Regine Angeles recalls how her home almost got destroyed by Typhoon Ondoy |
| by Rachelle Siazon | November 05, 2009 8:47 AM | |
Regine originally planned to buy a digital SLR camera as a gift to herself, but she instead bought furniture for her house which got damaged by Typhoon Ondoy. “First time naming binaha sa Cubao, lampas tao, at lubog yung first floor namin.” She was taken by surprise by what happened since just the night before the typhoon, she was with the rest of the cast of Tayong Dalawa for the show’s farewell party. “Nagising ako bandang 11 am. Nagtataka ako kung bakit maingay yun pala hanggang bewang na yung tubig baha at mababagsakan na ng ref yung kasama namin sa bahay,” she recalled.
Her parents weren’t home from the market yet when she woke up and there was little she could do to save their things like their appliances. “Yung kapatid ko tsaka kasama namin sa bahay ang nagbuhat nung una. Ayoko na lumusong sa baha bilang meron akong (period). So lahat ng inaakyat nila sa hagdan, ako na lang ang taga-akyat sa second floor. Tapos pagdating ng nanay ko galing palengke, nagalit pa sa akin nung una dahil bakit yun lang daw ang ginagawa ko. E siya nga nagka-UTI kahit naligo siya agad after lumusong sa baha. Buti na lang din nag-ingat ako.”
In the end, Regine said that they were still better off than the other families who totally lost their homes to the major flooding in the city. “Umiiyak kami ng mommy ko kasi first time talagang mangyari yung ganon sa amin. Pero nung nagkaroon kami ng kuryente, nakakalungkot makita na mas grabe pa pala yung dinanas ng iba. Yung lalagyan ng TV namin na panghome entertainment system hindi na naisalba kasi nadurog na. Yung ref gumana ulit kasi hindi in-on ng daddy ko ng ilang araw para patuyuin. Tapos yung TV nasira pero napaayos naman. So alam mo yun, meron pa rin namang natira sa amin,” she stated.
This experience made her realize that people should start taking good care of their surroundings or risk nature’s wrath again. “Natakot ako, akala ko mage-end of the world na. Iba kasi yung ulan. Tuloy-tuloy talaga. Kaya sana yung ibang tao maisip nila yung masamang dulot ng pagtatapon ng basura sa kalye kasi yun din naman ang dahilan kung bakit nagbabara yung mga drainage natin.” At the same time, she learned never to take her life for granted. “Narealize ko na, ‘Oh my God, kahapon lang ang saya-saya ko.’ Hindi mo maiisip na pag-gising mo sakuna na yung aabutan mo. Pero ganon talaga, hindi mo alam kung anong kayang gawin ng Diyos. Dapat talaga lagi kang handa sa kung ano man ang pwedeng mangyari,” she stressed.
In the meantime, Regine can’t wait to be part of the Star Magic’s concert for a cause at the Araneta Coliseum on November 13 where she will be performing a sexy production number together with Wendy, Roxanne, Nina Dolino, and Erica Paredes. “Siyempre natutuwa ako kasi kahit papaano makakatulong ako sa iba pang naging biktima nung bagyong Ondoy. Sana suportahan ito ng mga kababayan natin kasi dobleng saya ang ibibigay namin dahil buong Star Magic artists magsasama-sama para sa one-of-a-kind concert na ito,” she gushed.
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