Typhoon Ondoy

The day that Typhoon Ondoy hit Manila was a really memorable day. That day, I woke up late. I rushed to school, because my first subject was one of the difficult ones. I went to school using a jacket because I thought it would block the rain from wetting me, but I was wrong. My whole body got wet from the rain.

When I arrived at school, I saw a college student who was walking towards the opposite direction. I asked her if we had class. She said that the guards told her that there were no classes due to the typhoon. So I went home. I ran to school because I didn’t want to be late again. I have always been late for my Saturdays classes. I think my frequent tardiness and because it was Math was the reason why I found that subject difficult for me.

When I arrived from school, I changed my wet clothes and rested. After two hours of resting, I showered in the strong rain. I enjoyed playing in the rain. I loved the rain ever since I was small.

While other people were suffering, we were playing. I guess it is because of the wisdom of Allah (s.a.w), that Muslims will not be affected by his punishment. And the punishment was due to the bombing of Jolo.

That Saturday morning, Southern Luzon was devastated. Floods rose and destroyed cars and houses. The strong wind blew houses’ roofs away. Churches were destroyed, and many people died.

A week after the storm, the Red Cross of the Philippines helped the victims. They organized a concert in Taguig City University, accepting all kinds of donations including underwear and blankets. They also accepted cash donation from people who attended the concert, instead of selling tickets. The minimum amount of P100 for the general public. For the students of Taguig City University, the minimum amount of cash donation was just P50.

We watched the beautiful concert and I went home exactly at 5pm. But the concert ended at 3 o’clock in the morning. There were 24 bands that sang at the concert and among were 6Cyclemind, Sandwich, Pedicab and etc.

So that was what happened in connection with Typhoon Ondoy.