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This is the continuation of my Typhoon Ondoy Story…. click on this link to read part 1 of this story:  We Survived the Flood! (My Typhoon Ondoy Story Part 1)

Sep 26 (Saturday). Sometime early afternoon.

By this time the water inside our house was already above our ankles. We locked up our rooms so if things inside would get displaced they would at least stay inside our rooms. The screen door of the house was very heavy when we opened it to get out, as there was water inside and outside. It felt surreal as my mom locked up and we all walked towards our gates. My mom was able to grab our dog, who had fallen off the tabletop and was wading around in our garden. We were able to attach a collar and leash on him. When we left our house the water outside was already mid-calf high, and the current outside was strong.

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I haven’t been able to add a new post in two weeks. The past couple of weeks have passed like a blur. Our house got flooded last September 26 due to Typhoon Ondoy. The extent of the devastation caused by this typhoon, and the one after it (Pepeng), is such that almost everyone I’ve spoken with since then has either been directly affected, or knows somebody (friend or relative) who was affected too. Much has been written about the typhoons and their devastating effects in the news and on the internet. I thought I would share my family’s Typhoon Ondoy story here as well.

The Flood

Sep 26 (Saturday). 
09:30AM  

My family (mom, sister, and myself) were at home. The day had started quite rainy, but the rain just kept   pouring down non-stop. We were glad we were all together at home and thinking how nice it would be to take a long nap with the cool weather. Unknown to us, it had already started to flood in our subdivision. It was already so bad that it was impossible for cars to get in and out of our village.

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After more than 3 months of not putting up any new posts, I’m back!

Been having a hard time coping with work-related stress and trying to strive for a balanced life. It’s affected my health and ability to be happy and enjoy life. It’s a real challenge to stay focused on the positive and to learn to handle things better. I am still a work in progress, after all

I will be sharing more in upcoming posts, as I am making it one of my goals to update this site regularly (at least 2x a week)!

Welcome to Speak Dream.

I have been trying to live out my dreams. And as the days pass by,  I realized little by little that dreams are not always intangible.  Once I start the first step towards it, most often I found out that dreams are easier to achieve than I had expected.

Dreams are not untouchable. This blog is here is to share with you bits of life on my jouney for chasing these dreams. It’s not written only for my friends, but for everyone who passes by this blog. I hope that by looking at my happiness, sadness, books I’ve read, and things I’ve done, it would help everyone to choose wisely and live a happy life.