Tuesday, May 06, 2008

When Oki isn't quite okie

karene @ 2:52 PM

Yangon - Nargis Cyclone (342)
Originally uploaded by luisrene.


YANGON: More than 15,000 people died after a powerful cyclone swept across Myanmar last weekend, including 10,000 in a single town, the military government announced Tuesday in state media.
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Yesterday it was a few hundred people, this morning it was 10,000, now it's 15,000. Do you know how many people 15,000 is? That is about 12 Secondary Schools in Singapore. That is about 500 times the size of my company. That is 3750 families of 4.

I'm not quite sure why I feel sad -- although it sounds perfectly normal to be sad with this kinda news. But really, I haven't been affected by these kinda news in a long time. Probably for a good many years of my life.

So I don't know why I'm upset. Perhaps I was already in a glum mood to begin with. Or perhaps, it's the theory of proximity.

Dear Abba Father, may you bring comfort to those affected and may your will be done.

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