When It Rains It Pours

It’s still officially summer over on our side of the globe, but another typhoon is about to hit the country in a day or two. The rains have already started. It rained really hard last night though it only lasted less than an hour. Now, it’s raining hard again and the rain hasn’t stopped pouring for an hour already. I’m afraid it’s only going to get worse.

I worry a lot during times like these. I think about my mom and siblings who do not exactly live near us. The area near their house is prone to flooding and that’s why I am always concerned whenever it rains like this. I also worry about Kai, who works at night. Tonight, he left for work just when the rain started. I worry for his safety on the road. So many road accidents occur whenever it rains. He has to worry about flooding too. I’m just glad that by now he has already arrived safely at the office. I pray that he gets home safely tomorrow morning too.

Since we live on the third floor, I don’t really worry about floods. What I worry about is power outages. Sometimes that happens when it rains so hard. When there’s no power, we obviously can’t cook, which is why we went to the grocery store earlier today to stock up on canned goods. However, power outages will be even more inconvenient now because we have a baby. Now, I have to worry about how to sterilize Ziggy’s bottles. I’ve been able to sterilize them all now. Let’s just hope that if the power goes out tomorrow I’ll be done sterilizing then too.

I also worry about other people, those I don’t know. In this country, when it rains hard, it’s really extremely difficult for a lot of people because of the floods and landslides. I pray that this typhoon will not hit us as hard and that it will go away quickly. I pray that no one will lose their lives or get seriously hurt because of this. I guess, when Mother Nature hits us like this, praying is the only thing we can do.