Before today, the idea of earthquakes never really crossed anyone's mind, especially in KL. Looking at the devastation in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Madras, you start to worry about the obvious lack of preparedness in all these countries. The pictures coming through tonight are frightening: the injured, the dead, the rising death toll.
But who would've thought? Earthquakes? In KL? Nah, you must be joking. Earthquakes only happen in Japan. I mean S.E. Asia sits right next to an enormous fault line, and no one ever thinks about this. Everyone's worrying about national security instead, against terrorists, against manipulating diplomats...
I guess it goes to show how little we can take forgranted. My thoughts are with so many friends right now who've been hit even closer to heart and home.
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