Sturdy Filipinos

          Mike Enriquez interviewed a Fil-Am on radio this morning. Mrs. Jennifer Williams is one of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 

          When Hurricane Katrina reached Category 5, Mrs. Williams decided to leave St. Bernard with her friend.  They went to Texas, to stay with her friend's family.

          When Mike Enriquez asked her about her home, she replied, "Ay wala na akong tirahan, at wala na rin akong trabaho. (I don't have a house anymore, nor work.)" She said it so matter-of-factly, and with a hint of humor. 

          She said that at the moment, she doesn't have money, they don't have water, electricity and food but for the canned goods.

          "Hindi ko pa rin alam ang gagawin ko but okey lang ako (I still don't know what to do but I am just fine)," she reassured her family in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

          You have to hand it to Filipinos.  Filipinos don't crumble under strenuous situations.  They have a lot of practice at home :)  Come hell or high water, as they say, Filipinos are survivors, wherever they go, wherever they are.  And survive with their sense of humor intact :)

          sayong
          09-05-05  1:15pm