We had our Univ of Antique general assembly. It rained the whole afternoon until it flooded the whole UA gymnasium. I decided to go home after it had stopped for a while. As i walked in front of the CAS building, i could not pass because it was flooded. i had no choice but to cross eventhough i will get my white fila shoes wet, soaking wet. I arrived at our house after a 20 minute-jeepney ride. I want to sleep but i forced myself to get up so that i could be ready for Iloilo. I still have my masteral class in the morning.
i arrived at the susie stars terminal around 5. then off we go after 20 minutes and after my excitement upon seeing lola, Ms. Hazel Villa on the same bus. when we arrived at guinsang-an, the dispatcher informed us that we will have to transfer bus when we arrive at Maalan because of the landslide. So i prepared myself for another adventure since that was my first time to walk through and on a landslide. arriving at the site, it was not just a landslide but there were also coconut trees that came along the landslide as if it was placed like a barricade. so no chance of the bus to pass. we went out of the bus upon knowing that another bus waited for us at the other side. i was the only one who has an umbrella so everybody became my best friend. my legs and feet were all wet. as i sat on the bus, i felt my fingers in my feet and even my feet numb. i could barely move it. but i said, maybe, this is because of the fatigue and i sat back but i couldn't sleep. i was all smiles when i saw my umbrella's brace, one of the brace was broken. i smiled and thought of the heroic deed my umbrella has done.
We arrived at iloilo city around 9 PM. i was in a hurry to ride the first ever taxi that came. i don't have a change so i decided to pay 1000 but the driver told me that he does not have a change. so i paid my new 50peso bill and i went out. i realized that i have not closed the taxi's door very well but just as i thought of closing it again, the taxi zoomed. i noticed that i miss something. my samsung star wifi phone is not with me. instantly, all i could remember was the taxi because before i stepped down, i was texting. but no chance of getting back my cellphone after numerous attempts of calling and texting. well, i can't do anything since that was the only time that i have not read the taxi's name and memorized the plate number. i said to myself, maybe it was my phone's destiny to be lost. i have no sentiments of losing my phone but the only thing that bothers me was my contacts.
i attended my class august 27. it was also my dad's bday. i told my adventures and misadventures to my classmates. after my first period class, i asked permission from my professor not to attend my 1:30-4:30 class because it would be dangerous for me to go home late because of the landslides. i was shocked upon reaching Oton and saw the flooded houses, farms and the whole oton plaza. i reflected. i told myself that i was even luckier losing my phone than losing my house, my faith and my own life.
i reached home very happy since it was dad's bday and i'm home for my mom's bday the day after.
anyway, thanks to globe that after disconnecting my lost phone which has my globe plan number in it, they reconnected me again using the same globe number which i had lost. at least, people who do not know i lost my phone could still text me and i will just ask who they are and save again their number for my contacts.
so much for not trusting my instincts. form that time on, i promised myself to trust my instincts because if only i had trusted my instincts, i should have not experienced the things mentioned above. but at least, i gained another life changing lesson and experience.
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