Just want to share with you guys....
August 7, 2012 afternoon - It's been raining hard for almost 2 weeks and all of the metropolis is flooded, river level near our home rising and rising. I told my wife that I will bring the kids to my brothers house for the meantime and I'll come back. Upon reaching my brother's house, she called and told me not to go back because the water is already knee deep outside. After a while, she called again and reported that the water is already in the house. And again called when the water rose further. I told her to switch off the main circuit breaker take the dogs upstairs and save her cellphone battery for further emergencies. Water and mud rose further and got my other car. Earlier, I parked my scoot at a gas station far from us.
August 8, 2012 - Wife called in the morning and reported that water is still high and I can't go back yet. Around 6 a.m., she called and said I can come back. She and our house help started cleaning the mud. I went home and helped with the cleaning while leaving the kids in my brother's. Around 7 pm, I rained very hard again. I was very worried again and told my wife to grab some things and evacuate (again) We left in a hurry, locked the house, and unleashed the dogs. Now, all of us are in my brother's house. Little did we know that this second flood is higher than the other day. We were so depressed when we heard from the news about this and thought of the three dogs. Several of our pets had died in the 2009 flood, and now, this...
August 9, 2012 - We can see some sun now. We packed and went home. To our surprise, the three dogs are alive!!!! Thank God. Well, that made me smile... We again started cleaning, and... well the rest is history....
Here's what I'm gonna share.....
When we were at my brothers house, my best friend texted me and comforted me and offered prayers.
At that point, I looked at my brother and told him "I'm a very lucky person.... My problems will end in a few days but Cedric's problem will not..... (Cedric, my best friend, is suffering from stage 3 liver cancer and has been in the hospital for weeks)
Sometimes, you need to count your blessings in life...
