DongKG
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It was a Saturday morning (26 Sept. 2009) and Typhoon Ondoy was shaking the entire Metro Manila! In Cainta, Riza1, were I live, five of our cars were flooded, (4 vws). Only our Pajero was saved because my wife had to go out to attend a meeting. When the flood was getting in our garage, I jacked-up all the cars using old wheels and spare tires. But my effort was inutile, the flood was rising about one inch per ten minutes.
The Karmann Ghia was practically under the flood. Only the roofs of beetle and Sharky 2 (Type 3) were exposed. Up to six Inches of the windshield of the Type 2 was flooded. It was about waist deep inside our house. Because of the flood, we stayed in our second floor. I did not sleep the whole night, I was monitoring the flood because I was prepared to swim in the event that the flood would reach our second floor. That night, we did not eat!!
The following day, Sunday, the flood was out of house but in our garage, the tires of the cars were still flooded. I immediately cleaned the interiors of the cars one by one and removed all the mud. That afternoon, I was able to start the engine of the beetle. At about 3 pm, my wife arrived nevertheless, the water on the road was still waist deep. She parked our Pajero on a higher ground and walked returning home. The following morning, Monday, I went to Marikina City to check my parents. My heart broke because the flood reached up the ceiling and it was only about 6 inches away from the second floor. But everything in the ground floor was damaged. But, I was glad, my parents were safe!
We cleaned the starters, carburators, distributors, spark plugs and changed the oil twice for the cars to start the engines.
One lesson I have learned, cars and material possessions are nothing, what is paramount is the safety and lives of my family. Cars can be fixed, houses can be cleaned, things can be bought, but the lived that were taken is a sad memory to reckoned with. There are so many lives that were lost and lifeless bodies were lined up in some places to be identified and be claimed by their relatives.
Thanks God we are safe and had survived to tell the story!
The unsinkable Sharky 2 proved otherwise!!!
Our Type 2 on a test run!
The flood level on our Type 2!
I went to Marikina City! Mud was everywhere!
It was a Saturday morning (26 Sept. 2009) and Typhoon Ondoy was shaking the entire Metro Manila! In Cainta, Riza1, were I live, five of our cars were flooded, (4 vws). Only our Pajero was saved because my wife had to go out to attend a meeting. When the flood was getting in our garage, I jacked-up all the cars using old wheels and spare tires. But my effort was inutile, the flood was rising about one inch per ten minutes.
The Karmann Ghia was practically under the flood. Only the roofs of beetle and Sharky 2 (Type 3) were exposed. Up to six Inches of the windshield of the Type 2 was flooded. It was about waist deep inside our house. Because of the flood, we stayed in our second floor. I did not sleep the whole night, I was monitoring the flood because I was prepared to swim in the event that the flood would reach our second floor. That night, we did not eat!!
The following day, Sunday, the flood was out of house but in our garage, the tires of the cars were still flooded. I immediately cleaned the interiors of the cars one by one and removed all the mud. That afternoon, I was able to start the engine of the beetle. At about 3 pm, my wife arrived nevertheless, the water on the road was still waist deep. She parked our Pajero on a higher ground and walked returning home. The following morning, Monday, I went to Marikina City to check my parents. My heart broke because the flood reached up the ceiling and it was only about 6 inches away from the second floor. But everything in the ground floor was damaged. But, I was glad, my parents were safe!
We cleaned the starters, carburators, distributors, spark plugs and changed the oil twice for the cars to start the engines.
One lesson I have learned, cars and material possessions are nothing, what is paramount is the safety and lives of my family. Cars can be fixed, houses can be cleaned, things can be bought, but the lived that were taken is a sad memory to reckoned with. There are so many lives that were lost and lifeless bodies were lined up in some places to be identified and be claimed by their relatives.
Thanks God we are safe and had survived to tell the story!
The unsinkable Sharky 2 proved otherwise!!!
Our Type 2 on a test run!
The flood level on our Type 2!
I went to Marikina City! Mud was everywhere!
