Enigma of the Heart

heavy rains struck the metro and its neighboring towns, 26th of September 2009, Saturday. our electricity was cut-off around 3:25 in the afternoon, and was brought back after 3 days. for 3 days we were clueless of the disaster that Typhoon Ondoy generated. we only heard rumors of the flood that reached 5-6 feet deep, and stranded people in the streets and inside their homes or on the roofs of their houses waiting to be rescued. it was tragic, and it was the first time i have ever experienced that kind of calamity.

we were still fortunate though, that we live on a higher area of Cainta, where we rarely experience flooding. but for those living in the low lands, they have been greatly affected by the floods. 27 September at 4:00 am, the electricity in a village behind our house was restored. of course we envy them every time we look out of our window and see our neighbor have electricity.

inspite of that we're still very thankful to God that somehow we still have money to buy food. and that time i was expecting remittance from my husband in Dubai. we went out, 4:30 in the afternoon and saw muddy roads and bushes that fell from trees. just then have i realized the aftermath of the calamity. we went to a market 3 blocks away from the village, and saw that a fast food is closed. i brought along our drained cellphones to be charged in a convenience store in that area and saw that it was broken. there was a shortage of candles. there were limited crops in the market and so i realized how terrible the situation was.

28th of September we went out to withdraw money from a mall. hordes of people were shopping that time and bought a lot of supplies that stocks ran out. candles, canned goods, bread even poultry and meat products. people were panic buying for the fear of running out basic supplies. but if there is no electricity, where in the world are you going to keep fresh produce so it won't spoil? good news is that the floods subsided, and the roads passable even by small vehicles.

only today, 29 September, at 11:30 am was the electricity restored in the village and everything went back to normal. i browsed the internet to see news of the typhoon and was grief-stricken to what my fellowmen suffered. what they have gone through was worse than ours. their appliances, electronic gadgets were broken; their clothes dirty; their houses muddy inside out. at least we were just cut off-of electricity and internet and telephone. i thank God for protecting us and for sparing us from the calamity. i just wouldn't know what i would do if i were in their situation, considering my special daughter and my old mother. and i don't know how to swim! i don't know what i would do...

my aunt asked for help because flood reached inside their house. they said that it would take 2 months before the flood would completely subside- not just in their area but to those who are greatly affected by the flood as well. so my cousin and her 4 month old baby girl would be here with us until everything is ok.

i've seen people showing their concern for our situation that they are offering monetary support. we're not really asking that from them but if their hearts tell them to help us then it would be greatly appreciated. actually, the mere act of concern is enough to touch my heart to let me know that i am not alone.

i know this is just but one part of life one has to go through. and when one has overcame the trials he will be so much blessed. as long as you pray and believe that you already have what you've prayed for then consider it done. in this kind of situation it only takes faith and prayer, and a hopeful heart.

thank You God for Your grace. thank You for Your love that endures forever. thank You God, thank You Jesus for everything. I love You, Lord. thank You so much.

89 days before Christmas!

i will detail the events that occurred to me during the day. (so as i won't miss a thing! *wink*)
this morning, my plan was to accompany rizia just around the block to wait for her school service. i told her that i wouldn't come with her to school and will just wait for her till she arrives. she told me to come with her. i explained my plan but being a kid, what she wanted was her wish to be granted. but the school service's driver went home to fetch rizia which left my little girl with no choice. she left home waving goodbye and saying, "bye mommy!" we were laughing while the driver held her hand and walked away. i felt sad for my daughter but she'll get used to it eventually. that's one Filipino trait we cannot let go- affection and so much love for our children that it seems like we don't want them to grow up, or parents want to be just beside their children all the time- we just can't let go. as much as i want them to be independent, sometimes i feel like they're just not ready yet. but i have to learn the art of letting go- i mean for the good, so that they'll learn.

as my sister and i sent shareign to her school, the weather was so intensely hot and humid. dark clouds seem to gather overhead, but the sun was still shining bright. we're bound to eastwood and travelled a series of tricycle rides. i didn't know that there's a way heading to cubao from gate 5 pasig. only today did i discover, hahaha. i accompanied bevs to her former company for clearance. we didn't stayed there long. but while we were there, the rain was so strong as if it's signal no. 2. we are still to fetch shareign from school. and while we're travelling back, we were confronted by the strong rains- which fashioned us a wet look: wet jeans, wet shoes, wet shirt, wet bags and wet hair. good thing the rain stopped as we got to shareign's school.

we headed to the mall 3 blocks from mariam. my sister and i bought flip- flops and shorts and changed our wet attire. before we went home we ate at kfc and relished pasta bowl, big bucket of fries and juicy chicken. what a sure fire to a bad weather.

what an experience. i would want to do it again- only at home. thank God we're ok :)

these past few days it's been raining crazy. thought it's summer time but it's raining... some people including my sister enjoyed a rainy summer but i don't. what's summer without the sun??? if it's not so sunny at all then it's not summer. though it's hot, there are times when i'd like my skin kissed by the blazing sun. after all it's recommended to get your daily dose of vitamin D and what cheaper way to get it is through the sun. i don't like staying under the sun for long. maybe 10-30 minutes will do, or more with better SPF. but since its raining, i don't want to go out. i slumber at home and do nothing. and so my youngest daughter and i took advantage of the rain and bathe.







at first my mom didn't agree with the idea of bathing in the rain. she's much concerned with her apo getting sick, but she couldn't resist my kakulitan and so she allowed us. since its raining hard, 5 minutes was enough to get us really, really wet. my daughter and i enjoyed this bonding moment. my eldest can't bathe in the rain coz she's sick- she has cough.

PAGASA stated in the news that summer rain is caused by the climate change but i don't really agree. we all know that when it's so hot, bodies of water tend to evaporate, turn to steam, goes into the clouds and condenses, hence, the rain. i think last week of february or first week of march started the summer season and i just hope its not gonna end so soon... we haven't had our summer swimming yet!