5 Day Bicol Experience

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I went to Albay last sunday, and spent 5 days there because of a training. Prior to our flight to Albay, I was informed by the host that we would be staying in a villa near the seashore. So, I was pretty excited and was anticipating to see Mayon's peak. The first time I went to Albay, Mayon was hiding... So Sunday came, and when we arrived to Albay it was raining. Then while we were miles before landing, the pilot declared that the weather was deteriorating, and if the plane could not get through, then we have to go back to Manila. but inspite of the challenges felt by the pilot, he brought us there safe. I did not find the rain and deteriorating weather as a threat though, I mean, it could probably be just one of those days. So, Monday night I was still able to go to the town of legaspi (we're stayin in Sto. Domingo, Albay). I did not find any thing weird about the rain. Came Wednesday, my boss was supposed to follow on that day, then her flight was cancelled because of the rain, so she planned to fly in the following day. Then yesteday came, and the weather was really deteriorating, I could see the seawater rising and I was so scared of the rain and the fact that we're near the sea ( thoughts of the Phuket tsunami kept playing on my mind). Basically, my psyche was at high stress level because I did not want to stay more in Bicol knowing that I am missing home already. Anyways, we spent the whole night singing despite the fact that we knew legaspi was in a flooded situation... and we were not sure if the sun would shine... we could still hear strong winds at around 2 am... but we all basically left everything to God. When we woke-up at 6 in the morning today, we could feel the heat of the sun, and we knew that we could fly back in the afternoon today, though, our host would still want to tour us around the city, it's just that we could no longer take another day since we're missing our loved ones already. :) Well, I was able to see the peak while we're on our way to the airport. I still would want to see Mayon on a clear beautiful weather without any things in mind. :D