intensity 6.4

last night, at around 10:35 p.m., an earthquake rocked the metro and nearby provinces.

ricky's friends & cousin were here at gotcha and were having a few beers. we were all chatting at the dine-in counter when we noticed that we were swaying; some jokingly thought na baka may tama na sila sa beer. but when we all realized it was an earthquake, we went outside. the cables in front of the building were swaying and people in other buildings also went out.

it lasted for more than a minute and luckily there were no aftershocks. on the late night news report, phivolcs reported that it was an intensity 6.4 earthquake with the epicenter in oriental mindoro; tectonic in origin (i really hope i got that right). no reports of damage or casualties even in oriental mindoro were reported.

i'm particularly scared of earthquakes because of what happened in 1991. i'll never forget that day. sometimes when ricky and i are on a flyover or bridge and i can feel it "moving" (because of trucks or heavy vehicles moving along the other side, i'm on the edge of my seat. talagang, kinakabahan ako.)

at moviehouses, there's this unconscious effort to sit near the exit. once, ricky and i thought there was an earthquake and we left the cinemahouse. talagang kinabahan kami, lalo na ako. as it turned out, wala naman sayang ang sine hehehe.