On Wednesday evening we got the news that from 9 a.m. on Thursday through 9 a.m. on Friday there would be an emergency water outage across nearly the entire city.
24 hours is a long water outage, even for Davao, but at least there was some warning. We made our plans, filled all the buckets and containers, and figured we could make it until 9 a.m. today. Well, 9 a.m. came and went today, as did 10, 11, 12... by 3 p.m. we got the news that the water outage had been extended from 24 hours to 41 hours. Our bucket has pretty much run dry and we're borrowing from others.
So, where's the beauty? The beauty is how people here handle it. One of the greatest things about the Philippines is the adaptability of the people. With a smile and a knowing laugh, they accept what cannot be helped and find a way to make it work.
To be certain, this is not an easy thing to deal with. This was not part of our plans for our visit here! But we're still smiling, because everyone around us is, and you just can't help it. Incomprehensible as it is, this is beauty. This is why they say, "It's more fun in the Philippines!"
Evan
Note: Since writing this, the water came back, only 9 hours late! We're seeing all sorts of ecstatic posts on Facebook as our friends and colleagues here celebrate. :)
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