tsunami *gasp*
>>Well it's been a big thing lately. I really didn't want to watch any news during the time that it was going on, because I knew I really couldn't take it inside to watch people barry so many washed up bodies. But...today in geography we had a choice whether or not to watch the copy my teacher brought...so I chose to watch it. It was the most gruesome thing I've ever seen...I don't know if I cried, but I kept a straight face. I absolutely had no emotion. Just imagine...half of the death toll is people 18 and under. Little kids who didn't know how to swim, didn't know what to grab on to to prevent themselves from being dragged into the sea, and most of all didn't know what was going on. I feel so lucky that I'm in a safe place with a bed to sleep on, a roof over my head, food to eat, and water to drink.
>>There were these 2 stories that I heard about. One was about a Sports Illustrated model who was spending her vacation there with her boyfriend and when the first wave came, hung onto a tree for 8 hours. They still can't find her boyfriend...which I think is really sad. Loosing the one you care about and not knowing where he is. Not even knowing if he's dead or alive! That sucks big time. There was also another story that a little boy was found by a couple and they brought him into the closes hospital and no one knew who his parents were or where his parents were and so they posted his pictures on the internet and the missing bored, and a few days later, they found his parents.
>>When I heard there was a tsunami that hit Thailand, my dad immediately called family in Vietnam. I know, why did he call Vietnam when it only hit countries near the Indian Ocean right? Well since Thailand is close to the southern part of Vietnam, we had family there...so we didn't know if they went to Thailand for Christmas...we started panicking and it was the worst feeling...just hearing the ring on the other line over and over again, and then sigh in relief that, that voice on the other line is family. I'm so grateful that I live in Canada and that I still have my parents beside me. It just takes something like this for you to think.
>>There were these 2 stories that I heard about. One was about a Sports Illustrated model who was spending her vacation there with her boyfriend and when the first wave came, hung onto a tree for 8 hours. They still can't find her boyfriend...which I think is really sad. Loosing the one you care about and not knowing where he is. Not even knowing if he's dead or alive! That sucks big time. There was also another story that a little boy was found by a couple and they brought him into the closes hospital and no one knew who his parents were or where his parents were and so they posted his pictures on the internet and the missing bored, and a few days later, they found his parents.
>>When I heard there was a tsunami that hit Thailand, my dad immediately called family in Vietnam. I know, why did he call Vietnam when it only hit countries near the Indian Ocean right? Well since Thailand is close to the southern part of Vietnam, we had family there...so we didn't know if they went to Thailand for Christmas...we started panicking and it was the worst feeling...just hearing the ring on the other line over and over again, and then sigh in relief that, that voice on the other line is family. I'm so grateful that I live in Canada and that I still have my parents beside me. It just takes something like this for you to think.