MAGNITUDE 7.1 / 7.4 EARTHQUAKE HITS CHRISTCHURCH!

At around 04:35am, when i was about to sleep a sudden shaking feeling arose. Initially, I thought that I’m just paranoid or something but then it became intense as I heard cracking sounds, items smashing all over, and the whole place was extremely shaking. It’s heavy rumbling and totally frightening, I should say. I can’t think of anything to save myself but to cover myself with a blanket, as if it’s a big help. I wanted to run and go outside the house however all I felt at that moment was fear. It lasted for about more or less a minute. It’s incredibly long and outrageous! Thank God nothing bad happened to all of us and we’re all safe. Some cracks on the concrete outside the house (as seen in the photo). Every now and then, aftershock strikes even up to this moment but it isn’t as intense as early this morning. They shut off the power in Christchurch as well as the water supply. The City is massively affected as establishments, roads, bridges, etc. were devastated so badly. We came to check the street and found out that the street lights were out. Siren can be heard consistently. Neighbors went outside to catch up with one another. Until then, the quake goes on and off and on and on...(still feeling it!)

Indeed a terrible experience I never wished to happen. That very moment keeps on circling in my mind. Every time I lie down here in my bed, I can’t help but to think of that incident like a worst nightmare. When you are at that instance, you can never think of anything but your love ones and God.

It happened maybe to open the eyes of people and realize that life is too short. Few minutes after the quake I’m too silly to think that what happened caused by the rude peeps of ch like it’s a pay off. No offense but it was just an initial thinking and I don’t mean to accuse anyone or what. Back to reality, surely it’s an indication of realizing life’s importance coz wherever planet we are, we don’t know what’s gonna happen next. Like what I experienced, at a young age, there’s a possibility that God may take away the life he let me borrowed in just a wink of an eye. Anyway, we all go up there if we’re done w/ our purpose in life. Maybe God has his own reasons why I’m still here typing this blog entry. I’m not yet done with life, there’s yet to accomplish, learn, share, experience, and to enjoy! (I don’t meant to be melodramatic. It depends on how you perceive it!)

Got 2 years to go until 2012! It’s not yet the end (just so I know). It seems like a movie where I faced apocalypse and quite thrilling at the same time exciting. lol. Still in a fight and ready to rumble with life’s imperfection. Though quite paranoia hits me from the flowing sounds in the ground and shaky feeling afterwards! Darn I’m traumatized! I feel dizzy, deprived of sleep due to alert mind in case of another strike of earthquake. Too afraid to sleep coz it might happen again. I hope windstorm won’t pursue tomorrow! Tiring day, whew! Oh prayers will help us all. God bless New Zealand.