Been so engrossed with Japan earthquake news since yesterday that I even dreamed about it last night. Maybe because I was able to catch the news a few minutes after the earthquake happened that made me anxious about it. The devastation is so enormous I wonder how long they will rebuild. Up until now, there are still so much destruction going on.

One of the things I noticed, the buildings were sturdy and withstood the shaking. Had it not been the tsunami, maybe, just maybe, the destruction and loss of lives would not be big in terms of statistics. I’ve seen the early footage via NHK and Al-Jazeera and it pained me to see these happen, live.

Japan is a country that gives a lot of help to our impoverished country. The hubby works in a company that works with Japanese people for country development. They’ve help a lot of countries and now it’s time we pay it forward. And if by no means the “only” help we can give are prayers, then we pray for them.

There’s so much devastation and for us who can’t offer them anything except prayers, we pray for their safety, for their recovery and for them to be strong amidst every chaos and worst case scenario.

At the supermarket a while ago, I heard a young girl muttering about the bath vanities in the restroom outside. I wanted to tell her that she should be thankful she can still go to where she wants to and buy groceries whereas people in Japan have lost their possessions.

I didn’t do it because I myself complained about the slow internet connection when I know deep in my heart I shouldn’t mind it was like so. Sigh…

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