shelter from the storm
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If you haven't heard yet, the Philippines was recently struck by a storm - Glenda.
The storm left a very bad aftermath - thousands of damaged properties, lost homes, injuries, and even death. I took the photo (above) yesterday morning, while waiting for a ride going to school. (Sto. Tomas Exit) I reckon the area where I live is the place where the storm stayed the most, resulting to 70 dead people, 107 injured, and 3 missing. (Wikipedia)
Our classes was cancelled, from July 16-19 (I have a Saturday class). However, this isn't a time to celebrate. The morning after the storm was on it's greatest, I woke up to chaos: our neighbors' roof was gone (old house), the trees in our backyard had gone with the wind and fell down, there were leaves and other debris every where. It was like waking up to a whole new place. Fortunately, everyone was safe.
Aside from the mess, we had to deal with a few days without electricity and water.
It was hard, of course. Our phones were dying, and I had to give mine to my mom, and had it charged in her office, where there was electricity. I'm not going to lie - taking a bath was a big deal, too. The water supply was already getting short, so we had to be careful with the amount that we use. Don't worry, I didn't skip a day without bath. Haha!
On the brighter side, the storm gave me an ample time to do the things I love again.
I just locked myself in my room again - cutting magazines, writing on the few pages left on our (Resch and I shares it, but it's mostly mine, lol) journal, and reading. It felt good, since I haven't been able to get in touch with my journal for a month or so. I needed some time to unwind too, anyways.
And I got to review some school work, too. That's a peak, I guess, of how I take down notes in class, especially when I'm really sleepy.
I had no classes today, though, due to another storm - Henry. See how fast everything is? Last week we just experienced a bad storm and now, we have a new one. But there's no need to fret. We just need to be prepared (all the time) and must know what to do during the times where disasters are expected.
The past week may have been very hard and traumatic but there's always a good side in everything, right? If you've experienced the storm's wrath too, just be thankful. Be thankful that you're still alive and is able to read this (lol). Be thankful that you've been saved from harm; no electricity, no water, no internet? Those aren't much to be complained about.
What's important is you're alive, as well as your family, and you're safe.
I'll see you again, next week. :-)
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