THE NOW GENERATION Or So They Think He Is

THE LEAST I CAN DO

On September 28, 2009, in In The Society, Personal, by Allen
I was all ready for my defense. My class wasn’t until 10 but I went to school very early to prepare. It was raining so hard that my shorts got soaked.

When the school announced suspension, the oval already looked like a lake. I was even laughing not knowing that eventually I’m gonna be stuck on a horrifying situation….alone.


ang saya ko pa dito kasi akala ko makakagala na ako

the flood already entered the school building
When I got to the corner of V.Mapa and Aurora Blvd., the flood was already chest-deep. I would’ve taken the LRT but no one can reach the station. Both stations nearest to us was inaccessible because of the flood. We were somehow trapped in the middle. My clothes were wet, I was literally freezing and shivering. My Fibrella betrayed me. My FH jacket betrayed me. My Sandugo betrayed me. Only my sling bag was loyal. He protected my things. lol


Suddenly, I thought of my classmate Colleen who lives just a few blocks from school. So I stayed there the whole night until the water subsided. I even borrowed her clothes and whined when she didn’t have any briefs to lend me (haha!). So there I was, looking like a fool on an orange board shorts, a t-shirt two sizes smaller than me, partially covered by a girly jacket and had no underwear underneath. I even went to Jollibee wearing those. Waaaah!

But then, when I saw the aftermath, I immediately thanked God with what happened to me. I mean, at least we’re all safe.

I felt the need to help. I felt the need to take part in rebuilding this torn city. So first thing in the morning of September 28, I looked for my old clothes, stuffed them in my bag and me and my friends headed to the Balay Expo, Cubao to take part in the Tulong Bayan Relief Operations for the victims of the storm.

It was all hard, I worked for 8 straight hours, got dozens of paper cuts all over my hands and my back ached like it never ached before. But it’s all worth it, knowing that whatever I did will be used by those needy people who may not have just lost houses but also loved ones. I feel for them.

I whined too much about clothes and underwears while other people wept over dead bodies. I learned a lesson. A lot of them. So I helped.

What about you? What did you do? What are your plans? There’s plenty of things undone. Take part now.

 
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21 Comments

  • At 2009.09.29 02:06, REDLAN said:

    it was a great learning experience from the time na bumaha hanggang sa nagtulong ka. at nagring the bell ka. lol. kidding.

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    • At 2009.09.29 05:50, .pOot! said:

      uhmmm… hindi pa nga eh.

      WORD VERIFICATION: ralaene

      ala lang. hahaha

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      • At 2009.09.29 18:45, Chyng said:

        Exactly, the least we can do. I had a very tiring weekend too, tapos balik to work agad. But Im planning to volunteer, very soon.

        Good job Allen!

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        • At 2009.09.30 06:55, Lawstude said:

          glad your safe and thank you for helping the victims. we really cud do even little things to help. u take care now.

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          • At 2009.09.30 11:03, Ax said:

            haha. yawts. wala kang suot na underwear nung bumabagyo? hehe. biro lang.

            yes, thank God, wala sa mga kakilala ko ang nawalan ng miyembro ng pamilya. pero marami pa ring tao ang umiiyak dahil kinuha ni Ondoy ang buhay ng mahahalagang tao sa buhay nila.

            kahit sa simpleng pag b blog lang makakatulong na tayo! yawts.

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            • At 2009.09.30 21:01, Allen Yuarata said:

              @Redlan- oo nga e. kumalembang ang bell. haha! nakakahiya.

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              • At 2009.09.30 21:02, Allen Yuarata said:

                @ate chyng- you can just donate something ate chyng. Para di na hassle kasi may work. ^__^

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                • At 2009.09.30 21:02, Allen Yuarata said:

                  @Lawstude-indeed. you take care too!

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                  • At 2009.09.30 21:03, Allen Yuarata said:

                    @kuya ax- oo nga e. haha! buti walang may alam. wahaha!

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                    • At 2009.09.30 22:43, jasonhamster said:

                      wahhh
                      ang daming naapektuhan nyang bagyong yan kahit ako!
                      wahh

                      ayoko na

                      tapos may susunod pang dalawang bagyo!

                      may nabibili atang disposable brip?

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                      • At 2009.10.01 04:00, Allen Yuarata said:

                        @jason- disposable? meron ba? wala kaya. tsaka nung time na yun, puregold lang ang accessible na store. di maabot ang sm. haha. ano ba nangyari syo? kwento mo bilis!

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                        • At 2009.10.01 06:03, .pOot! said:

                          wooh. allen. may bagyo na naman… akalain mo yun at super typhoon pa. tsk. tsk.

                          kinancel na nga ang pasok dito samin in all levels bukas.

                          pray natin na di masyadong malakas at di tayo masyadong maapektuhan nito. :)

                          di sana maulit yung nangyari sa reming at ondoy.

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                          • At 2009.10.01 10:02, Ax said:

                            hoy allen, may disposable brief. marami nun sa seven eleven.

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                            • At 2009.10.01 12:22, Allen Yuarata said:

                              @kuya ax- malay ko ba. haha. di pa ko nakakagamit nun! hahahaha!

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                              • At 2009.10.03 08:59, KRIS JASPER said:

                                Mag isa ka lang dun sa school? That must've been horrifying….

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                                • At 2009.10.06 08:44, PUSANG-gala said:

                                  nagmukha kang si harry Potter sa 1st picture.lol.

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                                  • At 2009.10.06 08:44, PUSANG-gala said:

                                    medyo naguilty namn ata ako don kasi habang baha iba ako nagpapasarap sa cebu at Bohol. sana makabangon na ng tuluyan mga kababayan natin …..

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                                    • At 2009.10.06 20:37, .pOot! said:

                                      hi allen!

                                      my new blog entry is about the 2016 Olympic race bids. hope you enjoy reading it :)

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                                      • At 2009.10.07 14:44, fjordz said:

                                        woah! sana sinama mo ako! though hindi ko alam kung makakasama ako sayo nun hahaha kasi nung nagdala ako ng mga damit ko for donations, hanggang GK Tatalon lang ang inabot ko pero okay na rin kasi nasunugan din sila doon kaya mas mabuti na rin na sa kanila napunta yung mga donations ko. Hindi ko na na-experience yung mag repack.. hehehe..

                                        nakakatuwa na talaga ang mga Pilpino ngayon! Mga Bayani!

                                        teka, nasabi ko na ba sayo? nasa http://www.hiraya.net na ako a? hehehe

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                                        • At 2009.10.07 19:32, Nash said:

                                          @Too bad for the sandugo, F&H jacket, and the fibrella all of them are screwers! hahaha

                                          well how does it feels like going to jolibee without an underwear? hahaha :P kiddin; cheers!

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                                          • At 2009.10.08 07:11, the donG said:

                                            kakalungkot nga talaga isipin pero i started to look it at the positive perspective. kahit mahirap.

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