OMGOMGOMG OK I'm not freaking out anymore but I was freaking out about 15 minutes ago because Jakarta was just shaken by a PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY FELT QUAKE!!!! To be honest I've never really FELT an earthquake so significant before. The last time I kinda sorta FELT one was in 2002 on my very first day of work, I felt the building swing while I was on the 26th floor, but this time, I WAS AT HOME, ON THE 2nd FLOOR, on MSN with a friend when I suddenly felt my house kinda rumble a bit, then I got a headache, BUT I STILL THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST ME STARING TOO LONG INTO THE COMPUTER, until I heard some weird tinkling noises... and I turned around and saw my hanging lamps freakin' SWINGING... then weird tinkling noises downstairs proceeded to become mild CLANKING noises, WTFFF!!! I typed "FRAK!!! EARTHQUAKE!!!" on my friend's MSN, who is also a Jakarta resident just in time to see her scream "EARTHQUAAAAAKEEEE!" into my window LOL! I ran out to the balcony (so I won't get crushed under any falling ceiling???) and then I realized OH SHIT THEN I SHOULD PROBABLY WAKE MY PARENTS TOO??!! (and save my Takki pamphlets?? LOL actually IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME AT ALL TO SAVE ANYTHING BUT MY FAMILY!) DOH!!! I can't believe I forgot to wake my parents!!! So I woke them, and the chandelier was still swinging, but I did feel the ground has DEFINITELY stopped shaking. My grandfather clock downstairs was making weird CLANKING noises though WTF?!

Seriously, I was never THAT freaked out over an earthquake before!!! My dad was like... oh it's probably a 5. But I just checked this earthquake watch website AND APPARENTLY IT WAS A FREAKING 7.5!!!! WTF??? And it's only 110 KM away from Jakarta NO WONDER EVERYONE I SMSed FELT IT (and was semi-freaking out) And it's the biggest quake to date in the last 7 days???

Ahhhh crap! Sometimes these kinds of things make you realize just how helpless and powerless you are when it comes to Mother Nature. All my life I can eat healthy, stay healthy, drive with caution, live a VERY SAFE LIFE, but when Mother Nature rages seriously there's really NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT.

Meh. I can't sleep now. Yes, I'm being a drama queen coz Jakarta doesn't usually get quakes so when it does I freak out!!! And usually when there is a quake I usually HARDLY feel it on the 2nd floor so now I'm quite @_@ about it!!! I was thinking of watching the news but Indonesian local news... meh... they probably won't broadcast anything until TOMORROW!!! CNN probably did!

I wonder if people who live in the quake-prone area are able to not freak out anymore because they're so used to it? O_O

Categories > miscellaneous / 530 words / Permalink
Posted on > 08/09/2007 00:33am by Nefretiri
10 comments
 
 
 
 

Comments:

Comment from: leelin [Visitor]

nere, heard about the quake on news, is everyone ok. have not email you for awhile. Wow 7.5 rither scale..its scary...take care

08/09/2007 @ 08:20

Comment from: Tongari [Visitor]

Hi Nere. You don't know me because I've only commented here... like once. 8D;;;

A 7.5 is pretty tremendous. But at least you're safe! I actually felt a small quake a while ago. @__@;;; Maybe it's a coincidence.

08/09/2007 @ 16:11

Comment from: aki [Member]

大丈夫ですか？アイボちゃん。さっき忙しかった、ごめんね～！今日の仕事は本当に詰まらんない。。。vomit blood. Anyways whoa Earthquake, scary but at least you and takki have onaji experience deshou. Tho I think neither of you want the experience... *hiku*

08/09/2007 @ 23:07

Comment from: sakura [Visitor] · http://victorysix.com

mengingatkanku ttg kebakaran dulu. jadi aku kuar dengan membawa semua harta v6ku lol
gile 7.5 O____O; ngeri~

08/09/2007 @ 23:12

Comment from: nefretiri [Member]

Leelin ohisashiburi!!! How are you? Have you been busy?

Hi Tongari... where do you live? It's so scary nowadays there's been a lot of earthquakes round the world!

LOL AKI XDDDDDDD YES EARTHQUAKE MAKES ME FEEL SO MUCH CLOSER TO TAKKI NOW.... shared experience lmaoooo XD XD XD

Pina-chan~ XD loe masih sempet2nya kepikir bawa barang V6 XDDDDD gue kemaren udah langsung ngibrit... ke tempat yg paling gak aman pula!!!

08/10/2007 @ 18:19

Comment from: leelin [Visitor]

hi nere,

yes, busy with work lately, as usual preparing for our school's annual concert and getting the little kids to dance, co-operate and co-ordinate is taihen ne....how are you? read my email got a something for you.

08/10/2007 @ 20:06

Comment from: dithers [Member]

earthquakes + dry spells + flash floods + volcano eruptions. we really can't do something about it but just be prepared when it does strike us. glad to hear you're doing ok NERE-chan (^_~) when we had the strong earthquake here (which is around 7) some years back, my cousin who's babysitting thought we had a poltergeist in the house coz everything started shaking *lol*

08/11/2007 @ 18:30

Comment from: Fred [Visitor]

eit96krw

09/19/2007 @ 04:26

Comment from: 8uefv4i2tx [Visitor] · http://w144815.a208637.com/373470.html

1m2s7179rym [URL=http://www.438774.com/665312.html] yukefsls [/URL] jdkgtx8zrr

10/02/2007 @ 07:00

Comment from: Jessica [Visitor] · http://dsafeafd

aewdsa saf wefrasf adsf sdaf

01/29/2008 @ 00:46