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Monday, December 8, 2008
11:59 PM
What a day it was to arrive for a mission trip. Heavy rains, delayed flights, but we arrived safely.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30036310&id=1015207002&ref=mf
Daytime temperatures dropped in Bicol to 22.2 degrees Celsius Legaspi City as heavy rains pounded the Bicol region for the fifth straight day. And it's going to get colder in the nights and before sunrise. The weatherman says its going to be even colder in the next few days.
Coldest temperatures for the day usually are usually registered between 4 and 5 am, before sunrise. It gets warmer for the rest of the day.
Anyway, we were met at the Legaspi Airport by Prof Pavilando and Ms Bing Herrera who had two vehicles -- one for our luggage and relief goods another one for ourselves. After an interesting light lunch in Legaspi City (just outside Pacific Mall), we motored to Masarawag for an ocular. It was an emotional moment for us as we came face to face twith the many aspects of Bicol: the Mayon Volcano, which dominated the landscape with its imposing and awe-inspiring perfect cone, the poverty, the hardiness of the people. We even passed by Maipon, just before Masarawag, which was being indudated by floodwaters cascading down the volcano.
We also had a quick ocular of Republic, Guinobatan West and Guinobatan East. Ms Herrera said it was not possible to do an ocular of Tagaytay as the road leading to the mountain resettlement area was under floodwater.
Had a nice long dinner at the Casa Basilisa. Wrong, it was super long.
We were all back at the hostel because of the curfew, but we will rise again tomorrow to begin the work of mission entrusted to us by God.
Uncle Al and Samantha Chia will meet the Main Party at the Legaspi Airport on Tuesday slightly past 1pm, so long as there are no flight delays. The mission has begun!!! More reports as they come in.!
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What a day it was to arrive for a mission trip. Heavy rains, delayed flights, but we arrived safely.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30036310&id=1015207002&ref=mf
Daytime temperatures dropped in Bicol to 22.2 degrees Celsius Legaspi City as heavy rains pounded the Bicol region for the fifth straight day. And it's going to get colder in the nights and before sunrise. The weatherman says its going to be even colder in the next few days.
Coldest temperatures for the day usually are usually registered between 4 and 5 am, before sunrise. It gets warmer for the rest of the day.
Anyway, we were met at the Legaspi Airport by Prof Pavilando and Ms Bing Herrera who had two vehicles -- one for our luggage and relief goods another one for ourselves. After an interesting light lunch in Legaspi City (just outside Pacific Mall), we motored to Masarawag for an ocular. It was an emotional moment for us as we came face to face twith the many aspects of Bicol: the Mayon Volcano, which dominated the landscape with its imposing and awe-inspiring perfect cone, the poverty, the hardiness of the people. We even passed by Maipon, just before Masarawag, which was being indudated by floodwaters cascading down the volcano.
We also had a quick ocular of Republic, Guinobatan West and Guinobatan East. Ms Herrera said it was not possible to do an ocular of Tagaytay as the road leading to the mountain resettlement area was under floodwater.
Had a nice long dinner at the Casa Basilisa. Wrong, it was super long.
We were all back at the hostel because of the curfew, but we will rise again tomorrow to begin the work of mission entrusted to us by God.
Uncle Al and Samantha Chia will meet the Main Party at the Legaspi Airport on Tuesday slightly past 1pm, so long as there are no flight delays. The mission has begun!!! More reports as they come in.!
1 comments