I'm back after Ondoy..

You were one of the lucky ones, like one of my friend's in Manila. She said that she and her dorm mates were stranded and trapped in their boarding house and they cant really leave because the water flood was already up to an average person's chest. Considering that my friend is petite in size, if she were to force going through that flood, there is a much more greater chance that she will drown.. Anyway, glad to know that she and her friends are alright. Glad to know that you and your family are too. I just wish I could say the same thing to all people in the area ravaged by the typhoon..

Were all not expected that happen, my friend. Even me I'm surprise because once in life I experience this heavy flood in the Metro. I think that Metro Manila, is not safe anymore from flooding and worry again because another typhoon will hit our country...We all hope that this is not the same with ondoy...?

It is great that you were not affected that much by typhoon Ondoy... same here with me and almost all of those who live in my area... there was no electricity for like 12 hours... so my daughter and i stayed inside the bedroom during that time... we live at the 3rd floor of an apartment building so even if there is a great flood we would be safe... but i can't say the same for my other family members... My heart goes to those who lost their homes, possessions and loved ones... my daughter and i pray for them every night...

I am praying for all those who lost thier lives through the devastation of Ondoy. And for those who came out alive, you should look at this as a blessing and may you survive through this ordeal!

hi, i am so sorry to hear that, and i am glad you're back and you are okay now.. that tragic was the worst tragic i ever heard way back those years.. i have seen also on the television the result of the typhoon ondoy and it was really devastating, one week of no work and no school is not enough to be back again on teh real life.. it affects so much to all the people there, and i am so sorry for it.. i hope help will continue until they can stand back again.. janebeth.

Hi LdeL! Glad to know that you and your family are okay. Yeah, I've seen the news last Monday night. We have no TV at home but a friend of mine happened to invite me to dinner at their house and that's where I saw and realized the gravity of typhoon Ondoy's damage. I also cried my heart out :( It was really so sad seeing all those people suffering from the flood, landslides. It really broke my heart. Did you see the one where there was an overflowing river with some people on top of some kind of galvanized iron (roof) and when they reached the bridge they were gone? That was really very traumatic for me. I really cried and cried :( All our help and prayers for the victims. I know God will help us all.

i am happy to know that you and your family are safe now.but sad to hear that the storm ondoy leaves plenty of damages against the people.

[i]Hello ldel, i am really glad that you are safe and sound.I was also worried since 3 days because my friends too are there but luckily they stay away from the area of the haunt that just happend,but i pray with my heart for people who are suffering now due to it, and ones who lost their lives. Its definetly our own mistkes which we dont care to mend anytime, i have read that earth is in great dangers which will soon start showing more effects we have alread caused so much damage that we dont even from where we have to start repenting it, hope we atleast learn something from this.[/i]

so glad that you are back my friend. how was it? anyway in what place are you? though i havent been to luzon and manila but i know how you all felt even upto this very moment. but just gald that we all Filipinos are helping out even here in mindanao, we are having some fund raisings and all the governement agencies are also helping out. to give goods and many many more. the abs cbn in our place as well is doing there best to give what we are having for all the people there who are aprt of the calamity. i do hope we do learn the lessons we must have to live with for our lives. jhelai

Hi LdeL0318 Im glad that you made it back on here safe and sound. I have hearing about Ondoy here in the states. Im really thankful that you didn't get any than worse. I know it must have been a terrible ordeal to go thru. I wish you country well and hope that the worse is now over..Keep smiling and have a great day..

That's good to know. Welcome back. My school doesn't have electricity at the moment so they announced that we're gonna have an extra 2 days vacation. It's cool of course but on the other hand, it's still very heart-breaking to know that there are people out there who are still missing.

it was really good to know that u were not badly affected by the tropical storm. my mom was really devastated about the news coz her brother was one of those mainly affected by typhoon. we havent spoken to him for almost 3 days at that time. to save the drama, we didnt bring her along when we went to the place yesterday. gosh, it was like a ghost town. u can see the traces of mud whereever u turn ur head. it left marks on the wall and fences on the road. its was like a sea in the urban area. we brought some clothes and food for them and for some neighbors. for the very first time in my life, i have wished that that weekend never happened. kudos to the filipino people who never got tired of helping others. ive seen lots of them locally and around the world doing the best they can to help in every little way. let's pray for those who have lost their loved ones and homes. ü

good u are not that badly hit. and good u only lost electricity for 4 days. us here back in 1990, we had more than a month without electricity and it is really agonizing during the warm nights, especially that i had just delivered my youngest child at that time. my fervent prayers go to the victims of Ondoy. God bless u.

good to hear that the electricity is back. i sympathized to the people who suffered a lot during the typhoon. that day was so horrible. i am praying that the second coming typhoon will not hit us anymore.

It's really devastating. I have written a personal story on this. http://barbiejune.multiply.com I was excited about doing several assignments online when i lost my internet connection. Power went out and at 4pm it was really dark. If I didn't go check from our balcony, I wouldn't have known what was going on outside. With the battery operated radio, i was listening to dreadful news and stories about how drastically it has hit us. And watching TV the next day made me realize this is going to be a story I will remember. I do pray for those affected by this. Sad to say, we are looking for our grandpa who lives in New Marikina Village. Many of my friends are also missing. One word - trauma.

sorry to hear about that but what happened in metro manila caused by ondoy is horrible. hope that everyone is OK now.

As a Filipina living in the US, I was horrified and shell shocked by the events that happened in the Philippines. It seemed like one natural disaster after another was tearing apart our country in a matter of weeks! I do hope that it is over soon, and that we can all learn from this experience. I know that the Philippines, particularly Manila, doesn't necessarily prioritize environmental preservation/conservation policies and I hope that this will be an effective wake up call. Regardless, I am sorry for any loss you might have suffered and the dismal state of affairs that you are currently experiencing. Keep your chin up and grow from this experience.