ondoy: a year after

we were fortunately spared of the wrath of the rampaging floodwater which devastated huge portions of metro manila last year.  we were not even aware of what was happening around until we received a call from my sister who was stranded in edsa on her way to quezon city for a company-sponsored csr activity.  the downpour was not even that hard  as far as i can recall.  apparently, the continuous downpour brought the immediate rise of floodwater and the overflowing of water channels and dams.  of course, the rest is history.

except for the inconvenience me and my siblings had after the water receded, we will always be grateful to the lord and mother nature for affording my family the safety we’ve had, considering that we will be through much a few weeks later on.  little that we know, that my father will pass on a month after.

the tragedy of ondoy left a lot of families homeless and hopeless.  our family is no different.

we will forever remember ondoy as we do our father’s memory from this year on.