Stand Tall than ever before...Nippon.
March 11,2011.
I will never forget this day.
I was in deep sleep since I have my work shift on evening...I just heard anxious knocks at the door of my room.Half-asleep and half-awake,I opened the door and there was my Dad,wearing a pale face...He was holding his cellphone at that time.
"Japan just had a 8.9 magnitude earthquake...And your sister is not answering my calls!" Dad was looking really worried.
I was so shocked that I finally woke up.Dad and I hurriedly went to the living room and watched the news.Sure enough,all of the TV stations,from BBC and CNN were reporting the aftermath of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan...
And there was the tsunami.
I saw a yacht and the cars beiing washed away by the strong waves of water...Houses are all destroyed.Fires also started to spark and burn the cities...
At that time,my Mum,sister,her husband and their one-year-old son (at that time.) are all living in Tokyo...
We watched all of the latest news regarding the said earthquake and tsunami for 24 hours.We kept on calling my sister and my Mum's phones,but we cannot reach them...
The next day,we tried calling them again.
And thank God,we finally received a message on my cellphone.My sister said; "We are all okay here.We are now staying inside the car since there are aftershocks,and we cannot go back home yet.You don't have to worry about us,and I'll send you another message once the communication lines are back."
It was a message that made us cry.Though it was a short message,we're glad that my family is alright...
Few days have passed,Dad and I spent almost all of our time infront of the TV screen...
My heart was like ripped open when I saw the devastating effect of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan...I can see those childreb covered in dried mud crying for their parents inside the evacuation center...
And the adults looked so tired and sad...
The parents were all crying non-stop while thinking about their children...They kept on asking themselves---"What will become of their children?Do they still have a future?"
And the others were crying because they've lost their family members...
It really breaks my heart as I remember those scenes..
Now,it's been 2 years since the disaster...
But I can still feel the pain,the sorrow and sadness...
And we will still continue to pray for you,Japan.
Gambatte,Nippon!