Thursday, May 22, 2008

The earthquake

I felt dizzy all of a sudden and was thinking probably I needed some candies. Earthquake was the last word that would occur to me. The pendant lamp was shaking – it was so surreal yet real.

The news that the epicenter was in Sichuan sounded implausible, but true. In the blink of an eye, the obscure town became the focus of the country. By the way, where is the torch? Few seem to care.

Being thousands of miles away, I didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation until the government announced 3 days of mourning for the victims. All newspapers and websites became black-and-white; entertainment TV channels turned dumb, cinemas and bars were closed…

Many people donated money. But one thing I can’t figure out is why taking a record? Even if I had one million to donate, I wouldn’t want my name to be exposed on the little red board.

Today things are getting back to normal, slowly though. May the victims rest in peace and the survivors be strong.

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