Helicopter Over My House

Philippines  Sea at Laswitan
@thelme55 (76890)
Germany
March 22, 2017 11:50am CST
No, not really. This morning at around 10, I heard the sounds of a helicopter when I was drinking my mug of tea. It flew over my house. It was so obvious that it was the military. Who else would do that? A few minutes later a second helicopter passed by over our house. It was really loud that I went out to the terrace to see what was going on. Then it was quiet. I didn't know what was happening nearby that I asked my friends in Facebook what is going on in our neck of the woods. I got an answer immediately. There was a fight between the military and the rebels in our nearby mountains, where the rebels are hiding or the NPA ( New People's Army). I hope there were not many people dying. Have you experienced like that before?
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
22 Mar 17
We have not exactly the same problem here, but the helicopter of the police often fly over this area near the border to check that no immigrants try to cross the border illegally.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
22 Mar 17
@thelme55 You are so right, Angela allowed too many immigrant to come in. Europe is no more a safe place for women.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
That is good @LadyDuck. I wish we have that too in Germany. We already have a lot of immigrants who make us women scared on the streets when it's dark. Well, for me. Germany is no longer a safe place to live. Anyway, election is fast approaching and I can't wait to vote and kick Angela out from her throne.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
@LadyDuck yes, no more. Men and women are equal in Germany and then came those immigrants who are disrespectful to women.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
Helicopters yes, but not fights between army and rebels.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
@thelme55 In that respect you're certainly better off in Germany.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
It is better that way @MALUSE. Only helicopters please without army and rebels.
@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
@MALUSE I agree with you but nowadays, Germany is not as safe as before when I didn't have to be scared being in the dark going home from work. I usually walk because we live not far from the city but I have to pass through the train station where weird people roam around. Since the happening in Cologne, I go home with a bus during winter time.
@KristenH (33381)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Mar 17
That must've been exciting. I do hear the plane fly over my home to the nearest airports from time to time.
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@KristenH (33381)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Mar 17
@thelme55 Oh dear. Sorry for saying the wrong thing. I don't blame you.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
@KristenH It's alright. I didn't hear it but it was in the news. I can imagine how the locals felt living in the mountain.
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@KristenH (33381)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Mar 17
@thelme55 THANKS Thelma.
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@JudyEv (339479)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 17
No, that would be a new experience for me.
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@JudyEv (339479)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 17
@thelme55 I found it a bit stressful in Dubai. Everyone seemed quite officious, nobody smiled - all a bit scary. I didn't want to put a foot wrong.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
Me, too @JudyEv because I live most of my entire life in peaceful Germany.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
24 Mar 17
@JudyEv gladfully I was and will be only in the transit area in Dubai airport. I don't want to roam around there, scared that I might do something wrong without my knowledge.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
often my friend. the choppers come around (the airport is a kilometer away from home) and we know there are some offensive attacks on the rebels' hideouts in nearby communities.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
@thelme55 yes my friend. the Sierra madre mountain range is always thought of as the hideaway of the rebels NPA. i heard from our 'kagawad' here that in the remote barrios here in my place, NPA's roam around at dusk and ask money and rice for them. a revolutionary tax is always their reason.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
24 Mar 17
@ridingbet I see. I heard about that also from my batch mates here. Those rebels are indeed hiding in the mountains.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
23 Mar 17
So there are also rebels in the north of the Philippines @ridingbet.
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@Samia786m (522)
• India
22 Mar 17
Where are you from?I hope every thing is fine.I don't like war.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
22 Mar 17
I am in my winter vacation in my home country Philippines @Samia786m. I don't like war, too.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
25 Mar 17
Where we are in the Philippines, we don't hear of any confrontation between the NPA and the military .. But here in Au, we sometimes have police helicopters roving above our neighbourhood .. may looking for unruly people ..
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
22 Mar 17
sometimes.They were probably checking on the area
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
24 Mar 17
Yes, I think they were @amadeo. A friend of mine who was teaching in one of the schools in the mountains told me that there was indeed a shootings between the rebels and the army.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
22 Mar 17
All I've experienced was 9/11, and that was bad enough.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@thelme55 It was awful. My son started his career in NYC the day before.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
25 Mar 17
@DianneN yes, it was.
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@thelme55 (76890)
• Germany
24 Mar 17
It was too bad @DianneN. I still remember that day when that happened. We were numbed in Germany watching the tv news. I was trembling watching that awful attack.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
Military helicopters also pass over our house every now and then when there are encounters in the south, either to transport reinforcement troops or bring the wounded to the hospital. At other times, military helicopters would encircle the city to monitor when there are important big events or when a very important personality like the President comes.
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@mohdovi (1087)
22 Mar 17
Yes few years back when i visited my relative city and i dont know their was a military base near his house. The sound of fighter jet was really loud i come out to see whats going on? Then he told me it as fighter plans taking off from the base.
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