storm yolanda

nov. 8, 2013, friday
getting ready for {what's being called} the worst typhoon of 2013 named yolanda. they put and secured covers over the veranda, and hid pots and pans that were on a long table at our outdoor kitchen. drinking water - check! food - check! batteries - check! transistor radio - check! flashlights - check!
  • it's 5 p.m. it's raining and i hear gusts of wind.
  • it's 9 p.m. the rain stopped but it's still very windy, very windy. temperature-wise, the long-stored balabal is fished out and now wrapped around my shoulders.
nov. 9, 2013, saturday
  • it rained again at dawn. it stopped by mid-morning. the sun came out.
  • still windy. shower-burst in the afternoon.
  • it's 9 p.m. a little windy. no rain.
nov. 10, 2013, sunday
yolanda moved on. we are ok but, sadly, many are not.

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