Typhoons

[bugackt]

Originally posted at my personal wordpress blog last September 27.

I SURVIVED!

I was gone for almost two days, it was because I was trapped in the heavy flood that swallowed the whole Metro Manila on Saturday. This was my situation last night as I headed over to my Aunt’s place for shelter coz the bridge on the way home was not passable by human, not even by ten-wheeler trucks. I walked almost two kilometers in flood last night and as I go nearer and nearer my relatives’ place, water goes deeper and deeper up to my chest. I was horrified and thought I was going to drown. My legs won’t move anymore; my throat was dry and stomach was grumbling in hunger, and I was trembling in cold. It was dark; black out all over the metro. I couldn’t continue so when I saw a house lit with one small candle with a couple watching the water level going up, I asked if I could stop-over and rest there for a while. They helped me get up and soon as I reached out their hands, I started crying. But I was soaked wet that they didn’t notice it. They gave me water and food. My parents were really worried; they kept calling me so I asked them to tell my Aunt to fetch me where I was. Minutes later, my guy-cousin came to take me.

I spent the whole night there but we stayed up coz the water was still rising. But in the morning water got a bit lower but not totally gone. And I want to go home, so cousin got me a pedicab(without a roof) to take me to the bus stop. (I was standing while the cab driver was just pushing the bike for about one and a half kilometer. I paid him double for that.) I later learned my parents were waiting there so they took me home. My father’s last message was funny though: “Kunin kita; alam ko’ng miss mo na si Gackt” (I will get you; I know you miss Gackt now.) HAHAHA

Right now, I feel beaten up by ten men; my whole body is aching. I also treated my feet coz they developed sores from too much walking and staying in the dirty flood for too long. Took antibiotics, pain relievers, etc. But I can’t get rested yet after hearing that my other relatives have lost their homes and things and stayed on their houses’ roofs since Saturday night till Sunday morning. We’re worried about them but it’s still raining so we cannot do anything to help them. My father will go out tomorrow to look for them. We heard they’re still alive and now in some evacuation centers.

*sigh* Life~~~ I’d say this is the worst typhoon I’ve ever encountered in my entire life. I’m still thankful I’m still alive.

More news:

>> http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/26/09/arroyo-visits-hard-hit-marikina

>> http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20090926/tph-epic-flood-in-metro-manila-caused-by-d6cd5cf.html

This one is posted October 2 when another typhoon came (and actually stayed up to now).

ANXIOUS

Before we moved to the new apartment we are living right now, I got traumatized by the fire outbreaks that simultaneously occurred before.

Now, after the last typhoon and after what happened to Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, I think I developed another trauma.

And I can’t relax right now….

>> http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/02/09/pepeng-hazardous-pagasa

 

Just as karadin posted news that a strong typhoon is heading Japan, it's a worry.  Not because, GACKT is there but also there have been enough disasters around Asia these past weeks (Indonesia with earthquakes) and I don't want terrible things to happen to people again. 

Comments

[dyan25.livejournal.com]

Grabe rin po pala pinagdaanan niyo... hanggang ngayon pa baha pa rin sa area namin halos di bumababa ang tubig. Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala sa mga nangyari. Ang tindi talaga ng mga nangyayari ngayon kaliwa'y kanan ang mga disasters. Natatakot na ako ;_; Buti naman ayos din kayo. Chineck ko journal mo several days ago to check kung nagblog ka bout dun sa typhoon kaso wala kaya iniisip ko kung nasalanta kayo. Dito nga ngayon sa Pasig lagi nawawalan ng kuryente... sumabog daw yung main supplier ng power?...

Ang hirap talaga ng situation dito sa atin ngayon at sa iba pang lugar na affected. MAy God help us all. Stay safe po...

[ashura-oh.livejournal.com]

I don't know why but somehow I just realized I never see your posts in my friends list. Because I'd certainly have commented on this one right away. This storm was just ever so terrible... it didn't do much here, but I was so anxious about you guys further south!! I hope you're a bit better now. It will take quite some time to be able to get over it... if I can do anything for you, tell me, okay? Even something small may help to get a bit distracted. I don't know... in case you like it, I could write you a postcard or a letter. (I've been offering pen friendship to _three_ people during the last few days... something must be wrong with me, hahaha.)

Unfortunately I can't send Gackt, if I could, I would! ^.~

*huggz*

[bugackt.livejournal.com]

Yeah I realized no one's able to read my new posts, sometimes I think maybe people aren't interested anymore coz I said before that I'd leave this journal. ^^;

Thank you thank you very much for the concern. I really appreciate it. Me and my family are in safe condition right now, our place didnt suffer as worse as what happened to dyan's place. But as the typhoon just left two days ago, a lot of people are still suffering from floods. Also, my relatives were hit by this disaster, glad nobody's hurt/died in the family. Tho, I sent my brother to check on other relatives in the province where we grew up and to check the rice fields if theyre drowned to flood. We are expecting to harvest this month, hopefully they get less damage as in other places.

Again, thank you. You are so nice to offer a postcard exchange. Tho, I'm not into a pen-friendship thingy, but maybe I can try with you ;)

*hugs back*

[ashura-oh.livejournal.com]

I just checked - I couldn't even see your latest post in my friends list. I would certainly have noticed. That IS indeed very strange! >.<; *kicks lj*

I really hope you can somehow still make the best of it, okay, this sounds stupid. -.-; But that the houses aren't too badly damaged and the harvest isn't completely lost, and that people you might not have heard from yet are okay. I also read about your cousin and I hope she'll be fine, so you're fine, too. I can imagine what those worries are like. Really.

Haha, it doesn't have to be a regular thingy but if you want, I can just write to you and you decide. :) Just send me a PM if you want, ne? Postcards are a little hard to find in Japan, but between us - *whispers* I found a remote store selling some. Will saddle my war horse and attack them when they think they're safe. Or write you a letter if you'd like that better (it might not be smeared with blood *lol*). Whatever you feel best with.

Take your time, ne? Take some time for yourself, have fun with dudung (I just read that, too - awesome XD), do something for yourself and let things go in the pace you want them to, as far as it's possible. I know it isn't always, just don't push yourself too hard.

*huggz*

[dyan25.livejournal.com]

Hala... akala ko ganun talaga. Nagtataka rin kasi ako kung bakit hindi lumalabas sa f-list ko yung mga new posts mo. Bakit kaya ganun?

[bugackt.livejournal.com]

ewan ko ba. once kasi ginawa ko'ng private tong journal ko. tapos nagbago isip ko, ginawa ko ulit f-locked. tapos di na sya bumalik sa dati, so para sa f-list ko, parang nakaprivate parin kaya di lumalabas sa friends' pages nyo ung entries ko. muret no? di pa ko nagrereklamo sa lj, wala pa kong time. lol.

musta? nakauwi ka na ba sa bahay nyo?

(pa)cute naman ng icon mo.XD

[dyan25.livejournal.com]

Ganun... Magreklamo ka na sa lj!haha pag nagka-time ka ^_^ akala ko nung una ako lang hindi nakakakita ng mga new entries mo ;_; binasa ko kaya yung mga past entries mo kasi curious ako kung pano ka na-inlababo kay G =P Mahal mo talga siya noh hehe...

Maayos ayos na naman kami. Sa haus na me umuuwi wala na kasing baha pero ibang parts ng Pasig may baha pa rin tsktsk. Problema ko naman ngayon ay Math... Takot kasi akong magkaroon ng bagsak...parang ang hirap sa feelings eh ;_; ayaw ko naman na isipin talaga ng Mom ko na napabayaan ko na ang studies ko kaya kailangan maipasa ko talaga lahat. May God help me...

Haha! Pacute talaga yan... sino ba yan?LOL~ nasa cover yan nung GG 15. Cutie cute cute niya talaga ^_~