Christmas 2017
I think most of us, especially Christians, are excited to celebrate Christmas this year. People all over the world have experienced some tragedy in their lives for the past months and Christmas should bring happiness and people together.
I was kind of looking for that Christmas vibe throughout this December (despite the workloads), hoping to celebrate it with some enthusiasm. But this last quarter though, it proved to be challenging emotionally to me personally for some reasons...
One, my brother stopped talking to me and to some of my family members. He shut us out. I felt so frustrated because how can we help him if he is not talking what his problems are. He stopped school as well so he doesn't have an outlet anymore. I hope he sees some sense in his life. I guess it's also my fault because I was mad at him last month for dropping three (3) subjects altogether without telling us. I was expecting him to be more considerate because I told them that I will go to school next year. I will pay my own tuition fees and if they don't graduate on time, my plans wouldn't pushed through (I'm paying for all their expenses). It's just sad that we came to this part. He's depressed. He doesn't talk, doesn't eat that much, and he's just not interacting at all.
The typhoon hit us on a Friday, December 22, 2017. As we were about to go to the office, P and I saw this water slowly increasing. However, since it was not declared that there is a work suspension (it was announced later on), we still went to work. There were just five (5) of us in the office when at 8:02 am, my boss and a colleague texted me that the work is suspended. We are bordering from signal number 2 and 3. Since P works in a private company, their work was not declared suspended. The whole day, Tagum did not rain. The weather looks promising but at 11:00PM (we decorated the office for the holiday season, too late huh?), we couldn't pass through Asuncion. A lot of vehicles stopped and so we decided to just find a place to sleep in the city to rest since it was already 12midnight. At 9:00AM the next day, the other part near the city was the one flooded so we waited for another day for the water to subside. It was almost 7PM when we finally were able to reach our home. Then we learned that the flood claimed a hundred of people or so.
Then, as we were roaming the city waiting for the water to be gone, we were informed that one of the major malls in Davao (my second home) was burning. It was heart wrenching because people were trapped inside the mall. It was an establishment every Davaoeño know. I also remember fond memories of that place and it breaks my heart to know that my favourite cinema is now gone. More than that though, it brought extreme sadness to all of us who heard and witnessed the news as it unfolds because lives were at stake. Some even jumped from the rooftop just to espace the fire. Others were missing and many presumed they are dead. It is a difficult time as it is but to hear those news just days apart is beyond what people could cope.
Keep strong Mindanaons!
I was kind of looking for that Christmas vibe throughout this December (despite the workloads), hoping to celebrate it with some enthusiasm. But this last quarter though, it proved to be challenging emotionally to me personally for some reasons...
One, my brother stopped talking to me and to some of my family members. He shut us out. I felt so frustrated because how can we help him if he is not talking what his problems are. He stopped school as well so he doesn't have an outlet anymore. I hope he sees some sense in his life. I guess it's also my fault because I was mad at him last month for dropping three (3) subjects altogether without telling us. I was expecting him to be more considerate because I told them that I will go to school next year. I will pay my own tuition fees and if they don't graduate on time, my plans wouldn't pushed through (I'm paying for all their expenses). It's just sad that we came to this part. He's depressed. He doesn't talk, doesn't eat that much, and he's just not interacting at all.
The typhoon hit us on a Friday, December 22, 2017. As we were about to go to the office, P and I saw this water slowly increasing. However, since it was not declared that there is a work suspension (it was announced later on), we still went to work. There were just five (5) of us in the office when at 8:02 am, my boss and a colleague texted me that the work is suspended. We are bordering from signal number 2 and 3. Since P works in a private company, their work was not declared suspended. The whole day, Tagum did not rain. The weather looks promising but at 11:00PM (we decorated the office for the holiday season, too late huh?), we couldn't pass through Asuncion. A lot of vehicles stopped and so we decided to just find a place to sleep in the city to rest since it was already 12midnight. At 9:00AM the next day, the other part near the city was the one flooded so we waited for another day for the water to subside. It was almost 7PM when we finally were able to reach our home. Then we learned that the flood claimed a hundred of people or so.
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| This was the scene as we were about to go to work |
Then, as we were roaming the city waiting for the water to be gone, we were informed that one of the major malls in Davao (my second home) was burning. It was heart wrenching because people were trapped inside the mall. It was an establishment every Davaoeño know. I also remember fond memories of that place and it breaks my heart to know that my favourite cinema is now gone. More than that though, it brought extreme sadness to all of us who heard and witnessed the news as it unfolds because lives were at stake. Some even jumped from the rooftop just to espace the fire. Others were missing and many presumed they are dead. It is a difficult time as it is but to hear those news just days apart is beyond what people could cope.
Keep strong Mindanaons!
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