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Today is another tiring but exciting day( You’ll know it at the latter part). Earlier this morning, around 10 am, we( Me, lem, and lyn) went to BDO Alba Romeo to visit the people there and get our evaluation form,(allowance lol),  and certificate for our SAP requirements. Unfortunately, most of the LCTs were not present, including Sir Gremz. ( and also the one in treasury). We waited until 11:30 am hoping too see them but nothing happened. We still wanted to stay there because sir Gremz invited us to have lunch with him, but we politely refused because we need to go to UE caloocan to conduct an interview with one of the professor.( also, he is  an indie-film director) Lyn and I went to cubao to meet Mary Rose( aka Barang), while Lem went straight to monumento to meet he’s Baby(Liezl, lol)Jane and Seph.

We arrived at Farmers around 1:15 and waited for barang. We were damn sooo hungry!!! Finally she arrived. We ride on a bus going to Monumento and damn there’s no traffic but wow, the bus runs like a worm and stops almost everytime the driver sees a potential passenger even in no loading zone area (enforcers are still loading their tummies). Finally made it to Monumento but we decided to eat at MCU first before meeting with others. As always, if I’m hungry, the best place to go is at “Mang Inasal” (Be ready with your rice container, seriously).But this time, i wasn’t able to capitalize on “that”  (you know what i mean) due to time constraint. Damn! We met with others around 2:30 pm and bought a cake for the interviewee.

UE Caloocan, home of the red warriors. The home of people who ended our hope last UAAP (still bitter). Anyways we are there to meet my former high-school classmate who will introduce us to the interviewee. She accompanied us inside the UE campus. Sadly, she left when the interview is about to start because she has alot more to do. (ohh,, how sad 😦 lol).

Richard Legaspi is currently a professor in UE  and also an indie-film director. Currently , he has 9 films under his title and some of them are nominated in film festival abroad. He’s break out movie was  “Ambulance”.  And guys watch out for his next film featuring Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales in “Paano ko sasabihin”. If you want to know more info about Mr. Legaspi, just listen to our report on March 13. (for those who are not my classmate, try surfing the net, he’s a promising director).

The interview went well, and it was fun! He even gave us his wordpress page!( come on, clap your hands please). Then we decided to go home. Then this is the exciting part, when we were outside of UE waiting the right time to cross the street,  someone in the group ( i forgot who was it)  said “Tignan niyo yung oh” while pointing at the bus. At first, I ignored it because I thought it was not that important, then I started to notice people running away from the bus and my groupmates we’re looking at the bus. So i decided too take a look at it and hell i saw the bus’ tire is on fire!!(maybe a new member of hot wheels).  And we started to run away from the bus cause it might explode! Even the passengers of the bus went out to run for their lives!! And we stopped running caus we’re too far now,but the bus suddenly ran for a few meters and again going nearer to us!! and what would starscream advice? RUN again! good thing the driver decided NOT to run the bus again and the conductor extinguished the fire before it creates a serious damage.  Thank God we were able to go home safely without being barbecued.

The bus line is a famous one. Why?? It was suspended because of an accident occurred in the past and it was even televised on the national TV! It starts with “J” lol.

PS: I’m very tired lol.. Part 3: Ondoy experience: coming…..

This is the part 2 of Ondoy experience, if u haven’t read the first part here is the link https://jcrimson.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/part-1-ondoy-experience-just-the-intro

Our friends took the Lrt 2 station, Recto to Santolan. Most of them are from Marikina and while the others are going try their luck by riding a bus in Cubao. I was with Lyn in D.Jose Station. At that time we’re still cracking jokes, laughing. Who wouldn’t? I looked like a farmer and she was like a girl who just finished her laundry at the river-side. At the last station (Monumento), we took our own ways. But in my mind, someones telling me not to go home and stayed with Lyn at Victory Mall. Because I really want to go home, I ignored that option. Then I walked through those floods again. And take note, If Morayta has the warmest flood, Caloocan has the coldest flood! (Like a glass of water with ice). Finally, I was able to find a jeep that would bring me home!

Along Del Monte (Malabon area), the traffic was heavy. We’re not moving for almost 20 minutes! So I decided to just walk my way home even if the rain is pouring soo hard and non-stop! (Umbrellas are useless). As I walk along the hi-way, I can see from afar that the Tullahan River was overflowing! People are brave enough to go against the current of the flood.(though that time, the water was stagnant :p) So I’m thinking of a way to get home, either I follow the people, like army of ants, going through the flood, or pay the pedicab driver and stand above their seat and let them transport me safely. But I chose the first option, I choose to be a BRAVE man, I started to walk through the flood with hard rains falling down from heaven. But in the middle of the journey (yes I call it a journey), I stopped and I even thought of going back because the flood was almost at my chest level! But as a man, I should stand by my decision! Retreating won’t do anything good to me especially at a time like this! I want to go home and nothing will stop me from that! Not even a fortuitous event like this! (I’m just trying to take out all the fears I’m feeling that time). And because of that i continued to walk and I was able to reach an elevated place (so the water level is lower, just around my hips) where jeeps are stranded and soaked in the flood.

Around 100 steps more and I could reach my home, but I decided to get inside of one of the jeep. I really don’t know why I went inside! I asked the manong driver seating inside his jeep ” Manong, ok lang kung pasok muna ako?” he replied, “Ayos lang”. And sitting there I can see the other jeep stranded and with some passenger still inside waiting for the rain to stop and flood to go down. Then some nursing students( 1 cute girl, the other is so-so and the guy was a gay) asked the driver if they could rest for a while inside. Before they go out of the jeep they ask me if I will go to the street where they came from and told me that the water flood is above the guy’s chest! and that was 5 minutes ago and the rain hasn’t stop! When I was about to go, the driver handed over a paper and ask me if i can contact the number! Because he allowed me to enter he’s jeep I decided to dial the number. The number was busy, i told him “Manong busy po” and he replied, “Pwede mo p ba subukan?”, then redialed it, still the same result and told him about it and he was just looking at me! Then I redialed it again and again, over and over again! I spent 10 minutes of my time dialing that number!! My feet can even feel the flood getting inside of the jeep! I don’t want to leave Manong but I can’t stay in there or else I won’t be able to get home so i told him i needed to go, still he thanked me. When I was about to walk, the flood is higher now, from hips now it reach my chest, (and this is an elevated place) I saw a middle aged woman, around 50’s. She’s having problem walking in the flood so I helped her. Good thing we live in the same street so I held her hands and and walked together. We haven’t reach the middle but the water level is high, around above chest level! The woman is kinda short so she’s leaping already and told me “Kaya pa ba natin? aabot ba tayo?”. Honestly I can still go on but when I looked at her, I know she can’t so I just told her “Balik po muna tayo, mataas msydo”. So my goal of getting home was become more and more and more impossible.

Part 3: Ondoy experience: Coming soon…

I thought yesterday was just an ordinary day just like in the past. Wake up every Wednesday and Saturday at 9am. (Our class starts at 12). Listen to our History professor (class, wake up). Then 3 hours of break before the next class (ok, let’s study. LMAO). After the 3 hours of almost doing nothing, Humanities is on the next line. Time is sooo slooow when you’re enjoying (figurative language used :p). At 6 pm, our next subject, World Literature. I like this subject, everyone does right? Credit to our professor! (No irony here). Finally, the last subject, Rizal!( same comment as the previous one).

The class ended around 9pm. As always, I’m joining some of my classmates to walk along Recto to the Lrt station. Imagine the street of Recto at night, where only few people passing by. No police, no tanods patrolling, Scary right? But we don’t think that much, just walk and talk, that’s the best counter for that.

As we pass along Recto avenue with some classmates. (We’re 8; only 2 of us are guy in the flock). Of course, chatting while walking is part of the routine. We were divided. Rosita, Karen, and Reg, Sissy( the other guy) in front, they are around 5 feet ahead of Me and Roch( no issue here, I was just carrying her laptop) then our distance with Abi,Gly and Jeane was around 8 feet if I wasn’t mistaken (they are at the back). Then near the Bus terminal 3 people had joined us in the walk. (I just ignored them). While walking I felt something around my backpack. Then when i was about to look at my backpack (my head turning to the left) I saw with my very own eyes that the other Guy opening the bag f Roch! And the guy was sooo damn ugly! He’s a cross dresser! I dont know if he was a real “gay” or just pretending to be a woman! He’s hair was almost covering his face but i still saw his “HELLISH” face!! He’s face is as ugly as he’s intention!! He even has a tattoo on his hand!!(Like tweety bird) I stared at him with my eyebrows almost embracing each other! Good thing they decided to go, but I wasn’t able to see the guy at my back (the one who’s opening my bag). Though i know he’s also UGLY like he’s friend! After that i told Roch that the “UGLY” cross-dresser tried to open her backpack and she was in shock because she got her wallet in there! Good thing it was still there and the planned of those Hephaestus-looking cross-dresser was a failure!( Like their faces, it was a total failure).

Lesson: Always be alert, wherever, whenever you’re outside. Make sure to keep you’re valuable possession. Remember that risk is everywhere, we cannot absolutely terminate it, but we can mitigate it! Beware of those better-to-have-no-face-at-all, HORRIBLY UGLY, dogs-butt-are-way-cuter-than-their-face looking bad guys!

Ondoy Part 2: coming