a tsunami christmas

Christmas season doesn't seem like Christmas season for me this year. Maybe it's the rush of doing last minute Christmas shopping or maybe it's a fact that this could potentially be my last Christmas in KL for the next two years to come or maybe it's for some other reason. It's the 27th of December today and last weekend just seemed like a normal weekend.

But what ever I'm feeling right now cannot be compared to the millions all around South Asia, Africa and Mali. While we were having a blast of a time in YC Super Sunday, the worst earthquake in 40 years happened and at 9am-9:02am while we were jumping to "I will run to you", tremors were felt even at Taman Desa and Sri Petaling where people in appartments had to be evacuate. We really don't have to look far, our very own Penang and Langkawi had more than 58 people killed in the tidal waves that hit the islands. The last thing I would expect to hit when I'm having my assam laksa along gurney drive is a 30 feet wave right next to me. I was just watching "The day after tomorrow" not long ago and thought the 30 feet waves that hit New York city will never ever happen in Malaysia. Guess I was wrong. The worst natural disaster to ever hit Malaysia was in the form of a tsunami. Like I said, who would imagine tidal waves hitting penang and langkawi island. My nanny when I was still 6 year old narrowly escaped the tragedy. Her house was swept away though but she and her family are save, Thank God. This goes to shows that anything can happen and that God is able to change the course of nature. It reminds us that we should live life as if it's going to end today. That means always living a life that is pleasing to God's eye.

I'm still some how feeling very disturb about this asia tsunami thing. It's like I'm in a dream or something. It's like... tidal waves hit Penang???? my home town Penang?? Boats were swept all the way along Jalan Tokong??? Cars piled up like toys along Gurney Drive??? Sounds more like a scene from a Hollywood movie... I find it so hard to believe that I'm reading on the headlines that 58 people killed and 30 missing from killer tidal waves that hit the coast of Penang and Langkawi.

I'm praying for all the people that's going through the pain of loosing their love ones now. I'm praying for my nanny too who has just lost her home and her husband loosing his fishing boat too. I hope everyone out there is praying too.