Summer again

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:15:20 +0000

 

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STORE water but not too much.

Your life may be interrupted, disrupted but don’t complain overly much.

Two months before Christmas and it’s summer again, too soon. Two sum­mers in one year, in an archipelago surrounded by oceans, lakes, rivers, springs, falls, bays, creeks.

Not enough rain to fill the dams? The water resources board suggests you pray. What about them? Aren’t they being paid to pray also?

Two typhoons avoided us, good and bad news. Pray that the third one will be the lucky charm – just as long as there’s no flooding, landslide, tsunami or storm surge. Too much to ask from heaven!

What season is it now? Water short­age season? Water crisis season? Rainy season but not enough precipi­tation. Dry season but not according to the calendar. Dear Lord, are we be­ing punished for the sins of the few who have not had time to repent dur­ing the last few months?

Should we ban swimming pools? Ban swimming? You need to know how to swim in case rain falls relentlessly like Ondoy of bad memories.

The water level in Angat continues to drop. Not MWSS, not NWRB can solve the problem. Officials smiling­ly assure you it’s not their problem. They’ll also state it’s not within the power of Maynilad and Manila Water to find the means to create H20 to serve 14 million people.

Save water. To quote environmen­talists and ninja cops, reduce, reuse, recycle. Store water, transfer water flowing from a faucet to a drum with­out breaking your back.

You can survive without water for half a day. There’s always time for entertainment, like watching fam­ily dramas such as the one star
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