20110611

Kampuchea

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20110318

おはよう

Posted by itsmekikay at 8:56 AM 0 comments
This story is truly one for the books.

I had never really experienced real earthquakes before. I considered myself lucky because I am here, born and raised in the Philippines where the occurrence of earthquakes is way above average and yet I hadn't experienced the ground going all mad and crazy. The "worst" earthquake experience I've had so far, prior to my Japan trip, was when I was inside the Araneta Coliseum watching a basketball game, where every one was literally jumping up and down, cheering for the competing teams. That's the closest thing I've had for an earthquake experience. Well, not 'til the March 11, 2011 historical 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan.

It was a really, really crazy and new experience for me. When it happened, we were already on the last day of the conference where we'd all present our projects done throughout the week-long conf. The groups had already started presenting when I somehow felt the ground shake. I thought "Gosh, what was that?" And then the earthquake began. It probably took me 20s or so to realize that I was in an actual earthquake. The ground didn't stop shaking as I'd expected, in fact it only grew stronger. The chandeliers were all swaying, dancing, making loud noises in the background. I was... calm.


While everyone was scurrying under their seats, I was calm. I looked for what I thought the best cover/protection was. So instead of covering my had under our seats, I went on the podium and hid under the lectern.



(...to be continued)
 

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