2 Weeks After Glenda. Coping With Power Outage.

AFTERMATH. 2 weeks after typhoon 'Glenda' (international name: Rammasun) hit our town. Photo by Zander Esteban

During the time Glenda was hitting our small town, electricity was cut off as a safety measure. The water in the river was overflowing due to the heavy rain, causing flood all over the area. The wind was the scariest part. As it hits our house, it made a 'hooing' sound. A simple yet scary 'hoo', as if Glenda was trying to talk to us. Making us remember who's boss - mother nature.

After of what probably was the most terrifying moment of my life, we went out and walked through the flood to check our area. What we saw were trees and electricity posts blocking the road. What Glenda left was a heap of garbage, dozens of uprooted trees, whole portion of roofs and ceilings, and families that were left homeless.

The following days were the real struggle, electricity was remained cut off for almost two weeks. It was very hard to get news. There was no way to communicate because there was no electricity. Cellular phones won't work because their either battery dead or there was no reception. For me to know if there was classes that Thursday, I had to travel from Calauan to Calamba just to check if there was classes that day. Unfortunately, there was no classes, so I had to travel back home.

After a few days, reception was back. I get to check when will classes resume, and also, communicate with my classmates through text and Facebook (thank you Globe!)

I still had to render and burn our audio visual presentation for CommTech. Thanks to my group mate (Jerm Narvaez) who invited me to his house to finish our project.

THROUGH THE SCREEN. 2 weeks ago. During the time 'Glenda' was violently hitting our town with lashing winds and heavy rains. Leaves flew all over the place, along with roofs and ceilings. Photo by Zander Esteban

It was very hard to deal with the power outage. Electricity is plays a vital role in communicating. It powers our gadgets, which helps us to communicate. Nowadays,  it is very impossible to communicate without electricity. We would have to switch to 'de-uling' methods, such as writing each other letters. And today, that would be impractical and inconvenient.

If there was one good thing this power outage made me realize, it is that, it is very important to communicate with other people. Communicate with them face-to-face rather than talking to a screen. I never realized how soothing talking with a real, living, breathing person was. I really have grown impatient because of technology.

P.S. Power was just restored 2 hours ago. Thanks MERALCO (even if it took almost two weeks to restore our electricity.)