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No, this is not about noodles reportedly disappearing faster than we can say ‘pancit na naman?! from supermarket and grocery shelves. This is about what the likes of me who were spared from Ondoy’s wrath could be saying now after hearing of various stories of survival, near survival or utter disaster experienced by other people. Aside from Ondoy who killed less than 300 people but rendered millions homeless and desperate, there were the killer tsunami of Samoa and the twin quakes that flattened much of Sumatra and buried thousands under the rubble. There was also Pepeng which was obviously pushed off its path by a multitude of prayers. Through all these catastrophes, my family and I survived. The only prerennial calamity we suffer from (which I appreciate better now lest we experience worse situations) is financial but it is still nothing compared to the seemingly bleak future most poor people are facing after the events of the past week. At least, I have a job to go back to and my kids have a private school to return to and our house which has been under a moderate state of disrepair for years now, was saved from losing its roof for now. Funny that our TV conked out yesterday, that one appliance which kept us company for years already. After threatening to put it away for good and just wait for the 13th month pay to buy a replacement, it came back to life, same way it did many times before. It refuses to retire from service because it knows we are ill-prepared to replace it not even with one from the nearby surplus shop much less with a plasma type.

LUCKY US indeed and we will continue to pray for a peaceful and safe existence especially after watching Nicolas Cage’s KNOWING the other night. We will continue to hope and pray for peace and safety for the rest of the country and humankind.

The Only One that Saves

Four-leaf clover, another symbol for luck

Kanji symbol for Luck

Chinese 'Fu' for Luck