Of Mountains and Tsunamis
It's SO surreal.
I went up a mountain on Sunday, and when I came down on Tuesday:
"There's been a big tsunami which hit practically all over Asia. Current death toll is at 60,000 people with death rates going up. Indonesia and Sri Lanka was the worst hit while Malaysia (the land which has relatively been safe from any natural disasters until now) was also hit primarily in Penang."
What the fuck ?!
When big worldwide encompassing events like this Asian Tsunami or the 9/11 incident occurs, you usually just have to take a step back, stop, and think about its consequences cos the numbers are just too big to comprehend at first glance.
When I first heard about it that wet Tuesday afternoon as my tired and broken body shuffled towrds the Gunung Kinabalu exit gate, I thought the person was joking.
Then the joke turned out to be real, and the sliver of dread and worry started turning into a swell of horror as I spent the whole Tuesday night catching up on the news coverage of the Tsunami hit spots in Asia (Thank god for Astro Cable TV!).
My mind couldn't comprehend what has happened.
How could this have occured ? Why ?
In times of great suffering, then only will you realise that the world doesn't revolve around you.
I guess being stuck in the city, working a regimented hour every day of the week kinda makes people insular and narrow minded. Everything revolves around them, things go wrong because they fucked up, or someone else which just slows ur day down.
But big events like this Asian crisis serves to remind us all...Hey..look out, there.
There's a whole other world outside there living, dying, existing.
Stop being so insular and narrowminded and start looking outside of the box.
Be less selfish and start giving instead.
I think I'll do just that.
What a way to end 2004 tho', eh ?
:-(
I went up a mountain on Sunday, and when I came down on Tuesday:
"There's been a big tsunami which hit practically all over Asia. Current death toll is at 60,000 people with death rates going up. Indonesia and Sri Lanka was the worst hit while Malaysia (the land which has relatively been safe from any natural disasters until now) was also hit primarily in Penang."
What the fuck ?!
When big worldwide encompassing events like this Asian Tsunami or the 9/11 incident occurs, you usually just have to take a step back, stop, and think about its consequences cos the numbers are just too big to comprehend at first glance.
When I first heard about it that wet Tuesday afternoon as my tired and broken body shuffled towrds the Gunung Kinabalu exit gate, I thought the person was joking.
Then the joke turned out to be real, and the sliver of dread and worry started turning into a swell of horror as I spent the whole Tuesday night catching up on the news coverage of the Tsunami hit spots in Asia (Thank god for Astro Cable TV!).
My mind couldn't comprehend what has happened.
How could this have occured ? Why ?
In times of great suffering, then only will you realise that the world doesn't revolve around you.
I guess being stuck in the city, working a regimented hour every day of the week kinda makes people insular and narrow minded. Everything revolves around them, things go wrong because they fucked up, or someone else which just slows ur day down.
But big events like this Asian crisis serves to remind us all...Hey..look out, there.
There's a whole other world outside there living, dying, existing.
Stop being so insular and narrowminded and start looking outside of the box.
Be less selfish and start giving instead.
I think I'll do just that.
What a way to end 2004 tho', eh ?
:-(
posted by NiK! at
10:29 AM
