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Ondoy, Baha, Pepeng etc


This is my first post for the month and I can't help but write about the 3 most popular words in Manila these days;Ondoy, Baha and Pepeng.

I was stranded in Cubao last Saturday night after the onslaught of Ondoy. Our humble abode was expectedly flooded and I was home on Sunday in time for the clean-up. Ondoy was really devastating and everyone was caught unprepared of his wrath. Whether it was caused by global warming or just plain carelessness of the urban folks, what happened made us realize how helpless we can be when nature gets back at us for all our lackadaisical ways.

"Baha, baha"everywhere! I am not new to being in a flood prone area. I spent almost 20 years in a compound in Quezon City where moderate rainfall results in flooding. Now that we're living near Espana, the more it became a common sight to me.

And now, Pepeng... Why do I feel that this typhoon will not be that bad as expected. I am biased by the fact that when PAGASA says there's a storm signal, nothing happens. But if they don't say anything, the rains come and the flooding happens. Let's see if this hypothesis is still true tomorrow.

I am positive that all these will come to pass and the events will just become part of stories to be repeated over and over again. That's life...and as long as we have faith, everything will work for the good of those who are called according to His purpose.

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