Tornadoes are not supposed to happen in the Philippines. We get typhoons, yes, really strong ones too, but not tornadoes. And yet one did happen. Right in UPLB, my university. I saw it. It didn't appear to touch the ground, but it looked dangerous all the same. And it looked so near. I thought it would hit the roof of our dorm.

I was in my room when it happened. The wind seemed strong outside, but there was a thunderstorm approaching and I didn't think it was too unusual. Then I heard people screaming. Again, I didn't think that was anything out of the ordinary. My dormmates often scream when they see a movie they like or hear stuff about boys they admire. But the noise lasted for some time, and the electricity went out. Soon I had to see. Everyone was outside looking at something in the sky. And when I joined them, I saw it. It looked just like the tornadoes in National Geographic, smaller perhaps, but the shape was there, and it looked really scary.

All I could remember then was that in National Geographic people hide in basements when tornadoes come. And, I guess I was really scared, cause I forgot that our dorm had a basement. Fortunately, it started to rain. And the tornado disappeared. But it was a freaky experience. I was able to copy a video of it from my friend's cellphone.

My dad says he heard that two houses were damaged. But I don't know if that is true. The tornado didn't look like it touched the ground. If it had, we probably would have been in trouble.