"All systems go"
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
December 20, 2016 9:03pm CST
A chronology of events since October 19th, the wrath of the super-typhoon Lawin:
October 19th was my check-up with my cardiologist, that we had to "keep our feet on the ground" so we won't be blown away with the strong winds.Then we were left with practically nothing- no water supply, electricity, phone lines. But we are happy we survived the wrath. We are alive.
A week later, water supply was restored.
We had to let the generator be fixed after a week too(we had to queue for that), and so we had power though temporary; it was expensive too because the premium gasoline is bought every afternoon.
A day before my birthday, power was back (that was November). We had to content ourselves with the free data mode of FB so we can read what is new in this world.
Nearly 2 months and 1 day, phone is restored. WiFi back, and now, I am here logging in.
"ALL SYSTEMS GO"
How is everybody?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Dec 16
yes, thanks to those who helped in the restoration of these basic services. we were so blind with the latest news, until the cable people fixed our lines.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
22 Dec 16
@ridingbet I hope you will begin to earn more now that you are back with us. Hugs to you, Ingrid!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Dec 16
@DianneN thanks my dear. i really intend to be here always, to add more to my stagnated $3 since the typhoon's devastation. thanks to you all for helping me here
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
thanks for welcoming me back, dear. now, i hope to reach the minimum until next month so my PayPal account will 'live' again.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
although i felt so weak when power was not yet restored, the main reason why i was out was due to the typhoon.now,we can switch on the fan when it is so hot.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
23 Dec 16
@ridingbet That's understandable . 
Palabok , i love it too . At least you have that for a wish for long life . Of course , we all want long life . 
Palabok , i love it too . At least you have that for a wish for long life . Of course , we all want long life . 1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
yup, i cannot post my day because we still had no internet, until a few days ago. of course my lady, the 3 of us here at home had 'palabok' right after the mass. i hope to have long life
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Dec 16
@SIMPLYD my son ask me why we Pinoys prefer to have noodles or pasta when we have our birthdays, and i often tell him that it is our tradition, and custom as well, that is carried from generation to generation, although i think this custom is from the Chinese ancestry. pansit is long life.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
21 Dec 16
Oh, no wonder you were gone for a while now. I was sure you were busy with your duties, didn't realize it was a lot worst. Yeah, I had no internet for two weeks and it already drove me nuts. Glad to have you back
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
hmm, nice avatar,hijo. "ikaw ba yan?" (is that you?) 2 weeks is just a small time, unlike us here--2 months and 1 day. hahaha!
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Dec 16
I'm so glad all is well with you. I was wondering where you had gone.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Dec 16
i super-missed this site, my dear, and all you my friends. it was because of the super typhoon that separated us from the rest of the world. practically, we were isolated. it was my first time to experience that event.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Dec 16
@ridingbet I'm glad you came through all that well. And finally have reconnected to the rest of the world. I missed you very much.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
@fishtiger58 i missed you too, my dear. i missed all the connections i have here. i really longed for the net to be restored here, but there were so many restorations in queue
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@averygirl72 (37753)
• Philippines
21 Dec 16
Where are you located in the Philippines? Good to know everything is restored now you can go back to normal life.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
thanks. i hope to be here every now and then, as long as we have electricity and the net is alive and operational;otherwise, i might just comment using my phone.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 16
it was a 'force majeure' with the typhoon, my dear; the rest should be up to the agencies responsible for us consumers, but i think there were so many who wanted the services immediately delivered. many electric cooperatives from different regions, even in the place where our president is from, came here to assist our cooperative.
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