- scared in a room full of people
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neke16
- September 27th, 10:48
well not full of people (we were only 6) and the room wasnt exactly big to begin with.
ate, reg, nikki reyes, sol, tina and i were stranded in the dorm from yesterday afternoon til early this morning. it got worse late in the afternoon when the flood waters entered the first floor. we had no water in the pipes and no electricity :( not to mention, internet was down and all our batteries in our phones were already about to die.
it was kind of scary as we could still see the waters by the river rising and rising, and the walls surrounding it disappearing. MAY ALON. the dorm, UERM, and all the rest of the buildings looked like tiny islands surrounded by a BROWN ocean. thank god ate was there, or else i wouldnt be able to contact my parents.
we were all literally just stuck.
my dad was less than 5 minutes away from us, and he couldnt even come close.
text messages that were delayed by minutes to hours were our only means of communication.
i had friends stuck in various areas and i was freaking out also for them :( they were all hungry and tired and currently stranded in the histo lab, ana amphi, and jmc bldg.
never in my whole life did i ever think i'd experience something like that. although i didnt starve, or anything... i was scared. so so scared. my family was scattered. we couldnt fully contact each other. i had friends who couldnt leave where they were stranded... it was all surreal.
and the saddest moment i think that i felt all that time was when the boys dormitory of medics got flooded (first floor kasi sila) and they were relocated to our floor but all of them were stuck in one room. we heard them still awake past midnight so sol, tina and ate checked how they were. di pa daw sila nakakakain, and they needed something to lie down on at the very least. sol and tina gave them an extra mattress. we gave them a comforter and 2 bags of chips. when ate gave them the small bag of piattos (cause we really didnt have much to begin with), they were so happy for food :| so who the hell was i to complain?
i just got really scared, though we laughed it all off in the dark.
you never know... never know when disaster will hit you.
no one is exempt from the rule :(
i just hope everyone is alright!
im writing this because i want people to get how bad metro manila was yesterday and even today. the videos and pictures dont do the damage justice. you had to see it happening to you to understand just how bad everything got :(
ondoy made me understand the gravity of the devastation katrina left behind in new orleans :(
heres to hoping everyone is safe and dry.