Tears in Indonesia (Air Mata di Ibu Pertiwi)

Nature caused panic, tears, & sadness in the land of Indonesia in the morning of December 26, 2004 a day afterXmas.. An earthquake with a Richter Scale of 8.9 that happened under the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami to the lands touching this sea. It seemed like Poseidon was in a rage. The tsunami hit the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province (Aceh) in West Indonesia and other parts of the Sumatra Island that touches the Indian Ocean in Indonesia. It also hit Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, and even Somalia, Africa. But most of the victims were from Sri Lanka and Indonesia, 'bout more than 6,000 in Sri Lanka and more than 4,000 in Indonesia. A lot of the victims in Aceh were children who were not able to save themselves from the big waves that dragged them for miles towards the raging sea..

After the tsunami passed, people started to try to find their lost relatives... Corpse after corpse were found and were lined up at the side of the streets. I was going to cry seeing that on the news. I tried to contact a friend of mine (Zikra or Ika as we call her) who goes to college in Aceh, but it couldn't connect. All the electricity and telecommunication services were down in Aceh. Even her parents couldn't reach her, her dad just took a flight there this morning. I just hope that Allah SWT will protect her..may Allah SWT be with her..

The tsunami happened not long after an earthquake happened in Nabire in the Irian Jaya Province in East Indonesia. Ohmigod.. a lot of natural disasters happening in Indonesia before the end of the year. Hope that it will mean more good things in the future for Indonesia. Come to think about it, all these natural disasters happen at the time of the rainy season too.

Oh Allah, please protect Indonesia and give the better for all of us...Amiinn...