Waiting it out with Xangsane
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Another tropical storm passed...Frij eagerly waits for the next free break.
Category 4 Hurricane Xangsane (Milenyo in local terms) hit the Metro streets with full intensity around 11:00Am Ph Time, 230kph (143 mph) . Frij with a body of excellent storm forecasting ability, decided that it was better off sleeping than trudging a rainy morning to go to work, indeed it paid off. A 10Am SMS to an officemate proved no work was declared at around 9:30Am (imagine the people who went to work just to be notified they aren't needed, then to be stranded in the middle of the storm, bastards).
Frij on the otherhand was in the safety of his house, undaunted by the raging storm just behind those brick walls. Occassionally one can hear the glorious laughter of kids dancing in the rain followed by a superfluous tearing of roofs from a nearby house. The storm would have been perfect if not for the absence of lightning and thunder.
By noon, it was already a 2 feet flow outside. For a moment that had him worried, the house was only a mere 3 feet above the street and having a dirty mop up was not a good "natural" idea. He was already debating which things would be brought upstairs, definitely the PC and TV is first on the list. Luckily, undesirable fluid entry did not occur. Back to sleep.
The flood receded by 4Pm in reference to the narration by his kids who were curiously watching, for the first time, the splendid destructive force of liquid nature. The toddlers (3.5 and 2 years) were atleast smart enough to distinguish that brown flowing water is related to fecal matter and thus skinny dipping is unneccessary. There was no power which can be easily concluded by broken or uprooted electric/phone posts, however, approximation on how many is all guesswork. They dined the old fashioned way, a candle lit dinner. Gladly the sleeping atmosphere was cozy enough to make the little ones behave, or was it the few hints of Sadako (The Ring) which gave them the idea of behaving?
POST
Frij on the otherhand was in the safety of his house, undaunted by the raging storm just behind those brick walls. Occassionally one can hear the glorious laughter of kids dancing in the rain followed by a superfluous tearing of roofs from a nearby house. The storm would have been perfect if not for the absence of lightning and thunder.
By noon, it was already a 2 feet flow outside. For a moment that had him worried, the house was only a mere 3 feet above the street and having a dirty mop up was not a good "natural" idea. He was already debating which things would be brought upstairs, definitely the PC and TV is first on the list. Luckily, undesirable fluid entry did not occur. Back to sleep.
The flood receded by 4Pm in reference to the narration by his kids who were curiously watching, for the first time, the splendid destructive force of liquid nature. The toddlers (3.5 and 2 years) were atleast smart enough to distinguish that brown flowing water is related to fecal matter and thus skinny dipping is unneccessary. There was no power which can be easily concluded by broken or uprooted electric/phone posts, however, approximation on how many is all guesswork. They dined the old fashioned way, a candle lit dinner. Gladly the sleeping atmosphere was cozy enough to make the little ones behave, or was it the few hints of Sadako (The Ring) which gave them the idea of behaving?
POST
Today, Frij was contemplating whether to go to work but since his wife and kids were off to his in-laws, dropping by the office was inevitable. Besides, he was in a good mood.
The expressway was literally littered with uprooted trees, electric posts and fallen billboards. Street cleaners everywhere, a crane and a bulldozer was pushing aside a humonguous ancient tree in front of the US embassy to give way to traffic. Surprisingly, although power was not yet restored, it was business as usual. Though Frij wonders how one resolves this:
The expressway was literally littered with uprooted trees, electric posts and fallen billboards. Street cleaners everywhere, a crane and a bulldozer was pushing aside a humonguous ancient tree in front of the US embassy to give way to traffic. Surprisingly, although power was not yet restored, it was business as usual. Though Frij wonders how one resolves this:
Another tropical storm passed...Frij eagerly waits for the next free break.
posted by AliverMD at 9:13 AM
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