A new year which supposed to be welcomed with joy and glad tidings fall out to be disastrous, guess that's what it takes to be in The Year of Tiger. In January 12, 2010 alone a magnitude of 7.0 Richter Scale earthquake stroke the town of Leogane, some 25km from Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital with an approximately 230,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and 1,000,000 homeless.
Before long after that, the world was again in awe as Nature took its toll when on February 27, 2010 (yesterday) the capital of Chile, Santiago was pounded by a magnitude of 8.8 Richter Scale earthquake - one of the world's most powerful one in a century - killing more than 300 people (to date), toppled buildings and triggered Tsunamis that rolled menacingly across the Pacific. For news click 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Such devastation caused by the quake was immeasurable, unfit for words to describe. Maybe, for once I believe that pictures are indeed worth thousand words.
The aftermath of such magnitude has called for a state of alarm and constant avoidance to stay away from beaches for those who are near to coastal area as there are likely to occur rough sea conditions and sea level rising starting from 12pm-6pm today (sunday). A report released by The US Meteorological Department said that the aftermath of the tremor may trigger severe unstable sea condition, as expected Tsunamis to countries as far as Indonesia, Philippines and Japan in the Pacific - which means Malaysia is literally included. So, beware of the sea people, I know the temptations of Percy Jackson being the son of Poseidon (God of the sea) is irresistible, but get on with it, for now.
I don't know whether I should say this or not but I think everyone is feeling the same way too, at least I guess. Lately, world weather seems unstable. You may feel like boiling on your bed though you are in the heart of the tropical equator. Even, some of my friends studying in Europe said that they've gone weary of the numb feeling of coldness reaching below freezing point. Conclusion? You bet!
p/s - Sometimes we are bedazzled by peculiarity... you know, while other countries were struck by tremor naturally, here in Sarawak heritage such as 'rumah panjang' are being 'trembled' artificially. To what end? Strange.
Till the next postings.
Before long after that, the world was again in awe as Nature took its toll when on February 27, 2010 (yesterday) the capital of Chile, Santiago was pounded by a magnitude of 8.8 Richter Scale earthquake - one of the world's most powerful one in a century - killing more than 300 people (to date), toppled buildings and triggered Tsunamis that rolled menacingly across the Pacific. For news click 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Such devastation caused by the quake was immeasurable, unfit for words to describe. Maybe, for once I believe that pictures are indeed worth thousand words.
The aftermath of such magnitude has called for a state of alarm and constant avoidance to stay away from beaches for those who are near to coastal area as there are likely to occur rough sea conditions and sea level rising starting from 12pm-6pm today (sunday). A report released by The US Meteorological Department said that the aftermath of the tremor may trigger severe unstable sea condition, as expected Tsunamis to countries as far as Indonesia, Philippines and Japan in the Pacific - which means Malaysia is literally included. So, beware of the sea people, I know the temptations of Percy Jackson being the son of Poseidon (God of the sea) is irresistible, but get on with it, for now.
I don't know whether I should say this or not but I think everyone is feeling the same way too, at least I guess. Lately, world weather seems unstable. You may feel like boiling on your bed though you are in the heart of the tropical equator. Even, some of my friends studying in Europe said that they've gone weary of the numb feeling of coldness reaching below freezing point. Conclusion? You bet!
p/s - Sometimes we are bedazzled by peculiarity... you know, while other countries were struck by tremor naturally, here in Sarawak heritage such as 'rumah panjang' are being 'trembled' artificially. To what end? Strange.
Till the next postings.
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