... "rain" is an understatement to the nightmare that happened yesterday.
it was as if linka's power of wind and storm's "storm-power" joined forces to wreak havoc.
i woke up yesterday because of the storm, and when i looked outside to see what's going on, it was like a scene from a disaster flick. and to make things worse, there was no electricity. jem's stress level sky-rocketed and i couldnt wait to get out of the house. even if i was advised to just take a leave, i was still determined to go to the office since i knew i would find comfort there rather than risk of losing my mind with nothing to do in the pad.
but i could not find any cab willing to go to rcbc. i even offered to pay them higher than the usual, but they still declined. it was a hopeless case. i just called my boss and told him that i could not come to work.
the logical thing to do next was to go back to the pad-- never mind if i had to use the stairs up to the 15th floor. but the thought of staying the whole afternoon and whole evening without electricity and with nothing to do scared me. i knew i would go nuts and i might end up crying while curled up in a fetal position. hehe
so, i braved the storm. with just a jacket to protect me from the rain (my new umbrella was a goner the moment i opened it) rode a jeepney and a bus, walked the entire pasay road looking for a place to stay. but luck was not still on my side. the only inn in the strip was fully-booked. it was a disaster. i really felt wet and miserable. if there was a background music and if i were walking in slow motion, it would just be like mariah carey's "through the rain" video.
i ended up staying at "the charter house" near greenbelt. luckily, my sister decided to check in with me, so we split the room rate and she was the one who paid for the food. the room was okay, but there was no cable, no toiletries except for two soaps, and the room service was really bad. it took as 2 hours before we got our food! but despite all of these not-so-good experiences, it was still better than what my situation would be had i stayed at home.
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fast forward to next day--this afternoon, before coming to work, i dropped by the pad first to change clothes. there was still no water and electricity. and the news said that the electricity might be 100% restored on sunday.
bummer.
since i was still feeling down, i decided to drop by the salon to get my hair done to at least feel better. i don't know why i keep coming back to piandre when i always end up getting a bad hair cut. sensing that it would be another bad hair cut, i would like to go all tim gunn with the hairdresser and tell her to "make it work", but being the non-confrontational me, i meekly said "ok na sia" when she asked me if ok na.
sana bumawi na lang sa pag-ayos, but no.... it was awful!
bangs kung bangs.. hehe.. good thing, i brought my own hair wax, so i was able to fix it the way it should be.
i feel better now, but i hope that when i go home later, there would already be electricity. i just dont have the energy to climb 15 flights of stairs again.
even if we had to go there early in the morning 
and all i wanted to do was sleep
