whatta day!!!

Brrr…. it’s really really cold out here. Typhoon “Karen” still raged outside, heavy rains and strong winds lashing angrily . I woke up early this morning half expecting typhoon “Karen” to be well on her way out of the country. Disappointed, I started preparing for the 3rd day of my red cross training. I even asked my friend Tolitz to call Red Cross if the training was cancelled. Unfortunately for me, they told my friend that with or without the typhoon, we have to continue with the training. Luckily, I had the good sense to bring extra clothes and shoes with me because when we reached Km. 3, there was a long procession of vehicles and a number of people walking. A policeman who was giving instructions to the drivers told us that there was a landslide ahead and passengers will have to walk a hundred meters or more to pass the landslide and transfer to the jeeps waiting at the other side. What a bummer! I was glad I was wearing flip flops then but nevertheless I still slipped when I walked across a muddy trunk of a tree to pass through a deep mud and avoid the knee length water. I could have landed heavily on the mud, backpack and all if not for the ready hand that grabbed my arm and helped me regain my balance. And only to walk in a water logged street again before reaching the waiting passenger jeeps. There were so many of us, students and office workers alike who were all rushing to reach the city. Appearances were no longer important so long as we reach our respective destinations on time. We all look like wet puppies in our drenched clothings.

Red Cross personnels were adamant in insisting the importance of time for them and for the trainees. We had to comply because having an accummulated 1 hour late for the whole week will be considered dropped. Bearing that in mind, I went to the venue with my drenched clothes and backpack. Only to find out that at the last minute, the Chapter Administrator issued a memo to suspend the training…Dang! of all what I’ve gone through? Anyway that’s totally understandable because the Red Cross people had to be alert in case of emergencies, considering the landslide I passed through, we can’t very well blame them. We even argued that they should have anticipated that beforehand, rather than having all the trainees rushed to the venue despite of the typhoon. Clearly afraid of getting dropped.

And to compensate for today’s scheduled activities, we have to extend our time the following days to catch up with the 8-hour loss. Some trainess even came from Abra and they wouldn’t want to extend until nexweek. Same with me and some trainees who took their leave of absence at work just for this week. Whatta day!

I’d better get home before this weather worsens, I’m already imagining my warm bed and a good book waiting for me. The book was titled “Absent Witness” by Nancy Kopp, a rather enthralling story about a young coma patient who mysteriously got pregnant while in a very prestigious hospital, a gutsy lawyer who was also a friend of the victim’s family tried to solve the case, it was a combination of courtroom drama and medical intrigue. I saw it at the booksale and got intrigued with the synopsis. I bought it for only P45.00.  Hmmnnn…nice buy for me. I’m looking forward to finding more of this author’s books.