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Dec-26-2004 17:22

Just wanted to put out my thoughts and prayers to family and friends of all those lost, and suffering loss of life, home and general safety due to the Earthquake and folowing tsunami and aftershocks of Sundays (Sumatra time) (8:00 p.m. EST Saturday evening).. which is about 6pm sleuth time I think.

Anyway Delvin is in Singapore and he should be safe, but usually logs on daily and I haven't heard from him, and he does know people that would have been in effected areas.

So any good thoughts you want to send him, or people there feel free to add on to my posting.

HOPE if anyone else here lives in SAsia or SW ASIA are safe and everyone they know are also.

Again Prayers and my good wishes to those in that part of our world.

Rivergallery.

Dec-26-2004 17:48

I was so horribly shocked. Actually, I was supposed to be in the on one of the Thai islands that was hit, right at this moment. And was going to book for one of the hotels on the beach. But I was unable to go due to illness. I was shocked when I saw the news. 10 years ago to this day, I was actually in Northern Sumatra, right next to the epicenter.

Megan is Pnomh Penh in Cambodia. She should be fine, as I have not heard any news about Cambodia having suffered + Pnomh Penh is inland, it was more on the Indonesia, Thai, Birma, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia side.

Lauraandgabriel, Hzu Tsin should all be fine, the philipenes are also further away. And far more East of the quake, while the disaster seemed to gave gone West.

I have actually been in a lot of the areas that got hit. I am dumb struck. It is not only the casualty and the wounded. But this is going to be a major hit to some of the tourist destinations. I am not too worried about the japanese owned resorts. Although many locals will loose their job, and means of survival, literally. But also so the small family run guest houses, and hotels, local business.
Not only a lot of lives, but also peoples means for survival will be hit. A great many in those countries, even with a job (which is a 7 day work week, from morning to night, with 1 day a month off in most cases), are barely surviving.

Dec-26-2004 17:57

If there is someone who has had contact with anyone in Medan Sumatra, or Singapore? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know. I am unable to get hold of a cell of a friend of mine. He works in Singapore, but his family and his second home are in Medan on Northern Sumatra.

Dec-26-2004 18:33

Our neighbors are in Sri Lanka right now. They left on the 15th & were supposed to be back the first part of January. His daughter-in-law is Sri Lankan & she just had thier first grandbaby. they were going over to let her family see & spend time with the new baby. I am so sad, nervous & worried. Ijust saw where now the waves are coming back & hitting Africa. it is just so surreal. Be in prayer for our wonderful neighbors. If they are okay it will probably be weeks before they can leave & be back stateside. Also, if anyone knows what countries were affected please post them all here as we know others who are staitoned in Asian countries.

Dec-27-2004 03:12

I am also deeply saddened and shocked about this. Though Cambodia wasn't affected, many areas close to here have been, and I'm not sure where some of my friends are at the moment either. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.
This off the news today: more than 15,500 people killed and millions homeless; "Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India each reported thousands dead, and Thailand... said hundreds were dead and thousands missing. Deaths also were reported Malaysia, Maldives, Burma and Bangladesh."

Dec-27-2004 06:39

UGh, I've been praying, and thinking about this all night. Still no word from Delvin, I am thinking maybe the infrustructure there got damaged somehow. He usually plays daily.

Dec-27-2004 08:50

Singapore is fine, they are actually sending aid over to the affected countries.

Dec-27-2004 11:54

That is what I read too, but I still haven't heard from him, maybe he is off helping. Or maybe they got evacuated?

Almost 24,000 dead now :(

Dec-27-2004 13:05

I doubt he is evacuated it is too far away. However I heard there is a lot of fund raising going on over there.

However, keep it mind that it could be possible that he has family and/or friends in the affected regions. Singapore is in the South-East the richest and most westernized place. A great many people from all over the world, and Asia itself, move there to do business. The kind of Asians with a college education, and from wealthier families. This means a lot of people in Singapore, may know people in the affected areas.

Dec-27-2004 13:10

I've heard that lines of communication are down all over, even countries not affected. The magnitude of this is unlike anything we've ever seen, at least in my lifetime. I honestly can't even comprehend how these people much feel right now. The thought of a 30 foot wave of water sweeping through my home is unbearable- especially given where I live, on the Eastern seaboard, 30 miles north of Washington DC, in Maryland.

Dec-27-2004 18:12

I'm hoping that Delvin isn't logging on because of internet connections gone bad because of the earthquake. I really hope I'm right.