i know a lot of people, especially students, have been rejoicing since yesterday..
due to the storm frank (international name:Fengshen), classes in all levels were suspended for today, june 23, 2008. im not that happy though.. coz i love going to school.. haha..am i such a nerd?? not really.. i just don't want to let the money my parents paid for my education go to waste.. :p
another thing not to be happy about- the weather had already cleared for today but ‘Frank’ leaves at least 229 dead, 700 missing. (from: Inquirer.net ) due to flashfloods and landslides. oh well.. talk about bad luck to have died like that.. not so unlucky though compared to the deaths due to vending machines falling on people in beaches during summer (learned this info from encarta.. imagine that? dying because of a vending machine??)
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a long weekend it is..no classes again tomorrow since it's Manila day.. my school is one of the most flood-prone universities in the country.. so it's already a normal thing that classes in our school gets suspended everytime there is heavy rain.. what more during storms.. what dictates if there would be suspension of classes? that's when the cars and jeeps can no longer pass Espana ave. yeah it sucks in a way.. kadire talaga.. but it is usually the streets surrounding the university which gets flooded. seldom does the water reach the steps of the university.. and that's only when the flood water level becomes chest high..or even higher than that..yuck.. it's really a health hazard..imagine walking or even swimming in that contaminated water.. who knows what you'll gonna get..leptospirosis, hepatits and a whole lot more! i would rather sleep in the school. i heard the priests give away free food to the stranded students--wow jolibee! :)
i've never experienced being stranded in the school. last time there was a really bad flood, i was staying at the dorm so i just needed to ride a pedicab(a bike with sidecar,modified one- higher and suitable in floods) just to cross the street.. haha..
this guy had a better idea.. lol
it's a good thing though that i have another free day to read some more chapters.. im way behind in all subjects.. it won't be that long until i get buried under my reading assignments.. im still adjusting in third year med school.. being a slow reader that i always was, it's really time that i give more time and effort to read..
