Monday, October 12, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
First Major Storm
Ondoy, the most recent storm to pass nearest to Metro Manila, was the first major storm we had since we moved in to our new place here in BF Homes QC. Heavy rains started to pour in the early morning of September 26, Saturday. It kept me awake the whole night and the following day as I had to periodically check on the house for any leaks, overloaded gutters and drains and, any leaking windows or doors. It was the major drainage and waterproofing test for our place. So far, no problems.
The village of BF Homes QC was also lucky as it had little flooding problems compared to the rest of the neighborhood of Barangay Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit drive, for a stretch fronting the new Mercury Drug, was chest deep in water. One car parked near the front of Kowloon, a popular dimsum house, was submerged with only about 4inches of its roof coming out of the flood waters. The detour we planned to take going to Zuzuarregui North was also impassable.
The old Delgado gate was passable going to Commonwealth Avenue. But the rising waters of the creek just outside the gate kept me worried. It's good to take note of this just in case we go through (hopefully not) a similar calamity in the future.
It is also good to familiarize ourselves with what is beyond the village’s fence and how it affects us. Upon looking through a simple road map, I noticed a tributary of the Tullahan River just beyond the village’s fence at its lowest elevation, that is at the end of Salazar, Briones and Ortega Streets. It is quite logical to assume that most of the Village’s drainage spills onto this creek. This tributary or creek runs almost parallel to Encarnacion, and is the same creek that cuts across the entrance road, out side the gate at Delgado. This begins to collect water from Commonwealth Avenue, near the Don Enrique Gate. I would also imagine that most water from Don Enrique also drains to this creek.
This creek should be monitored periodically by anyone concerned. Any problems in this tributary may seriously affect BF Homes QC.
The village of BF Homes QC was also lucky as it had little flooding problems compared to the rest of the neighborhood of Barangay Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit drive, for a stretch fronting the new Mercury Drug, was chest deep in water. One car parked near the front of Kowloon, a popular dimsum house, was submerged with only about 4inches of its roof coming out of the flood waters. The detour we planned to take going to Zuzuarregui North was also impassable.
The old Delgado gate was passable going to Commonwealth Avenue. But the rising waters of the creek just outside the gate kept me worried. It's good to take note of this just in case we go through (hopefully not) a similar calamity in the future.
It is also good to familiarize ourselves with what is beyond the village’s fence and how it affects us. Upon looking through a simple road map, I noticed a tributary of the Tullahan River just beyond the village’s fence at its lowest elevation, that is at the end of Salazar, Briones and Ortega Streets. It is quite logical to assume that most of the Village’s drainage spills onto this creek. This tributary or creek runs almost parallel to Encarnacion, and is the same creek that cuts across the entrance road, out side the gate at Delgado. This begins to collect water from Commonwealth Avenue, near the Don Enrique Gate. I would also imagine that most water from Don Enrique also drains to this creek.This creek should be monitored periodically by anyone concerned. Any problems in this tributary may seriously affect BF Homes QC.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
More Signs
There is a uniform speed limit within the village. 
For emergencies, you just have to look for this sign at one of the nearest street corners along the main village roads.
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