Photo Updates on the Flood in Sandoval Ave. in Pasig City as of 6 p.m., Saturday, 11 August 2012

As of 6 p.m., 11 August 2012 - flood in Sandoval Ave. is still widespread;  ankle-deep to half-a-tire-deep.

Oh, boy!  There's no more food inside the refrigerator.  Our week's supply - gone!  Well, there's still instant noodles.  But with "preservatives enough to put a horse to sleep" (unverified - LOL), I would not dare test that notion by eating instant noodles morning, noon, and night.  So, I have to go outside and buy food.  I will once again, with all splendor, ride the yellow garbage truck!  Reminiscent of the good old Ketsana days, I guess this would be fun!

Ondoy (Ketsana) Deja Vu. Southwest Monsoon Woes

V. Mapa LRT Station in Manila

Aurora Boulevard in Manila

view from my bedroom window in Pasig City

continuous rain for the past 3 days;  morning looks like the sun is about to go down.  

view on a clear day

I now have a fair understanding of how 40 days and 40 nights of continuous rain could destroy the entire world!  As of this writing (2:30 in the afternoon of 7 August 2012), there is no storm, typhoon, cyclone, low pressure area, nor dangerous weather system afflicting the Philippines, just your usual wet monsoon (i.e., "hanging habagat" in the vernacular).   But Oh My God!  This monsoon is by no means your ordinary wet monsoon.  It's a FREAK southwest monsoon.  It's been continuously raining for the past 3 days and flash floods have already wreaking havoc in central and southern regions of Luzon including the National Capital region, Metro Manila.  It's freakishly scary!