theCALM.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
September 11, 2018 4:38pm CST
Good Wednesday morning. The roosters are crowing and the birds are chirping at this very calm break of dawn.
It has been announced that a strong typhoon is approaching my country and we are often reminded by the government to brace ourselves for the possible effects of this severe weather disturbance.
I hope the typhoon will disintegrate and won't hit us. It is so unsuspecting for this calm to be changed later to a storm.
I recall Lawin, that severe typhoon that hit us in 2016 that kept us electrically separated from the world for less than 2 months. I would not want this to happen again.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
it is unusually sunny and gloomy, and dark clouds are starting to form in the skies. my son is in school; hope it won't rain hard when he goes home this afternoon.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
12 Sep 18
@ridingbet Yes I know you would worry about that with your son coming home understand. I hope it does not either.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
@Courage7 there is an announcement that tomorrow and on Friday, classes will be suspended. thank God, as we wait for the typhoon.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
thank you. we are bracing ourselves because it was announced in the morning news that the typhoon might enter the Philippine area of Responsibility this noon or afternoon.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 Sep 18
@Shavkat that is the lasted news here, kabsat. Itogon, Benguet is already a ghost town and they are now retrieving the casualties.
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@aureliah (24321)
• Kenya
16 Sep 18
@ridingbet I heard the news that it has already left which is good
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@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
From the looks of it, it sure looks like the storm hit northern Luzon if the forecast would not change direction. It even went southern which means it sill hit Cagayan Province crossing to Ilocos Norte. I do hope and pray that people there would be prepared for this enormous storm passing through.
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@rsa101 (37969)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
@ridingbet Yes looks like the weather is really trying to hide from it all. In the coming hours it will get worse. Just hope and pray that it would not inflict too much damage in your area.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Sep 18
@rsa101 thank you. although preemptive evacuation was done, i believe there are some hard-headed residents who refuse to leave their homes especially if there are many appliances inside.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
i live in the north of the country. it was sunny here yesterday and today, no winds and rain, but maybe tomorrow, there will be.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
11 Sep 18
Now that's really too long without power. I hope that this typhoon won't bring much damage to our country.
It's Wednesday here and very sunny on my side of the world.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
@ridingbet No I'm not and at the moment we are having a sunny day here. No sign of the typhoon.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
that is nice. but isn't it you are in Manila? i hope the winds of Ompong will reduce its speed and gustiness, so the possible damages in our country should be minimal. of course, i hope power should not be disrupted.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
@toniganzon that is good to know. your place is therefore spared of the wrath of Ompong.
@LadyDuck (459514)
• Switzerland
13 Sep 18
@ridingbet We have almost destroyed the tropical forests, the deserts are gaining a larger surface of the earth and this causes more heavy rains and hurricanes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
@LadyDuck i wonder, if there are storms in the Arabian gulf and they have very tall buildings and skyscrapers there. these might swing with the winds.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
it is really the effect of man's abuse to nature. climate change is giving us different climates now and we should always be ready for the worse scenario
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
thank you. i heard and read the news on TV and on FB that a hurricane is coming to USA. satellite images are also posted on FB about how vast the hurricane will be. i hope those residing in the area in direct hit with the weather disturbance will have secured their homes.
I hope the typhoon disintegrates - and I hope Florence, Issac, Olivia and Helene all do the same.@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
is this your birth month? because i don't know what day is you natal day, allow me to greet you an advance birthday greetings. yes, i hope Ompong won't create much disaster here in my region.
@almostoveryou (4250)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
Will your area be hit directly by the typhoon?
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@freelancermariagrace (27237)
• Philippines
12 Sep 18
Hi, Ingrid. Are you from Northern Luzon? Keep safe! Hope and pray that it loses strength. I am from Manila but according to pagasa, we will also experience moderate to heavy rains over the weekend.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
yes, i live in far north. i heard the news that Metro Manila will also experience the winds, rains, and gustiness that is why signal #1 is hoisted there.
