Monday, May 12, 2008
EARTHQUAKE!
Tremours are being felt at Shanghai, China right now. Apparently, according to CNN, an earthquake of 7.8 on the Ritcher Scale just striked China's eastern Sichuan province.
Details will be up later, if I'm still alive.
In case I don't survive, please remember I love you.
Lotsa love,
Ai Ling
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*Update: There were two other earthquakes in the same hour. Damage is unknown yet. Look out for the news at CNN or ShanghaiDaily if you are interested.
Anyway, my company decided to evacuate in the end. My team and I went to McDonalds to have brainstorming session. Ha!
Many people evacuated the towers. This are the people gathering at Plaza 66 along 南京西路.
Before we know it was an earthquake, all of us were wondering if we are feeling faint. Then someone shouted that the building is swaying. Another colleague stepped out of the small conference room from a conference call with Beijing colleagues, and proclaimed that Beijing is a mess and the line got cut.
Me? I heard the ceiling creaked.
As the tremours died down, the corridor was bustling with activities. Many people from the other offices were already evacuating the building. Weirdly, they took the lift. >.<>
“什么嘛！高架都还没塌！”
Another said:
“快跑去厕所躲啊！最安全了！”
Yet another said:
“不是地震啦！我估计是有炸弹掉下捣乱奥运！”
I have funny colleagues in office! ^^
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**Update: They say there'll be another quake at 1800! Oh no... >.< ***Update: No after-tremours for now. But reports say there might be more coming tomorrow. *sigh*
Life returns to normal at night. Picture taken at 长乐路陕西南路.
Read more here:
CNA
CNN
Shanghai Daily
STOMP
The Straits Times
Labels: China, GIP, NTU, random, Shanghai, Singapore, travel
posted by QueenPig @ 2:59 PM
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