Storm and Earthquake

I woke up very early today… It’s so cold… It’s still drizzling outside. I guess the storm hasn’t left the country yet. At least the streets are not flooded. Where I am, a little bit of rain will cause waters from the creeks to rise resulting in flooding our streets. Yesterday we experience an earthquake with the magnitude of 5-9. I refused to be scared when that was happening but later I was told that Philippines have the same plate as Japan, and we all know that Japan experienced terrible earthquakes that claimed millions of lives. In the past, there was also a terrible earthquake that had happened in Baguio here in the Philippines. I think that was back in the 1990. I was very small then but I was watching the news. The headlines were all about the earthquake there. Many lives were lost. When I visited Baguio with a friend and his family, I guess3-4yrs ago, we went to places where the victims of that earthquake were placed temporarily. Many people claimed that they’ve seen ghosts of the victims there. But I don’t believe in ghosts. We experienced lots of disasters here in the Philippine but I really hope and pray we won’t experience a disaster beyond our means to cope as a country. This storm that we are experiencing now is nothing compared to the previous storms we have faced in the past. I like this kind of storm. I like the cool breeze it brings, the scene of damp streets, and the sound of rain pouring. To me, it’s very relaxing… A hot chocolate is the best to drink in this kind of weather, yummy!

Amy Winehouse

I read in the news that Amy Winehouse died of unknown cause. Well, all I know is she was doing drugs when she was alive, so I can only surmise that they are the cause, or maybe among the many causes. I remember when I was young, I keep encountering, from left to right, warning signs and ads against drugs that I grew up afraid to even touch any of them – illegal drugs, I mean. I tried smoking cigarette for a couple of months but I didn’t get hooked on it. The only reason I smoked is to socialize. But I didn’t like the smell or the taste of cigarette, so I quit. Smoking is one of the mistakes I made that I really regret because I think it’s the reason why I developed asthma. Then again, asthma is hereditary and it runs in the family, so maybe I got it from my family. Nevertheless, smoking is still bad for my health, and everyone else’s for that matter. I don’t like being around smokers because now I’m conscious of my own health. I know we will all die but I don’t want to die suffering from emphysema. Anyway, I’m just saying that Amy Winehouse’s death reminded me of the many things I was warned against as I was growing up.