im back!
when i started to assume my first fieldwork assignment at an american car dealer shop, my social/family/personal life (not to mention my fragile pulmonary system) took the backseat (of course, pun intended..hehe.) so what brings me back to the life of the living? to the self-serving blogging world? hehe… "it could only be a life-changing experience!" you think aloud with much conviction…
so here’s the deal… i was busy doing that r.e.m. thing (read: not the band, kiddo) in the middle of the night when a blinding flash of light and a deafening blast jolt me up on my ass.. i thought that kinda thing was just an exaggeration in movies. but i was literally draped around my (smelly) pillow one second, and the next im sittin’ upright thinking "something’s-exploded-our-house-is-on-fire-i’m-gonna-die!"
i think i was waiting for that moment before you die when your life flashes before you (hmm.. wonder who ill see?hehe).. but my head cleared up before the moment came and i realized it was just lightning striking too close for comfort. i know accuweather.com said there were going to be thunderstorms that night. but they should have put up a large warning sign… i haven’t been scared of lightning and thunder in a looong time. but well, i was pretty scared shitless that night. i was sure the morning news was going to blab about some unlucky people getting toast by lightning…
fastforward to daybreak and i find that my guess was wrong, well, not entirely… there were casualties from the previous night’s lightning but fortunately, these were: my cousin’s and lola’s tv sets, my other cousin’s and tita’s personal computer, my aunt’s air conditioner, and my pc’s modem!!! (f***, i just bought it 2 weeks ago. TG it’s under warranty.)
so i guess the morale of this "comeback post" is, it’s expensive to replace appliances! hehe…
p.s.
well i thought our house survived just minor "scrapes" from the thunderstorm… so last night when a few lightnings decided to drop by once again, i unplugged everythin’ just to be on the safe side…. then voila! this morning, our TV won’t turn on! it sucks, doesn’t it???
