Comments on: Faced Off with Milenyo (Xangsane)

By: Frank Batters Manila Too | Sonnie's Porch

Frank Batters Manila Too | Sonnie's Porch — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:08:04 +0000

[...] the center. Signal # 3 is up in Metro Manila. This is the first strong typhoon in the capital after Xangsane (Milenyo). Several deaths and damages has been reported already from the provinces where this storm [...]

By: Sonnie

Sonnie — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:34:59 +0000

Hi Jet,

the xangsane effect is not yet over, thus, your comment is not only valuable but equally relevant.

Happy weekend!

By: jet

jet — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:28:06 +0000

…guess am not yet 2 late to post my comments here.nway, “i think” almost everything is back to normal now. likewise w/ s’ sonnie, it’s really been a while since i experienced this kind of storm (last time was in the province)..evrytime the strong wind hit our house, it gave me goosebumps.i have to admit, “b4 this xangsen/milenyo”, i did wish “na sana bumagyo para wlang pasok”..i mean those “lazy-to-go-to-work attitude” until i realized how selfish and heartless of me to wish for it. i said a prayer asking God’s forgiveness, being thankful that my families and relatives were safe and prayers for those who were greatly affected by the typhoon…

By: Sonnie

Sonnie — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:27:47 +0000

Hi Ludy,

It was an immediate relief knowing the worst of xangsane was over. But we have to attend now to the immediate normalcy of urban life. In our area, it’s almost back to normal sans the view of what it used to be a “green” surroundings. Thanks for the thought.

By: Ludy Marie

Ludy Marie — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:02:29 +0000

Hi!

Nice to know your fine and good recounts of what happened. Good thing also, here in Cebu we didn’t experience the angst of Milenyo though heavy downpours was alarming.

I was in elementary then, during the typhoon “Roping”. What I remember that time was the clear blue sky after the cold fearful night. I saw myself playing with cousins jumping from one banana trunk that fell of to another.

I recalled that nice feeling after Milenyo, an inspiring daylight and smiling sunny sky =)

By: Sonnie

Sonnie — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:19:27 +0000

Hi Grace

Pinoy’s perspective of normal is far different from the norm. It’s because of our resiliency, I suppose. One great trait of Pinoys– BTW you have an interesting site…

By: Filipina Soul » Getting personal with typhoons

Filipina Soul » Getting personal with typhoons — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:48:53 +0000

[...] Just want to send you to this post by Sonnie here, who recounted his personal experience with typhoon Milenyo. Pictures paint a thousand words, but reading a personal account of how Milenyo affects our everyday life is something else. [...]

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:13:22 +0000

Sonnie -reading your post made me recount past typhoon experiences in the Philippines. grabe talaga ano. thanks for linking us. hopefully things will be back to normal later this week.. whatever normal means

By: Sonnie

Sonnie — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:56:20 +0000

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for sharing the link. When disaster strikes, people either think its the judgement of God or God is simply not fair…Hopefully, people will understand that what happens around us and in our life based on principle: a product of a choice or decisions, actions and reactions, cause and effect…

By: marcus

marcus — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:26:25 +0000

Thank God that you are safe! I came across this blog on ‘Hurricane Katherina and God’ some time ago but the lessons are the same – http://thebookofshadow.blogspot.com/2005/09/hurricane-katrina-and-god.html. May you be a light to all who are suffering!