It's been...

...a while since I last posted. I've been very busy you know. Loads of things happened in the past 2 months? Wait what?! I haven't posted anything for the last 2 months? Oh well, blame it on ebay!

Being in the grave yard shift seems to be pretty boring but websites like Facebook, Twitter and ebay keeps me sane and up all night. That's basically where my life revolves for the past couple of months. I've even been convicted as an addict -- addicted to ebay but I proved them all wrong. Hah!

Well, aside from being crazy about ebay, I've been busy browsing and reading about the typhoon that just hit Philippines which leads to a disastrous flood that killed lots of people. Up until now, though it's been 2 weeks or so, most Filipinos are still in shock and in grieving mode for the things and people they lost. I even have a friend who experienced this and she's still recuperating from this traumatic tragedy. I felt so lucky that my family and I are safe during those times. These are the times when people start to treasure their lives even more.

I had a chance to visit my friend after the calamity. It never occurred to me what it feels/looks like after surviving such natural disasters but when I came across the place where the flood reached its high, I was in deep shock, as in really shocked! It's like a bad catastrophic movie that came to life! The place looks abandoned and in total darkness and you will never see any sign of people on the street, though there are people inside some ruined houses, trying to fix and take whatever is left from them. Cars are covered in mud and stinky garbage are all around, scattered on the street. It feels eerie and that any moment zombies will suddenly appear! Yay! It was the scariest place I've ever seen in my life.

We finally arrived alive at our friend's house. I can feel their sadness and dismay but I really am happy that there's this slight of hope in their eyes. I don't know how but Filipinos are like this -- it's easy for us to accept things and finally move on. But if you think about it, whatever that is gone are just material things anyway. The most important thing is that we are still breathing.

I guess this serves everyone a lesson. We should be more alert and proactive especially that according to the news, there will be four more typhoons coming in. We all should be ready by then!

Until then, let's all be safe.

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