My husband was only able to take 2 pictures, although we saw more of the devastation. Scary climate change!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Whirlwind Path
My husband was only able to take 2 pictures, although we saw more of the devastation. Scary climate change!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Whirlwind (ipo ipo) in Quezon City
Friday, June 24, 2011- It was a lazy rainy day. My cousin Adele was coming over to visit my daughter-in-law Angel and the new born baby Yuri. Adele arrived around 11:30 in the morning and stayed for about 30 minutes or so. When she was about to leave, the rain started to get stronger. I walked her to the gate, thank her for the social visit and told her to be careful for the weather was getting bad. Then before I sat down for lunch, the lights went off. Although it was the noon time yet the sky was dark and so was the house inside. Lucas, Marion and I took our lunch in candlelight. I always had handy candles for emergency.
We didn't even notice anything wrong until about an hour or so when Martha and some of my daughters' friends began texting them to inquire about our safety at home. It seemed that a baby whirlwind had traversed several streets in New Manila and caused havoc and the disruption of electricity. I estimated that the baby tornado began sometime after my cousin Adele left. Scary to think that her car passed through the vicinity and she was that close to getting harmed. Thank God for protecting her.
The whirlwind incident was freaky because there was no wide open spaces for it to begin with. And in New Manila, there were aplenty of shrubs and trees growing around. Weird! According to news report, the whirlwind lasted only for few seconds, but the property damage was pretty bad. A lot of shrubs and big tree branches fell down on the roads. Fences were destroyed and roofs blown away. I saw uprooted trees and toppled down electric posts. To think that it was near our place. ( 9th Street, Balete Drive, Camias St., Poinsettia Street etc) No wonder electricity was cut off. This weather disturbance was really weird. It happened during a storm season.The typhoon did not even make a land fall, none the less it rained the whole day through. The rain was continuous and the weather was bad that Lucas and I were kind of worried about Emil who was enplaning to Manila from Davao from a corporate business trip. Emil's flight was delayed. Thankfully, the rain stopped late at night. We fetched Emil from the airport around 11PM. Thank God for his safe flight home. And thank God for keeping us all safe that day. We thank you O God.
We didn't even notice anything wrong until about an hour or so when Martha and some of my daughters' friends began texting them to inquire about our safety at home. It seemed that a baby whirlwind had traversed several streets in New Manila and caused havoc and the disruption of electricity. I estimated that the baby tornado began sometime after my cousin Adele left. Scary to think that her car passed through the vicinity and she was that close to getting harmed. Thank God for protecting her.
The whirlwind incident was freaky because there was no wide open spaces for it to begin with. And in New Manila, there were aplenty of shrubs and trees growing around. Weird! According to news report, the whirlwind lasted only for few seconds, but the property damage was pretty bad. A lot of shrubs and big tree branches fell down on the roads. Fences were destroyed and roofs blown away. I saw uprooted trees and toppled down electric posts. To think that it was near our place. ( 9th Street, Balete Drive, Camias St., Poinsettia Street etc) No wonder electricity was cut off. This weather disturbance was really weird. It happened during a storm season.The typhoon did not even make a land fall, none the less it rained the whole day through. The rain was continuous and the weather was bad that Lucas and I were kind of worried about Emil who was enplaning to Manila from Davao from a corporate business trip. Emil's flight was delayed. Thankfully, the rain stopped late at night. We fetched Emil from the airport around 11PM. Thank God for his safe flight home. And thank God for keeping us all safe that day. We thank you O God.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Repairs .........
A lot to repair:
1. Leak in our water pipes. We need to re-pipe the whole water system. Work on going. Urgg!!! What a mess!
2. Re-tile some toilets and bathrooms. Work also on going.
3. Lucas supervised the repair of the front gate yesterday. The gate was so heavy that my brother Boy provided me 5 men to do the task. The back laundry gate was done last month. Thanks to my brother Boy for the men and the use of the welding machine. They could not have been done without his help and concern.
4. Lucas fixed the loose plug and electric wire of our living room stand fan.
5. Changed the blades of two other electric fans in the house.
6. The helpers unclogged the kitchen sink.
7. Lucas saw a mouse inside the house this morning! Help!!! We bought catch papers to possibly and hopefully catch the mouse. I hope there is only one mouse to catch. Help!!!
1. Leak in our water pipes. We need to re-pipe the whole water system. Work on going. Urgg!!! What a mess!
2. Re-tile some toilets and bathrooms. Work also on going.
3. Lucas supervised the repair of the front gate yesterday. The gate was so heavy that my brother Boy provided me 5 men to do the task. The back laundry gate was done last month. Thanks to my brother Boy for the men and the use of the welding machine. They could not have been done without his help and concern.
4. Lucas fixed the loose plug and electric wire of our living room stand fan.
5. Changed the blades of two other electric fans in the house.
6. The helpers unclogged the kitchen sink.
7. Lucas saw a mouse inside the house this morning! Help!!! We bought catch papers to possibly and hopefully catch the mouse. I hope there is only one mouse to catch. Help!!!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Yuri Isaiah Tan
Yuri Isaiah Tan is my second grandchild from Tom and Angel. He was born on June 18, 2011, an 8.2 lbs and 51 cm baby boy. He has round face with big cheeks. I thank God for the safe and smooth delivery of Angel. With all my heart I have been praying for the safety of both mother and child. Thank you Lord for this wonderful gift! May Yuri grow to be strong, healthy and good. May the good Lord bless him always.Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Cotabato Floods
In 2008, I blogged about flooding in Cotabato. 3 years later, today, the flooding has become worst. Local officials have not really solved the problems. There may be intermittent reliefs but that was because of the dry weather or season. The waterways have not really been cleared to prevent flooding.
Notre Dame University suspended the opening of classes due to its low lying location. All the areas around it are swamped.
My alma mater CCI suspended classes today because the school quadrangle was wet with water seeping out from the ground. I knew all along that it wouldn't take long before the school has to suspend classes. For one the kindergarten lawn will be the first to get flooded. The toilets there will be smelly and non-functional due to overflowing of septic tank. Really, we don't have to wait for the Matampay Bridge to break from the high rising of water and current.
Water level is high in Cotabato City due to rains and the clogging of the Delta Bridge from hectares of waterlilies that have formed into some kind of a land mass and water barrier.
If you want a clear picture of the extend of flooding in Cotabato City, Know that Notre Dame Avenue? This morning, the whole street was flooded up to Charley's Bakery area.
I offered Jean Valentino to come stay with us and also my sister-in-law Rosita Chua to stay dry here on higher grounds. But they all prefer to stay inside their own homes, fearful that their properties will be stolen once they leave. That is another sad truth.
Poor Cotabato!
Notre Dame University suspended the opening of classes due to its low lying location. All the areas around it are swamped.
My alma mater CCI suspended classes today because the school quadrangle was wet with water seeping out from the ground. I knew all along that it wouldn't take long before the school has to suspend classes. For one the kindergarten lawn will be the first to get flooded. The toilets there will be smelly and non-functional due to overflowing of septic tank. Really, we don't have to wait for the Matampay Bridge to break from the high rising of water and current.
Water level is high in Cotabato City due to rains and the clogging of the Delta Bridge from hectares of waterlilies that have formed into some kind of a land mass and water barrier.
If you want a clear picture of the extend of flooding in Cotabato City, Know that Notre Dame Avenue? This morning, the whole street was flooded up to Charley's Bakery area.
I offered Jean Valentino to come stay with us and also my sister-in-law Rosita Chua to stay dry here on higher grounds. But they all prefer to stay inside their own homes, fearful that their properties will be stolen once they leave. That is another sad truth.
Poor Cotabato!
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