On 6 April, L’Aquila in italy had an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude. There are over 200 people died and destruction of buildings in this incident. There are many people became homeless. It made me thinking about the earthquake which happened in Sichuan, China in last year (12 May).
As we all can see the power of the nature again! When and where the earthquake would happen seems could not predictable accurately at the moment though scientists have many hi-tect equipments to help them for analysis.
On Wednesday (8Apr) (3 days after the earthquake), there was a Mass funeral for the dead.
Thousands mourn at the mass state funeral
Pope Benedict XVI urged quake survivors to be courageous and hopeful.
I have watched this movie last weekend with my friend. At the beginning, we knew that we might cry while watching it because it is kind of a movie to make people cry lol ( feeling touch) but I did not realize that this movie was also talking about EARTHQUAKE……
The background music in this movie with the scene made people feeling touch..and made me feel like crying when I heard it again…The below link is the music in this movie-今、風の中で – 平原綾香, it’s a japanese song, though i do not understand what she is singing about, the melody of the music is enough to make people feeling touch. Enjoy~
When I saw the scene of the earthquake, my tear started to shed…I saw how people sufferred, injuried and died in this disaster. The feeling was not good. It made me thinking about the earthquake happened in Sichuan on 12 May. The background of this movie was happened on 23 Oct,2004 in Japan. It was a REAL STORY.
This is a story of life, based on reality. The miraculous survival of a mother dog and her puppies for 16 days in an evacuated village. October 23, 2004, 5:56 in the afternoon. An earthquake occurred with a magnitude of 6.8, it’s epicenter in the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture. It was named the “Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake.” The famous town of Yamakoshi (now called Nagaoka), known for its battling bulls and colored carp, suffered catastrophic destruction and was thrust into total isolation when its main access highway was destroyed. But a certain episode brought courage to the inhabitants of Yamakoshi, who had reached the depths of despair.
” Promise ” is the song made by the local Hong Kong Singer, which mourn for the dead, encourage the victims and arises people awareness about this tragedy. Though foreigners could not understand the lyrics, but they can understand and perceive something in this video….something that do not need any WORDS to describe.
* 誰都會有恐懼面對黑暗的角落
we are the world
為了你我再苦也不躲
we are the world
我要你重獲 原來的生活
認定了這一輩子的承諾
我要你重獲 原來的生活
認定了這一輩子的承諾
vega acappella………
* 誰都會有恐懼面對黑暗的角落
為了你我再苦也不躲
我要你重獲 原來的生活
認定了這一輩子的承諾*
Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation’s southwest a week ago. (Source：新華社 XinHua)
This afternoon at 14:28, I also kept 3 mins silent to mourn people who were killed in the earthquake. It was the hard moment….. Meanwhile, most of the people in HK also did the same thing together!!!
These days, I have watched and heard many news about the earthquake. Besides, I can also see many tv raising funds’ program for the victims. When the tv program was showing the victims’ conditions and those broken bricks…i cannot control my tears and i cried. I was feeling sad and feeling down these days. What can i do for them? I can just donate some money for the victims and pray for them.
It’s not easy to stay calm when I watched those news and scenes. In this incident, i can see how strong of us, we support to each other and encourage the victims to be strong! ALL the people GROUP together.
Another thing impressed and reminded me is to: Cherish 珍惜.
To cherish what you have and to cherish the people you loved. 珍惜你所擁有的及你所愛的人
The Sichuan Earthquake at a magnitude 8.0 occurred at 14:28 on 12 May 2008 in Sichuan province of China. The epicenter was 80 km West-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 km. The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing ( 1,500 km away), where office buildings swayed with the tremor. The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries.
Official figures state that 32,477 are confirmed dead, including 31,978 in Sichuan province, and 220,109 injured. The numbers of the death toll might raise up to 50,000, the Chinese government warned.
The officials declared May 19-21,2008 as National mourning days for this natural catastrophe.
