Wake Up

February 6, 2012 is one historic day. 

After taking a special midterm exam around 11:30am, I shared my first hand experience of witnessing a "snatch-ing" event last January 31, 2012. After that conversation I had with Mariz and Reina, our SoAn teacher dismissed us when all of a sudden I felt the Earth move and we were on the 4th floor of USJ-R. Our teacher instructed us to go under the chairs and I didn't have second thoughts while Mariz was appalled about the incident and just sat on her chair. 

When the shaking resided, everyone was going down to the quadrangle and my fingers kept dialing my friends and family. Sun Cellular wasn't even helping; my text messages just can't be sent. After minutes of staying at the quadrangle, classes were suspended. 

Fortunately, Auntie Rodeth and our househelpers were ok so were my baby cousins. My mother and grandmother wasn't around which got me worried but praise God they were ok. Everything was like "ok this strong earthquake passed Cebu and blablablabla" when all of the sudden the phone rang and my grandmother was on the line telling my mother that she's all alone and a tsunami hit Punta-Tisa-SRP ( confusing much?). I hurriedly went to her house and the people filled the streets. Habal-habal drivers were speeding as usual acting as it there really was a calamity (or are they just umi-eksena?? )

Rumors spread about a Tsunami hitting Cebu, more earthquakes to come, and the Buhisan dam cracking. I was like, "OH EM. What's happening?" My fingers did their thing with GMs only to find out that it was only a tsunami scare. Damn those who started this hullaballo. As of this moment, I'm kinda sleepy already but I don't wanna sleep after all those aftershocks that occurred.

This experience has been such an awakening. I know  I haven't been the best example of how a Roman Catholic should live a holy life but I'm thankful that God made me realize how life can be taken with just a snap and how He has kept my family and friends safe. I pray everyone will stay safe all throughout the rumors of more tremors to come.