Cureless

As far as I am concerned I don’t want to talk about this typhoon. The news is everywhere and I think I’ve done enough rants regarding disasters such as this in the past. As usual, our province was affected. This time, however, severely.

I was still able to contact my uncle through mobile phone, that was probably prior to the fall of the SMART telecom tower in Legaspi City. He wasn’t able to check my grandparents’ condition in the town because even the access roads have been disabled. I tried to call him afterwards but I kept on hearing the busy tone.

Last night, Tul (my uncle) sent me his new Touch Mobile number. Obviously, he can’t use his SMART number for the meantime. I heard from the news that at least 2 SMART towers are broken near our area. I greeted my uncle belated happy birthday since December 3rd was his birthday. And then I asked again about the situation.

Ty. grabe man distroso ka mama. Naguba bodega, nakalupad su water tank, natangal atup sa kayun cr. Kami man idi, kaukay na sana natura raga sa pangpang sulung.

This was what he told me: Ty (thanking me for the greetings). There was severe destruction on Mama’s properties. The warehouse was broken, the water tank was blown away, as well as the roofs near the comfort room (cr). In our case, there’s a little land left on the riverside (their house is constructed near the river).

I wasn’t planning to go home this coming holiday. I could however imagine my how my grandparents are doing when the disaster occured. I couldn’t just stay here, and wonder how they’re feeling. It’d be impossible to let them come over during the holiday because of this near tragic event. This was really my plan but I needed to cancel it.

I already applied for a 3-day pass next week and I hope this gets approved.