About Katrina
My dad usually tells me current events, what major news is happening around the globe because he watches the news on tv often. I think I've gotten my interest in the news from him, even listening to the am radio while driving. In any case, there was one day, I think Aug 31'st, something has caught my attention to veer towards the tv. I heard again hurricane Katrina from the tv. Before that, I didn't know that it was that dead serious. I mean, I thought that the impact will not be too big and that US already knows about it and so they must have evacuated the place if they have warned about it. I was really shocked on what I saw on tv. I told my dad, it's not like a US city that I'm seeing. The city that was built under the sea level was really a huge tragedy. It's like the city was submerged in a bowl.I became curious and hungry for information about the aftermath and about New Orleans, Louisiana itself. I learned many things about it, from joyous days of Mardi Gras, jazz, Fats Domino, to hair-raising infos on graves that were put above the ground, not burried, hoodoos. I even watched The Skeleton Key (with my good friend Jeff) in Greenbelt last Saturday. What could be the reactions of the cast and crew of that movie after the tragedy that took place. They shot the film from March to May. From the movie, the landscape looks really ghostly specially the houses and the swamp.
Well, enough of those scary stuff, but it really amazes me why people still want to live there when they know it is very prone to flood, hurricanes, etc. There are so many pictures in the internet about the aftermath, the anarchy, the rescue operations. I wondered what was the reason that it took too long for the rescue team to get into the survivors. I mean, this is US. They have huge military forces and what not. Could this be a racial issue (according to African-American survivors), anarchy (according to press), wrath of God (according to al Qaeda) or political issue? I heard in CNN regarding Cuba sending doctors in Louisiana. They are still waiting for the green light to help the victims because the head says they still have to take care of the logistics first. They cannot accomodate help until they've fixed the logistics. I mean, what's a bigger deal than people dying on the streets?
I remember, there was this news or email that spread several months ago that there will be a terrible earthquake that would happen in Manila. The coastal waters will get very high that it will flood the city. This was a predication by a nun. And she said that the only thing that could prevent this from happening is through repentance of sins from God and by doing good deeds. I begin to think, what will I do if this ordeal happens to me, my family, my country. Will I get scared from dying? Will I be willing to lose all my belongings and evacuate? Am I prepared to die?
posted by Leng @ 10:55 AM
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