There were countless stories of  experiences when storm Basyang hit the country and I had my share.  At the height of the typhoon, strong winds knocked down power plants that resulted to nationwide black out. People are boiling mad due to the of inconveniences especially those without generators.  The  power supply was not restored immediately,   imagine, the nation was powerless for more than 24 hours!  No electricity, no water,  nothing.. boring!

The next day, our children still went to school for it is upon the school’s discretion to suspend classes.    Other schools sent home their students and staff who mostly trooped to the nearby shopping mall.  And I was one of them!  Since the mall is powered by generator, it became a haven for us to stand by.  I just wandered here and there, walked and shopped for anything that caught my fancy.. walked aimlessly till I got tired.  Then rest on benches alongside with other people whom I believe just waiting and wishing that the power will be restored soon so that we can all go back home.  Mind you, doing nothing is boring!  I almost got dizzy with countless images going back and forth right before me.  They too are wondering what to do and where to go.

Since it is by choice to stay there, I just amused myself reading over and over again a magazine I bought.  Even the tiniest details and articles, I did read.   And I got so engrossed with what I was doing that before I knew it, it was already past 6 pm.  Imagine, I stayed from 10 am till 6pm and surprisingly survived that ordeal.   Lo and behold, my  3 children came looking for me and what a relief for them to find me still in  my right senses.  Well, that time,  I can feel that I am  about to get crazy… lol..  We decided to come home after a hearty dinner and when news got around that electricity has been restored.  And storm Basyang that very same night, headed to China.  Bye!

And we slept soundly that night!  The aircon is just soothing and calming to our  tired bodies…