Typhoon Milenyo struck hard yesterday. Our boss had to send us home early to avoid the rush. There was no electricity in whole of Luzon and that left us with nothing much to do but stay in our house and wait for the storm to calm down. The storm lasted for about 6 hours, from around 9 am to 3 pm.

At around 3:30 pm when we were about to prepare our snacks we found out that we already ran out of LPG gas. With no cash left in our pockets, we drove our car and looked for an ATM machine to withdraw cash. Unluckily for us, all ATM machines were out of service or not available. The streets in our subdivision was a mess. They were filled with fallen trees, billboards and all kinds of fallen debris. The building were we used to have our store had only one billboard left.

People were starting to clean the mess and remove the obstructions in the streets. We wanted to sip coffee at Mocha Blends but the coffee shop was also closed so we decided to head back home. Luckily for us we were able to borrow some cash from our household help and got the gas dealer deliver LPG in our place.

The next few hours were spent listening to an AM station waiting for some announcements on the suspension of classes for the following day. Over the radio, the metro manila mayors had a field day bragging about the assistance they have extended to their constituents.

It's been a while since we got hit directly by a typhoon and I thank God for giving protection to our home and loved ones.