Tsunami after massive Japan quake made me worry

I just heard about the news that Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast, triggering a 4-metre tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicentre today at 0546 GMT. I thought of the Kato family once I see Alex’s post in facebook. I’m worried. I’m down. I’ve lost contact with them recently. We used to email our recent photos to each other. Sometimes I would post them a CD or cards. I didn’t know why I couldn’t email them now already. Hotmail had been giving me delivery failed notifications since the day of my graduation here. I thought of sending them pictures of me graduating. I looked around in my room here in Medan for their number. I remembered I called them from Indonesia before and had a short conversation with them about my studies here. *slaps of regret* I should have keep all these important numbers properly. It wasn’t saved in my phone and I really didn’t know why. I hope they are fine over there. I bless them with all my heart!

This feeling now was exactly like the time I felt on the 26^th December 2004. Remember the Tsunami that year which hit the Pacific region including Sumatra, Indonesia? I was in Japan that time and there were news which says Tsunami hits Malaysia around Penang too. That morning, okasan (it means ‘mother’ in Japanese) woke me up quickly to tell me about it because she wasn’t sure which part of Malaysia am I from and I quickly called home to ask about my family’s condition. Now, on the 11^th March 2011, I’m in North Sumatra, Indonesia having the same feeling for them in Japan.

My ‘family’ is in Nagoya. All I can do now is just to pray for them.

I remember I promised them I would visit them once I complete my high school. Too bad, the year I completed my high school was a very busy year for me. I attended National Service, took a fast-track course of Foundation in Science and continued by entering the university for my first year. Then I told them I might come when I graduate from this university. I miss them. I miss the triplets. Let’s just hope my ‘family’ and friends there are safe and sound. Pray for them. God bless!