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Sep 09 28th |
Marikina: Mostly Affected by Typhoon OndoyPosted by Ada on Category: Luzon, Marikina | 54 Comments |
Marikina is one of the city that Philippines should be proud for. Fernandos coined Marikina as “The Little Singapore” and “The City in the Pink of Health” for it’s effective governance.
During my elementary years, Bayani Fernando included “Marikina” in our HEKASI (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) subject. I still remember Marikina’s motto: Discipline, Good Taste, and Excellence and quote about garbage, Mumunting basura, ibulsa muna.
In front of Marikina Postal Office.
I can say that Marikina is nearly a perfect city but geographically at risk of dangerous natural calamities such as earthquake and massive flood.
According to our History teacher, Marikina is a valley. A low land which lies between high areas of Sierra Madre (east) and Quezon City (west). Cainta and Pasig are also part of this valley.
September 26, 2009, Saturday. I woke up at 2:45 PM, went downstairs and irritated by wet floor. It was raining hard and nobody was there. I went to 1st floor with flood above the knee and shocked that they are transferring our computers to the 2nd floor.
Taken at 3:28PM. Flood is about 5 feet.
We are so busy transferring our things from 1st floor to 2nd floor. It’s too late before we found out our neighbor in front of our house, was not able to save any single thing except from themselves. Flood really goes up so fast.
Taken at 4:50PM. Flood is about 5 feet, but in street, it’s about more than 5 feet.
At 7:34 PM, here it is now.
Our street taken last October 2008 (while I was practicing long exposure). The gate from this photo is apparently not visible from the photo above.
We still don’t have internet connection. I’m using my phone as modem while blogging about this. If you are also texting me, expect some delay since I am having problem with signal.
God bless us all.
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February 28th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
hanef nakapag blog ka pa neto hehe.. naalala ko din Ondoy days naun tsktsk wala kami 2nd floor damit lng suot..
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Ada Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
ahaha!! hoi mukhang fan na fan ka ng blog ko hahaha!! lahat ng kinommentan mo LOLss!
oo may kuryente kami nyan kaya nakapagblog pa ako hehe. kami lang may kuryente sa boung compound namin kasi yung main socket namin nasa 2nd floor. yayyy
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ivan Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
haha nakakatuwa kasi basahin nasa favorites ko na nga tong page mo eh hahaha.. more blogs pa dami mo alam lawak ng utak hehe
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October 10th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
very devastating event..
i felt sorry for those who lost almost everything.. 
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October 7th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
This is a really dangerous situation.Could anyone imagine what might happened to the poor people who have no “2nd Floor” in their houses to escape to?
The place you are in is a valley but there ought to be ways to tackle things like this.What about storm water drains,what about having proper dams (though small) at the place to protect life and property?
Someone has to really think about this.The costs of resettlement are going to be very high.
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October 7th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Glad you’re all ok. wala na bang baha sa inyo? any idea kung ano nangyari sa pan de amerikana? take care.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 am
Glad you and your family are safe Ada! Grabe yung baha.
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Ada Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 am
Hi George! Yes, mud aftermath.
Thanks!
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faye Reply:
October 9th, 2009 at 5:54 am
how can we get help? this is a letter fom my friend. ano ang dapat gawin ng mga affected ni ondoy para maka avail sa help na ibinibigay para sa kanila? thanks
My sister & brother who live in Marikina with thier family were affected and they lost everything, how we can help them? who can assure me that all this fund raisings its helping them, coz, I spoke to my brother that still they don’t have water to drink no electricity water in the bottle is very expensive, they didn’t get any help yet from all this fund raisings all over the world, they wonder where’s the help? still never come….
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October 2nd, 2009 at 7:24 pm
grabe sabi na pati kayo maaapektuhan eh…
how’s naman ate sab?
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Ada Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 am
Okay naman all
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October 2nd, 2009 at 3:17 am
Hi Ada, Hope all is well & restored now at your end. I immediately made an overseas call to my mom on that 26th itself & was so difficult. It was choppy & very unclear. Marilao, Bul. was badly hit also, our first floor was soaked in water and my mom-in-law’s house almost reached the 2nd floor & most of them were not saved. Thanks to our God they’re all fine & safe – our lost things I believe will be replaced with the new ones – sooner. God bless us
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Ada Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 am
Hi Erick, we are having problem with signal too, even sending SMS pahirapan.
Good thing all our important things in our 2nd Floor except for waching machine. Hehe
Yup hopefully, all be back to normal.
God bless us!
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October 1st, 2009 at 10:54 pm
that typhoon was disastrous, i remember way back in our town in Cagayan, hanggang tuhod ang baha, hanggang tuhod sa 2nd floor ng bahay namin
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Ada Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 am
OMGG. Thank God you guys are all safe.
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October 1st, 2009 at 9:58 pm
OMG, the car! the house! everything… tsk3…
grabe, buti safe na kayo, kaso may padating na naman na bagong bagyo, at mas malakas pa! waaa
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Ada Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 am
Oo nga, eto ngayon humihina na siya woot salamat kay Bro
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October 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Same thing happened to us in Cainta Rizal. I just hope that it will subside already. Politicians should act to flush out the water.
I also blogged about my experience. But I think the flood in your area is more severe and deeper than ours.
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