0800H today, at the Nuvali field. For Solenad's Emergency Drill.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopter passed low over our home at around 7 and upon hearing it, my child asked "..airplane?". Which reminds me how different her childhood is from mine. At least where identifying aircraft is concerned.
You see, I grew up and spent around a quarter of a century, the growing up years of my life, living in military bases...the air force ones in particular. A huge asthma trigger for me was the smell of airplane fuel, I knew the dawn was coming when the commercial airlines' engines would warm up, or being tested, at the hangar nearby. And with my father having been a pilot, I did hope to learn to fly too.
And here, in Sta. Rosa, save for the occasional private helicopters heading South usually over Tagaytay, and the airlines soaring very high above, my child does not hear aircraft.
Which is probably a good thing, as the noise and air pollution must have done a number on my brain.
Still...this sight is something I do miss. I could not help but take photos. Ayala Mall Solenad cinema is in the background, on the right. The white structure on the left is the new S&R.
