SUPER TYPHOON

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Way back twenty  years ago, I was about 4 years old when typhoon Ruping hit Cebu and destroyed our house. At that I was really clueless of what was going on, and why did our family as well as my uncle has to moved in my grandparents house. My memory of Ruping was blurred, all I had remember was, I was sitting near the window of my grandparents house, and witnessed as the strong wind blew the roof of our house. The next morning we had known that one of my lola's cow was dead...an in an instant we had "sinabawng baka" as  dish by the afternoon. And the next morning...we all enjoyed feasting the falling cocunuts and other fruits.

Fast forward 2013, Nov.8 another super typhoon hit Cebu and the rest of the Visayas regions, some parts of Mindanao as well Luzon named as Yolanda.Again I have witnessed as the typhoon crashed the house of my neighbor. It was indeed frightening hearing the sound of the strong wind.

It has caused loss of power and water supply in Cebu and also petty damages. But it left severe damages and even cause lives in the neighboring provinces such as Tacloban, Samar, Leyte to name a few. Seeing the aftermath of this super typhoon would really break anybody's heart.

However, it is also in this hard times that I am reminded  that it is indeed true that there's always a rainbow after the storm, and to keep the faith. It is also in this time when I become even more proud of being a Filipino because of our good hearts to lend our hand to those who are in most need and our ability to stand up from the fall and start anew.