realised my blog's recent entries very schizo - swinging between sober serious about tsunami crisis and usual stream of consciousness rubbish. odd.
read today's papers in morning,,..as more personal stories develop from the tsunami crisis, the more I get drawn in emotionally. I found the little paragraph about a 14 year old local Thai boy weeping aloud that he had lost his parents, his home and his family business particularly affecting. He had no idea where to begin or how to go on. How do you even understand that without being there?
Losing everything in Job-ean proportions and all this in the midst of a hell on earth of discoloured , bloated bodies hanging from treetops and the smell of death everywhere? The description of what it was like to walk through the devastated beaches in Straits Times was sobering....
have class shortly at 10am. Am guessing will end up talking about disaster again. It seems disrespectful not to. Speaking of which, am kinda glad I did not make noisy New Year plans this year. Reading about how Thailand and Malaysia have made 31 Dec a day of mourning instead of partying. Quiet new year eve would be good...time to reflect on God's truths about loving Him and loving our neighbour. Sigh. 2004's Nov and Dec have been real learning months.
Came across an interesting snippet online and was wondering whether I ought to give my 2nd hand clothes after all... I guess money is always good. If you are thinking of giving, go give right now. Don't sit on ass any more and think about it....it's just too unthinkable not to give anything.
"WHAT NOT TO DO:
Don't donate food, clothing or any materials. These create what experts often call a second disaster. Relief organizations must pay either to ship or dispose of them. The American Red Cross won't accept these kinds of donations. Relief organizations find it more efficient to buy relief supplies in affected countries, which also helps them economically.
_The Red Cross' explanation of why such donations are unsuitable is at http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_3877,00.html
_InterAction's guide on proper disaster donations is at http://www.interaction.org/disaster/guide_giving.html"
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