A week ago, came the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Sendai violently for at least six minutes. Not satisfied with the damage done, 30 feet tsunami came along leaving a trail of destruction behind. The entire coastal area of Sendai. Before things can settle, the Japanese faces a new problem, Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Hidrogen gas build up, fuel rod exposure, reactor complex roof being blew up, and a feared nuclear meltdown. These are the current problem among the Japanese people. After nearly 66 years later, the Japanese are facing another nuclear crisis. But with all this natural disaster and nuclear crisis, the Japanese are relatively calm. It's either the radiation has done something to their head or they just being mature (as in discipline and cool). So far there's no looting what so ever. Their practically helping out each other.
I remember when my place was hit by flood in '96 (can't actually remember when was it). When the flood reached the knee level which around 2 feet deep, the looting begun. A nearby Hop-In store (something like 7-11) was broke in and everything from bread to soft drinks were taken. The water level eventually reached 6 feet and resided around a week later. The damage was done both property and moral. The damage didn't stop there. The government was giving out some kind of financial help for those who were effected the worst by the flood (which was practically the whole Sri Muda people excluding those who lived in apartments and flats). But, I assume the guy our government appointed to distribute the funds was more effected than us since almost half of the Sri Muda people didn't get the fund since not everyone knew about it. Pretty pathetic people.
Unlike the Japanese, they helped out each other. Supermarkets cut down half the item price, vendor machine operators started giving out free drinks and food, etc. There were no panic attack after the disaster. The only panic looming now is the fear of the nuclear meltdown.
It's always the disaster that brings out the best of people. Donations and help pour into Japan from all over the world. Prayers held in many countries praying for the safety of those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
We having some donation centres here too like
Google Crisis Response and
World Vision Malaysia. If you can't donate, the least you can do is pray for them. It's a small world you know. We all are standing on the same earth and anything can happen anywhere anytime. Karma work its way around. If you're one of those 2012 believer, the end is closer than you know.
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