Typhoon Ofel is going to land on Cagayan tonight but Pepito will be wreaking havoc in Bicol on Sunday, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila by Monday. This is problematic for me because I can’t be driving through a potential Cat 4 or 5 typhoon on Monday at 1 or 2 am. My tickets and hotel bookings are non-refundable and my company is not going to reimburse me for a trip that I haven’t taken.

My sister is flying to Greece on Sunday and she will be driven by my mom’s driver to the airport on Sunday afternoon. I figured it will be better for me to hitch with her and just book Go Hotel along Airport Road so I don’t have to battle my way through a typhoon along SLEX. I need all the sleep I can get because straight from Changi I will be heading to my first meeting of the week at Suntec. Yes, dragging my luggage and all that.

So I pulled the trigger because we will be hit by another typhoon: I finally bought the Bluetti power station with solar panels.

I’m still waiting for the battery to arrive but at least I would be able to test it and teach my girls how to use it and charge it before I leave. My guilt for leaving them while they’re going to be battered by another typhoon would be eased upon knowing they have back up power to sustain them (modem, electric fan, charging stations for cellphones).

Good thing I didn’t stock up on too much meat so in case they go powerless again for days, there will be minimal spoilage.

Whelp! Southern Tagalog and Metro Manila will be directly hit earlier than expected. It’s right smack in the middle of the Sunday and Monday, according to the latest bulletin by PAGASA.