Friday, December 30, 2005
Food for thought anyone?
A very interesting article dated Dec 18th 2005 on New Sunday Times.
TSUNAMI - THE NEXT BIG ONE
'We are scheduled for another big earthquake in roughly the same area and it could send waves surging through the Straits of Malacca and smash into Malaysia and Singapore.' - Dr Smith Dharmasaroja
In this article, Dr Smith predicted that another tsunami could hit Malaysia and Singapore. After studying the 200-year old record, he found out that there have been 12 tsunamis. The last big one before Dec 26 occurred in the Indian Ocean and it was a tsunami created by the explosion of the Krakatoa volcano 122 years ago. Sometimes the really big ones occur in 80 to 100 year cycles. Near the Nicobar islands there was an earthquake in 1941 that measured 8.7 on the Richter scale and in 1914 there was one that was 7.2.
Both of these had their epicenters north of the Dec 26 earthquake (east of Sumatra). So according to these records, we are scheduled for another big earthquake in roughly the same area and it could send waves surging through the Straits of Malacca and smash into Malaysia and Singapore
As stated, the epicenter need not be in the straits. It could be north of it and this is enough to send killer waves to both countries.
A big chilling question was asked to Dr Smith - '
So are we due for another big one?'We are DEFINATELY overdue based on the 100-year cycle and because this one is also close to shore, it will cause a lot of damage. However how close the prediction is correlates to the cycle.
There is no technology to predict earthquakes but you can forecast large earthquakes by looking at historical records.
* Thai meteorologist Dr Smith Dharmasaroja, in 1998 predicted a tsunami would hit Thailand in 2004. But his warning was ignored. He's now a Vice-Minister in the Office of the Thai Prime Minister.
PS. Time really flies. It feels like only yesterday that we're ushering 2005. Nothing to brag about. Just another plain ol' year. Ok then, hoping for 2006 to be something much more interesting. Shall wait for the World Cup patiently. And for '
her'. Whoever and wherever she shall be. Hah.
Tick tock tick tock.
- 10 days to being 23.
- 10 weeks to pass out.
- 5 months to get my Super 4 (estimated)
- 12 months to open my braces and have a nice set of teeth. (hopefully)
- 17 months to ORD.
- 30 months of singlehood (Gosh I couldn't believe the numbers myself! Had to double check lotsa time. Haha. ).
- 35 months to prove '
her' wrong.
Enjoy the new year!!
Mister Turtle urge you to join the mutant war!!!
11:56 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2005
This week signifies a new chapter for me. The start to life in SMM. Well, so far, there's been a lot of studying to do. Not that I'm complaining though. I've always been fascinated for life-saving techniques, anatomies and physiology. It's a never-ending learning process and it's amazingly useful to be applied in daily day basis. The only reason I flopped in biology way back in secondary school was because of the scientific terms that was required to memorize. And of course there's a lot of "distractions" back then. Hah! I hope I can go into this medical line as a career. Everyone has been spurring me on to do well in this course. Well, if I can conquer the ability to remember all those big words, then maybe I can be the best trainee. Hah like real. But for now, it's back to study. Having a test tomorrow. Wish me luck!
PS. Finally able to pass the "gifts" to Taibah yesterday. Was a bit nervous that she would think it's abit crap and lame but she kinda don't mind it after all. That I hope so. Heh. She is after all my guinea pig. The trial and error product. Haha. Success! Success!! :)
Mister Turtle urge you to join the mutant war!!!
11:35 PM
