2012

          This is going to be my last post for the year. I'm doing this while hearing the sounds of fireworks and music around me. There's actually no 'great' year for me. It's just that this year has taught me a lot of valuable things in life.

          + Friends do come and go and I realized how hard friendship can be made but easy for it to crumble. But I think things like this happen for the better. At least I know the people who I can really trust and be comfortable with.

          + There are a lot of things to be grateful for. Yeah, I know that this year was kind of tough financially, but I look around me and absorb all the things that I'm experiencing because I know I'm blessed. I have my family, friends, church and all the things that I NEED and that is what's important. I'm happy, really.

          + The fact that I'm still alive and able to continue living for the next year and enjoy it. Also for not killing somebody even if I really wanted to and they deserve it. LOL. I value life.

          I'm excited for 2013, it's actually 9 minutes before midnight. Thank you God!!!

T.T

It sickens me when I keep on doing the same mistake over and over again and yet I don't help myself change. I always keep telling myself that "this would be the last time" "I won't do it again" yet I always fall on the same trap. I'm not comfortable sharing the mistake/sin I did. It's not the point anyway.

GOD HATES SIN. It gives this sort of barrier between us. I really feel ashamed for the things that I asked forgiveness for but I still keep on doing.

I'm really trying, maybe just not good enough. Weak? Maybe, spiritually.

Going to Church Won't Make You a Christian

I sat quietly on one of the pews of our Church, trying hard to understand the sermon that struck me the most. The pastor illustrates that standing on a bench won’t make you a bench. Likewise, going to church won’t make you a Christian.

I also remember a colleague saying that going to church is religion, because you “religiously” do this once, twice or thrice a week. What’s important though is having an intimate relationship with God.

So what makes a church-goer a Christian?

What the Pastor said is that when a person can’t get enough of the love of Christ. You hear Christ when he speaks, you see Christ in his actions and when the likeness of Christ is in him.

For me I think it’s true that it’s not enough to profess you’re a Christian by just believing in Christ/God. Supposedly, it’s how people see the light of Christ in you.

I would be a hypocrite if I say that I embody Christ’s image in me. But it’s something that we should look forward in our daily lives. I’m really trying hard to do and be good every day. Every day is a constant battle of choosing what’s right and what’s wrong.

Each day should be an opportunity to get closer to God and know more about his amazing love.

Season Premier

          Two weeks of break from school is not enough. I can't believe that school is going to start again. The thoughts of me going back to school on Monday makes me feel uneasy and I'm just not ready.

           A large part of my sem break went to sleeping, watching TV and going online. Some parts were spent on writing and procrastinating- it's what I do best! I actually made a list of things-to-do this break and 90% of that was not done. I'm so lazy! The only major thing I can think of that I became very productive was me registering as a voter, which took only few hours to get done. I was also supposed to continue doing my 1,000 piece puzzle but I think I only added two pieces. For 2 weeks I only added 2 pieces. LOL. SRSLY! Again, I'm so lazy. I also wrote in my things-to-do list to read any material for 2 hours but I only read tweets and anything that I see on my news feeds. I also tried changing my waking/sleeping routine but that never happened as well.

Here's what I do normally:

Around
2:00-3:00 pm

I wake up and have my late lunch. If I wake up early like 12, I eat then watch little TV then take a nap and wake up again around 3 or for in the afternoon.

3:00-10:00 pm

This is the time where I watch TV, eat dinner, shower, do random non-sense stuff, watch more TV, lying in my bed imagining things that'll never happen, listening to my new downloaded music and stretching (I love stretching).

10:00 pm-1:00 am

I go online. Of course I do the usual- Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ and YouTube. Sometimes if I get on the computer a little late I finish a little late too.

1:00-3:00 am

This is the part of day where I channel surf, do personal hygiene thing and eat snacks before going to sleep. I usually check fb and twitter on my phone before really sleeping, and then I pray after that I hit the sack.

          Yeah I know that my sem break is pretty lame, but I still liked it. I know that in the next few days I'll be waking up early again, doing loads of assignment and dealing with school's never ending drama, and this sem break literally gave me a break of everything stressful at school. Since school's going to start I'm going to stay in Manila more often than with my family and that is what I'm going to miss the most.

          Another season will be premiering on Monday and I'm hoping that it will turn out great. Last semester was running smoothly until we reached the latter part of it- a season ender I'll never forget.

Jigsaw: Movie and Trailer

This should have been posted weeks ago.  -_-

          Our silent short film, Jigsaw, is one of our section's entries in this year's 'Shh... Silent Short Film Festival. This is just a small event of our college lead by the FILAC (Film Aficionados Circle), spear-headed by Ms. Arapia Ariraya. She's our professor in our Film Appreciation subject. All 5 sections of the 3rd year broadcasting students should have at least 1 or 2 entries.

          When I was in first year or maybe 2nd year, I forgot, my friend lends me a copy of short scary stories. Some of the stories were pretty scary. Some were just a bit off to me. It's this one story that I thought could be a good piece for a short silent film. I've learned that it's a campfire story in the U.S. HERE is the link of the story I was talking about. We kind of change some parts and made it our own. But of course it's clearly an adaptation.

Here is the trailer and the complete clip of Jigsaw. We're not that good so please don't expect too much.

Trailer

Film

These are the awards we got:

BEST POSTER

BEST SOUND

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST EDITING

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST PICTURE

BEST DIRECTOR: ME! Leo Alexis Ecijan

Thank you God!

           You might want to read what happened before and during the awarding: Click HERE and HERE.

Late Registration- Almost!

October 29, 2012

          

          Since our sem break started last week, I didn't have the urge to register as a voter until now. The last day of registration is on Wednesday and I'm already two days near the deadline.

          The call time for my friends and I was supposedly 8:30 a.m so that we'll get a chance to be the first in line but we ended up going there around 9:30. I can't help but make fun of how long the lines are. I don't know how this works but in our municipal hall in San Pedro, Laguna there are actually two lines. The first line is for getting the registration form. After filling up all necessary information you fall in the second line where registrants pass the form. The you're going to wait until your name is called. After that they're going to have your picture, thumb marks and signature taken. 

          The process is quite easy and fast, what makes it look hard are the lines. I saw COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. in the news getting angry after seeing a lot of registrants in Quezon City. They are also blaming COMELEC for poor service. People tend to blame the government, this case the COMELEC, when things like this happen. I remember the sign that we saw while in the line: Registration will not be easy at this time. But don't blame us we've been waiting for you to register for the past 16 months. For me this is really correct. If you don't want to get stuck in a line full of late registrants you should've registered earlier. There is really no need to complain. But my friend told me why fall in line for a long time when you're just going to take a form and submit it? He said that it's not that hard to give forms and take it back after. Well, I'm not sure. Good thing Clarisse saw her brother-in-law who works in the municipal hall. He took our form and submitted it to the office and we just waited for our names to be called. We're like cheating, but it definitely saved us time. The only requirement they asked us is one valid i.d with our birth dates printed on it. 

          It was tiring, good thing I have my friends for company. One thing I learned is don't wait until the deadline to start doing things, be it personal or school things. Why do I always have to procrastinate and cram? I don't know.

           It's our University's 108th Founding Anniversary and lots of events are held, meaning, irregular classes. So I decided not to go to school for a week. I think I made the right decision because I spent most of my time sleeping, watching TV and go online for hours which I can't do often when I have class and stay at the dorm.

          Since we had irregular classes, I on the other hand, had irregular waking/eating/sleeping schedule. This week, I usually wake up around 2:00, 3:00 or even 4:00 in the afternoon and then I'll take my breakfast-lunch-snack rolled into one meal. Then I'll watch TV, the eat supper and watch again. At midnight I go online. For me not to be unproductive the whole day, I usually edit our online magazine or sometimes update my blog. I also make sure that I log in to my four accounts on different social networking sites to stay active. Around 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning is when I decide to go to sleep. Before going to bed, I'll remember all the school works I haven't done yet- Procrastination at its best! I'll tell myself to do it the next day, which I still forgot doing. I even go online on my mobile phone before "really" going to sleep. It's like torturing my body in a "silent treatment" type and I'm sure it's very unhealthy. I'm going to regret this when I get old.

          I'm back to school this week and my body clock is totally messes up and it's 2:50 AM in my clock and I'm still awake. I even need to travel early so I can unload my things to the dorm before heading to school. Good luck to that!

We Felt Infinite Part 2

September 28, 2012      

          The awarding ceremony begins at 1:00 pm up to 5:00 pm, we also have a seminar conducted by the GMA News TV for their 'Learniversity' program. I don't want to throw away the opportunity to learn more about the "real world" of broadcasting when the speaker is one of the prime broadcasters in the country, Ms. Kara David. On our college, various entries from of silent films from all junior broadcasting students are being watched in our college's lobby. Updates are just given to me by my friends who didn't attend the seminar.

          When the seminar ended, my friends and I rushed back to our college to join the festivity. Our entry was the last to be watched. Good thing we arrived before our film was played. Then it began, our entry was being played. I felt uneasy sitting there watching it. There is like something inside me that wants to come out. At the end the people clapped and our team cheered. What annoys me is this girl who won't stop talking and bashing our film. She kept on asking questions but she's not even watching. Seriously? Watch so you won't ask!

           Then, the moment of truth, the awarding of the entries of this year's 'Sshh... Silent Short Film Festival.' At this point I became more uneasy. My team and friends kept on shouting the title of our film. I even told them that if we don't get an award we would definitely be speechless. Speechless because we were too noisy at that time that if we don't get an award we will feel little. When the head of FILAC started awarding, all were quiet. The first award to be given was 'The Best Screenplay,' it was a tie between III-1D and our section's other entry "Walley." I am so happy because they belong to same class as I am. The second award was 'Best Cinematography.' "The Best Cinematography goes to..." "BBrC III-2, JIGSAW!" I landed on my feet, started jumping and screaming. It was epic! I received the award because I thought it will be the only award we'll get.

But then, we took home 7 major awards including:


Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Poster
Best Director

         

           The most special award given to me that night was Best Director and Best Picture! The moment was epic! I swear, the feeling was indescribable, when you are standing there in front of the crowd with your team cheering, holding those precious awards, smiles on their faces, and that very moment when everything is priceless. I didn't even care what I look like all that matters is that precise moment. God has blessed us so much. Best Actor and Best Actress were awarded to my classmates from the other prod team. It was definitely our section's night! The only award that our section didn't get? People's Choice Award. But that's OK, what's People's Choice Award compared to all major awards right?

         






To God be the glory for all the great things He has done!

"... And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

-Charlie, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

We Felt Infinite Part 1

"... And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

-Charlie, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

          I had the privilege to direct a short silent film for our final requirement in our Film Appreciation subject. This film will also be one of the entries from our section for the 'Sshh... Short Silent Film Festival.' We started late in doing this film, with only two days allotted for shooting and five days for editing, I must say that our production team definitely did a great job . We had problems and shortcomings in making this film but upon seeing the product, I just thought that we have a good chance.

          Entries were then submitted to the Film Aficionados Circle's office (FILAC) and they told us that we have to post our teaser in their page and the teaser which gets the most 'likes' on Facebook wins the People's Choice Award. Our production team were really competitive, awarding will be on the 28th of September and we have no time to lose. Each of the class helped in getting 'likes' and every inch of shame and pride were put aside. I heard that there were a lot of good entries. I told my team that winning the People's Choice Award would be enough and if we get more awards it would just be God's bonus for all our efforts. That night before the canvassing of 'likes' on Facebook, we were on a tight race with an another entry. It was really, really maddening! It was like we're on the lead then after an hour it's them, then us, then them. The good thing about this one is that we didn't quit, yeah sure we felt down, but we won't waste all our efforts by just quitting. 

       
            Before going to sleep that night, I prayed to God that whatever happens to tomorrow's awarding, I will gladly accept it because it's His will.

A Thousand Piece of a Panda

          The past few days my friends and I were shooting a silent film. One of the props that we used is a bag of jigsaw puzzles, one thousand to be exact, when completed turns out to be a panda. At home, we actually completed a 500 and 750 piece of puzzle many years back. When I was trying to look for the completed jigsaw puzzles, mom told me that she has already thrown it. Seriously? It's quite frustrating that those jigsaw puzzles, which took weeks to be completed, were put in a waste. Anyway, I'm in a project to complete a thousand piece of jigsaw puzzle.

So this is what it should look like

It looks creepY here, I tried to separate it by color to make the work easier.

          I am not a patient person. Also, I hate waiting. I'm actually having double thoughts whether to start this or not because it might get me frustrated. I'm just going to do this on my free time, so if I get frustrated I'll just sleep. Who knows? Maybe I'll overcome being impatient.

You can see here that the edges are done

         So last night I started doing the edges which took me 1 or 2 hours before it's done. Today I tried to slowly fill it up but it's really hard. I asked help fROm my brother and we're not even done by up to 7-10%. A thousand piece of jigsaw puzzle is really mind blowing. I'm also doing this on the floor because it takes a lot of space. I'm planning to do this on a Styrofoam but I don't have yet. This is also not the type of jigsaw puzzles that comes with a guide, the cardboard thing where you put the piece.

          So far I'm enjoying and I wish to finish this around the third or fourth week of October.

The Tale of the Three Brothers

            There were three brothers who set foot to a journey. On their way, they reached a river so treacherous to pass. The river took lives of the people who dared to pass it. Luckily the three brothers, armed with magic, waved their wands and started to create a bridge. One by one they crossed the river and landed on the other part of the land unharmed. Just as they were to continue their journey, Death appeared. He felt cheated. He was supposed to take their lives in this river and bring their soul into the underworld. Death had an idea and tried to trick the three brothers. He offered them anything they want and Death would give it to them gladly. The eldest brother, asked for the most powerful wand ever made. Death reached under his cloaked and revealed the most powerful wand ever made. The eldest brother took it proudly and went on his way. Next, the second brother moved closer to Death and asked for something that could make a dead person alive again. Death raised his hand and took a stone from the river and turned it into an orb. It is an orb that can raise the dead. The second brother took it gladly and went on his way. The youngest brother, also the most humble, asked that he could not be followed by Death in all the years of his life. Death took a part of his cloak and turned it into a robe, that when the youngest wears, Death could not see him. The youngest brother took it humbly and went on his way.

                The eldest brother, who is so proud, boasts his power after killing a powerful wizard. But that night he was killed in an inn while he was sleeping after another wizard heard about his story and took away with him the most powerful wand. Death finally came and took his soul. The second brother resurrected his first love after her unexpected death. Sorrow filled their home. Day and night her love cried. She doesn’t belong here. The second brother almost lost his mind. He killed himself; at least she could be with her love once again in the underworld. That night he met Death again. Death felt a pinch of happiness, his trick is working. He knew in himself that no one could ever cheat Death.

                A lot of years have passed but Death could not find the youngest brother. He searched far and wide. No way could Death be cheated. The youngest brother, who lives in a small town and aged by life, gave the robe that he’s wearing to his beloved son. He finally ended Death’s search. The youngest brother greeted Death like his old friend and went with him gladly.

          This is my version, not as good as what is shown in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie. You can watch the clip HERE. From the comments on the video, some say it teaches wisdom and humility. There is a comment that said that Voldemort is the first brother who died for power. The second brother is Severus Snape who died for love. And the youngest brother, Harry Potter, who greeted Death as his old friend.

          

A Date with Sissy

This post should have been published weeks ago. I just don't have the time. 

August 31, 2012

                It’s the last day of the month and I’m really looking forward to September. Before this month ends, my friends and I are going out. Mariel, Vino, Efra and I are going to meet our dear friend Sissy. We met Sissy few months ago in work. We really enjoyed Sissy’s company. She’s like a big sister to us. And I’m really excited to see her after months of not seeing each other.

Mariel and Sissy

                We are actually going to meet her at SM Mall of Asia. We decided to ride the train; it’s not only fast but also cheap. We left Sta. Mesa around 1:20 and arrived in MOA around 2:00. I told you its fast.

                We were kind of early, I think, because Sissy came 30 minutes after. We had our lunch at Congo Grille and just shared stories. I love that feeling when you met someone after a long time and you just kept on updating each other about what happened to your lives. I think we talked for like an hour or two. I’m not sure. We decided to take a walk and go to Seaside Boulevard. MOA has changed a lot from the last time I went here.

Vino, Me and Ef

The seaside looked like a small amusement park. It’s great, actually. The weather is totally fine, it’s not and definitely not raining. It’s just right. Our group date is perfectly timed. We wanted to try the MOA Eye (MOA’s Ferris wheel) but it’s kind of pricy. 175php is too much for a 1 cycle ride. But we saw another ride, I forgot the name but it resembles ‘Anchor’s Way’ and ‘Viking’. The ride costs 100php for a 10 minute ride. I think it’s reasonable and it doesn’t matter if you’re only five riding. If you’re ready, they’re ready. They won’t wait for other riders, which is kind of cool because you can own the ride! Sissy paid the half amount of our ride. While waiting on our turn we watched four people riding. It’s funny! They’re controlling their emotions trying hard not to look stupid. But it actually makes you look stupid. My friends and I decide to let loose and enjoy the moment and the ride.

Sunset at Seaside Boulevard

Behind us is the MOA Eye

Kinda windy. Us before getting in the ride.

Forgot the name, but it resembles Anchor's Away and Viking.

It’s my first time to ride again for a long time. I must say, I totally enjoyed this one. It was a great stress reliever. It’s the best way to unwind after doing so much school works and thinking a lot.

We were all dizzy after the ride and even have to share two pieces of candy. We rested for a while and took pictures while waiting for Sissy’s husband- Sir JV.  He was our trainer at work last summer. He was with their children too- Issa and Caleb.

It’s a little awkward for me when Sir. JV came. But I’m with my friends so I still felt okay. For dinner we ate at Aling Tonyang’s. In this resto, you buy seafood or other meat from a nearby wet market and they’ll cook this for you. I don’t eat seafood. I mean, there are a lot of rules when it comes to food to eat. But I do eat fish, but not all kinds of fish. Anyway I ate Tilapia this time. LOL! And they ate buttered crabs, shrimp tempura and squid. They even tried tempting me, but I won’t fall for it. It’s been like 8 or 9 years so I’m kind of used to it. Actually, Sissy is allergic to seafood. But she really loves it. She loves breaking her own rules I must say.

It’s getting late and their kids are quite sleepy so we started saying our goodbyes and parted ways. Sissy and Sir JV were very generous so I really want to thank them. This has been a great day for all of us and I’m very grateful for the experience.

          -L.A

Certified Outstanding College's 11th Foundation Celebration

          The PUP-COC is celebrating its 11th year founding anniversary. It started last August 29 and will last up until September 11, 2012. Let me give you a short background of the C-ertified O-utstanding C-ollege of P.U.P. It was formerly known as the College of Languages and Mass Communication until separation in 2001, which gave birth to what is now the College of Communication. Also, "COC bears the distinction of being the first communication school in the country to have achieved Level III Accredited Status as awarded by the AACCUP. This recognition was achieved by the College in 2008 for its two programs - Broadcast Communication and Journalism. Its Communication Research program, initially offered in 2006, is equally competitive as it responds to the needs of the media and communication industry." Our college also offers academic programs, such as, Bachelor in Journalism (BJ), Bachelor on Broadcast Communication (BBrC) and Bachelor in Communication Research (BCR).

         On August 29, a mass is held in the college's lobby to thank God for 11 wonderful years of the college. The 2nd and 3rd day were open to all students led by different organizations of the college.

Schedule of Events

          To be honest I really didn't enjoy the first few days of COC week. It's like no one participated. It was boring. It's already my junior year in college and I must say that the last 2 years were amazing. The booths were empty; nobody was there except students who has class and people organizing events. 4 different musics were being played at the same time by the college's radio station, the karaoke booth of COC ensemble and music from the inside and outside of the college.

          In twitter, some say it's better to spend COC week at home. Some say that they don't feel it.

          These are the pictures I took

Proposed games for Amazing Race: Survival by the Communication Society

Disco Booth by Movers and Motions

Does this look like a wedding booth to you?

Colleene, Me and Rhea

          Look at how happy we are!

          COC started weak. I hope that as the days push through it will come out strong!

          

Am I a Moon?

          My personality depends on the people I'm with and where I'm at. I don't want anyone to think that I'm fake. There's just a side of me that I don't want everyone to see. That's why I act different to certain people or group. It's hard trying to keep my emotions and actions because I don't want to be judged.

          I am more active and comfortable when I'm with my friends. There are things I can't hide from them because friends don't judge and they accept you. I won't be friends with them the first place if they don't. With them, I have the liberty to do stupid and awkward things. I don't usually take everything seriously when I'm with them that's why I think my friends don't see how sincere and caring I am.

          There's not much of a difference with my friends and family. It's just that, when I'm with my family, I act more refined. Sometimes there are parts of me that I need to leave behind before I enter the door and be with them. It's not that I'm not close with them or not open about my feelings. I just feel guarded. There's a need for me to study my words and actions.

          At church is where I don't feel 'me.' I'm not really close with my church mates even the ones with the same age range. This is the place where I'm trying hard to fit in. Yes, I talk to them, shake hands with them but I just don't feel it. Sometimes I have this urge to talk to them but I can't. Maybe it's because I'm intimidated. I think they may refer to me as an introvert. Sure, but not at home and not in school. I'm different.

          When I act weird or funny, it's because I'm comfortable with the person. I only engage in small talks maybe because I just don't feel it or I'm just shy. There's always a part of my personality that is not visible. When we look at a person we don't see his or her complete picture. Because a person is like the moon, there's always a part of the moon that he won't let others see.

-L.A   

Facebook as a creative Resume

          When I did my previous online resume I did not intend to do it creatively. I was more concerned on the formats and how people can view it on my blog. That's why it's just like a traditional CV which is in a PDF format. At school, when we were comparing resumes some of my classmates did artistically well. My professor even showed their works in class and used it as an example of what online resume should look like. My friends who did the same thing as mine can't help to look at each other and laugh. Ours is very boring and plain compare to what my other classmates have made. Our professor gave this as an assignment, and all that was clear to me is to make an online resume. I didn't hear my professor saying. "... and make it creative and fun." Maybe I just didn't hear it, or maybe I wasn't really listening. Anyway, it's already done. 

          I still made a resume which is more creative than what I made before. The inspiration for this one is one of the most viewed social networking site today- Facebook. I kind of altered the positioning to make it proper for a resume. I love this one. I hope that my professor grade this one and not the other. *fingers crossed.

My creative resume resembling the social networking site Facebook.

Going Home

Aug. 07, 2012

          My friend and I stayed on the condo since yesterday. Too bad class was suspended because of the bad weather. We never really thought how devastated Manila is until we left to go to Laguna. Good thing we are still able to watch TV and check Twitter for updates. The reason why we also decided to go home is that we're not certain how long the generator of the condo will last and we are scared that power will soon cut off. Also, it's better to be with your family in times like this.

          We know that some parts of Manila are already submerged in water. But, we are willing to take chances. The LRT and MRT are working anyway.

This is a view from our condo on the 7th floor. This is the railroad in Sta. Mesa-Pandacan. I think that is the Pasig River. Those are the trolley drivers caught in heavy rains and strong winds.

         We left the condo around 10:30 am and the rain has already stopped. When we are about to take the Jeep rain started pouring again- HARD! We took shelter on a waiting shed. There is no Jeep going to Cubao or even V. Mapa where we can go to ride the LRT. But we waited for another 5 minutes. Then I noticed something beside me- a pile of garbage. I really don't doubt if big parts of NCR and Luzon provinces are submerged in flood. Trash is really a big factor why we experience flood. Filipinos have the tendency to blame the government if something negative like this happen. Like, seriously?

 Photo taken in Sta. Mesa, Manila

          We decided to just ride the tricycle and told the driver to bring us to the nearest LRT station. We knew that the LRT stations like Pureza and V. Mapa are submerged in waist-chest deep flood. We have no choice. The flood is really deep; no wonder why there are no Jeeps in the area. I was overwhelmed by the situation. It's sad that we are actually experiencing it. So, how do we get to the station? We rode a floating bath tub! It's so funny. Actually I'm quite amused how resourceful Filipinos are. Imagine using make-shift floating device to transport people from the station to a safe part. They are also making a living out of it. The experience was just funny.

This is the video while we ride the improvised floating device, which in this situation, a bathtub.

I muted it so you can't hear what we're saying. LOL

LRT V. Mapa station. Waist-chest deep flood. Beside SM Sta. Mesa.

Inside the LRT. 

          Good thing that the LRT is not suspended. The PNR was suspended, if it wasn't, we could arrive home earlier.

These pictures were taken in the connecting bridge of Recto-D. Jose station. 

          The places along LRT line 1 are also submerged in flood. Good thing there is no flood on the route of the bus going home.

          Clarisse and I are just grateful that we arrived home safely. I heard that the situation has gotten worse in Manila. We think that we made the right decision going home here in Laguna. I am very grateful that my home is not submerged in flood. This day made me realize how lucky I am to not be sleeping in evacuation centers, or staying in top of the house. I hope that we learned our lesson on this matter. We all know that this will soon end and we'll soon see the sun again. I've also seen humorous pictures regarding the current situation. It just prove how we can still be happy regardless the situation. Let us stay resilient, that's the Filipino spirit.