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SOUNDING BOARD
Monday, March 03, 2003
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Intensity 4 earthquake hits Metro Manila and Central Luzon
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the the earthquake struck at 1:57 a.m.. The epicenter was at 11 kms northeast of Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
This was an hour after I finally fell asleep. I was still feeling the effects of whiskey up in my head whenever I lie down. So I played Warcraft III until 1:00 am. Jana Proudmore died in the hands of Grom Hellscream's orcs and I wasn't able to help her! Mission failed. Blame it on the headache. I was in dreamland when the quake happened. Good.
The first major earthquake I experienced was the 16 July 1990 earthquake. I just came from my class that time. I was carrying my 1 year old cousin in my arms when I felt the ground shaking. All I was able to say was, ''Wag ka umiyak baby, wag ka matakot. Aaalis tayo dito. ('Don't cry baby, don't be scared. We're getting out of here'.) Then the quake subsided, only to give way to strong aftershocks. I learned that the quake was intensity 7.8 on the scale. It was scary, and I sure don't want to repeat that exprerience. The little boy I was carrying was lucky because he wasn't fully aware of what's happening. I was lucky this early morning I didn't feel anything. Thanks to the headache. Thanks to the whiskey.
posted by Allan at 7:40 AM (GMT+8)
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