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| Water Flowing off Diversion Road behind Ana's Subdivision |
Fiancee Ana's videocall woke me up yesterday morning with her voice in full panic mode. Several days of torrential rains had flooded the Villa Trinitas Subdivision, putting jeepneys, tricycles and taxis out of service.
The screenshot above is from a video Ana sent from her phone, showing the diversion road behind her subdivision, a veritable river swelling the normally small stream flowing under the bridge.
"Darling, that's the road where we went for a walk your first day here. Now, it's impassable," Ana stated.
While this might normally mean a few days inconvenience, flooded roads now threatened Ana's ability to make it to Cebu City by September 4 for her flight to the United States.
"I can't think straight right now," Ana continued.
"I will call you in the morning and we can try to figure out what to do."
At daybreak things looked somewhat better. but the 10 day forecast for Cagayan de Oro showed thunderstorms 9 out the next 10 days.
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| Ana's Luggage |
"All my neighbors are telling me to get out while I can before a typhoon, now out at sea, makes landfall," Ana told me the next morning.
"What do you think I should do?" she asked.
"I agree with your neighbors," I responded.
"Take the ferry to Cebu City and get a hotel room for the night. At least you won't miss your flight that way," I advised.
As I type, Ana is in a bunk amongst a couple hundred other passengers on the eight hour 2Go Travel Ferry's overnight passage from Cagayan de Oro to Cebu.
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| Ana Adiong |
She's weary after two tense days, first worried about flight cancellations due to sabotage of the reserve oxygen tanks on planes at the Hong Kong Airport, then being trapped by the flash flooding in her barangay.
But, at least now she's on the boat.
This sounds like a round by round account with Howard Cosell broadcasting the Thrilla in Manila between Ali and Frazier. Hope Ana wins at least a decision.
ReplyDeleteActually, Ana made the decision and I'm the winner.
DeleteYou must be excited she is about to fly to Hong Kong. Hopefully things are calm.
ReplyDeleteAna has a 3-1/2 hour layover in HK and says she will not venture outside. I'll be relieved when she's on the plane.
DeletePleasant travels Anaπ
ReplyDeleteMary Rey said ......
ReplyDeleteBlessings mi hija!! Stay strong !!
I will be praying for youππ
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DeleteAre you going to be on 90 day fiance!
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