"When it rains, it pours..."
This is a common saying that you hear whenever one has a good fortune of having a series of good luck OR a misfortune of having a series of bad luck (like what happened to me last August 5, see http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2007/08/do-you-know-what-to-do-after-car.html).
But this saying may also be interpreted literally.
Early this month, the Philippines was faced with a problem of drought. It is already the rainy season but rains are hard to come by. Cloud seeding has to be done to prevent water shortage. In some areas of Central and Northern Luzon (Philippines), the rice fields have already been adversely affected.
To solve the problem of drought, the Catholic Church in the Philippines launched a campaign for Oratio Imperata Ad Petendam Pluviam (Obligatory Prayer To Request For Rain). So, millions of devoted Catholics in the country regulary prayed for rain.
And then the rains came.
But, as the saying goes, "When it rains, it pours..."
The rains were brought by one typhoon after another. Recently, we even had a supertypoon
(local name: Egay).
And with the rains, came the floods. The whole of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces were confronted with the problem of flashfloods brought about by continuous rain. Classes in schools and work in government offices were suspended.
Is this a case of "Divine Comedy"? People prayed for rain and the rain was given to the people. But then, it was excessive rain, which brought flooding in many parts of the country.
Perhaps, next time, when people pray for rain they have to state exactly how much rain they would like to have :)[Then, perhaps, people would need to consult scientists, and they would appreciate what scientists are doing :) :) ]
When it rains, it pours... and it floods!
Raffy
8/19/07 in Quezon City
This is a common saying that you hear whenever one has a good fortune of having a series of good luck OR a misfortune of having a series of bad luck (like what happened to me last August 5, see http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2007/08/do-you-know-what-to-do-after-car.html).
But this saying may also be interpreted literally.
Early this month, the Philippines was faced with a problem of drought. It is already the rainy season but rains are hard to come by. Cloud seeding has to be done to prevent water shortage. In some areas of Central and Northern Luzon (Philippines), the rice fields have already been adversely affected.
To solve the problem of drought, the Catholic Church in the Philippines launched a campaign for Oratio Imperata Ad Petendam Pluviam (Obligatory Prayer To Request For Rain). So, millions of devoted Catholics in the country regulary prayed for rain.
And then the rains came.
But, as the saying goes, "When it rains, it pours..."
The rains were brought by one typhoon after another. Recently, we even had a supertypoon
(local name: Egay).
And with the rains, came the floods. The whole of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces were confronted with the problem of flashfloods brought about by continuous rain. Classes in schools and work in government offices were suspended.
Is this a case of "Divine Comedy"? People prayed for rain and the rain was given to the people. But then, it was excessive rain, which brought flooding in many parts of the country.
Perhaps, next time, when people pray for rain they have to state exactly how much rain they would like to have :)[Then, perhaps, people would need to consult scientists, and they would appreciate what scientists are doing :) :) ]
When it rains, it pours... and it floods!
Raffy
8/19/07 in Quezon City
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