PBWeekend: Amidst the torrent of Typhoon Ondoy
by SassyMom on Sep.27, 2009, under About Me, Business, natural calamity, Pixel Bug Weekend
As typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines this weekend, I was unaware of how destructive this typhoon will be when I woke up Saturday morning. To me it was supposed to be a special day, the day I am opening a new business venture – a loading station. I even invited a priest, who has been a long time friend to bless the store. In everything I do, I ask the Lord for blessing and this is no exception.
Had I known, I would not have pushed through with my store opening. After the blessing, we got out and headed home but to no avail, all the surrounding streets were flooded, waist high. With my friend priest still with me, we decided to go back inside store – the safest place where we can be at that moment. Four grueling hours after, when the continuous rain fall suddenly weakened, we decided to brave the streets, praying that we can find a safe passage home and we did.
As I came home, that’s when I realized how blessed we were. Watching the news, I was taken aback at how disastrous the typhoon was… it was as if the great flood during the time of Noah. With all that was happening, I lit up a candle and said my prayer of thanks– for sparing my family from harm, and a prayer of plea for the storm to calm down and for those people affected by this tragedy, that they be rescued.
[caption id="attachment_128" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="In front of UERM, along Aurora Blvd. Taken by my brother who was trapped there"]
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[caption id="attachment_129" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Taken by my brother inside the compound of UERM Hospital"]
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As we continue with our daily lives, let us not forget the people who, up to this very moment, are still experiencing the damage brought about by this natural disaster. Join me as I offer a prayer …
Eternal Father, you are the God of Compassion, we turn to you with our prayers for those families who were deeply affected by this calamity. Stunned by the recent events, we ask yo to calm the storm that threatens us. Send your spirit upon all the people so that they may feel the comfort of your love. We pray for those lives that were lost and bring hope to all those who have survived.
For all those who were spared, let us open our hearts to the cries of help, may we respond with generosity and compassion, remembering that You have always been there to alleviate our sufferings.
We ask this in the sweet name of Jesus, Amen.
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September 27th, 2009 on 1:27 pm
Congrats to your new loading store! and yeah, Be Thankful that you and your family are safe and sound at the comfort of your own home. My family in Malabon have to spend the night at the rooftop of neighbors house because our whole compound was flooded and until now I haven’t heard from them. The last time I heard from my sister who chatted with me bec she was stranded at the office was my niece crying bec they were so hungry and there’ so way to get a food bec the whole place was a wreck.
I hope to hear from them sooner than later and I hope you will include them in your prayer.
September 27th, 2009 on 2:27 pm
the images we are seeing are really heartbreaking… we must be thankful that we are spared… let’s help others anyway we can..
September 27th, 2009 on 3:11 pm
This is really sad…thank you for the prayer mommy… we lost our car
September 27th, 2009 on 4:57 pm
Salen, good luck to your business, and I think it will be a profitable one. Nakakaawa naman. Glad your family is safe!
September 28th, 2009 on 1:44 am
hi mommy, good luck sa new business mo.
thanks for the prayer. it inspired me with my pixel bug post for today (http://www.reyapot.com/2009/09/pbweekend-photo-session-on-rainy.html#links). i hope u can also check it out.
be safe momsy! see u around!
September 28th, 2009 on 3:07 am
I feel so bad when I saw all the photos on the news. My prayers goes to our kababayans..
Here’s my pixel bug entry
September 28th, 2009 on 4:20 am
Glad to hear that you and your family is safe–nalaman ko lang ang balita sa atin kahapon(T_T)I will include them in my prayers…Good luck to your business at kahit na ganyan ang pangyayari,ligtas kayo at yan ang mahalaga.
Congratulations and good luck po.
September 28th, 2009 on 4:50 am
hi thanks for stopping by. Congratulations on you new businees, I wish to have one someday…. My Prayers are with all the vicitms of this tragedy… so sad.
September 28th, 2009 on 5:03 am
God bless mommy and I’m happy that you and your family is safe…Btw,congratulation to your new loading store!!
my PB is here-http://emotemylife.blogspot.com/2009/09/pixel-bug-worst-flooding-history-in.html
September 28th, 2009 on 6:04 am
I saw the typhoon disasters last night in the news.. grabe it broke the previous record daw. SO sad na marami daw nawala. Im glad you’re all ok, as well as my family in PI.
Goodluck to your new business.. Im sure magiging successful yan in few months from now. Sabi nila, blessings daw ang ulan =) Thanks for this meme, something to look forward every monday =)
September 28th, 2009 on 9:11 am
congrats sa new business! I believe the success of the business lies not timing of the blessing, it’s all in sound management!
God bless your business! 
September 28th, 2009 on 12:11 pm
hi momsy, pwede pa ba ako sa pixelbug? kahit tagalog po blog ko?
nagsubmit na po ako..
tenks tenks po!
September 28th, 2009 on 12:43 pm
congrats on your new business!
let’s all continue to pray for the victims of typhoon Ondoy.
September 28th, 2009 on 4:50 pm
My heart ache when I heared & saw the news on t.v
September 28th, 2009 on 4:57 pm
Congrats on your new store sassy mom. Prayers for the people affected in the calamity. I experienced floods when I was still in Cebu City. This one is really bad, imagine 40 people died from the floods.
September 29th, 2009 on 12:36 am
I would like to join but since it is already tuesday I might join next week