Well i have been away from my blog for a really long time. A couple of things responsible for that. For one my laziness. Then my busy schedule. Then comes the fact that blogger is now blocked at my office and i can't access it from there. And for some time after the 8 October earhquake, my mind was also not in place. Not because me or any of my family was effected by the quake, but because it was hard to digest all the destruction that had been caused.
I have been missing my own blog too. So i am planning a comeback. Hope i can succeed in my plans. :-)
Saturday 29 October 2005
Saturday 8 October 2005
Massive Earthquake: 7.6 on Richter Scale
We had a massive earthquake today in Pakistan. It was recorded to be 7.6 on the richter scale. It hit parts of Azad Kashmir, including Muzaffarabad, Rawlakot and Balakot. It hit parts of N.W.F.P., where Abbotabad had the most casualties. Hit many parts of Punjab including Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan. It hit the capital city of Islamabad.
It also hit parts of India and Afghanistan.
The first major tremor was felt at about 8:50 am, today on Saturday. I didn't feel a thing as i was driving to the office. As i reached there i saw everybody standing out of the buildings. Then i was told that a major earthquake has passed only minutes before.
I stood there, outside the 14 storey building, with two of my collegues. Just then my mother called to ask where i was. She told me of the earthquake too and that it was so severe that she was still trembling.
While we were standing there we again felt a tremor. After a while we decided to go back in to the office. We went in and climbed up to the 3rd floor of the Green Trust Tower where our office was. We just entered and were deciding between staying there or leaving when we felt another jolt. Three of us ran out of the office and out of the building. We went inside for one last time after a while, just to shut down my PC and to turn off the lights. We did that in less than a minute, came out of the building and went home.
After reaching home, most of the time was spent in front of the TV, listening to news and updates on the earthquake. One major news was that in Islamabad two buildings of an apartment (Margalla Towers) containg 60 flats had collapsed and people got stuck in the debris. It was really painful to see that there were not many professional rescue workers and the local people themselves were trying to help out.
The rescuers did not have heavy machinery to lift off the big blocks of concrete. They were using hammers and then finally cutters to cut the blocks off.
Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot in Azad Kashmir also got badly hit. Many buildings collapsed there and many people died. Same was the case in Abbotabad where casualty rate was high.
The rescue work is still going on. But now on top of that disaster it has started raining. I feel that it is going to hinder the rescue work that has been going on since morning. I also pray that this work can be accelerated and all the people can be taken out soon.Ameen
It also hit parts of India and Afghanistan.
The first major tremor was felt at about 8:50 am, today on Saturday. I didn't feel a thing as i was driving to the office. As i reached there i saw everybody standing out of the buildings. Then i was told that a major earthquake has passed only minutes before.
I stood there, outside the 14 storey building, with two of my collegues. Just then my mother called to ask where i was. She told me of the earthquake too and that it was so severe that she was still trembling.
While we were standing there we again felt a tremor. After a while we decided to go back in to the office. We went in and climbed up to the 3rd floor of the Green Trust Tower where our office was. We just entered and were deciding between staying there or leaving when we felt another jolt. Three of us ran out of the office and out of the building. We went inside for one last time after a while, just to shut down my PC and to turn off the lights. We did that in less than a minute, came out of the building and went home.
After reaching home, most of the time was spent in front of the TV, listening to news and updates on the earthquake. One major news was that in Islamabad two buildings of an apartment (Margalla Towers) containg 60 flats had collapsed and people got stuck in the debris. It was really painful to see that there were not many professional rescue workers and the local people themselves were trying to help out.
The rescuers did not have heavy machinery to lift off the big blocks of concrete. They were using hammers and then finally cutters to cut the blocks off.
Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot in Azad Kashmir also got badly hit. Many buildings collapsed there and many people died. Same was the case in Abbotabad where casualty rate was high.
The rescue work is still going on. But now on top of that disaster it has started raining. I feel that it is going to hinder the rescue work that has been going on since morning. I also pray that this work can be accelerated and all the people can be taken out soon.Ameen
Wednesday 5 October 2005
Last Week on Thursday
Last week on Thursday i was very happy that i was going to meet my pal Attiya after a long time. I was wokrking hard at work to be able to finish it a bit early, as i wanted to leave early. I worked and worked. And i even asked my PM if i could leave early. He gave a green signal, sort of. I was happy at this too that i have approval of the manegement as well.
But the work was never ending. I was unable to finish it. I had to call my friend and tell her that i will be a little late to which that dear thing didn't complain at all. I kept working and working and i go very very late.
At that time i felt like abandoning my work and just running off to meet my friend, as our meeting was scheduled since long ago. But i stayed. My heart was crying and tears were ready to come out of my eyes.
But i was not going to cry. I don't people to see me as a damsel in distress. I kept quiet and kept trying to complete the task at hand. And finally i did it and handed it over. I rushed out of the office. I called my friend to appologise for being late and to ask if i could still make it. But alas, she had to go home too, from her office. So i headed home too, full of rage but sad at the same time.
Made a promise to myself that never again am i going to let things slip through. And again i am missing a meeting with a friend.
But the work was never ending. I was unable to finish it. I had to call my friend and tell her that i will be a little late to which that dear thing didn't complain at all. I kept working and working and i go very very late.
At that time i felt like abandoning my work and just running off to meet my friend, as our meeting was scheduled since long ago. But i stayed. My heart was crying and tears were ready to come out of my eyes.
But i was not going to cry. I don't people to see me as a damsel in distress. I kept quiet and kept trying to complete the task at hand. And finally i did it and handed it over. I rushed out of the office. I called my friend to appologise for being late and to ask if i could still make it. But alas, she had to go home too, from her office. So i headed home too, full of rage but sad at the same time.
Made a promise to myself that never again am i going to let things slip through. And again i am missing a meeting with a friend.
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