Picking all the pieces…
I don’t know where to start, I have been detached from blogworld for quite sometime. Saan ba ako mag-uumpisa?
My half month vacation in Manila was not bad but not a better one either. We all knew what happened nang maghasik ng lagim si Ondoy. I arrived the day before the “delubyo” started. Our place is not affected by the flooding, we are one of those lucky na hindi inabot but most of my relatives, our ancestral house, mom-in-law, sisters and friends dear to us stayed in Marikina, so to speak they were not spared from Ondoy’s wrath. At isa sa mga lugar na nakaranas ng matinding hagupit. Everything has been washed out, as in nothing was left. Back to zero talaga. My days were very busy after that two long days of waiting, yun lang kasi ang time na pwede nang magmaneho sa kalsada. I did my best to help in my own little way, sharing foods and clothing. Hindi man kalakihan pero yung empathy and being with them is malaking bagay na. My heart bleeds when I personally saw the aftermath, grabee…as in sobrang nakakaiyak. When my SIL narrated what she and her 3 children had been through when they were staying at the roof of their two-storey house; my eyes could not stop tears from welling, kinikilabutan nga ako. I could not imagine if I and my kids would be on the same situation. Anyhow, I still thanked God that our families and friends are all safe, I think that is more important….walang nasaktan, walang namatay. Ang mga materyal na bagay ay mabibili pa natin pero hindi ang buhay.
Here are some pictures to share which my daughter took along the road, not a pleasant one to look at but a devastating effect of the calamity. Hindi ko lang maiwasang mag isip…what others did to our mother earth? Sabi niya siguro “oh ayan, ibalik ko sa inyo lahat ng itinatapon niyo sobra sobra pa” di nga ba? Wake up call.
God please, have mercy.
Wake up call is right, Nona. The debris, the trash, the dump that’s blocking on the roadside, blocking the canals and esteros contribute to the flooding. The government should think, that is, if they think of the people, of cleaning the place. Ay, naku, eto na naman ako…naumpisahan ko na naman.
It is a sad state to see our people suffer from this catastrophe. Let us pray that this won’t happen again.
Glad to know that your relatives were unharmed.
Take care.
Hi MAri,
In my own observation and opinion, it takes two to tango. Ang problema na rin is mismong mga tao. Lalo na yung mga taong nakatira mismo sa mga creek side, wala silang care magtapon ng mga basura. Ang dapat lang ma-educate sila sa mga ganitong gawain. Argh, nake-carried away na naman ako.
Anyway, salamat sa comment.
Hi, Nona. I agree with you. You said, I think that is more important….walang nasaktan, walang namatay. Ang mga materyal na bagay ay mabibili pa natin pero hindi ang buhay.
Ganon din ang naisip ko noong nakaligtas kami sa baha. Nasira man mga gamit namin, balewala na lang rin yon at ang importante ay buhay kami ng asawa ko.
Grabe talaga, ang dumi ng paligid pagkatapos ng bagyo. A few days after the flood, I went to Marikina for my bicycle fix kasi tagaroon ang suki kong bike shop. Grabe, ang baho ng kapaligiran at puro basura. Even MMDAs were there to help for the clean up drive…
I hope naka-recover na yung mga taong affected sa baha…
hi nona thanks for visiting my site. so you were there pala nung bagyo. yeah grabe nangyari sa Pinas and kawawa mga taong nawalan. I am glad your family and relatives are ok. take care.
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Hi Dodong,
I am glad that you and Jovy survived the mishap, lalo na she is pregnant. God is still good. Sana lang hindi na maulit, let’s pray for our country. We hope and pray na sana nga bumalik na sa normal ang sitwasyon ng mga nasalanta. Ingat kayo.
Hi Eva,
Yup andun ako,nakiramay sa mga nasalanta tsk tsk. Lupit talaga ni Ondoy.
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Hi, Nona. Happy Halloween! It’s a long weekend here in Manila…