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Monday, September 28, 2009
Ondoy 2
Now for the 2nd day of my Ondoy experience. Sunday.
My dad woke me up at around 11am. He must have known that I wasn't able to sleep early, otherwise he would have wakened me up earlier like my brothers. Hehe When I went to peek downstairs, there was no more water inside the house. Mud has replaced the water, but half of it was already washed away since they already started cleaning in the morning. The sala set was covered in mud, as with the piano, which was on its back on the floor.
I didn't want to get in the mud, nor did I want to sort the stuff we took from the 1st floor, so I said I'd cook rice for lunch at the rooftop (hehehe). I went upstairs and tried to work the stove and encountered a problem - we ran out of LPG. I reported this to my mom and she said we just had to eat bananas (we had ample supply of bananas which my dad brought home from the province just last week). My younger brother who didn't want to eat bananas for lunch said that we should cook using wood. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of having bananas for lunch so I pushed the idea of my younger brother. Good thing he have a burner tripod big enough to hold a pot. We also found an old, small wooden cage at the rooftop. This we used for the fire. We placed the paper and the wood in a small banga which was sized just right for the tripod (we didn't want to dirty the rooftop tiles hehe).
After consuming a considerable amount of paper, wood, and time (after like... 30 minutes??? hahaha), we at last had a semi-stable fire. We started cooking rice and after like an hour, we had cooked rice. Yehey! Cooking was longer than usual since the fire was in constant danger of being extinguished (hey we're not used to cooking by wood. :p). So we did not have bananas for lunch. We ate the leftover adobo from Saturday night. Cooking success! Hehehe
I was finally able to call Argel using my mother's phone with my simcard after eating. It was great to hear that he was ok, and that other friends were ok. I wasn't able to update anyone else with my situation since my contacts were on my phone memory and it was only Argel's number that I can recall from memory. Hahaha
And so it was back to cleaning. Water supply was low - water from the faucet was more than just a trickle - so it was a bit difficult to clean the things that were caked in mud. We tried cleaning until sunset, by this time, some of the streets in our village were covered in mud rather than the murky flood waters.
Dinner time again. We ate leftover rice from lunch since we just had enough wood to fry hotdogs and boil water for drinking. I tried to go online for 30 minutes after dinner using my dad's laptop and Smart Bro mobile, but the connection kept getting disconnected. Still, I was able to send IMs to some of my friends, and I was able to update my Facebook status. Hehe
Sleep came early to me this time (maybe around 11pm), but I woke up at around 3am and was able to go to sleep at around 5am only. My dad woke me up again at 10:30am.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning what could be cleaned with so little water. We were finally able to pull the piano upright today. Lunch was chicken kuya bought (it took him 3 hours to buy water and chicken for lunch - haba raw ng pila). At 4pm, I left the house to go to the office. And I am still here and will be here until 5am. :D
Ayun. That's all for my Ondoy experience. I know there are others whose situations are worse than mine, but I just wanted to share (and to document) the experience.
My dad woke me up at around 11am. He must have known that I wasn't able to sleep early, otherwise he would have wakened me up earlier like my brothers. Hehe When I went to peek downstairs, there was no more water inside the house. Mud has replaced the water, but half of it was already washed away since they already started cleaning in the morning. The sala set was covered in mud, as with the piano, which was on its back on the floor.
I didn't want to get in the mud, nor did I want to sort the stuff we took from the 1st floor, so I said I'd cook rice for lunch at the rooftop (hehehe). I went upstairs and tried to work the stove and encountered a problem - we ran out of LPG. I reported this to my mom and she said we just had to eat bananas (we had ample supply of bananas which my dad brought home from the province just last week). My younger brother who didn't want to eat bananas for lunch said that we should cook using wood. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of having bananas for lunch so I pushed the idea of my younger brother. Good thing he have a burner tripod big enough to hold a pot. We also found an old, small wooden cage at the rooftop. This we used for the fire. We placed the paper and the wood in a small banga which was sized just right for the tripod (we didn't want to dirty the rooftop tiles hehe).
After consuming a considerable amount of paper, wood, and time (after like... 30 minutes??? hahaha), we at last had a semi-stable fire. We started cooking rice and after like an hour, we had cooked rice. Yehey! Cooking was longer than usual since the fire was in constant danger of being extinguished (hey we're not used to cooking by wood. :p). So we did not have bananas for lunch. We ate the leftover adobo from Saturday night. Cooking success! Hehehe
I was finally able to call Argel using my mother's phone with my simcard after eating. It was great to hear that he was ok, and that other friends were ok. I wasn't able to update anyone else with my situation since my contacts were on my phone memory and it was only Argel's number that I can recall from memory. Hahaha
And so it was back to cleaning. Water supply was low - water from the faucet was more than just a trickle - so it was a bit difficult to clean the things that were caked in mud. We tried cleaning until sunset, by this time, some of the streets in our village were covered in mud rather than the murky flood waters.
Dinner time again. We ate leftover rice from lunch since we just had enough wood to fry hotdogs and boil water for drinking. I tried to go online for 30 minutes after dinner using my dad's laptop and Smart Bro mobile, but the connection kept getting disconnected. Still, I was able to send IMs to some of my friends, and I was able to update my Facebook status. Hehe
Sleep came early to me this time (maybe around 11pm), but I woke up at around 3am and was able to go to sleep at around 5am only. My dad woke me up again at 10:30am.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning what could be cleaned with so little water. We were finally able to pull the piano upright today. Lunch was chicken kuya bought (it took him 3 hours to buy water and chicken for lunch - haba raw ng pila). At 4pm, I left the house to go to the office. And I am still here and will be here until 5am. :D
Ayun. That's all for my Ondoy experience. I know there are others whose situations are worse than mine, but I just wanted to share (and to document) the experience.
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Bakit naka-on ang aircon sa office ngayon?! Usually patay na kapag ganitong oras. Yung walang aircon nga ang ni-co-consider kong isa sa mga advantages ng NA shift dahil mabilis ako lamigin, tapos naka-on ngayon. T_T
Ondoy 1
I came home 6am-ish from my NA shift work last Saturday and immediately went to sleep as I'm wont to do, thinking I'd wake up to a weekend of Rohan, Dissidia, and shoe shopping among other things.
Some time later, I heard my kuya and my dad talking. Apparently my younger brother wanted to be picked up at the LRT Santolan station because of the heavy rain (he has Saturday classes). Minutes later, I heard them talking again, my dad saying he and my mom had to turn the car around and go back home because the street leading to the gate of the village was already flooded knee-deep high. I looked at my cellphone and the time read 10:29am. I went back to sleep since I wasn't due to wake up until 1pm (I try to have at least 7 hours of sleep hehe).
The next time I woke up, my dad was gently nudging me and saying, "Marie gising na, baha na sa 1st floor natin." I sat up, looked at my cellphone for the time, only to find out that my phone is dead. I looked at our 2nd floor sala and saw the drum set, the piano stool, the side tables, and tons of other stuff from the 1st floor. I tried to turn the lights on hoping for electricity since I needed to charge my phone - there was no electricity. I went downstairs to see how high the water was - ankle-deep high. I went back upstairs to see how the outside looked like because I knew that our house's 1st floor was built higher than ground level. The car parked outside is already submerged, the water is already up to the car's headlights.
I borrowed my younger brother's phone to send a message to Argel and also to check the time - 2pm. I then thought, "How nice of them to let me get 8 hours of sleep even if the house is slowly getting flooded. :p" After eating breakfast, I joined in on the transferring of things from the first floor to the second floor. By sunset, most of the stuff were piled either on the 2nd floor or the rooftop. Among the things that were left on the 1st floor were the refrigerator (food taken out of course), the piano, and the sala set. By this time, the water was already at the hip level.
We cooked and ate dinner at the rooftop. There was no electricity, no landline, no batteries on some of our cellphones. Kuya had a charged cellphone but getting a signal was difficult. There was still water from the faucet that night. By 10pm, everyone fell asleep listening to the battery-operated radio, and probably from the weariness of the day's work. I was wide awake through out the night because of my screwed body clock from NA shifting. Before going to bed (that means just lying down and not sleeping), I checked the first floor. The refrigerator and the sala set were floating, the piano nowhere in sight. The water has risen to waist level.
So I crawled to bed and tried to sleep but couldn't. I kept thinking of people, if they're alright, if they are also flooded. Early in the night I was worried about Argel because I knew he didn't go home to Pampanga and I was thinking he was alone in the boarding house and what if their boarding house gets flooded too? But after listening to the radio, I learned that there was no flood at KNL so I worried about other people. Hehe :p
Seriously, I did only what I could do at that time - pray for other people who were affected by the typhoon. I was able to sleep when the sky was getting a bit lighter. I'm guessing maybe that was 5:30 in the morning?
Hmm... Sunday Ondoy kwento later. It' time for my "lunch" date. :D
Some time later, I heard my kuya and my dad talking. Apparently my younger brother wanted to be picked up at the LRT Santolan station because of the heavy rain (he has Saturday classes). Minutes later, I heard them talking again, my dad saying he and my mom had to turn the car around and go back home because the street leading to the gate of the village was already flooded knee-deep high. I looked at my cellphone and the time read 10:29am. I went back to sleep since I wasn't due to wake up until 1pm (I try to have at least 7 hours of sleep hehe).
The next time I woke up, my dad was gently nudging me and saying, "Marie gising na, baha na sa 1st floor natin." I sat up, looked at my cellphone for the time, only to find out that my phone is dead. I looked at our 2nd floor sala and saw the drum set, the piano stool, the side tables, and tons of other stuff from the 1st floor. I tried to turn the lights on hoping for electricity since I needed to charge my phone - there was no electricity. I went downstairs to see how high the water was - ankle-deep high. I went back upstairs to see how the outside looked like because I knew that our house's 1st floor was built higher than ground level. The car parked outside is already submerged, the water is already up to the car's headlights.
I borrowed my younger brother's phone to send a message to Argel and also to check the time - 2pm. I then thought, "How nice of them to let me get 8 hours of sleep even if the house is slowly getting flooded. :p" After eating breakfast, I joined in on the transferring of things from the first floor to the second floor. By sunset, most of the stuff were piled either on the 2nd floor or the rooftop. Among the things that were left on the 1st floor were the refrigerator (food taken out of course), the piano, and the sala set. By this time, the water was already at the hip level.
We cooked and ate dinner at the rooftop. There was no electricity, no landline, no batteries on some of our cellphones. Kuya had a charged cellphone but getting a signal was difficult. There was still water from the faucet that night. By 10pm, everyone fell asleep listening to the battery-operated radio, and probably from the weariness of the day's work. I was wide awake through out the night because of my screwed body clock from NA shifting. Before going to bed (that means just lying down and not sleeping), I checked the first floor. The refrigerator and the sala set were floating, the piano nowhere in sight. The water has risen to waist level.
So I crawled to bed and tried to sleep but couldn't. I kept thinking of people, if they're alright, if they are also flooded. Early in the night I was worried about Argel because I knew he didn't go home to Pampanga and I was thinking he was alone in the boarding house and what if their boarding house gets flooded too? But after listening to the radio, I learned that there was no flood at KNL so I worried about other people. Hehe :p
Seriously, I did only what I could do at that time - pray for other people who were affected by the typhoon. I was able to sleep when the sky was getting a bit lighter. I'm guessing maybe that was 5:30 in the morning?
Hmm... Sunday Ondoy kwento later. It' time for my "lunch" date. :D
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Singapore Day 3 (3/3)
It was finally time to say goodbye to Singapore.
I woke up again at 6:30 in the morning. :D After saying goodbye to Ige and Kuya Loogz, we checked out of the hotel at around 8:20am. The time of our flight was supposed to be at 11:30am so we just went straight to the airport. We took the MRT to Changi airport and we ate at McDonald's inside while Facebook-ing (there was free WiFi). The flight was delayed for 30 minutes so we arrived in the Philippines at around 3:30 in the afternoon.
That's it for our Singapore trip. It was really worth going there to watch the concert. Argel and I will definitely go back to go to the other places that we weren't able to visit.
And thanks to dearie for deciding to go to Singapore with me for the concert. :)
I woke up again at 6:30 in the morning. :D After saying goodbye to Ige and Kuya Loogz, we checked out of the hotel at around 8:20am. The time of our flight was supposed to be at 11:30am so we just went straight to the airport. We took the MRT to Changi airport and we ate at McDonald's inside while Facebook-ing (there was free WiFi). The flight was delayed for 30 minutes so we arrived in the Philippines at around 3:30 in the afternoon.
That's it for our Singapore trip. It was really worth going there to watch the concert. Argel and I will definitely go back to go to the other places that we weren't able to visit.
And thanks to dearie for deciding to go to Singapore with me for the concert. :)
Singapore Day 2 (2/3)
Argel and I were in Singapore and it is Distant Worlds day! :D
I woke up at 6:30 in the morning and got ready for the day. Why so early? Because I always take my time taking a bath and getting my hair dry. :p We were to meet Marien at 9am at Boon Lay, quite far from where we were. We were 30 minutes late due to Argel's getting a bit lost finding the 7-11 when he bought us breakfast.
And so we met Marien at 9:30 and she took us to Jurong Bird Park. This was extremely tiring since it was hot and we were walking, and some paths were uphill. We saw so many birds even though we only got to traverse a small portion of the park's footpath. The amazing bird show at 11am was a great way to end our trip to the park. We left after the show since were to have lunch with the Castros at Esplanade.
We ended up at a Thai restaurant. Spicy food again, but this time, we know the food is safe to eat. Marien then warned us not to eat at the Indian eateries in Geylang. It was too late for Argel and I though (see Singapore Day 1). After lunch, Marien said goodbye after taking a few pictures with us inside Esplanade, then it was time for the concert.
The concert. I had goosebumps during the Liberi Fatali opening. Also during the next song To Zanarkand, and the next Don't be Afraid, and the next... what the hell, everything was just great! And Nobuo Uematsu was there! And he was two rows away from Ige and Kuya Loogz! Loved the encore One-Winged Angel of course. After the show, there was a 20-minute authograph signing with Arnie Roth (conductor) and Nobuo. Too bad we didn't make it. I think we were the 12th or 15th in line when the session ended. At least we saw Nobuo up close. :) Argel even has a picture with the maestro! Haha
After the concert, Argel and I went to Sim Lim square where we looked for the digicam Ralph requested us to buy for him. After looking at all the shops, we ate at Burger King, then we went to Suntec Mall to do a little shopping. After purchasing pasalubongs for our families, we walked back to Esplanade. Esplanade again? We were hoping we'd get in line for the autograph signing for the evening show. We weren't allowed to. The session was only for the evening show goers. :(
And so we decided to go to the Sentosa Flyer to end our whole day walkathon. Afraid of heights, Argel spent his time sitting down. XD
We took a cab to the hotel since we didn't want to take a long walk to the MRT station again. When we arrived at the hotel, Ige sent a message saying they were able to get autographs pf the maestros. T_T He even showed us the video of them getting autographs when they finally got back to the hotel.
Day 2 ends here.
I woke up at 6:30 in the morning and got ready for the day. Why so early? Because I always take my time taking a bath and getting my hair dry. :p We were to meet Marien at 9am at Boon Lay, quite far from where we were. We were 30 minutes late due to Argel's getting a bit lost finding the 7-11 when he bought us breakfast.
And so we met Marien at 9:30 and she took us to Jurong Bird Park. This was extremely tiring since it was hot and we were walking, and some paths were uphill. We saw so many birds even though we only got to traverse a small portion of the park's footpath. The amazing bird show at 11am was a great way to end our trip to the park. We left after the show since were to have lunch with the Castros at Esplanade.
We ended up at a Thai restaurant. Spicy food again, but this time, we know the food is safe to eat. Marien then warned us not to eat at the Indian eateries in Geylang. It was too late for Argel and I though (see Singapore Day 1). After lunch, Marien said goodbye after taking a few pictures with us inside Esplanade, then it was time for the concert.
The concert. I had goosebumps during the Liberi Fatali opening. Also during the next song To Zanarkand, and the next Don't be Afraid, and the next... what the hell, everything was just great! And Nobuo Uematsu was there! And he was two rows away from Ige and Kuya Loogz! Loved the encore One-Winged Angel of course. After the show, there was a 20-minute authograph signing with Arnie Roth (conductor) and Nobuo. Too bad we didn't make it. I think we were the 12th or 15th in line when the session ended. At least we saw Nobuo up close. :) Argel even has a picture with the maestro! Haha
After the concert, Argel and I went to Sim Lim square where we looked for the digicam Ralph requested us to buy for him. After looking at all the shops, we ate at Burger King, then we went to Suntec Mall to do a little shopping. After purchasing pasalubongs for our families, we walked back to Esplanade. Esplanade again? We were hoping we'd get in line for the autograph signing for the evening show. We weren't allowed to. The session was only for the evening show goers. :(
And so we decided to go to the Sentosa Flyer to end our whole day walkathon. Afraid of heights, Argel spent his time sitting down. XD
We took a cab to the hotel since we didn't want to take a long walk to the MRT station again. When we arrived at the hotel, Ige sent a message saying they were able to get autographs pf the maestros. T_T He even showed us the video of them getting autographs when they finally got back to the hotel.
Day 2 ends here.
Singapore Day 1 (1/3)
As some of you may know, I was in Singapore with Argel (and Ige and family) for almost 3 days. The main purpose of the trip was to watch the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy concert.
We arrived at Changi airport at around 1:30pm. We then took the train to the MRT station nearest our booked hotel. The first thing we did when we left the train station was to look for a place to eat since we were hungry because it was way past lunch time.
The only stores we could find were those owned by Indians and we were a little hesitant to eat at first. But since we were really hungry and it was hot and we were tired from walking, we finally decided to eat at this eatery, Imam - Banana Leaf along Geylang road (if I'm not mistaken). Food was spicy and was served in a banana leaf. The next day, Marien warned us not to eat at the Indian food eateries along Geylang since there was a case of death due to food poisoning sometime in the past. Good thing we are still alive.
After eating, we walked to the hotel and inside, we saw Ige and his family checking in. We went to our respective rooms and after resting for a bit, Argel and I decided to go out and start our exploration. Since we were to meet the Castros in Harbour Front, we decided to go there directly and walk around Harbour Front Center. Sometime later, we saw Ige and his family and we took the Monorail to Sentosa. Strolled around for hours until it was time for the Songs of the Sea show. This show was awesome! Fountains plus lasers combined with great music... Legendary!
We were supposed to go to the Night Safari after Sentosa, but it took us a long time looking for the bus and we didn't make it in time. So we just ate dinner at McDonald's and I must say that the Beef n Slasa flavored burger was delectable. Yum yum. We went home afterwards.
Day 1 ends here.
We arrived at Changi airport at around 1:30pm. We then took the train to the MRT station nearest our booked hotel. The first thing we did when we left the train station was to look for a place to eat since we were hungry because it was way past lunch time.
The only stores we could find were those owned by Indians and we were a little hesitant to eat at first. But since we were really hungry and it was hot and we were tired from walking, we finally decided to eat at this eatery, Imam - Banana Leaf along Geylang road (if I'm not mistaken). Food was spicy and was served in a banana leaf. The next day, Marien warned us not to eat at the Indian food eateries along Geylang since there was a case of death due to food poisoning sometime in the past. Good thing we are still alive.
After eating, we walked to the hotel and inside, we saw Ige and his family checking in. We went to our respective rooms and after resting for a bit, Argel and I decided to go out and start our exploration. Since we were to meet the Castros in Harbour Front, we decided to go there directly and walk around Harbour Front Center. Sometime later, we saw Ige and his family and we took the Monorail to Sentosa. Strolled around for hours until it was time for the Songs of the Sea show. This show was awesome! Fountains plus lasers combined with great music... Legendary!
We were supposed to go to the Night Safari after Sentosa, but it took us a long time looking for the bus and we didn't make it in time. So we just ate dinner at McDonald's and I must say that the Beef n Slasa flavored burger was delectable. Yum yum. We went home afterwards.
Day 1 ends here.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Because I Felt Like Blogging
What's keeping me busy these days? These are:
Books
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I read the books thinking they were only a trilogy. It was only until reading the middle of the 2nd book that I discovered that the author planned it to be a 7-novel series. And I just found out that they're also going to make a TV series of the first book. :D They will start shooting in October this year. I hope it doesn't turn out like the Seeker though, where the story of the book and the TV series are so different that the only consistent things about them are the names of the characters.
Games
DJ Max Portable (PSP). PSP's O2 Jam version (if you're not familiar with O2 Jam, think Dance Dance Revolution, but you use fingers instead of feet). You might think it's easy until you play the songs which use the analog stick and the L and R buttons.
Patapon 2 (PSP). Pata Pon Don Chaka! I love these one-eyed creatures. They are just sooo cute! I just beat the final boss this morning. :D This one's a great sequel. I hope there's going to be a Patapon 3.
Legend of Legaia 2: Duel Saga (PS2). Sequel to Legend of Legaia. I liked the original game better. The dungeons in this game just have too many paths to take so it takes too long to go traverse them.
Diablo II (PC). Argel introduced me to this old game because Diablo III is in the works. A couple hours of gameplay and I'm hooked. Now, I have a level 53 lightning sorceress and doing nightmare difficulty. I hope Diablo III comes out soon. :D
Fiesta Online (Online Game). Kuya bought a new dektop computer and it has been turned into a gaming machine. I just tried the cutest online game installed and voila! Cersei (a name from Ice and Fire :p), my mage class character was created. She is now level 17.
Others
Facebook. It seems people are hooked to taking quizzes. Not me. But I am hooked to Street Racing and Mafia Wars. Invite me to your crew and your mafia please. :p
Dami kong nilalaro no? Sinusulit lang ang bakasyon. Malapit nang matapos eh. I start on the first day of April. HP. I sure hope this doesn't turn out to be an April Fool's joke. Haha . :D Thanks again to the person who is in Turkey right now. :D
Books
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I read the books thinking they were only a trilogy. It was only until reading the middle of the 2nd book that I discovered that the author planned it to be a 7-novel series. And I just found out that they're also going to make a TV series of the first book. :D They will start shooting in October this year. I hope it doesn't turn out like the Seeker though, where the story of the book and the TV series are so different that the only consistent things about them are the names of the characters.
Games
DJ Max Portable (PSP). PSP's O2 Jam version (if you're not familiar with O2 Jam, think Dance Dance Revolution, but you use fingers instead of feet). You might think it's easy until you play the songs which use the analog stick and the L and R buttons.
Patapon 2 (PSP). Pata Pon Don Chaka! I love these one-eyed creatures. They are just sooo cute! I just beat the final boss this morning. :D This one's a great sequel. I hope there's going to be a Patapon 3.
Legend of Legaia 2: Duel Saga (PS2). Sequel to Legend of Legaia. I liked the original game better. The dungeons in this game just have too many paths to take so it takes too long to go traverse them.
Diablo II (PC). Argel introduced me to this old game because Diablo III is in the works. A couple hours of gameplay and I'm hooked. Now, I have a level 53 lightning sorceress and doing nightmare difficulty. I hope Diablo III comes out soon. :D
Fiesta Online (Online Game). Kuya bought a new dektop computer and it has been turned into a gaming machine. I just tried the cutest online game installed and voila! Cersei (a name from Ice and Fire :p), my mage class character was created. She is now level 17.
Others
Facebook. It seems people are hooked to taking quizzes. Not me. But I am hooked to Street Racing and Mafia Wars. Invite me to your crew and your mafia please. :p
Dami kong nilalaro no? Sinusulit lang ang bakasyon. Malapit nang matapos eh. I start on the first day of April. HP. I sure hope this doesn't turn out to be an April Fool's joke. Haha . :D Thanks again to the person who is in Turkey right now. :D
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