I have just experienced one of the worst storms to ever strike the panay reigon... Basically, it began on friday. We were told it was just a signal no.1 storm that was approaching Iloilo (which basically means it won't be so harmful). Forward to saturday morning. I woke up at 6am and I was about to get my ass to school since we have our NSTP ****but then I looked out the living room door and saw that the gateway and streets were slowly starting to flood.

That's when I realized that this is ain't a signal.no1 storm. This is something bigger...! I stayed in the boarding house since it was the safest bet. The electricty was cut and then I said to myself "Holy **** This is gonna be one boring ass storm." As I was looking out the door, I saw the water slowly rising near the gate.

I called my mom and asked about the situation in Passi, she said that the people that lived by the river evacuated to the Auditorium and Passi Central Elementary School for refuge. Later that day, my brother passed by the house to get his stuff since he's staying over at his "friends" house.

(We all know where he went... (>_>))

This basically meant that I was gonna be left alone in the bedroom for the next 2 days... It really sucks being alone in your room with no one to talk to during a scary storm like this. I started reviewing my programming notes I kept when I was back in 2nd year highschool. Turns out I understand these notes more than before. I fell asleep at 12mn.

The next day comes. It's sunday. Still brownout. I tune into the radio and I hear that a couple of people have drowned to death from the storm, houses were swept away by the current of the water, people evacuated to the shopping malls, the bridge going to Passi was destroyed by the flood and some people even stayed on top of their roofs just to keep away from the flood. I started to realize how fortunate I am to have a roof...

I never knew that this storm would cause such devastation... I mean, I woke up on saturday hoping to go out clubbing and hit some drinks with my friend but then this storm came...

It's such an untimely thing. Who would have expected it to be No.3 when we were all informed that it was just no.1.

Since the rain sorta subsided, I decided to go to SM City since I was bored as heck in the house doing nothing and I heard that almost everyone ran to the mall to eat. As I was walking on the streets, I noticed that there were some cars that were abandoned (maybe cause of the flood yesterday) and the streets were filled with mud and only a few people were walking around with all their bags with their personal belongings... It was disturbing and surreal... I never knew it would be that devastating... It looked like Iloilo was struck by some post apocalyptic virus thing. Something you only see in the movies... xD

I rode a trycikad to SM which cost me 15p. I went in the mall and I was surprised to see the sheer amount of people roaming around. I decided to watch a movie to get my mind off the terrible things that have happened. I went and saw "Get Smart". It didn't really appeal to me and I felt a bit disappointed after watching the movie since it didn't really make me laugh.

That's pretty much what happened to me during the course of the storm. But after this storm, I started to feel better about my life. I started to realize how fortunate I am to be alive and I started to feel less dependant. I mean, it felt like solitary confinement but whatever. It didn't do anything to me. xD

Well, I just hope everything is gonna be alright now since the storm is over... My thoughts and prayers go out to the people that have suffered from the tragic storm...

*Originally written on June 23rd 2008*

I have AMAZING news to tell! Well, sorta. My brother managed to UNBRICK his i-Phone without my help or guidance! That's quite a big step for Eugene since he used to be so reliant on my help.

I'm just happy for him since this is just one thing that I helped prove to him, that he can do something on his own without anyones help.

I know I pissed him off at first by not helping him fix his i-Phone, but hey! I helped build up his self confidence by not helping him. You see, if I helped him fix his i-Phone, then he wouldn't realize what he's capable of. So to say this, I helped him gain self confidence in a way and I know he has a sense of accomplishment in doing something incredibly impossible.

You see, I'm a good brother. Younger brother that is. (^_^)

Strange thing is, when he managed to unlock his 1.1.3 i-Phone, he suddenly started jumping and shouting (I think) and he suddenly hugged me! Waaah...

You know, that was the first time in 10 years that me and my brother ever hugged again. LOL! So strange... I was very happy for him and even though I tried to keep myself from jumping in glee, deep inside I was very amazed and impressed. (^_^)

Hey guys, I know I haven't been blogging in the past few days since I've been having some problems lately like the fact that me and my brother fought last night and I bruised my hand. Stuff like that. So, let's kick this off!

I'm sure some of you might not even know what 1-18-08 is or Cloverfield. I'm one of the few FIlipino's that have been following this sneaky little film eversince the trailer was shown with the Transformers movie. The title of the movie isn't confirmed or known yet, so people just refer to it as 1-18-08 since that is the release date of the film. The trailer for the film was first shown during the premiere of the film Transformers. It starts off as a party for a guy named Rob then it shifts to the city getting bombarded by some comet looking things. The film looks like it's shot in the style of Blair Witch which I'm pretty sure is gonna make alot of people motion sick. xD

You can check the official site of the movie at http://www.1-18-08.com/

All you can find is a bunch of pictures which you can flip around. Not much of a clue but it's interesting. There's even this weird website about one of the characters in the movie. It's like some stupid white girl talking to her webcam for her boyfriend. I think it's Jamie and Teddie.

You should also check http://www.1-18-08news.com/ a guy named Brad makes some video analysis there. I've heard from his site that the 2nd 1-18-08 trailer will come out during the premiere of Beowulf on the 16th. Can't wait for that! (^_^) As you can see, Cloverfield/1-18-08 seems like a very exciting and interesting film. With all the viral marketing going around it, this is certainly gonna be one of the most anticipated and hyped movies of 2008!