The Adventures of The Running Boar with Ondoy

Yesterday September 26, 2009 typhoon Ondoy devastated Luzon on its non-stop rain. I woke up yesterday at 9am and I thought that its just 3 or 4 in the morning. I wasn't able to run yesterday as part of my extra training. I was watching the television when the news anchor said that typhoon Ondoy will stay here in our country until today(Sunday), well I didn't mind the news.
I was waiting for the rain to stop or to be somehow weak but it didn't happen. I was thinking twice if I'm going to push-thru with what I'm planning, I was so determined that no typhoon can stop me from doing what I want. I was picking the right umbrella and right shoes for this journey, I already went out with my big red umbrella and went to the terminal of the Jeepney's. I'm starting to lose my patience with what is happening, good thing I have my cellphone with me.
It took us 40 minutes to arrive to the bus station, every street corner has flood above the knees, well what am I going to do? quit? no! So I soaked my old vans in to the flood and waited for a tricycle to come but there was none. I saw an island where I can stand and wait for a bus to come. After 3-4 minutes I saw a bus, so I quickly rushed to the knee deep flood and waved to the bus driver and the conductor but the driver said that they are not accommodating passengers anymore! Holy Cow! So I rushed again to the island and waited for a bus. I saw one about 300 meters before me, so I used my speed training and rushed to the bus. Yes! I finally got a boat to cross this river!
When I was inside the bus I was feeling this pain on my bladder! too bad! I can't go out because there are a lot of passengers that's before me, I was staying at the end of the bus! I just endured this pain and waited until I get to Trinoma. The bus is still in motion no need to worry. But when we were on the Balintawak Bridge a man got angry and said "P&#$@^#_!( Ninyo! Late na ako! Asan na Kunduktor netong Bus na to May tumutulo pa sa TA*(*&(&(* Air-con nyo!" and then he immediately went out of the bus. When he went out a scenery caught my eyes, a bus below the bridge looks like a yacht or an arc haha! the flood was half the bus too deep! I thought it was Noah inside with his animals.
We were stocked in the middle of Munoz and Balintawak, the conductor said that they can't risk their bus just to pass this 6-8 feet flood! wow! so I semi used my running techniques, I went out of the bus with my umbrella and started to get wet again. Here is the climax of this post. I saw a couple of guys climbing scaffoldings to go above the unfinished yet durable LRT-MRT extension, I saw the workers and they said that its legal and safe to climb this scaffolding and then I went up. I was totally wet, my money was wet, my shoes and my shirt is wet, but there is this one spot in my body that remained semi-dry my BRIEF. So I pulled my zipper down and tucked my phone in, I didn't care who was watching me that time all I want its to keep my phone dry and to register for the National finals of the 33rd Milo Marathon since I I was one of the finalists.
Finally I'm on top of the LRT3! I stayed on the center because the LRT doesn't have side protectors or whatsoever yet. I walked from Balintawak to SM North Edsa above the LRT and it was fun. I just laughed on my stubbornness. Oppss! I felt that I have a blister on my foot! damn! I wasn't wearing socks that time! that's okay! its part of the adventure! YES! I'm on SM North Edsa! the guard didn't checked me because I'm wet! Okay! I went straight to the Cinema Center to buy some tickets with my wet cash. I just dried myself a little bit and walked again going to trinoma! I was on the link connecting to trinoma and SM when I saw a man wearing a lunarglide+ pity him!!
Yippie! I'm now on Trinoma! I went to Mizuno and praying that this shop is open since some of the employees were suspended because of the typhoon and some shops were closed. When I saw the half entrance of Mizuno, I saw their steel gate rolled down but when I walked closer and closer I found out that it was OPEN! so I asked the receptionist if I can register for Milo but she asks me if I have an empty label of milo.... OMG!! I forgot to buy one!! so I rushed to the grocery and bought a 320g pack of milo and also a container. Whem I was on the Mizuno shop I look like a Dad pouring a chocolate drink for a kid. I registered and went to a fast food chain to nourish my self with the carbohydrates that I lost.
It was 6:30pm when the movie ended, there was also a brown out on the cinema house so I was hoping for a cash refund. I was looking at the stairs when I saw the ground floor when I saw the flood was also inside the mall!! so I went out and continued again a commuting journey. I soaked my feet again on the flood and walked again with my big umbrella. So I went to the first station of MRT hoping that I will not be stranded. I was on the last station of MRT when I saw the flood. Well no flood scares me anymore. I rode the LRT and went home safely. But wait! is my phone ok??? YES IT IS!! It also smells good. hahah! :)

My deepest condolences for the families of our fallen Brothers and Sisters. Please Pray for them.

Mr. Hector Yuzon of secondwind is accepting donations for the casualties of the typhoon Ondoy. You can brought your donations to their shop at: 88 Maginhawa st. Teachers Village Quezon City. Tel. No. 799-2089. They'll be sending these goods to Ateneo to be distributed by the organizations there.