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Thu Oct 1, 2009, 8:25 AM

_{i hear the show's theme song from up here, and it seems (although kinda oddly) fitting.

Unless you've been living under a rock (impossible in Metro Manila, you will be flooded under said rock), pretty much all of us have heard of the recent tragedy that struck us here in Manila: Typhoon Ondoy.

Yes, this evil storm has been the wake up call to -- I'd say all, but y'know, there are people who exist that... *shuts up now* -- most of us Filipinos to be more aware of not just our actions, not just our environment-- everything.

Until now, I'm still really worried about the fact that out of the usual 30 something classmates online during a looong break like this, only 10, sometimes even 20 of them show up, and what's worse is that I know that some of them live in Cainta, which, research will say, is one of those areas that got really badly affected-- almost 100% SUBMERGED by the storm.

I haven't got in touch with a lot of my Cainta friends.
But I heard from someone that, and i quote:

'Si [name] pa lang nababalitaan ko na super naaffect sa Ondoy. As in, walang natira sa gamit nila. Tiga-Cainta pa naman yun.'

Though I really feel that it shouldn't... it's moments like these that make me feel... better (NOW BEFORE YOU KILL ME DO NOT STOP READING YET) Not in a HA MY LIFE'S WAY AWESOMER THAN YOURS BEAT THAT way (why would i? That's just bad. Going too far kind of bad.) ...in an 'I feel grateful for what i have, no matter how much or how little it may be'-way better.

I've had this part of me that thought that I'm meant for something better. I will be the first to say it-- I'm not exactly affluent. I've had more than one moment where I've thought that I deserve better than this. But now with Ondoy, and half of everyone I know having everything precious taken away from them--house, car, pets, lives of loved ones... this is more than enough. This is the best that I can ever have.

I feel really grateful; i could have been one of the people who got stuck in a swimming pool-deep freeway, i could be wading into a swamp just by going down to my first floor... but i'm not. I'm grateful that my whole family is safe. I'm grateful that i'm alive and that it's not raining (...yet) and that I've had a reason to smile today. I'm grateful that even though a huge disaster sunk Manila, somehow, in a reversed sense, it's painful times like these that bring us together as a nation. We aren't perfect, nor will we ever be, but because we can find a bond in something like this that's supposed to shake us up... I can say that I really truly love this country, and those who live in it. MABUHAY. <3

I despise this storm. Yes, I do.
But in the end, we can't deny: indirectly, yes, it's helping us grow stronger.

Before, when a typhoon would strike, we'd barely care for the provincial areas that got flooded. We've been dulled to that, we hear it every week, we get suspensions every other week, and we rejoice because of it.

But now, i bet that next time a typhoon comes (which is Saturday )... everything's going to be different. We're actually going to think of the real meaning of it. Whatever said meaning may be to each one of us, it's in this type of situation that we actually learn a bit about life, nature maybe, but most of all, ourselves.

[/endramble]

This is the first time in a long time i've typed for that long a streak. That means even though i don't think i showed it, i feel really strongly about this.

P.S. Why is it in English? I know it's supposed to be in Filipino if i'm writing with this sense of nationalism but my lingua franca is English, and since I just finished... okay, fine, I'm -still- finishing this Florante at Laura related thing, I can say that i'm not the best at Filipino (in my defense, I'm decent at it though) and i'd probably ruin my train of thought if i had to stop and research, 'what's the Tagalog of indirectly?' And besides. Article III Section 4 exists for a reason. ;]

P.P.S. I volunteered today... sort of. I donated some school supplies and cash... i wanna drag my friends to school and volunteer there. 8D
Later: I haven't whined about this CRT monitor. Not ONCE. While I don't exactly love it, I don't feel like whining about it kasi nakakahiya to my dad and stuff. Then all of a sudden, I hear my dad coming home from work... and surprise! He bought a 19-inch flat panel monitor. I don't know why. But I guess this can sum up my day: As the Coke ad says:

"Give a little love and it all comes back to you."

<3

----

OMG i just realized.
I was supposed to put this but i forgot. Oops.

Fastest way to help those affected by Ondoy:

Through SMS and GCASH type red<space>amount then send to 2899 or 4483

Source: [link]}

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~cathuhhrine Oct 18, 2009, 7:13:17 AM

ROFL

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~alittlemisunderstood Oct 10, 2009, 1:23:55 AM

The layout I made of your work is used here: [link]
Add it too, if you like, so that you'll be able to see the comments of the people about your work.

~milkberry-chocolate Jul 31, 2009, 6:43:20 AM

DEA!!!! I'm so sorry about a while ago. I hope you're not all stressed about stuff > ^ < nyuuu

ily T A T churiii.. and feel free to ask me or marik to make the class shut up if you can't record the attendance properly...