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“Typhoon Ferdie” & “is it the end of the world?”

copy-pasted from the official Twitter account of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), a government agency in charge of traffic regulation in the god-forsaken eternally traffic-jammed streets of Metro Manila, storified by InterAksyon.com (the blog followed the link from that story):

     Because of the incessant rains yesterday, a follower of the Twitter account of MMDA asked the authorities:

      “Is it the end of the world?”

          A related story from the news site (InterAksyon.com) said that the flurry of tweets yesterday showed netizens expressing worry or fear of another Ondoy or massive floods occurring yesterday because of the non-stop pitter-patter of rains. It was just a pitter-patter and not a slosh-gush for hours,  but people were afraid again. i’m no expert on social psychology, but someone should do a study – —  i think all of us have a collective Ondoy slight “post traumatic stress syndrome” , it’s like we’re all war survivors,  lived  through the same nightmare, some more than others, and are constantly reliving it everytime there are hard rains.

       Here’s how the MMDA calmed down the twitter-follower:

Good morning @MMDA. Any flood updates in España, Manila?

@lesterlintao we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

 4:52 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

ADVISORY: Kindly read our time line for more info regarding on flood updates. Thank you. #mmda

@MMDA sta ana going to gil puyat passable po ba?

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@gwapolo we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

4:52 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulYasser BanaoYasser Banao ‏@yasserkb

@MMDA Katapusan na ba ng mundo?

@yasserkb no one knows sir. Pero sure po ako malapit na ang katapusan ng bwuan 🙂

4:51 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

ADVISORY: Kindly read our time line for more info regarding on flood updates. Thank you. #mmda

@MMDA good am po, may monitoring po ba ku kung saan na mga flooded areas sa Manila?

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@JohnsonManabat we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

 

4:51 PM – 20 Jul 12 via TweetDeck · Details

20 JulOfficial MMDAOfficial MMDA ‏@MMDA

@CrackerJackNM we don’t have monitoring on that area. It’s under the local authorities, you may call Manila Traffic Hotline 527-3087.

xxx    xxx   xxx    

translation: 

 To the MMDA: “Katapusan na ba ng mundo?” ( “Is it the end of the world?”)

From the MMDA: “No one knows, sir. Pero sure po ako na malapit na ang katapusan ng bwuan (sic) “(“No one knows, sir. But we are sure that what is at hand is the end of the month 🙂  ”

 

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Colorado shooting: real-time tweets from survivors, Jessica Ghawi before she died, witnesses, relatives

Colorado shooting: Real-time, live tweets from survivors, Jessica Ghawi before she was shot, witnesses, relatives:

“Colorado Theater Shooting: Read The Tweets From Victims, Survivors

“Read the real-time reaction to the Colorado theater shooting that has left 12 dead

” Victims, Survivors Tweet During Denver Theater Shooting

” A gunman opened fire at a midnight premiere of the new “Batman” movie in Denver last night. Twelve people were killed and at least 50 injured. Here are some of their tweets.

  1. “Many people lined up for the film. Denver Post reporter Ryan Parker was there to cover the scene:

  2. ryanparkerdp

    tweet: ”  #Denver-area fans line up for new#Batman flick, $100 asked for scalped tickets: bit.ly/NVSXis #darkknightrises

  3. ” Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring Denver sportscaster who wrote under the name Jessica Redfield, wrote on Twitter just before the movie began:

  4. JessicaRedfield

    tweet: ” @jessespector MOVIE DOESN’T START FOR 20 MINUTES

  5. Shortly after the screening began, shots were fired:

  6. dingos8myTARDIS

    tweet: ” Shots fired in the theater. #batman#aurora #colorado

    Caitlin

    a day ago

    ReplyRetweet

  7. tweet: ” Shooting in aurora movies people shot

    13shantyltoledo

    a day ago

  8. ” Some people thought the gunshots were part of an action sequence, but many soon realized it was not:

  9. dingos8myTARDIS

    tweet: “Oh God, I don’t know what to do.

    Caitlin

    a day ago

    ReplyRetweet

  10. BlessedDisciple

    tweet: “Woww Someone Just Shot Up This Batman Movie. . I Literally Just Seen A Little Girl Get Carried Out With Bullet Wounds Smh The Nerve Of Ppl.

  11. IsaacJRamos

    tweet: “There are cops from denver, cenntenial, and aurora. Things are nuts right now.

  12. ZachEtake38

    tweet: “I know I saw one man with blood running down his hands being carried into a cop car

  13. Ryan Parker of the Denver Post reported:

  14. ryanparkerdp

    tweet: “Officers are telling me they’ve never seen/experienced anything like this before.

  15. ryanparkerdp

    One witness said they saw an officer carrying a small, lifeless girl, maybe 9 from scene following shooting.

  16. Aspiring sportscaster Jessica Ghawi was one of the 12 killed by the shooter:

  17. JordanGhawi

    tweet: “It appears that my sister has been fatally wounded in a mass shooting at a movie premiere in Denver, CO.

  18. tweet: “My friend Jessica Ghawi was killed in the #Aurora Shooting-she was an aspiring sportscaster-she will be missed

    missed

    2 days ago

  19. Other people at the theater went missing:

  20. dingos8myTARDIS

    tweet: “Everybody please pray for my friend Alex.

    Caitlin

    a day ago

    ReplyRetweet

  21. denverpost

    tweet: “RT @kurtisalee: Alex Sullivan, 27. Dad can’t get hold of him. Has anyone seen him? #theatershootingyfrog.com/oeahpecj

  22. dingos8myTARDIS

    tweet: “My friend is still MIA, will post when I have news.

    Caitlin

    20 hours ago

    ReplyRetweet

  23. And one survivor posted about his injuries on Reddit:

    tweet: “I am one of the 50 wounded in the Aurora Theater shooting. Here are a few photos of my very lucky but nonethless terrifying brush with death. My thoughts go out to those less fortunate than me.”

  24. aurora theatre shooting – Imgur

  25. When morning came, Ryan Parker wrote:

  26. ryanparkerdp

    tweet: “In distance, fire alarm is still sounding from the #theatershooting theater. Been ringing all night.

    Ryan Parker

    20 hours ago

    ReplyRetweet