I was having my morning nap as usual. Mommy was typing an email on her computer in the living room. Suddenly the floors and surrounding furniture started to shake in a wave-like momentum. Mommy heard a little 'wooo' sound when that happened. Her first thoughts were "Oh God! Earthquake! Where should we hide?!" and "What if it becomes really serious?" She and Daddy quickly sent messages through MSN to inform each other. Just then, the photo frame on the table and a cooler bag on the refrigerator fell down from their positions. I was woken up by the swaying of my crib but I did not cry. Before we knew it, the tremors stopped. Phew...
Tremors are not very common in Singapore, except only the mild ones from earthquakes that occurred in neighbouring Indonesia. However, this one measured a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of that morning quake happened somewhere near Chino Hills and Los Angeles which is quite a distance from where we live. But even so, we still feel the effects of the shake. And we saw from news reports that people in as far as Las Vegas and even San Diego felt them too. Fortunately, there is no report of death, only minor injuries and minor building facade damages.
Hmm, now that we are in an earthquake region, it's really hard to predict when the next big one will come. Life's always unpredictable, thus we must enjoy life and live life to the fullest. We should also count our blessings each day.
Counting down to my big 2!
