The Filipino musician and composer Ryan Cayabyab, safely returned to the Philippines after experiencing the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Thailand on Friday.
In a series of Instagram posts starting Friday, Cayabyab detailed his experience with the earthquake that shook the Thai capital. In his caption, Cayabyab said that he and his wife were exiting a building after lunch when they saw people pushing them. Confused on what was happening, he wrote, “Maya maya lang ang dami nang tao sa daan! Waaaaaah happening? Wala kami makausap ng inggles!!!”
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The musician worried they might miss their flight the same day, as they were not allowed to enter the hotel premises after the quake.
Once they were permitted to enter, he recalled hurriedly putting their stuff inside their luggage so that they would be able to catch their flight. In a separate post, the composer took the time to thank his followers for the warm wishes.
Before reaching the airport, he said that all transport operations had temporarily halted due to the incident.
“We had a huddle to decide if we want to book a room sa hotel to stay for the night? 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 wrote.
“I must say na ang galing ng staff ng hotel. Hindi sila sanay dito sa bkk pag earthquake pero wow ang alaga nila sa mga tao, highly professional. Bow talaga,” he added.
Despite knowing that there were no flights available at the time, he decided to stay at the airport and waited to catch the succeeding flights.
“So ayan. Ipinauubaya ko na sa Maykapal kung ano ang susunod na kabanata nitong adventure namin. Pumunta lang naman kami dito para kumain e,” he said.
On Friday, chaos ensued at the capital of Thailand, causing fatalities and triggering city-wide evacuations.
