The night was balmy and crowded as usual as I stepped out of my house to catch up with my friends for dinner. All is well and I was dress to impress as usuall - to impress myself mostly =p - Wednesday Night was my night out with my friends and my baby girl was staying in with my mum for the night. She didn't want to come as being there with adults boring her so much !! .......and I understand what she meant by that because all adults do when they go out just talk, talk and talk... :D *sorry baby girl* Anyway, we had beautiful dinner there... massive spicy exotic dinner and enjoyed it immensely. As the night progressing the discussion was more and more interesting - from work to intimate discussion to earthquake ! After our nice dinner, we sort of just walk about the area and went into high rise building nearby to see a movie or just get some coffee and some fix for the sugar freak ! like myself :D. We went to Dunkin' Donut =p owh how classy ... hihihihi we're all dressed up and then hang out at Dunkin' Donut but then again.... what is classy anyway if you can't enjoy yourself right ?? =)) so off we went in and order our stuffs... as we are waiting for our orders to be served - I caught glimpes of crowd - then I heard people start to scream and bolting like hell to the nearest staircase or elevator ! I was still questioning myself what on earth is going on and mumbling to my friends... then within 5 second clicked in my head that an earthquake was occuring at that moment !! Oh My GOD ! Never in my life I'd encounter to these sort of disaster..... Then without waiting for the next second to happen, we're all heading for the escalator with hundred of people as well and it was so chaotic ! Everybodies was having major panic attack, I mean so do I but my head telling me to keep calm, me and my friends kept our cool and stayed calm and proceed to the escalator without pushing.... but I was being pushed and pushed, it was scary as I was about to stand on the escalator with my highheels intacked and try to balance myself so not to cause an accident for myself or anyone else. Luckyly, one of my friend was grab hold of me during those panic moment and keep talking to me to calm ourself down. The Earthquake was 6.8 SR just off Sunda Strait - Southwest of Java Island - between Java island and Sumatra - Indonesia. The earthquake claimed so many lives just days earlier as it was followed by tsunami which swept thru South coast of Java ( Pangandaran - West Java ) - not nice....many victims were children and elderly... So, I was actually so freakin' out and my heart was thumping so hard but I have ALLAH SWT and my daughter in my mind........ to be honest , I'd almost peed in my pant ! I mean... earthquake dude ! So that part of town was in total chaos as everybodies was trying to get away from the building as quick as possible and as far away as possible from it ! The road was like war zone...... the ground was shaky and people were afraid including me... my major concern was not me but whether I would see my daughter again :( - after I went out of the building and on the chaotic road trying to find my way outta there with my friends..... I was almost in tears. When we finally can hail a taxi, we kinda breathe a sigh of relief.....and I was sitting in the taxi quitely and texting my daughter to tell her that I love her and that I would be home soon..... the reason being ? she heard the news on TV and tried to reach me when the earthquake happening. She was worried and I was too... for her. Anyway... in those scary few moment I thought I would never see my daughter again, it was one of the scariest moment of my life. I mean.. if I was going to die I would like to die near the people that I love and treasure, i know it sounds too silly but it was one of the thing I had in mind. The quake doesn't last for a long time but it was enough - doing enough damages too , especially emotional damage. We are now so traumatized by the whole things that we don't sleep too well at night :( or day. The "weather" people keep us inform with the latest news and all the warning had been well listened and followed but still not minimizing us from the fear of volcanoes eruption and the potential occurance of tsunami as major as the Sumatra, Aceh tsunami which claimed thousand of our people :( Java basically, well, Indonesia basically part of the "Ring of Fire" we are actually sitting on volcanoes sort to speak plus the "edge" of two continent so when those edges moving.... danger can come our way with death warranty ! scary.... The Tsunami in Sumatra....The Earthquake in JOgjakarta... the earthquake & tsunami in Pangandaran.... earthquake in Jakarta, Bandung ... and so on... plus the flood on most major islands.... man... we haven't had the time to stop mourning for the lost of our relatives, friends and neighbours - our tears never stop welding and streaming down our face.... when all this going to stop GOD ? Ermmm... anyway, I am just glad and thankfull that today I am with my daughter and family but sad to know that so many other people not experiencing the comfort that I have with my family. My heart & soul goes to everybodies who had been thru this hell on earth...... GOD bless their souls. Open your heart and eyes today, light a candle and say a pray for the victims of tsunami, earthquake and other disasters around the world... and thanking GOD for this life we are having right now !!! Peace & Love .....*hugs*....
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