Who says life in the missions is boring?

12 July 2010 (Monday)

- The discovery of a (thankfully!!!) dead snake behind our washing machine that nearly disrupted all laundry activities for the day! Rannie to the rescue!

14 July 2010- (Wednesday) 2am

Howling winds as Typhoon Basyang (international codename Conson) ripped through Central Luzon at wind speeds of 120kph. It rattled our windows, ripped off a piece of our zinc covering at the drying area and flooded our kitchen, dining area and library.

14 July 2010- (Wednesday) 5:30am

Damage inspection and the start of clean up work... on our knees...



...with mops, pails and anything we could gather to stop the leak- a feat accomplished in darkness because of a power failure!








Collecting rain water just in case our water supply runs out!

14 July 2010- (Wednesday) 7:10am

Finally some breakfast... (still in the dark!)
Helter-skelter in the garden with fallen pots and garden chairs...

15 July 2010- (Thursday)

Thankfully Typhoon Basyang is currently moving out of Luzon. Our power supply resumed late Wednesday night and we didn't have to use the collected rain water after all! Typhoon Basyang left 18 people dead and 57 others missing in Central Luzon.