Tsunami

It is the first time I heard of a huge disaster hitting the S.E.Asia! Should Singapore be lucky to be sheltered by some neighboring countries?? I hope Singapore is not affected too much, I didn't get any (sg) news except about the rising death tolls in Indonesia, Thailand (Phuket), Sri Lanka and India. I have some friends holidaying in Thailand for Christmas season, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for their safety.

I can barely recall the term "Tsunami" till I was again reminded by the television that it was the currents in the ocean triggered by an earthquake on the seabed. Are the fishes killed too? Can wakeboarders survive?? Where are the fishermen?? What happened to the big boats out in the sea!? All these terms we have learned during the geography lesson were forgotten because we have never expected them to occur. But things do happen... earthquake, typhoon, volcano eruption, flood, sand storm, cyclone...

The world seems to be having a hard time the recent years. Terrorism, 9-11, Bali, Iraq war, SARS...

Let's hope that the counting down to the new year also eliminates all the bad luck!