First huge natural disaster in Malaysia - Earthquake followed by 6 ft high tidal waves - at least ever since I was born.
Woke up this morning, switched on my computer and checked my hotmail account. Saw a post from Yahoo!Penang4U. My first reaction to the e-mail was is that true or was the person who post it trying to tell that you can get such crap on the internet. So I went to check out The Star and ohmygosh!!! it is true!!! and it happens right at home in Penang! I didn't even finish reading the entire article and follow ups, I ran out of my house with my cell phone and called home with that little amount of battery left from not charging it before I went to sleep last night. Then I couldn't get the line at home and I was sooooo frustrated so I called my brother's cell phone. I was praying so hard that they would pick up the phone and tell me everything is alright. When I got my brother and he said they're fine, I was sooooooo glad. Then he puts my mum on the line and she told me the whole story of what happened to them, my eyes were watery with tears of happiness and I thank the Buddha so much for sparing my parents. They must have done really great deeds in their past to deserve such wonderful Karma effects.
They were on a rare trip to Mukahead with my dad's best friend's family. We've never gone back to Mukahead after the last trip we made since I was 4 with the entire extended family (that's when Justin got bitten by a jelly fish!). Even then, they've never really had the hype to go back there again because it was so far and the place is getting run down. But now that they finally made the decision to go back there for just half a day, such disaster happened. They were striked by the tidal wave but there were trees for them to hold on to and not get washed out. My dad wasn't holding on to any tree and was probably stunt by what happened. Thankfully, when the wave went down, he was washed to another tree and my mum joined him there later. When the wave subside, they hiked their way back instead of taking the boat back, which I'm sure is a long journey and very tiring but I'm very glad they did that. This is just a tiny bit of what they've experience, which can never be put in words because they almost lost their life there...I could never imagine life without them..ever. We've became so close these past months that they're all I can depend on whenever I need to talk to someone, whenever I'm down and even when I need to share my joys, which is still rare but today, it's a joyous day for me! I love them with all my heart and will always remember this day.
They were on a rare trip to Mukahead with my dad's best friend's family. We've never gone back to Mukahead after the last trip we made since I was 4 with the entire extended family (that's when Justin got bitten by a jelly fish!). Even then, they've never really had the hype to go back there again because it was so far and the place is getting run down. But now that they finally made the decision to go back there for just half a day, such disaster happened. They were striked by the tidal wave but there were trees for them to hold on to and not get washed out. My dad wasn't holding on to any tree and was probably stunt by what happened. Thankfully, when the wave went down, he was washed to another tree and my mum joined him there later. When the wave subside, they hiked their way back instead of taking the boat back, which I'm sure is a long journey and very tiring but I'm very glad they did that. This is just a tiny bit of what they've experience, which can never be put in words because they almost lost their life there...I could never imagine life without them..ever. We've became so close these past months that they're all I can depend on whenever I need to talk to someone, whenever I'm down and even when I need to share my joys, which is still rare but today, it's a joyous day for me! I love them with all my heart and will always remember this day.
1 comment:
Hi,
Was just searching about Muka Head and read about your family's plight there. Glad they're all ok. I'm originally from Penang too and I just can't get enough of the twice a year trip back there. Well, all the best for your PhD in the US. Malaysia would need more of you science people!
YY
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