Ryan Cayabyab details ordeal in Thailand after quake; now back in PH

Ryan Cayabyab was in Thailand when 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and sent tremors as far as Bangkok.

The Maestro, who is now back in the Philippines after surviving the quake, detailed his ordeal during and after the disaster.

According to him, he and his wife were exiting a building after lunch when people suddenly pushed them.

"Sobrang nagtataka kami ni misis - may hinahabol ba sila? Maya0maya lang ang dami nang tao sa daan! Wah happening? Wala kami makausap ng Inggles!" he wrote.

"Anak ng p----. Lindol ba ito!? 7.3. Ang lakas. Grabi," he wrote.

After the quake, Cayabyab said they were not able to return to their hotel room right away, as the elevator lines were long.

When they made it to the room, they hurriedly put their stuff inside their luggage and stormed out of the room immediately.

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"Takbo ulit sa elevator baka mahaba na naman ang hintay. Nakababa rin sa lobby," he said.

As the earthquake coincided with the day of their flight back to the Philippines, Cayabyab said that they had a hard time getting a car to the airport.

"We waited four hours for our grab transport to bring us to the airport. Wala! Still we decided to just get to the airport and think of what to do next - for sure we will miss our flight," he wrote.

"Thinking back, if there was no earthquake we'd be in the airport kanina pa. The MRT stopped operations, all grab and other transport to the airport were not at work kasi all of them were stuck in traffic," he added.

With no transportation available at that moment, he and his companions discussed if they wanted to stay for one night in the same hotel, but ultimately decided to just wait in the airport.

"I said no. I want to be in the airport. Doon na lang kami maghintay. Besides… ayoko sa 26th floor matulog at baka meron pang earthquake," he said.

Despite what happened, Cayabyab praised the hotel staff for assisting them and the other guests.

"I must say na ang galing ng staff ng hotel. Hindi sila sanay dito sa [Bangkok] 'pag earthquake pero wow ang alaga nila sa mga tao, highly professional. Bow talaga," he said.

Eventually, he and his companions were able to book a car ride to the airport.

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand. As of this March 30, 7:26 am, 1,644 people died in Myanmar while 10 people died in Thailand.

 

 

 

 

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—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News