of what took place 10 years ago.
I recall talking to my mom and my then boyfriend while having dinner together. The news channel was on. And there was a major breaking news update. News anchor shouts, “a plane hits into the World Trade Center!”
I was numbed and immediately lost an appetite for Mom’s delicious foods. We ditched our meals and sat glued to our seats, watching the horrific events unfolding. At one point, Mom thought what she’s seeing couldn’t be real. She was so convinced that it looked like a scene from a Hollywood movie or something. I don’t blame her. It looked eerie, surreal and unbelieving.
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Waking up to catastrophic news around the world is an unfathomable feeling. One can never imagine the lives that has been devastated by Japan’s earthquake and devastating tsunami this morning. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. Please be safe and weary of your surroundings. To pay our respects, a heartfelt tribute to the fallen and the ones survived.
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Hope
“Only after disaster can we be ressurected.”– Chuck Palahniuk
Oil is gushing in the Gulf. Ocean life is massively devastated. Fishermen are going broke. Industries dependent on Gulf and Gulf oil are facing huge losses.
So, who is to blame? Who is responsible for drilling? Who is responsible for the rig? Who buys oil from them? Rig owner is Transocean. Rig contractor is Halliburton. BP only buys oil from them. So now the question is, if I buy gas from a gas station, and it explodes, is it my fault? Because I did not make sure the station follows regulations? Because I buy a lot of gas and hence the owners doesn’t care? What’s the logic? [click to continue…]
I am back, but…
with a major brain freeze!
I know I am supposed to be back in the blogging world with a “BANG” and many travelogue posts. Unfortunately, I am hit with a bug. A very dangerous and undead bug which is referred to as – “H1B sponsorship” bug. I am looking for help, advice, guidance and light at the end of the tunnel. It’s a turbulent time. We are planning to move out from US if economical and, naturally, employment scenes are not showing any more signs of improvement. I am in dire need of a H1B sponsorship from any company in any part of US. If there aren’t any opportunities, we are thinking of packing our bags and moving out of US by end of next year. Period.
Besides job searching, I have many ideas in the workings already. Self employment is one of them. In what? To be truthful, I am still in negotiations back and forth and I can’t reveal any more. But I am very indecisive at the moment, and hoping for more suggestions, advice and moral support from my blog friends. I guess, it’s trying times for all of us.
I can’t stress enough the importance for each and every one of us to voice our opinions and thoughts, ethically. I am sure not only me, but there are others that would love to make a difference in life, just the methods are often incorrect or unavailable. I find that Facebook is a great platform as it gives us opportunities to reunite, without any prejudices, to speak our thoughts and hopefully changing it into action. We have set up a vigil/candle lighting event at our readers’ disposal. To participate, you just need a Facebook account and join us by clicking on the vigil event that can be found here. It is important to honor our fallen heroes, safely of course.
Let’s join hands in tackling and combating terrorism and numerous humanity issues through healthy debates. I want to see change. I want to reach out to those that can really help us raise our voices towards action. There is so much we can do, and debate is only the first step. This time, let’s get our words out – loud and clear. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. Every one wants to make a change or a difference, so why not start here? You can also be involved in collating news, information and research using various online resources. Of course you would also be contributing your valuable ideas as well. We sincerely hope every one of you would contribute civilly and let’s not turn this forum into a religion or communal issue. Encourage healthy debates by not engaging in religious and personal attacks. Gain respect by respecting each other. If interested, please drop us a comment or two, either here or at our Facebook group. We are happy to hear from you. God bless us all during this tough and trying times.
