When the tremors started...
Fact and Fiction
Felt myself sinking into the chair. Felt the chair tilt. Stood up, examined the chair, found no faults. Plomped myself into chair again. Perched my legs on the side table for better support. Continue chatting online.
If you are indoors, duck or drop down to the floor. Take cover under a sturdy desk, table or other furniture. Hold on to it and be prepared to move with it. Hold the position until the ground stops shaking and it is safe to move.
Seconds later, kept having typos. Did the laptop just spin, or was that my head? Better sleep soon, mum's nagging of health hazards of sleeping late comes to mind.
All's back to normal again. Heard shouts and squeals. Inquisitive me rushes to window to check what's happening? Must ask M who's playing who in the soccer match and who won.
Stay clear of windows, fireplaces, woodstoves, and heavy furniture or appliances that may fall over.
Minutes later:
J : Did you feel the earthquake?
Cranberrymist: Oh! So it's an earthquake...
A whole flurry of activities ensued....
Cranberrymist to all frens online: Hey, did you feel the earthquake?
The Next Day:
Mum: Why didn't you wake us up?
Cranberrymist: Huh? For what? To take cover?
Discuss earthquakes with your family. Everyone should know what to do in case all family members are not together. Discussing earthquakes ahead of time helps reduce fear and anxiety and lets everyone know how to respond.
Only thing i fared extremely well in...
Frens online: Is it still shaking? What's happening?
Cranberrymist listens to news flash on Class 95 and dutifully deseminates the news to all...
Cranberrymist: Earthquake, in Sumatra, 8.7 on the Richter Scale. Eh, it's late already. Go sleep.
Stay calm and encourage others to do likewise.
posted by Cranberrymist at 8:43 PM
6 Comments:
me again, ur biggest fan.
apparently u did all the wrong things. haiz. u are so not quake-ready. unlike me, i raised the alarm.
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she did wrong??!?!
sigh, and i tot i could just refer to this blog for step-by-step instructions, when the thing strikes again. Was thinking of printing this out and paste by my bed.
But i tot i came up with the best remedy: sleep through the event. Then no need worry about anything wat.. It helps when no earthquake can wake u up from a sleep debt!
(writing this in exchange for a favour: i've delivered!)
Isn't it sad when you have sat thru' a big event, not knowing that it affects you. All I can say is that we are so unprepared! I didn't even know that we are supposed to run downstairs in case of an earthquake....
Anonymous
This cracked me up!
Great advice! :D
Hey anonymous, i can give u all e tips u need to react in a case like this. Just leave your name pls. Will get in touch with you shortly. :P
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