guys,

God is good that he gave us another chance at life. ngyon lng kme nagkakuryente, 5 days after Ondoy.
I thought of posting to let u know that we are ok naman.

Friday nyt I called off the fieldtrip for Sat kc grabe na ulan. Overnyt sobrang lakas ng ulan but we thought it was just any other storm passing by. In the history of Mkna 1920's pa daw nagka flood ng ganito, umabot sa may street namen but never this high.
Sat paggising, Mia reminded us na may sat classes cla sa OLOPSC. nakapambahay pa kme nila Miggs nung hinatid namen sya around 6.30am. Her teacher txtd me na pd na daw sunduin dhil signal no.2 na daw around 9 am. with just my coin purse and house slippers. c miggs naka boxers lng. cons left his cellphone kc nagcharge sya hoping mkabalik kme agad. sa city hall pa lng pla baha na so we looked for another way. grabe din ang traffic na parang may slight panic na kc most roads eh baha na. we reached OLOPSC after an hour na pikot ikot. May 2big na sa school nila pero nilakad ko na just to get Mia. the kids were crying in fear kc binuhat lng cla ng guards to reach the holding area kc may water na inside. Finally i got mia but we were not able to go home asap. Around lunch tym na when we thought na impossible na makauwi so we tried to get to my parents house, pero grabe ang water sa may S Mall. Di din kme nkatawid. Gutom na kids so we stopped at pan Amerikana. Dami tao, lahat stranded din dun. Buti I have around 300 in my purse so nakakain naman kme. After an hour medyo bumaba water naihatid ko cla sa Mkna.hts.
Cons dad texted us na mataas na agad water sa may Sta.Elena. Umabot na sa mga tita niya. Kme ung next na bhay after them from the river. We thought na best umuwi to help them sa pagpanik ng mga importanteng gamit. Wla pa din balita with Papadoc-na stranded sa clinic sya lang mag-isa. natakot kme na bka ma trap sya dun so we decided to go. We reached Meralco around 2 p.m. Sasakay sna kme sa isang truck na dadaan daw sa Marquinton but we missed it. So we decided to cross. Akala namen Concepcion lng ang baha. Ang lakas ng current at St. Vincent kc may creek dun. Nakakatakot tlga kc madadadala ka if ure not strong. Nakatwaid kme, the water was up hanggang bewang. Buti I borrowed the swimming shorts ni papa kya magaan lng. Binalot ko cellphones ko sa 3 plastic and put it in a beltbag that I borrowed sa haws, nilagay ko sa leeg ko in case.
Pagdating Concepcion, there was water everywhere. palalim ng palalim. Ung mga nakakasalubong namen told us na dumaan sa highway instead of lamuan dhil lampas tao dun. Khit takot ako, we continued. Un ang pinakagrabeng travel sa buhay ko, the farther we went, the greater the current at every intersection. Sa gitna kme ng road nagswim kc madami daw open manholes sa gilid. hanggang dibdib na water, buti some men  were posted at intersections. Wen we came to rusty lopez part, ang dami namen 2mawid using rope para di madala ng current. paglingon ko, 4 kme natira.naanod tsinelas ko so nakapaa na ko all the way. Grabe tlga kc naanod cla lhat. the 2 guys pla ay kakilala ni cons. pagdating sa Maranatha, malalim na, medyo bumagal kme kc pagod na din ako tlga. the water was mixed with fuel coming from parked cars na naanod sa water. We reached sto.nino around 6pm, padilim na., i was thinking na bka dumilim e abutan kme sa water so dpat makakita kme ng place to rest first. the street going to valley theater was the scariest part. wla na ibang tao. we were treading sa side wen a man told us na may manhole sa dulo. Nagpaalam na nga ako kay Cons kc feeling ko great possibility na mamatay ako dhil sa lunod but he said kaya namin un, wag ko daw isipin un.. we crossed to the other side and reached valley. sbi ko konti n lng mapupuntahan namen clinic ni papa. his car was parked at a store there. di kme nakatwaid sa clinic kc the waterc was very deep. may sasakyan din nakahambalang sa road at ung barb wire sa isang haws nasa water na, no way to see kung nandun si papa. i shouted for him pero wla sumagot so we went back to the store. it was around 7 p.m. Gud thing nakilala ako nung manag sa tindahan and let me in. c cons nasa labas lang. lubog kme sa water wyl waiting overnyt. i bought lucky me soup and the manang made me hot water, cons bought skyflakes, dat was our dinner. sobrang dilim, people wer buying cigarrettes kc super lamig na ng water. I was dry for a few hours kc tumungtong ako sa stool. Around 12 midnight, some people said na medyo bumaba na water. khit madilim, we continued na, grabe nag chills ako wen i got in the water again. pagdaan namen sa bayan grabe ang panic ng mga tao, mkna was lyk waterworld. i can't believe my eyes na ganun pla extent ng flood. dami kotse left on the road na naanod na and went everywhere. ung ibang stores basag ang salamin.It was really scary. pagdating ng jp rizal. water was up to knee level na lng. hirap na ko maglakad kc dami na pla sugat feet namen. when we reached the house, nakita kme agad ng tita ni cons nakatira sa tabi and called us to get in. di nila inexpect na ngawa namen to swim from concepcion to sta.elena. di kme nk2log bec of the trauma. di ako makakontak at home kc down ang networks. all we had to do was wait. No rescue came dat nyt even day after. we had to rely on the stock we got sa pantry after opening the house the next morning. puno ng putik ang bahay. di namen makilala mga gamit, ung mga walls na wood at furnitures sira tlga. help came from friends and family. nakita din si papdoc sa tabing unit ng store na pinagstayn ko kso nsa 3rd flr sya.

my family is ok naman., we lost a lot in the house but at least we are complete. wla nman nasaktan.thankful na kme dun. Thank you for your concern and help guys. I know it is a traumatic experience esp na may bagyo pa na dadating but i'm sure na kaya namen to. Thanks sheryll sa water, greatly appreciated un.Coset, salamat for the help na ibibigay mo, malaki ng tulong un.Don't worry na,  Survivor ako guys! At dis point I feel I can surpass anything. Maraming salamat for the help and concern. It myt be a wyl for us to feel secure and normal again but we have to stand up from this. Thanks

Marianne S. Ignacio

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