it was a nice sunday evening pero hindi ko alam bakit balisa ang tulog ko... 3am pa lang, gising na ako at kahit si Baby (Mitch's sister)
eh hindi rin makatulog ng maayos. so we decided to start our monday morning routine very early. 5am, i was taking a bath when suddenly
there was a commotion outside. i was not bothered kasi kala ko simpleng away magkapitbahay lang. And then Baby shouted may na sunog daw.
with just a towel on my waist i checked outside and saw the thick dark smoke just next to our apartment...
WOW!!! natulala ako at nanlamig...
you can hear the cries of mothers and the stern voices of men "tubig pa, tubig pa"... baby came back saying "VAluables, Valuables" and
getting a bag, she started packing the coffeemaker... i remember mitch is still asleep, so i went upstairs at mas nakakatakot ang view...
it was dark and fire was like an inch away from your face... good thing SAFETY PROCEDURE ang latest topic namin sa training at all
remembered was to stay calm, presence of mind, stay focused. i woke up mitch at bigla din syang natulala, hindi makalagaw nung imulat niya
ang kanyang mga mata... Siguro sabi niya "Am I in HELL na ba?" I shouted "CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN!" Buti he snap out of shock and started collecting his valuables... the siblings are now busy putting things in the car parked a block away... i was saving the DVD player and the CABLE box when i realised that i was still in a towel and the soap is sticking in my body. i rinsed quickly, put on my pants grab my back
pack (it pays to be organized knowing that you have secured everything and get it instantly) and run outside... i texted my friends (thank
you very much to all of you) to pray that the fire may not spread and i worked because seconds after i hit the send button fire trucks
were all over the place. i took some air and put on my socks and shoes... the three of us standing by the car, looking at the scene, had
mixed emotions. relieved that everyone was safe, hopeful that fire be contained, sad spotting people in state of shock by the pavement,
afraid that people might get our other appliances. a few minutes pa and the fire was out, some were unconscious...
Thank God our apartment was saved. Mitch and Baby decided not to go to work and have breakfast somewhere else to clear their minds... i
choose to go on training that day...
18may09.miguelin st corner maria clara.
2M pesos damages for the 2 apartment burned
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