Jun
23
2008

Fengshen alyas Frank

Living my 16 years in Southern Philippines where typhoons rarely (once in a lifetime) pass, moving to the upper half of the country was sort of different. Yesterday was my first encounter with a typhoon, typhoon Fengshen also known as Frank in the Philippines.

Sunday 1am, I was quite amazed by the strong winds. The dorm’s basement (Kalayaan Residence Hall in UP Diliman [Quezon City]) was filled with raging cold air. It was cold, really cold.

Then about 2am, it started to drizzle. Raging cold air plus light rain — I did not have an idea that it was a storm.

Then by 4am, the raging cold air and rain sustains its energy. Then, the lights went off. Still no idea that it was a typhoon. By that time, my body surrendered and fell into deep sleep.

Past 9am, I was awakened by a female resident assistant’s advisory stating that signal number 3 typhoon hit the dorm. We were advised to postpone our off-campus appointments, stock food supply and etc. It was still very dark, virtually no light on the corridors.

It was the “end of the world”.

Hours later, the electricity was restored.

Then the rain stopped.

Then, bye bye typhoon.

Then, a peaceful night with no typhoon.

Then, an announcement that classes on all levels are suspended.

Then, slept for the night.

Woke up with no typhoon.

Did not attend the classes.

The end. :D

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June 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm

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jhay
June 23, 2008 at 6:42 pm

Welcome to main island of Luzon. :P

That’s just the first typhoon this new school year. There are bounds to be more. So brace yourself.

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Philippine Lotto & Gambling Forum
June 25, 2008 at 8:38 pm

nakakatako na talaga ang mga typhoons ngayon ehy

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Oscar
June 25, 2008 at 11:42 pm

Hi, I am Oscar Serquina Jr., a junior from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. I am in need of Central Mindanao (Region 12) writers who are writing both in English and Filipino (which includes your language in the region). Can you recommend some writers (and probably give means on how to connect or communicate with them)? This is part of a project in my subject, Filipino 50, under sir Vim Nadera. This is to promote regional writers and help them be known in the Philippine literary world, which is, according to scholars, currently being dominated by NCR writers. So i hope you can help me out with this. You can contact me through the email add i posted here. Your response will be surely of great help. Thanks!

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Jehzeel Laurente
June 26, 2008 at 9:15 am

waaaaaaaaaa.. dumaan lang :D nung nasa bohol ako signal #1 lang kaya di masyadong malakas :D hehe

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Rommel
June 29, 2008 at 12:46 am

Nagtaka nga ako kasi ang sunny sa Manila pag-uwi ko galing province. Akala ko tuloy may pasok sa UP! haha.

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