NZ quake...

in september last year, an earthquake hit NZ near the city of christchurch causing a great deal of damage....

months of effort for the city to get back on its feet, and the worst happened....

another quake measuring 6.3 hit christchurch again, but this time, the epicentre of the quake was a lot closer.....

the damage is unimaginable.... the loss of life is already beyond 100, with hundreds more missing.... 80% of the city is without water....

the photos look like a still shot of a movie.... but unfortunately, its the real shots of christchurch right now....

tomorrow is the long awaited day when Australia and NZ goes head-to-head in the cricket world cup.... but now, everything is put back into perspective, and the cricket world cup is just a game....

in a country that loves its rugby, the rugby has been cancelled this week.... both teams agreeing to a draw, and the match will be cancelled.... unfortunately the secretary of the crusaders died in the quake...

the qld floods.... nz quake.... it does make the uprising and violence in egypt and libya look like a joke.... as for the half dozen people who were arrested for looting.... they need to be put back in their places as well.... put away for years.... such inhumane and savage behaviour....

next tuesday is March 1st..... its a special day in Korea because it is the day when a korean woman during cheered the equivalence of "hooray" for korean independence during the time they were annexed by Japan.... the history is there.... from a 100 years ago.... i wonder if society would ever forgive and forget in East Asia...?? because... seeing aussies and kiwis help each other out in times of need.... it'd be nice to see korea and japan having better relationships in that sense.....