afuna: Cat under a blanket. Text: "Cats are just little people with Fur and Fangs" (Default)
afuna ([personal profile] afuna) wrote2009-09-27 01:49 pm

Floods and being safe and being cut off

I'm reading my entry from yesterday, and wincing at how oblivious I was. The metro floods practically every time there is a strong rain; usually we just shrug it off, grumble about how our government is wasting our money, and sit tight for the next set of rains. So yesterday, I didn't think to question my assumption that things were the same as usual, and no worse.

After the internet and power cut off last night, I spent the evening relaxing, knowing that everyone in my family was safe. And now that I'm re-connected and aware how many were not safe, I feel frustrated and antsy (it is times like these that I really wish I knew how to drive, instead of relying on other people)

Mmm, I'm at my grandpa's place right now (we dropped by to make sure he's okay. He was safer than we were -- his condo is on the tenth floor, and he has a generator so he even had electricity last night, but it still feels good to be back in touch).

link-gathering post relevant to the floods
yati: Flonne squishing Laharl (Disgaea) while waving one arm (Default)

[personal profile] yati 2009-09-27 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
Good to know you're safe! Saw the news this morning and thought of you -- it does seem pretty bad.
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2009-09-27 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
Anyway: the best compromise (IMO) seems to capture the account level in the activity table at the time that table is updated
*wince*
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2009-09-27 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
*thwap*

(FTR, what I meant to quote was "Nearly a month’s worth of rain fell in just six hours over Metro Manila Saturday, triggering the worst floods in nearly 40 years")
Edited 2009-09-27 11:55 (UTC)
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2009-09-27 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
OUCH.
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2009-09-27 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Also, your header pic is... kinda appropriate? I dunno...
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2009-09-28 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
*chuckle*
jeshyr: Blessed are the broken. Harry Potter. (Default)

[personal profile] jeshyr 2009-09-27 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Am glad you and yours are OK. Saw TV and print stuff and worried for you. *megahugs & love*
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[personal profile] kendappa_ou 2009-09-28 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you're safe, neko-neko!!! Saw the news and feared for you. I'm really sorry for what's happenning to your country. :( glomps tightly