High Tide

It was certainly a day to remember ... 26 September 2009.

Who would not forget this day? Anybody who was in Manila on that day will have a story to tell.

It was the day Ondoy hit the country ... and it hit the country BAD!

Here at Cebu Avenue, what started out as a beautiful cool Saturday ended in a house full of water.

This is what the gate at Cebu Avenue looks like from the second floor window.

The driveway leads up to the garage where one can find the entrance of the house. Upon entering the main door, there are stairs that go downstairs to the first floor and another going upstairs to the second floor.

At 10:30 am, we noted the flood but were not that concerned since we have experienced flooding in the past.

By 11:40, it had reached an alarming height. We knew this was no ordinary storm.

By this time, water was pouring into the first floor of our house, going down the stairs like waterfalls. The current of the flowing water was quite strong and the speed at which the water poured in didn't give us much time to move things to higher ground.

Based on the waterline, the water rose to about 5 ft.

Everything was wet.

We had food and water and a second floor. We were all together that day. We had extra hands to help us out. We are all safe and alive.

So truly, we are still blessed.