September 30, 2006
Alright, we've got our electricity back! I woke up at 6 AM (that in itself is amazing) and saw the street lamp outside my window working. I tried some switches; nothing. Then I found out that my dad turned off the power to the whole house. I pulled down the switch and was rewarded with the sound of a humming refrigerator. I was ready to face the prospect of having no electricity until Monday (that's what Meralco told us) so I'm tremendously pleased at this turn of events.
On the other hand, I just found out that our Smart BRO antenna was toppled over during the storm and it's broken. Customer support isn't answering; maybe their overloaded with service requests? I've resorted to dial-up in the meantime and I really don't want to get used to this speed. But aside from that, our house has escaped virtually unscathed.
Meanwhile, the rest of Metro Manila isn't faring as well. A lot of those fallen billboards and signposts are still down and out. There's a lot of fallen leaves and debris to be swept up. I don't think power has been brought back to all parts of Metro Manila; I believe that as of last night only approximately half of the power grid was restored.
It's going to take a few more days until everything completely go back to normal, but Filipinos are very resilient. We won't let some nasty storm interrupt our daily life. Everyone's back to work and the malls are jampacked as usual.
On the other hand, I just found out that our Smart BRO antenna was toppled over during the storm and it's broken. Customer support isn't answering; maybe their overloaded with service requests? I've resorted to dial-up in the meantime and I really don't want to get used to this speed. But aside from that, our house has escaped virtually unscathed.
Meanwhile, the rest of Metro Manila isn't faring as well. A lot of those fallen billboards and signposts are still down and out. There's a lot of fallen leaves and debris to be swept up. I don't think power has been brought back to all parts of Metro Manila; I believe that as of last night only approximately half of the power grid was restored.
It's going to take a few more days until everything completely go back to normal, but Filipinos are very resilient. We won't let some nasty storm interrupt our daily life. Everyone's back to work and the malls are jampacked as usual.
Labels: current events, electricity, Philippines, Smart BRO
