Oh No, Great storm affected Manila mylotters

so sad to my fellow filipinos. my friend in manila is stranded in UST area, near dapitan. thank God she's still okay. she can't go home to her province because all the buses too were stranded in taft avenue. sad for her. hopefully she's fine there. :)

Hi neil! I've seen in the news too, or at least the internet news since we don't have TV :) Anyway, even here in Cebu, the winds are really strong, and the weather is so weird. Sometimes it would rain hard, then it would stop. Then the strong winds would come. I could only imagine how it is in Manila. Also, my internet is on but it stops every now and then...

Hi Neil, why is this in the uninterested in interest, there are many of us interested in what happens elsewhere but these things go unreported by our media these days as something far more interesting to them may be happening such as a celebrity broke a finger nail. Constant flooding is a pain but not so often seen inside a large city, is this due to lack of proper drainage construction as it usually is in the west. Quick buildings without foresight. At least you aren't reporting any danger. These things can build up so quickly though. Hope eveyone manages to get reconnected soon and not experience too much disruption.

Hello neil,Actually this storm is keeping me here on mylot,like giving me strength not to worry and that everything will be fine. Posting new discussions and making mylotters and friends keep updated with what is happening here makes me feel ok. Right now,it is already 7pm...the traffic is not moving as it is this afternon since i started posting discussions. Some vehicles were being stucked now,with engine not starting and some even leave their cars now,for desperately wanting to go home by foot. See my attached pictures,i took this late afternoon,and it is still the same till this time.you can see the road postlight's on. can u see the end of this line?

Hello again Neildc, I live in Cavite but the rains had subside a little bit. unlike this morning and during the afternoon. when i woke up i thought it was only six in the morning but it is actually seven thirty and the rain is already there, until it grew stronger, ihad to temporarily bring my cat in the house because she was also getting wet in the house because of the strong rains.. some were so stuck in their vehicles that they just sleep there.i fee sorry for them

Hello my friend Its always sad to hear things like this, I hope everyone is o.k and things get back to normal real soon, I hate to hear about bad whether affected people everyday life, living here in the city we may get a storm here and there but not usually so bad that it affects power and things of this nature, hope all your friends are ok, so nice that you started this discussion Thank you my friend.

Oh boy,When its raining like this it shows no mercy,I hope it does not get to bad. As for here in the US,they are calling for rain today also,with heavy winds But we normally don't loose the digital, but everything else goes so it does me little good in knowing this.

I hope by now they have stopped and that everyone is okay....I can't imagine those terrible storms.....we have them once in a while but not with big winds etc like you have.....so good luck and hope by now all is well.

Hi best. So sorry I wasn't able to reply back on messenger yesterday. My connection was cut and got it back just this evening. My kids had a school activity yesterday for their scouting and guess what, I went out and walked through waist-deep flood to fetch them. Can you imagine that? I'm very thankful that the flood didn't go inside our house but I pity my neighbors who have to evacuate to a high place. There is one family here that I offer my living room for them to stay until the water subsides. Glad the rains stopped but if not, whew, we'll never know what will come next. Don't worry best, my kids and I are okay. I wasn't able to send SMS for our mobile has no signal. HUGZ always...

I thank God we are fine and hope you too! Yes great flood and great destruction really hit the whole NCR and nearby places. It was a terrible day of calamity which really made me bow down on my knees to pray not just for myself but for my relatives and friends! So far we've been very safe but I pity the many people who are still at the rooftop or those whose houses are still under flood and those people who are already starving and have not received any help. I pity those in the evacuation area who are far from the comfort of their own homes. I pity those whose loved ones were either drowned or missing without any hint where they've gone. Oh my friend, what is this happening? I think it is about time for the people to turn to God. God surely is reminding us that there is one God who could at anyone kill all the people who have gone too far and unmindful of His power and majesty! We cannot deny that the whole world is sick as people are living as if there is no God so calamities like this is just a reminder to all of us to start renewing our way of living. Anyway to those who will humble down and start seeking God there is always mercy awaiting them. God is a merciful God and his mercy endures forever. The following verses are lifted from the Bible. Allow me my friend to quote this. My heart is just overwhelming with the spirit of bereavement over those who have been destructed by the flood and I would want them to seek God and start a new life so that they could avail of God's enduring mercy: "If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 "Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him and to our God, for He will freely pardon." Isaiah 55:7 "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret." 2 Corinthians 7:10 "Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Joel 2:12 Have a blessed day

Hi Neil, i haeard about this heay rains from one of the mylotters yesterday but not seen any of this mylot user since, heavy rain seem to be causing a lot of problems, I hope they are ok, please God. Hugs. Tamara

Hi Neildc, I just read the news happened in Philipine about this tropical storms. It sound scary. So many people were evacuated to the safer places.A dozen of flights in and out of the central and northen philipines were cancelled. It is also reported that the rains have caused the water in two dams near manila to rise to spilling level. I really hope all the Philipine MyLotters are safe and not affected by this storm disaster. God bless you !!! Takecare !!

Thanks for the info. I don't read our local newspaper online lately.

i didnot know about this.hope it didnot cause any destruction.lets hope for the best and most probably all will be back once they get their internet connection.

Yeah I lost several days of not being able to go online because of that. Even today I still have no internet connection at home since typhoon Ondoy hit us. It seems the cabinet of our phone line got submerge in the floods that is why until now they haven't restored it yet. I just hope they could do it soon as the sun has risen already and there is no flood in our area already.

Where is Manila ? I know they are calling for nasty winds and storms, here today also (USA).But my cable company rarely goes out.Water can be fun to watch but when it becomes destructive, it is devastating and sad for me to watch on the news.Good luck to you all under this nasty rain storm.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention Neil saly I have not heard reports on the news here as the media find other more 'spicy' things much more worthwhile reporting I hope that these storms will not cause loss of life as so often happens when nature apears angered and takes it out on us. Hopefully we will see our friends from that area posting again soon and informing that all is well!

Don't worry, they will be fine. I remember my very first typhoon in Manila at the U.P. Diliman campus. Having come from a place where there are no typhoons, I was so shocked to see a whole big tree completely uprooted in front of my dormitory because of the strong winds and downpour. That was an unforgettable sight to me. Since then, I am not surprised anymore at all these natural occurrences, even earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. They are scary and inconvenient but you get used to them.