Taal Eruption 2020

[leonleon]

Sharing some random thoughts on this taal aftermath.



Kawawa talaga lahat ng tao whose lives were disrupted by taal.

I was at sta rosa yesterday, and sa slex pa lang, yun volcanic dust ramdam ko na sa windshield ng sasakyan.

Sa mismo kalye pag dating ng sta. rosa proper, kitang kita ko yung swirling volcanic dust/ash.

Feeling ko nasa disyerto ako sa sobrang kapal ng buhanging lumilipad.

Parang mad max movie, naalala ko.

I can see the people in masks trying to go on with their lives as if everything were back to normal.

But it's a new "normal"

Yung dust na yan, kapit sa buong katawan, sa buhok, and I'm sure kahit naka mask ka pa, may na-i-inhale pa rin.

It's not just outside, but that dust will also find its way sa loob ng bahay.

Sooner than later, yung mga mas mahihina ang immune system diyan, tatamaan ng respiratory illnesses due to prolonged exposure.

Naiisip ko lalo na yung mga nag-aaral na bata, nalulungkot na ako.

Paano sila makapag-aaral ng matino niyan ngayon?

Tapos magkakasakit pa sila later...



Sa dami ngayon ng volcanic ash and dust doon, people piled it sa tabi lang ng kalye, waiting for it to be collected.

Pero hangga't andun lang yun ash/dust, hihipan lang din ng hangin back into the environment.

LGU's should mobilize fast to clear it.

But knowing LGU's usad pagong yan, dahil na rin baka may ibang priorities (evac centers).




And this is just in laguna, paano pa yong nasa batangas?

It just breaks my heart, and we should not be fast to judge and say ambilis lang naman mag evacuate... just leave.

We should have more empathy, lalo na doon sa walang resources to move out permanently and start all over again so fast.

Yung wala ng family.

Yung walang pera or kulang ang pera.



Peoples' live (and dreams) have been disrupted and shattered and the way things stand, no one knows for sure for how long it will be before taal will be back to normal.

Sabi nga ng isang nakausap ko, etong-eto rin yung feeling nung nasunugan siya noon at wala siyang naisalba.



Pag uwi ko nga, kapal ng ash covering the car, and I was just there for a few hours.

And I really had to take a bath kaagad kasi feeling ko ang lagkit-lagkit ko.