sadly this isn't over yet. many are displaced & while there are those who are better off can cope with the financial loss, most cannot. what we can give may only help them to tie things over for a short while .... unless we make it a point to have some kind of foundation to help the impoverished get up on their feet & live life as close to normal as possible.

@ galadriel -> to know that u've done a lot & still trying to do more warms my heart. truly, what u have given WILL help those in need. i hope that the wealthier countries in the region (malaysia is one of them, for sure) will contribute to building a warning system. & as for indonesia, which is no stranger to earthquakes, i hope they will complement their early warning system with one that detects tsunami.

to all, do not despair. let not your hopes falter. be who u always are; shining light upon candles. yes, a breeze can easily blow out flames but the surrounding ones will light up them up again. we must be like that. we cannot help the dead but we can do something for the living. & what i can see as silver lining in this tragedy; humankind mobilising to help one another, irrespective of race & creed. this may be what we need to repair the damage done by war.

this tragedy doesn't reduce humankind. it doesn't render humankind to despair. more than tearing us apart from loved ones, it binds us all together.

this is the blessing in disguise. humankind will prevail.

@ Nero -> bless your heart, ol' boy. God bless your efforts.

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