MANILA, Philippines – Establishments shut down, cellular phones and computers went dead, traffic slowed to a crawl, and food spoiled in refrigerators – upshot of a power outage, which about 4.6 million Manila Electric Company consumers have experienced for the past few days due to typhoon Glenda’s wind lashing and thunder roaring.
As typhoon “Glenda” swept through the Philippines, power supply for the regions have dwindled, which lead to the implementation of three- to five-hour rotating brownouts in Metro Manila on Thursday.
Electricity has become a public good. It has been a vital part of functioning society. So what happens when the power goes out for couple of hours or days? Being known for resiliency and creativity, the Filipinos have found different ways to spend the dim nights amidst the outrage of Glenda. Here are some posts from Twitter shared by the netizens:
Bond with the family
Brown out = spontaneous cousin bonding in a tree house HAHAHA! @adireyes @ReyesNico @j7mwah @trishaaareyes pic.twitter.com/zTrV6bEhIz
— Renz Reyes (@renzwbenefits) July 16, 2014 Candle light dinner
#Brownout? No problem! Candle-light dinner at Urban Chick! pic.twitter.com/wIetFC1ktu
— Urban Chick (@UrbanChickResto) July 17, 2014 Dinner with candle lights. Sweet no? Haha :( #FA #brownout pic.twitter.com/poghXCQpA5
— Vanene (@VME17) July 16, 2014 Instant candlelit dinner. Thank you @meralco ! #brownout pic.twitter.com/tGFrwclUT3
— Tibursio (@TibursioHeals) June 15, 2014 Draw
Coz i have nothing to do #draw #brownout pic.twitter.com/YFn4xt3Ku6
— Worri (@Worri2) July 18, 2014 Read
Oh i am so good! Ahahahhaha!!! #brownout pic.twitter.com/mkrtgxb19F
— Gary (@Jhad_Guiling) June 29, 2014 Reading in bed by candlelight tonight because #BrownoutPaRin pic.twitter.com/s20XBRvMbM
— Jenny Ortuoste (@jennyortuoste) July 16, 2014 Play board games and card games
#boredgames #brownout pic.twitter.com/BulgX4SkPT
— Ysa Chong (@ysachong) July 16, 2014 No, this is not sorcery. This is tongits night with @spjlines @kringaloo #brownout pic.twitter.com/JLF9a5laSc
— Bede David Ines (@bedeTIMEstories) July 17, 2014