Basyang, the storm, arrived late last night. Strong winds brought down MERALCO posts resulting to the loss of electricity starting late last night. We’re still waiting for electricity to come back. I could hear the wind blowing strongly last night as I slept fitfully. Kuya Alvin texted in the early hours of the morning that he won’t be going to the office because he was monitoring the storm all night. I was not really sure if I would go to office myself. I woke up 25 minutes late from my usual time but I decided to work since Cathy was willing to go also and we could share the taxi fare. On my way to our meeting place I could see the branches on the sides of the streets. Sweepers must have swept these to the sides earlier. Some fences and signage were also down. I even saw some firemen cutting down some branches of trees that got caught in the wires. Traffic was light because it was still a little early and classes in elementary, high school and even up to college levels were suspended. Unfortunately, they did not suspend work for government office. When I got to our Jollibee meeting place, it was closed. Lucky for the crew they did not have to wake up early. I heard a passerby comment, “Ay sarado ang Jollibee. Wala yatang generator.” (Jollibee is closed. They must have no generator.) I had to stand outside for almost 30 minutes waiting for Cathy. When she arrived we got a taxi and arrived at the office just a little late. The office was dark because the generator had no gasoline. Good thing after a while the genetor got turned on but only the lights and some sockets can be used. It’s quite warm because the generator cannot support the air conditioners. We’re still waiting up until this time for announcement from the upper echelons that we can go home early.
Passenger Talesstories about my experiences as a traveler and passenger
