fly with mhe

.. indeed is my door to the year.

How was your 1st month of the year? Is it fair or good? So good that you don’t want to part with January and move on to the next month? That’s not what I felt for sure. Though January had been so good to me. It gave me more students, challenging though but a continual learning experience and appreciation for my life and the work He has tasked me. The month’s event also teaches me to trust Him and the people He sent to accomplish the task He gave me. To appreciate the people in my life whom I hold dear and not worry too much for them as they are always taken care of. Though it was only on new year’s vacation days and some days when the flood hit our city that I had the time to stay at home the whole day. The rest, it is either at work, listening to lectures on my master’s program or at church and its activities. However busy and filled those days may be, those were the stepping stones to where and what I have gained today. But despite that, He also gave me time to sit around, smile at things that transpired in the day, blog about it, sing my heart out, strum a little, enjoy the company of my friends, teach someone, exchange meaningful smiles and text messages, etc.

Keeping the smile on to February.

The rain is still pouring as of this writing. It had been raining hard for about 7 hours already. Some areas of the city were reportedly submerged, some rivers overflowed, streets filled with water, and other areas unpassable to commuters. I’m worried. There have been reports of rivers overflowing but no mention of Bigaan, the river along the Cugman where I frequent and had become my other home. I don’t know if I should be worried because none were mentioned or maybe it was not noticed since the reports mostly were of the barangays along the Cagayan de Oro river which also overflowed last week.

My mother’s ancestral home’s floor in Medina, Misamis Oriental was almost filled with water. The area along the river, despite the dike, is in knee deep water according to my uncle.

Carmen market’s floor is partly submerged in water, the highest being knee deep also, mostly in the streets and jeepneys were being rerouted. Gaisano Carmen’s gate facing the market is in a foot deep of water. The houses along the Binonoan river were washed out by the fllod and residents were gathered with their things at a nearby building. Jollibee Carmen’s vicinity is also in waters, a foot deep. From Jollibee Carmen part of the Vamenta road to Liceo de Cagayan, only a few vehicles passed, only those with high chassis parts.

Reports were made of children being rescued in some rivers along the west part of the city, namely Iponan and Kauswagan.

Divisoria and the east part of the city were not as worse as the west side. Barangay Iponan, Barra, Barangay Bonbon, Barangay Bayabas and back part of Patag are in waters to name a few.

Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), formerly Mindanao Polytechnic State College is surely in waters once again, sometimes its as high as 3 feet. Text messages were also circulating whether they’ll push through with their exams tomorrow. Hehe..

Electric current in our place just got back. In time to post this entry.

Just got a word from one of the mothers of the Cugman Boiz, they were safe, the river was big but didn’t overflowed. Thankfully.

2008 was indeed a wet year.

Thankfully, its Sunday today. No work and no school. At least, students are safe in each of their residences with their family. As well as also the flashflood that happened last Saturday. And both incidents happened in daylight hours, making it less dangerous.