Double Whammy

Sept. 26, 2009 was when all the water in the world poured down in Manila. Torrential rain was experienced in the NCR and it poured down on us real hard. :(

When it rains, it floods!! Flood it is! The Metro experienced a month’s worth of rain in nine hours! It will definitely flood!

Marikina, Pasig, Laguna and Rizal were greatly affected by typhoon Ondoy. Houses were submerged or even totally washed out by the flood. Mud also became a problem as it penetrated the houses.

Just three of the gazillion photos of Ondoy’s madness

The Metro has still not recovered from the calamity brought by Ondoy, when another typhoon was spotted inside the country. Pepeng was bound to wreak havoc on a Friday, Oct. 02. Everyone was scared with what Ondoy did. People were panic-buying all the basic necessities and took extra precautionary measures.

Pepeng was much stronger than Ondoy. It hit hard, harder than Ondoy. But it spared the NCR and caused trouble in Northern Luzon instead.

Pangasinan, La Union, Cagayan, Benguet were just some of the many provinces “destroyed” by Pepeng. Pepeng even enjoyed the Philippines and stayed for over a week. Akala ko nga bibigyan na ng passport yung bagyo sa sobrang tagal dito eh!

Pepeng’s destruction up north

Ondoy at Pepeng, grabe kayo ha! Madaming nasalanta dahil sa inyo. Madami ang nasa evacuation dahil sa inyo. Madami ang nasawi dahil sa inyo. Sabihan niyo naman ang mga tropang bagyo niyo na ‘wag na kaming guluhin pa. Maawa naman kayo. Salamat! ‘til then…