Letter to Japanese Earthquake Survivor with Reflections

Dear Natsu,

I’ve heard from the news of the tragic disaster that has happened in Fukushima Japan and remembered that you were living near that area so I prayed that you were alright. The following day after the earthquake happened I heard again from the news that even your area was affected by the earthquake and many buildings have fallen. I heard from Uncle Senshi that your family is now homeless and is lacking of enough food to go around. I sent some food rations to Uncle Senshi already they should have come along with this letter. I hope that the food would be able to last you another month when things would have simmered down, if not I would continue to send more over. It was glad however to hear that your family was alright and no one was seriously injured. It was a really really trajic moment when I heard of the number of casualties that were present in this Earthquake. Luckily you were not one of them or I would have lost such a good friend as you.

When the time comes when you need my help once again, just drop me a message via Uncle Senshi I would be most willing to help you. I would never have gotten pass through high school without your help in Japanese class and how hospitable your family was to me through my two years stay at Japan. Stay strong Natsu! For you know that there will always be a friend like me by your side willing to help you out. No matter the problem you have to face, it is when you give up that you really lose. Send my regards to your family for me. I look forward to see them soon in their healthy and happy state.

Yours Sincerely,

Your friend,
Yeo Eng Chow

Reflections for the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
When I heard of the Earthquake, I was very shocked to hear that such a disaster had happened to Japan. That night, I just returned home from CCA training at school at about 7 P.M. Also, since that day was the last day at school for Term One, I felt really excited to go home to rest and relax. When I got home, my parents were watching the news and when I saw the news too, i learnt of the Earthquake in Japan. My first reaction was "What?!" I did not expect such a thing to happen. Then when I heard that the casualty count was constantly going up, I felt guilty that I was so happy when this Earthquake was happening. I was so excited to go home and relax while those people at Japan were suffering from the pain of injuries and the pain of losing their loved ones. Also, because at that period of time I was following an Anime Series, and because of the Earthquake, the people over at Japan were not able to show the new episodes on time. At first I was quite upset that the people were not showing the episodes because I thought the people were not in the affected area until they posted that their area have also been affected. But after much reflective thinking, I realised I was wrong to even feel upset as I should have understood their situation and empathised with them instead of blaming them.