Day 8: Flood - Day 2

There's flood again very early in the morning at 4 am to be exact. The flood waters started to get in to the driveway. My wife's nephews and brother-in-law were already panning out the water to the road.



It would really rain hard for several minutes which would cause the waters to rise. After that the rain would stop and the waters would recede. Of course, when the water rises, we would bail out the water from the driveway. This went on the whole day almost.

When the rain stopped, my wife, her niece and I went to SM (Again) hypermart to buy some water and rice. On the way, we saw what the road looked like. Slabs of asphalt had been torn off the road. The road was still flooded but passable. On the way back, it started to rain so we hired the 'de-pajak' - a tricycle but instead of a motorcyle driving it, a man was driving it with a bike.

The streets were getting flooded and it was difficult for the de-pajak to navigate through the waters. It also hit a pothole that almost cause the vehicle to turn.

One interesting thing about the rain is that there were a bunch of kids playing in the flood. They used the cover of a suit case as a raft and they rode the waves. They did that almost the whole afternoon.

That's Filipino ingenuity for you - and that is something the kids today do not have - outdoor fun.

There was a lull from the afternoon to evening but the rain fell heavier at night. We thought the water would get in but thankfully, the outpour was not long and the water subsided.

What this taught me are several things. The congressmen passed the RH bill justifying this as helping the economy. Well, if the Lord sends rain and wind for the whole year - there won't be an economy to talk about. The economy is not guided by men. It is still God's will that is done.