We have no internet connections and landline for one week. Luckily last night our landline was back but ufortunately still no DSL connection. I was able to talked to my cousins and asked about their conditions, thank God, they wre all safe.
I also talked to my Aunt and I just learned yesterday that their house was flooded. Their safe now and their house was already cleaned. She told me that they had to evacuate to their second floor because the flood was neck-deep high. She even laugh when she remembered how panicky they were at that time. Thank goodess nobody got hurt and their house was restored again. Fortunately they have maids and some of my Aunts went to their house last Friday to help them in cleaning up. I’m so proud of our “bayanihan” attitude and the other one is that we can still smile even in times of troubles. I think we have this thing of smiling or laughing at our problems. At news, I’m so impress when I saw the people at crampy evacuation centers laugh / smile or even wave at cameras. I remember seeing footages from Hurricane Katrina, the people from New Orleans or other affected areas were cryiing or so devastated that it feels like the end of the world. But here, when the flood was roof-deep some people even smile or joke about their situations. Crazy? Nah, truly we are just one of the happiest people in the world!
Pinoys always have a smile to give. Imagine, I even saw toothless people who still smile when they were interviewed. I was talking to my sister about Plano cosmetic dentist and I told her that if those toothless people could just avail their services I bet they’ll have the perfect smile!