Lesser Evil? We’re still settling for mediocrity even when we choose the bad?

The picture says it all.

On May 10, 2010 Philippines will choose to fly towards true progress.

Around 8 p.m. earlier tonight, I was armed with a gun going around inside the house while waiting for hubby to come home after I texted him someone was just right outside our main door knocking, and then went knocking from the outside also at the window of our bedroom.   Only me, the 2 yayas, and the kids were at home, hubby was in a meeting.  Hubby quickly got home and already made the rounds and saw nothing or no one.  Our neighbor told him that a few meters from our house at the corner street somebody has just been robbed of his cellphone at knifepoint.  I had the feeling it was the same person/s who swooped down on a victim at random after the failed attempt at our house.

This wasn’t the first time we encountered an intruder.  Because of this incident, hubby gave me a crash course on how to hold, load, cock, and fire a gun…all under 5 minutes.

I really do not like guns and I’ve always been against my husband’s keeping a gun inside the house.  It has alway been a topic of discussion between us and I only relented after a previous attempted break-in in the house we previously rented.  After tonight’s incident, I think I would have to agree with hubby.

I’ve never been as afraid as I was earlier tonight.  I am beginning to think this place is not safe enough for my family.

I live in one of the cities around the Davao Gulf area and by now everyone who either lives within the area or simply cares enough listen or read the news would know that the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning in the Pacific area, some locations in the Philippines included.

From http://zhenmei.blogspot.com/2010/02/tsunami-warning-alert-in-rp-estimated.html

In Davao, a tsunami is estimated to arrive at 1:27 pm local time (0527 UCT / GMT time) at coordinate points 6.8N 125.7E, in the Davao Gulf near Samal island.

I checked with hubby who said that the nearest coastline from where I live is about 1 kilometer away.  And areas around the Davao  Gulf area do not actually face the Pacific Ocean as there’s the large Samal Island that sits right in the midst of the gulf.   So, I guess I shouldn’t really be in a state of alarm yet.  But we’re watching CNN for their hourly updates, thank goodness for CNN.

In the meantime, I am experiencing my own tsunami of emotions.  I really do not want to write about it,  but it basically involves drastic moves for the next 2-3 months.  I will just pray for God’s enlightenment.