Typhoon Odette's Judgement: Unforgettable Experiences

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Draft Written: 12/17-18/2021

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Hello! Hello! Hello my read.cash family!πŸ‘‹πŸ˜ŠHow are you? Its been a while since the last time I published an article in here. I know some of you here been wondering why I was not around for this long. "I MISS YOU!":(( I REALLY AM!" Well, as you can see in the title above, you may have your hint already. And yes, the main reason of my disappearance was because of typhoon "Odette." Amidst the situation we've been through, still I thanked God because my family were all safe.

It was December 16, 2021, super typhoon "Odette" hit the southern part portion of Visayas region. I received a lot of notifications came from "NDRRMC-National Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Council", where we were advised to take care of ourselves because of the said typhoon.

"At talaga namang timing din siya, sa monthsary pa talaga namin ni MGD." Two days before the landfall of the said typhoon, we already felt the unusual heavy rainfalls in our barrio. We also experienced sudden brownouts and "No network connection" or "unavailable Internet connection." Some of the "Barangay Police" informed us about the coming of typhoon "Odette". We were advised to pack or secure all the necessary things like flashlights, medical kits, and foods (e.g. can goods, noodles, water). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to pack all the necessary things I have mentioned, because I was then so nervous and I've got terrified. Gladly, MGD was there to comfort me, but still I only secure the important documents and some food.

At around 3 pm, the wind started to blew out. I was shocked that after few minutes the tree of "Mansanitas" near our house falled on the ground. My papa went outside and saw it blocking the road. So, he called for a rescue to cut the tree into pieces. Some of our neighbors helped to clean the road even the rain was still pouring out.

Few hours later, the wind already blew out heavily. The coconut tress outside our house feels like dancing in the wind and rain. I got scared even its wasn't the first time I experienced it. (My first was during typhoon "Yolanda") And its feels like I was really in great danger. My papa then told me to get inside together with MGD. As for my mama, she was worried for our raised pigs and chickens. And as for my pet "Iking" he was just kept on following us around and then hide under our bed. I also felt that he was so scared.

Around 6:30 pm, my mama and papa told us, (MGD and I) that we should eat our dinner already so that we didn't got an empty stomach that night, knowing that there was a heavy rain and wind blows. The surroundings was filled with darkness. Our only main source of light was our flashlights. And then suddenly, we heard a loud sound like, "Boom" or "Bang". Something like that. My papa looked at the window and he saw that there was a coconut tree fell off the ground and our bamboo gate was being hit along with the electric wires. MGD made me calmed again because I really got scared knowing that it almost hit our house. My papa told me that we should get inside my room. But I said to MGD that we should go to my parents' room. ("Paiyak na ako nun, natakot talaga ako sa nagyari.")

MGD agreed to what I suggested, maybe because he was then worried too. We went to my parents' room and had some time to talk about the situation. As the conversation goes on, the typhoon same goes through. What really got me terrified, was when we heard a scream outside our house. ("Hindi ko alam ko'ng nanghihingi pa nang tulong or kung ano, kasi ang lakas na talaga nung ulan tas ang hangin din.")

"Nung medyo humina na yung hangin at ulan, napagpasyahan namin na bumalik na ulit sa kwarto ko, to check kung hindi ba naabutan ng tulo yung higaan ko. Tumagas na kasi yung tubig, dumaloy na sa kisami sa kwarto ko. Nung patila na talaga yung ulan, we decided to take some rest na kasi antok na antok na talaga ako, pati sina MGD, papa at mama ko, hanggang sa kinaumagahan..."

THE NEXT DAY..

At that time, I woke early because of the noise I've heard outside caused by our neighbors. Its not irritating though, I mean I understand their side of making noise. Mostly, they talked about the houses being destroyed by the typhoon. While MGD was still sleeping, I went outside my room and..."Bumungad talaga sa'kin yung basa naming living room."

I went to our kitchen. I was shocked when I saw that our kitchen's roof looked like this;

"OMG! Wala nang bubong sa kusina. As in, pati yung lubid na itinali ni papa sa kabilang bahagi nang kusina namin, natanggal na. Buti nalang at hindi talaga tuluyang bumagsak."

After that, I went outside our house. "Bumulaga naman sa'kin yung bumagsak na malaking puno ng niyog na sumira sa gate namin na kawayan lang. Mga kabli nang kuryente, mga wala nang "Palwa" na niyog. Yung malapit na makalbo na niyog ba."

My Aunt called up for me, asking me to took some pictures. Luckily, I turned off my phone, that's why I still been able to capture some photos that day.

This was our yard looked like the day after typhoon "Odette".

Some of our neighbor's so-called "home", but look at that. It was all ruined by the typhoon. There were some of them where they lost their houses, totally. "Wala talagang natira. As in, sira talaga yung buong bahay." I came back at our house and I woke up MGD and the two of us, joined the others going in our "barrio proper" to see what had happened in there.

My mama was wiping off her tears, while us were showing our zombie-like faces. Hehe.. "We don't have enough sleep kasi. Hayaan niyo na. Lol.XD" I then informed my mama that MGD and I will go to our barrio proper. She nodded, which means that she allowed us to go then. As we go on walking, I took the opportunity to take some pictures.

"Ang dami ding mga naputol na mga puno, klase-klase. May mga puno nang niyog, langka, at papaya. Mayroon ding mga bayabas, at mangga." Later on, we arrived in there, and...

"Niyupi talaga yung covered-court namin." Isang haligi nalang ang natira, at may chance pang matumba din." I didn't imagine that it will really happen to it. "Covered-court na yun eh. Tas, look at it, nasira talaga. Parang tinuping damit lang."

Look at our High School's classrooms. The students' modules were all wet. Including the school's television and printers. The projects and other school equipments. Gladly, the teachers already kept it safe all the necessary documents like the forms (e.g. form 137). But still, got worried and sad about what happened to the classrooms. "Saan na sila mag-si-stay, when they have school duties? Pa'no na yung mga nabasang gamit? Yung mga modules? Other papers? Maisasalba pa kaya?"

After staying in there for almost an hour, we decided to go home so that we can eat our breakfast. Together with my Aunt, and my cousins, MGD and I, went back home.

end...

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I should say, it was my very first time to experience such kind of disaster. Honestly, I was thinking that I can only such kind of scenarios in the news from other places with the same situation. "Iba pala talaga ang takot, kaba, lungkot...basta, hindi ko ma-explain yung emosyon."

Unlike typhoon Yolanda, in this typhoon, "Ang daming sirang kabahayan at kabuhayan sa lugar namin." WHAT NOW? What will happen to us now? Our basic commodities? Where can we find it now? "Tuba-gathering" is impossible because almost all coconut trees were affected. "Pakalbo na nga yung iba sa kanila." My papa said, "it will need 3 to 5 years for these coconut trees to produce lots of "Tuba" again." So, where can we get our money now to buy our food, water, and other supplies, especially for our house that was ruined by the typhoon? As for my job in this platform, I still have a hard time in connecting to the Internet. I have a small hodlings but honestly, its not enough to fix our kitchen. It can only be enough to buy our food supplies for a month, and I can't withdraw it because of poor Internet connection. (It will take some time to process it.) Also, the remittances near us were still close for now. "Kung meron man, ang haba nang pila."

"Hahay! I know, pagsubok lang 'to. Malalampasan din namin 'to. I know, hindi lang kami ang nasalanta. How much more pa yung nataas sa signal number 4 na mga lugar, di ba? Laban parin nang laban! I know, God is with us! May rason bakit nangyari ang lahat nang ito. At may rason parin tayo na magpasalamat sa Kanya for keeping us all safe, despite what happened to our houses and our means of living. It means, we still have a reason to go on our lives, even we have to start all over again.

We should hold on to our faith and believe that, "God will Provide!" And without a doubt, HE WILL!

#LABAN PA RIN SA 2022!πŸ’ͺ

Thank you for reading!

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!πŸ˜‡

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(I can't upload some photos, maybe because of poor signal.)

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2 weeks ago

Relate gyud ko sa imo na feel sis ky isa ang Bohol sa naigo sa super typhoon Odette. Makalisang gyud siya and first time sad nako Naka experience ug ing ato kakusog nga bagyo

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2 years ago

Opo nakakakaba po talaga kapag hinahagupit po ng bagyo, naranasan na din po namin yan. Ako po ay natutuliro po talaga kung anong uunahin kong isalba at madaling madali po akong itass ang mga gamit namin para kapag bumaha po ay hindi sila abutin. Pero dasal lang po talaga ang sagot sa lahat ng ating kaba at para sa kaligtasan po natin. Good to hear you and your family are safe po. Laban lang po at makakabangon din po kayo soon.

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2 years ago

Thanks for your encouraging words sis. Babangon at babangon ulit.. It may take some time, but surely, God's time will come.

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2 years ago

Tama po tutulungan po kayo ni God para makaahon po ulit. Tiwala lang po talaga.

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2 years ago

Welcome back ate and thank goodness nga okay lang mo dira. Same sa amo balay diri, among kwarto Wala nay atop hehe pero laban lang gihapon ta ani. Until now naa gihapon places diri sa amo nga Wala gihapon kuryente nya ang internet connection Kay dili gihapon stable. Fighting lang!

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2 years ago

Mao pud intawn diri sa amo. Pasalamat na lang pud gani mi nga, naay magpacharge nami nga silingan. Maong maka.battery full pa intawn.. Pero, mao lagi na. Wa pa'y kuryente, niya hapit na fiesta. Tas ang signal pud, pangitaunon pud lagi..

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2 years ago

OMG , I'm so glad rhat you're all okay. Mapapalitan ant bubong at bahay pero di ang buhay ikaw nga. Kaya I'm happy na okay kau. Pag subok lang tu and malalampasan nyo to. Just like the others.

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2 years ago

Thanks God talaga marengs!.. At oo, pagsubok lang to. Kayang-kaya malampasan. Kahit paunti-unti muna, but, babangon at babangon pa rin.. AJA!..πŸ’ͺHehe...

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2 years ago

Grabe talaga yung bagyo :( Sobrang dami ang nasira niya. of course, mentality, nakasira din siya. I do hope na makabangon po kayo.

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2 years ago

Ito unti-unting bumabangon. Kahit papa'no eh, ipagpapatuloy ang buhay, kahit hindi gaya nang dati. Lalo na sa main source of income. Yung mga puno ng niyog dito, aguyy.. Ilang years pa ang hihintayin bago bumalik sa dati..

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2 years ago

I heard the news about the devastation of Odette sa lugar nyo. I am praying an mapabilsi ang recovery nyo

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2 years ago

Thanks bro... Laban pa rin tayo.. Hehe

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2 years ago

Thanks bro. Hindi naman kami pinapabayaan ni God dito. May mga instruments naman siya, para maging tulay na matulungan kami dito. Lalo na talaga yung nawalan na nang tirahan.

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2 years ago

It was the really hard time which you all faced and I can understand the pain to see the devastation. But I am glad to see you all are saved and handled this situation in better way.

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2 years ago

Yes dear. And I thanked God for still giving us a chance and a way to keep striving..

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2 years ago

May the Almighty give you people the strength to turn the table again. Best wishes for you dear.

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2 years ago

Thanks Mate. Let's just hope and pray that everything will be alright..

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2 years ago

That's really awful... Glad that you're safe even though you might suffer some losses. Hope that everything will works out for the better, and stay strong!

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2 years ago

Yes! I am still grateful that despite everything that happened, we survive and find our ways to continue life, even some of us needs to start from scratch again..

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2 years ago

Sobrang mapuno sa kalagirian nyo ate, buti walamh nabagsakan kase majirap na. Ganito rin naexperience namin nung yolanda, nauna pansi ate marinov makabalik saka si ate murakami at si ate janz, sabi nila nawawala-wala padaw signal dyan pero sana maging stable na.

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2 years ago

Ayy oo be. Yung bahay talaga namin pinaliligiran nang mga puno ng niyog talaga.

Hmm..Oo, yung signal din talaga, hindi pa siya stable. Pahirapan para maka.signal lang..

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2 years ago

Walang pagsubok ang hndi nkayanan ng mga pinoy. Kaya yan 😁

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2 years ago

Tama ka diyan Ms. Jane.. Kaya, Laban pa rin sa 2022! Hehe..😁

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2 years ago

Ako naman sis eh talagang mas ininda ng lugar namin yun Yolanda. 3 weeks kming walang kuryente at tubig noon..

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2 years ago

Buti 3 weeks lang sis, sa'min buwan talaga. Almost two months yata yun. Tas ngayon naman, ewan kung kailan babalik ang kuryente dito sa'min. Yung tubig okay na naman..

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2 years ago

Pero mas okay na yan may tubig sia.. Mas mahirap kasi un pati tubig eh wala, di bale siguro walang kuryente basta may tubig lang..

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2 years ago

Ayy oo sis. Magiging dugyot pag walang tubig, tas ewan ko ba, lagi ahung nauhaw sa tubig. Haha..

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2 years ago

Korek, hehe

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2 years ago

grabe jud bitaw si odette dai uie. dakua sa damage na iya gida sa atu jud. pero sigge lang, laban lang ta ani. ang importante buhi. naa pa tay time na mubarug.

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2 years ago

Mao lagi ate.. Daghan kaayo ta'ng apektado tungod niya..Abi ko'g sa tv ra ko makakita ug ing.ato nga klase sa mga damages..

Hmm..Bitaw! Fight lang jud gihapon ta ani, bisan mubalik tas uno..

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2 years ago

Grabeee tlga ang odette! Glad to know sis na okay na kayo jan buti nmn may signal na. Marami pa rin mga lugar na walang ilaw at signal. Kahit nga dito sa amin maraming nasira jan pa kaya na malapit lng sa landfall. Ingat kayo palagi sis.

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2 years ago

May signal nga, pero pahirapan pa rin sis. Kailangan mo pa'ng mabilad sa araw.. Hehe..

Dito wala pa ding ilaw. Buti na lang may yayamaning kaming kapit-bahay na may generator kaya nakakapag.charge nang phone..

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2 years ago

Woahhh, ang laki talaga ng pinsala ng Odette. Sana okay lang kayo.

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2 years ago

Oo nga eh... BUT... Thanks God, kahit papa'no, napagpatuloy pa rin namin ang buhay kahit kailangang pauntiΒ² muna..

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2 years ago

Grabe sissy anlaki talaga ng napinsala ni odette, ang iba yata dipa nakakarecover sa dala ni odette. Nakakasad mga ngyayari nagsasabay sabay na idagdag pa c covid

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2 years ago

Oo nga sis eh, ang hirap pero kailangan bumangod ulit. Magpasalamat na lang din tayo kasi, buhay pa. May rason pa rin tayo para magpatuloy sa laban..

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2 years ago

Mamsh grabe ang covered court mura ta gayud ug gipilo. Arang kahadlok gayud mamsh. Sa lungsod pa gayud namu sa Liloan mi landfall sa ika 3rd landfall niya. Arang duola ras amo. Arang hilak gayud sa ahong mama mamsh sa kakulba mamsh kay arang laina gayud murag kunog nasuko ang hangin tas murag naghilak. Nanimbawot gayud akong balahibo.

Di gayud ko active sa pag December mamsh kay tua ras pamilya naho akong huna-huna mamsh kay dili mangakontak. Wa ko kahibawo kung nangaunsa na sila. Mayo ra gani naay ningcontact nako. Makahilak gayud ko magtan aw mamsh.😭 Ag sa mga coastal area grabe wash out gayud. Dili na mahitsura. Ahong mga relatives mamsh tanan atop ukang gayud. Walay nabilin.😭 Laban ra gayud mamsh. Kahibwo ko tabangan ta ni God na malampasan ang tanan. Musta man inyong mga pagkaon ara mamsh?

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2 years ago

Mao lagi Mamsh.. Ag ako man gani, aruyy intawn. Mura jud ko'g mayataps sa kalisang atung tungura. Kadto jung pagkabali sa lubi tungod sa amo, tas paglupad sa atup sa among kusina. Tas ahung kwarto nga mura na'g kaunon sa tubig kay nisud na bisan naay kisame. Nitu lagi, hasta pa ang sa bombilya.

Kalooy sa Ginoo mamsh, naa man pu'y hinabang ginagmay.. Ang mga panginabuhian laman lagi. Ang tuba, iabot pa'g pila ka semana, usa makaabot ug usa ka container. Nalisdan lagi mi ron sa sitwasyon. Maajo gani pud ka'y naa taw'y muhatag.

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2 years ago

Arang ka hadlok ato mamsh.😭 Arang kusuga gayud pag ayo kay diha man jud ming agi. Maka trauma gayud mamsh. Nanggihilak sad akong ante mamsh.😭 Sa kakulba ug kahadlok.😭 Grabe gayud.

Naay mga relief permi mamsh. Didto sa amung barangay. Nanggilisod sad ang mga tawo adtua. 😭Mabangon ra gayud ang tanan mamsh. In the name of God.πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

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2 years ago

Mao lagi Mamsh.. Saon man pud lagi ug kami ra diri permi tagaan ug relief, saon na laman ang uban pud nga mas nagkinahanglan. Samut na to'ng wa na juy bay..

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2 years ago

Oo mamsh. Kalooy gayud mamsh. Katong tua sa mga coastal areas. Wala gayud silay bilin. Wash out tanan. Kita gayud ko video naghilak na kay nangayo ug hinabang.😭

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2 years ago

Mao jud mamsh.. Sa Macrohon kuno, naa na juy mga karatola lagi, "We need food and water!"..

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2 years ago

Mao ba mamsh. Arang looya gayud pag ayo tas ang uban nag payagΒ² nalang sad.πŸ₯Ί

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2 years ago

Mao lagi Mamsh.. Saon nga kalamidad man jud lagi..Samut na tung nawad.an ug minahal sa kinabuhi jud...

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2 years ago

Oo mamsh sakit kaayo. Sa Bohol mamsh ug Negros naay mga patay.😭

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2 years ago

Mao bitaw nga dako kaayo tawn mi ug pasalamat nga bisan nanglupad pa ang mga sin or nangadaot ang mga sanggutan, ang importante, buhi pa intawn. Ug dako na na nga rason para ipadayon gihapon ang kinabuhi Mamsh..

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2 years ago

Really terrible everything that happened to them. These natural disasters are too dangerous when they come in full force. I'm so sorry :(

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2 years ago

I bet is it bro. But still, even though we had experienced this disaster, even we have to start all over again, we should do it. After all, we survived! And that's a sign that we should continue living and strive for survival..

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