Monday, December 27, 2004
♥ Tsunami - Looks like something gentle, but it is not!
I know that I said earlier that I will be busy to write in my blog, but yesterday’s tragedy really scared the hell out of Malaysians – especially me. Who ever thought that Malaysia will be affected by tsunami since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone. I was in Langkawi for a workshop and I really did not know anything about the earthquake and the effect of the Sumatera earthquake. Some of my colleagues did tell me that somewhere in Indonesia had an earthquake but since I did not get the time to watch the news, I knew nothing. I was waiting for the 1.30 pm bulletin on TV3, but I guess I was too tired from the night before, I fell asleep on the sofa in the hotel and woke up at 2.15pm. Well, I said to myself, I have to catch the 8 o’clock news.
I went to the airport at 3.00pm since my flight is at 5 pm. I had to check out by 3 so, that’s why I went straight to the airport. Once I arrived there, I was told that my flight has been delayed to 6.00 pm and there were several other flights that were delayed as well. Well, I just sat there at the airport all alone. I was watching the Teater Lagenda on TV3. And as usual, there was the Berita Terkini. There was a report regarding the tsunami tragedy on the news. In my head, I was thinking that this disaster must have occurred somewhere in Japan or Hawaii since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone and Penang is just off the coast of the zone. But then, when I listened to the news, I knew then that the faces and the surroundings were too familiar. Suddenly my heart stopped when the announcer said that it was in Malaysia and among the places that have been hit by the tsunami and when he mentioned Langkawi was one of the places. I suddenly remembered my colleagues. They were scheduled to take the 2.00pm ferry back to the mainland. I called one of my colleagues and she told me that they had reached the mainland and were on the way to Alor Setar. What a relief!
My flight was delayed again to 7.00pm and I waited at the airport listening to tourists telling their experience at one of the beaches there. He said that he planned to be in Langkawi till Wednesday but because of the tragedy, they changed their plans and changed their flight to KL to re-route their holiday here in Malaysia. He said that most of the hotel guests were advised to find a different hotel (in the city) just in case if the tragedy happened again (which they forecast that it will).
Reaching home last night, I forced myself to stay up till the midnight news to get the latest information about the tragedy. I then felt like it was a warning from Allah, just a small warning of His ‘murka’ to us. And one of little signs of the Kiamat. Are we ready to face the real thing? That made me realize that nowadays people take things lightly when it comes to religion. I am not saying that we should be too obsessed with preparing ourselves for the after-life lives. Somehow we should balance our daily routines with preparation for after-life and basic needs for now. We tend to work day and night to be successful in our lives but we forget the ‘real’ task in our lives – being thankful to our creator. And how do we be thankful? By melakukan segala suruhan-Nya dan meninggalkan larangan-Nya.
Think about it because there seems to be another chance for us.
* Al-Fatihah kepada semua mangsa tsunami yang beragama Islam.
I went to the airport at 3.00pm since my flight is at 5 pm. I had to check out by 3 so, that’s why I went straight to the airport. Once I arrived there, I was told that my flight has been delayed to 6.00 pm and there were several other flights that were delayed as well. Well, I just sat there at the airport all alone. I was watching the Teater Lagenda on TV3. And as usual, there was the Berita Terkini. There was a report regarding the tsunami tragedy on the news. In my head, I was thinking that this disaster must have occurred somewhere in Japan or Hawaii since Malaysia is not in the earthquake zone and Penang is just off the coast of the zone. But then, when I listened to the news, I knew then that the faces and the surroundings were too familiar. Suddenly my heart stopped when the announcer said that it was in Malaysia and among the places that have been hit by the tsunami and when he mentioned Langkawi was one of the places. I suddenly remembered my colleagues. They were scheduled to take the 2.00pm ferry back to the mainland. I called one of my colleagues and she told me that they had reached the mainland and were on the way to Alor Setar. What a relief!
My flight was delayed again to 7.00pm and I waited at the airport listening to tourists telling their experience at one of the beaches there. He said that he planned to be in Langkawi till Wednesday but because of the tragedy, they changed their plans and changed their flight to KL to re-route their holiday here in Malaysia. He said that most of the hotel guests were advised to find a different hotel (in the city) just in case if the tragedy happened again (which they forecast that it will).
Reaching home last night, I forced myself to stay up till the midnight news to get the latest information about the tragedy. I then felt like it was a warning from Allah, just a small warning of His ‘murka’ to us. And one of little signs of the Kiamat. Are we ready to face the real thing? That made me realize that nowadays people take things lightly when it comes to religion. I am not saying that we should be too obsessed with preparing ourselves for the after-life lives. Somehow we should balance our daily routines with preparation for after-life and basic needs for now. We tend to work day and night to be successful in our lives but we forget the ‘real’ task in our lives – being thankful to our creator. And how do we be thankful? By melakukan segala suruhan-Nya dan meninggalkan larangan-Nya.
Think about it because there seems to be another chance for us.
* Al-Fatihah kepada semua mangsa tsunami yang beragama Islam.
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