Out with Typhoon Basyang

Last Tuesday night after we had dinner and watched Richard Poon in Eastwood, my friends and I thought about staying in Starbucks for a while.

We were strolling along the “Walk of Fame” in Citywalk 2 while there was a little rain already with a gust of wind. Then just exactly when we reached a passageway (near the fountain) towards Starbucks. We were surprised when we heard a couple of people screamed in panic behind us, we turned around and saw a collapsed tent, a few umbrellas and store signs muddled on the ground. We just passed by that part, geez! What if we passed a bit late? We would definitely be caught by the tent falling down on us!

Moving on, we cautiously went to Starbucks and sat comfortably on the couches. The view outside was already scary because of the strong wind. All of the sudden, the lights went out. After a few seconds, it went back again, then out again. Total darkness! Good thing I always have my flashlight with me. We were talking and laughing in the dark as if there was no storm! Fortunately, after a short while, the lights went back again and we enjoyed our coffees and pastries.

In the parking lot, there were 3 cars in front of us which were not moving, the passengers were out of their cars and standing beside the window of the parking lot. Curious of what was going on, we went down and also had a look, I was really scared because I was thinking could it be flood? (the Pakil incident suddenly flashed back in my thoughts, but that’s a different story), or something blocked the whole driveway of the parking lot and we’re all trapped? This is what we saw:

The two ticket booths fell on their sides blocking one lane of the driveway. But the other lane was made passable. I got more scared when we finally made our way out from the parking lot. We have to drive 2 of our friends to Cubao first. The rain and the wind were raging! There were a lot of debris and tree branches cluttered on the side of the road. I thought it’s much better to take EDSA than C-5 on our way back to Pasig . C-5 has lots of trees which might have blocked some part of the roads, while there’s isn’t much in EDSA. Well, except for the billboards probably! Yikes!

We managed to get home but the electricity was out. Fortunately, my roommate was already home too. I can’t stand the dark plus the scary noise made by the strong wind, so I fell asleep while holding on to my flashlight.