I am Joedel C. Mojado and have the experience to a part of my life that I can say, a nightmare. Nov. 07, 2013, I do not feel that there is a disaster coming in the future. Beautiful weather has observed. Bright sunlight and you can view the blue sky. That night, though I try to sleep, I cannot do. Because strong winds pounding around me. In a market in Tacloban City, where there are large beam and high roof, we thought that it’s the safest place. Although there was alarming news we watched on TV, we oblivious to danger coming. Though, we even have done more to laugh. In around 4am, have started strong winds coupled with more heavy rain. But it wasn't over yet. While the light is peeping, the wind blowing and the rain was grows stronger. Until not stopped the unparalleled air and rain. Deluge! I could not hear but affecting deaf and unparalleled breeze in my ears! Nothing more to see but stark white that I see only in my surroundings, with unrivaled pouring rain! At that point, I do not know what to do. Super thrilled that I was so frightened and freezing. Therefore as I was still not able to my whole body motion. Good thing to be there my cousin Allacor D. Rajhonta. Asking approached me and hugged me tight. Once said, stay here beside me Kuya Joedel; you might be struck by flying objects. ( Arghhh ! I cannot help but not to cry at this moment.) ..... Then he were escorted me into a safer place. But we do know that there is still more intense impending disaster. After a few minutes, we had noticed that a field drainage waters are gradually rising and rising. Seconds have passed, the water reached into the chest and counting them rising, up to the maximum of the human body. We offer easy to climb on a high roof, but it overtook though. I saw crying and losing strength over my companions, especially my aunt Nora Cortavista and aunt Cecilia Cortavista . But I never lost hope and still believes in the Lord God. I tried to cross on a bamboo onto a high wall, while I held a container-jag. Since I climb the wall, there is a strong wave that suddenly batters the wall. And destroyed the wall and suddenly I fell into the deep water. I do not know what happened next. And I just knew, I was drowning, because I do not know how to swim, though. Thanks for container-jag I held. With the container-jag, I pulled up myself from being saturated. We bail ourselves in any way we can. Until we were climbing into a building. There, we have just assured our safety, and there, we waited the storm to subside. Nightmare!
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