a year on..
so today is the anniversary of the tsunami. it seems wrong to call it an anniversary. cos the word usually reminds of you of joyous occasions and celebratory moments. but in this case 'tsunami anniversary' connotes a year of devastation and loss for the families of victims and for the rest of us.
i watched bits of the many documentaries just now. how could anyone not cry when watching back images on screen when the huge waves crashed into land and thus wiping out everything in sight? how could anyone not cry when suria was showing orphans in aceh singing about their loss and their hopes now and their prayers?
it's a cruel world we're living in. especially when there's no one to blame when something like the tsunami happens. in an instant homes were destroyed, people became jobless and whole families were wiped out. it doesn't make sense. how every single thing in one's life can be lost just like that. no one saw it coming ( apparently the elephants did see it coming but were ignored cos heck! no one listens to elephants..).
ok i'm just ranting on and on cos i was compelled to blog something about this. i just felt sad watching some of the documentaries. the tragedy of it all. and the kids.... ahh the kids. served such pain and such loss at such a young age. i hope there are good people guiding them along. cos to take advantage of their hardship is just plain cruelty and inhuman. spare them from more hardship. they've gone thru enough.
