It’s typhoon signal no. 3 here in Los Baños!
I think one of the memories I have of UPLB is during the typhoon season, especially ones that are as strong as todays’ Typhoon Milenyo. As early as 5.30am in the morning, we go out of our rooms (I stayed at Women’s) and ask each other “May pasok kaya?”. And while certain that there will be no classes, still prepare ourselves to go to class. Kahit brownout. Kahit walang tubig. Kahit may gumamit ng tubig na inipon ko sa balde ko. No hot water so I can’t have my coffee. No breakfast, for that matter. So we survive with chirchiria the rest of the day. Snuggle in bed all the day. Or perhaps talk, talk, talk all day. Always complaining for the electricity to come back, for water to flow, for the winds to stop howling. And wondering how the campus looks like after the storm.
Calm after the storm. I always think of this phrase after a typhoon hits Los Baños. You know when a typhoon has passed because it suddenly becomes quiet. Calmness descends. And you can see the sun starting to shine behind the clouds. Quite suddenly too, it’s like the campus starts to come alive. Everyone eager to come out and have a look around the campus. Anong puno kaya ang natumba? Everybody hungry, too. I do remember that there were times when there is nothing to do in dorm anymore, my friends and I would just decide to watch a movie at Agrix.
I hope the typhoon passes out of Los Baños soon. I’m so hungry now.
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Stumble It!
October 3rd, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Up to now, brownout pa rin in most areas of Los Baños. Ang dilim sa campus. Most of the restaurants are close. McDo at Chowking lang ata ang nag-ooperate.
February 12th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
hehe.
basta ang masaya dun yung kontrobersyal na puno ng Dao sa may S.U., yung sabi nila putulin na kasi konting lindol lng tutumba na,,,ayun, buhay na buhay pa rin. Di kinaya ni Milenyo.