I won’t ever forget the not so common flooding in Faura a month ago. Orcom students were in schools “celebrating” the silver anniversary of the course. People were so worried about their families and themselves. Also that was the one time when people were so hungry already and they don’t know where to find anything proper to eat on school grounds because stores were already closed by the lunch time. Many had to settle with the snacks that they had. I was able to get home soaking myself in the rain and flood. Everyone in the area was anxious to get home.
In the lrt, i was surprised to see people calm and nobody was shouting or starting a fight. It was better than any normal day when you ride the lrt. Not that I want flood everyday to have the kind of attitude shown by many people that day.
As soon as I got home I started texting my friends to see if they were okay. And as soon as the internet was fixed I went online for more updates. The thing here was that the I had to go online rather than just watch the news for more news and updates. That’s one thing that makes the net so convenient for me. I don’t have to wait for the news to come to me but I can look for it thru the internet. Another thing that is good about it is the fact that there are a variety of news site that people can go to covering different news. I didn’t see any news about the flood in other parts of the metro through the news on tv so i relied on the net to get updates on the other places.
Another thing extra-ordinary about the net traffic that day was that people wasn’t using the traffic for unimportant reasons but for updating other people regarding what happened as well as seeking help through the internet. The online bayanihan was overwhelming. There were so many sites that were seeking donations to help out the victims of the typhoon. Not only celebrities and politicians were helping. More regular citizens helped in the process of saving lives and restoring what was damaged by the flood. Just minutes after the worst of the flood has happened there were already action by non-government organizations to help those in need. The number of people concerned would make you very proud of all the Filipinos. Their use of the net was necoming a medium not only for fun and information but for helping activities as well. During times like that when everyone else was panicking the internet was there, ready to use and reliable.
Hi nancy!!…you’re right I logged on to FB, on sunday nite and boy was it overwhelming with requests and sharings on how to help people…I think that’s what’s great about filipinos, their always willing to lend a helping hand in anyway they can.