*memorizing the horifying night on the 21st fl, last Jakarta's quake. ~_~ think twice living in an apartment guys - especially in place like ours..You can't really see where Indonesia is on the globe tear out...It was simply because the only place doesn't covered by epicentrum dots is Borneo Island!! Can You Imagine that? We're living on thousands plates, moving dynamically every minutes....the earth is sleeping beneath us. And when it wakes up...hmh.
But so I heard, the propagation due to the dynamic moving of the plates is actually better than no moving at all--which would cause even greater disastrous quake when the giant suddenly wakes up.
Anyways, guys....
It was one of the most horrifying night in my whole life...(not to exaggerating things) but at the moment, It was horrrorr!!! Hahaha..Ok I'm exxagerating.
I was on the 21th floor of my apartment...
a friend just stepped away so practically I was alone. but still awake, replying an sms...--when suddenly...
I got dizzy and felt the floor's moving...
The wooden curtain shackled...hard...hard andwhen I thought It would stop, it goes even harder....
Draaakkk!!!Draaadakdadadak!!! I stood and try hard to balance myself. out of my dizziness.
ZZnngg!!!
Felt my goosebumps rose all over me!
Sudden sense of tremor comes rushing in
Tried to figure out which window's not locked
y are the curtain were moving so franticly
Has a ghost visited the room...Is the apartment that creepy?
Tried hard to memorize surah Yasiin at the moment...urghh
Not yet on ease, I felt another rush of trembling noise comes--this time, not only from the curtains. Not just anything else trembles...My heart was jolting even faster outta its socket...
Everything shackled....the floor...the wall....My parquite floors...squeaking all over the place
Kriiiieettt...Kriieeett............Arghh...I can imagine the wall's cracking, the steeland all...
brrr..
Then I know, It was no ghost. It was no wind blowing. It was the earth. Mayday from earth!
an EarthQuake that is!
at the moment I tried to figure out the basic procedure dealing w/ earthquake I often preview on my office's toilet's door.
1) Stay close to the wall or
2) Get under sturdy table.
So stupid are the procedure! How could someone on the 21st floor be on ease sticking under a table. The building might eventually tremble and you'd squished under mio-tonnes of concrete, like a cockroach squished under your shoes. Ewwwwww!! not a happy thought. bad thought--! bad thought.
My foot was moving not a second later. I was not even thinking. It was all my little brain sending motoric synapsis. Not even processed by its bigger brother.
Without sandals on, I grabbed my keys and handphone and dashed off the unit. Stupidly, everybody else in my floor doesn't even bother to come out. I, was somehow relieved to hear squeaking sound coming out not just from my room, but from every other room--confirming that It was sure not a ghost residing only in my unit--But still confused y was I alone out there.
Guys, the most-not-trembling part of the building during earth quakes are the alley of the the building. Might be because there are no furniture at all there, but I sure didn't even felt like moving when I know the quake was happening so hard at each rooms
Going down using the stairs? Hell, Back to the cockroach story. no thank you. At least if it really trembles, I still have a box covering me. Whatever would my shape be. I chose using the elevator instead. Hop in.
I know. stupid stupid idea. Can't think of anything smarter that time.
Anyway, few minutes later..I got away from the building safely, followed by other fellow neighbours...in their various costumes. hehea...what a unique sight that nite, having seen everyone in their 'nightie' costumes...boxer, swimsuit !@#@!$!.., night gown!, pyjamas, thankfully, nobody really wears nothing.
It was not until the next 2 hours that I finally managed to get to sleep.
And the next morning found it unbelievable that some of my friends doesn't even felt a thing the next day! What a cow!
It was not my first time earthquake experience. The previous ones were equally stupid, but this one caused greater fear due to the amplitude that I felt from 21st floor. the I-Don't-know-what-to-do kinda of fear.
Anyways, from that days experience, I'd promised to make my life easier the next time (hopefully there'd be no next time)...but for the sake of earth quake disaster management, let me spread it out for you too. You, might find it useful too...
*Please bear in mind, that despite my experience above, this points below are built in logical manner, not emotionally...*
- First, always have a decent clothe hung upon the door at night. A sweater or jacket will do. You wouldn't want to be spotted in your underwear or nightgown, or nothing(#$#!) by your neighbourhood, would you?!!
- Secondly, Always have your keys, valuable items and a pair of sandal available next to your door too..So grab and dash. grab and dash.
- Don't watch to much horror movie, or you'll be thinking like I was thinking. stupid.
- You might want to consider having your emergency kit next to the door, including first aid stuffs, money, some clothes, insurance cards, whatever, in case your house or apartment really kiss the ground.
- Be more logic than I am. The best practice in earthquake is actually having yourself under a sturdy table, placed against the wall.
- If not, go down by stairs. It's just that some elevator are so smart that whenever an earthquake comes, they'd hold still and shut off. But I somehow knew my apartment elevator ain't that smart. hawehaa....what an excuse.
- Stairs, so I heard, is not the safest part of the building,they are rumored to be the first part of the building that'd tremble down in case the building really trembles. So, better stay put in the room, as the first plan is: under the table.
- Prepare all the surah and ayat for you perusal...hehe
- Don't skip any prayer.
That's it for now. Finger crossed, After Sulawesi, Jogja, and the recent, Indramayu epicentrum (look at the pattern guys...)..., hopefully, Jakarta is NOT the next to come. Amin.
Cheers all,
Have a good nite sleep!!! Well I would. =D
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The Travel Yup likes exotic and adventurous travel, but prefers big cities with fast paced life. She has a keen interest in other cultures and always brings home a few souvenirs.
