maganap.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a headline that Chedeng has the potential to be like Ondoy. I haven't read the actual news though. Pero, wag naman sana. Yes, I do agree, bayanihan would be best felt and appreciated without the calamities.
ReplyDeleteI agree that rain is good, but too much rain at one time is very bad. I've been through three hurricanes that dropped so much rain my community was cut off for a couple of days. I'd rather not go through that again.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I like any kind of rain. I remember how happy I was during Ondoy but I felt guilty afterwards, when I found out what it did.
ReplyDeleteThough I love the rain I can't fully enjoy it because when it rains so hard I can't help but be concerned of the people who were once a victim of disaster and going to be. I've been in too many relief operations and i don't like it. I hate to see people losing their family and property. I still feel guilty sometimes for loving the rain so much but I just can't help but smile when it rains. It's like forbidden love to me. hayz..
have a nice day twin sis!
khit mag typhoon ng malakas dito hndi kami nababasa..hehe
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I do wish the typhoon wont be like before's Ondoy... ANywaya, I always make fun of the name of the new typhoon today... "CHEDENG!!!" stress on the 2nd syllable;D
ReplyDeletetake care SEy. Chedeng is expected to hit Luzon today. It will be really rainy in Manila.
ReplyDeletepara kong nai-imagine hitsura mo habang naka tayo sa baha at basang basang basa sa ulan.. hehe!
ReplyDeletekaya mo yan sey.
i don't live for summer but the rainy days, i so hate.. the rainy season is fast approaching. if you live in the city, and if you have to weather the flood, then you should wear something that would protect your skin, esp. your feet from the city scum. you could get diseases from floodwater you know, like schistosomiasis. as always, prevention is always better than cure.. (;
ReplyDeleteAww sowi bout the crazy rain! i usually love rain, but i hate when it gets to much cos everywhere wld be mucky and watery :(
ReplyDeleteThis is why I hate it when it rains. I do appreciate a little drizzle but rain is just too much. Especially typhoons.
ReplyDeleteHi Sey..this is also the kind of rain I'm not pleased. My heart is pain when i see families vacating their home because of the flood.
ReplyDeleteI have also experienced the traffic in EDSA. It's so tiring. Chedeng should go away and never comeback. Pero wala na ata si Chedeng, suppose to be it will hit NCR fortunately it did not come. Thank God.
Wag naman sanang bumaha ulit.nakakatakot pag ganyan na kataas ang tubig ganyan na kataas kasi may ibang lugar sa maynila na mababa tulad ng cainta or kaya navotas lumalampas ng bintana ang tubig.
ReplyDeletehindi ko makalumutan si Ondoy.
Sana maayos na ang mga drainage ng makatulog naman ito
i agree. people often exhibit 'bayanihan' and unity during times disaster. pero bakit kapag wala ang kalamidad, parang kasabay ding naglalaho ang unity? ;o
ReplyDeletetake care....
ReplyDeleteI LOVE rain. As in! Super!! Hehe.. I have no problem kasi kpag umuulan. Andito lang naman ako sa bahay, andito ang work.. so walang hassle na lumabas at pumasok sa office.. Still, ayoko rin naman ng puro ulan nang ulan nang ulan.. kasi I also like sunny days. Yung naiinitan ka ng araw.. lalo na pag sa umaga. Ang sarap ng feeling. :)
ReplyDeleteAy really, bumaha tlaga dyan? Hmm.. dito medyo hindi nga umulan eh. Mainit ang panahon dito (Iloilo) at kapag umulan, mga 10minutes lang, tapos na.
Oo nga, nakakatakot lang talaga yung ulan o bagyo na maaaring makapagdulot ng panganib sa mga tao..
Dumaan!!!! hehe..
Naexperience ko din yang ulan at baha kahapon. On the way na ko for our seminar sa school which was scheduled 8am pero I arrived at exactly 10.00am na supposedly eh 1hour ride lang. Don't ask me about how my jeans and shirt looks like. hehehe.. Anyhow it is good to know that you okay.
ReplyDeleteHere is hoping that the weather passes safely.
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