Tragic Day October 20, 2007
As I got off from work Friday (October 19) morning, I was so happy the week is over & done with. I was kinda stressed out at work so the week ending was a welcome to me. I got home, checked emails, multiply, friendster, & facebook — which is what I do almost everyday as I get home. Since my sister had to use the laptop to finish her homework, I just decided to watch TV. I turned on the TV, brushed my teeth and lay on the bed and wait for sleep to come. Before I knew it, I was asleep already. I woke up and I was late already. It was a Friday after all and it would be super traffic on the way to work. I’m supposed to be out of the house by 5:30pm; I woke up 5:45pm. Anyway, seeing as I was already late, I didn’t get up in a hurry and checked my phone for messages first. I received a couple of quotes then 2 personal (not quotes) messages; one from a good friend and one from SO. They contained the same message: a bomb exploded in Glorietta (mall in Makati, central business district in Manila). I was thinking in the likes of like a little poof or something, so I just went ahead and took a bath and left for work. When I got to the office I directly went ahead and did my reports, I got there around 8:20pm and didn’t get a chance to stand up until around 12mn. I took a quick ciggie break and when I got back I started browsing and checking the websites of local TV stations. I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. There was debris everywhere; the ceiling of the main activity center of the mall fell(!). Glasses were shattered everywhere and according to witnesses (I’ve already a few blogs by the time I wrote this) there were blood everywhere. Someone saw a man literally fly up in the air without a leg already. One cab driver recounted that when he dropped off his passengers near the entrance it was exactly when the explosion happened - the 2 women were thrown against his taxi, they both died and 1 of the women was even pregnant. It was you horrifying to see this. And the thing that eats at me is the area where the explosion happened is where there are a lot of kids/baby stores. How can anyone be so heartless and guiltless? What’s become of the human race? If they wanted to get something across, couldn’t they have just called a bomb threat without actually using a bomb? I dunno that’s just me but still.. Hay. People were talking about it in the office last and I was just joking around with them, I just didn’t share my sentiments. I guess we’re built that way, us Filipinos, to just make jokes about anything & everything.
I’m dedicating this post to all the victims, deceased & injured, and also to the families they left behind & mourning their loss. I am praying that God will them the strength to face everyday with the hope that their loved ones are in a happier, peaceful and SAFE place.
Eternal rest, grant, unto the poor souls, Oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls rest in peace. Amen.
* Here are some photos of what’s left of the part of the mall that was bombed.
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