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02/27/2008: "Earthquake! :D"
mood: Excited
Exciting news! There was an earthquake yesterday night around 1am and we actually felt a tremor in Nottingham! My first official earthquake! (Since I never felt the tremors in Singapore last summer.)
At first I thought it might have been someone in my building playing a prank by slamming a door too hard or something (I've felt my room shake before and I think it was because of that reason), but this tremor was much stronger than usual. It lasted for only about 10 seconds or so though, I think. Apparently most of the UK felt it. What was really amazing, though, was that the BBC had already posted an online article about it about half an hour after it happened! I knew news agencies got news really fast but I never knew they were THAT efficient.
Anyway, it was a cool experience, but it definitely shocked me. I think if I ever experienced a real earthquake I would be reduced to a shivering pile of nerves. It makes me wonder whether I will be able to survive if I do manage to get a place on the JET programme in the future and go to Japan to work. :p
By the way, if anyone was curious, I was actually washing dishes when it happened. *laughs* Because I wanted to do the dishes before I forgot so that Dee Mok wouldn't do them since she's always doing the washing and I feel guilty about that. My Japanese teacher was highly amused about the dishes thing when I mentioned it in class today and commented that it was definitely an Asian thing to fight over doing the dishes as opposed to fighting to NOT do them. :p
Speaking of Japanese class, and amusing conversation that occurred today (Please excuse any possible Japanese grammar errors I may be making):
Sensei: Shianshian-san (name of female classmate), kinoo jishin ga atta toki, anata wa nani ka shimashitaka? (Shianshian-san, what were you doing at the time of the earthquake yesterday?)
SS: Watashi wa Pasocon wo tsukateimashita. (I was using my computer.)
Sensei: *joking* Sou desuka. Anata wa pasocon de porunogurafii wo mimasuka? (I see. Do you look at pornography on your computer?)
SS: Tokidoki. (Sometimes.)
*class bursts out laughing*
Japanese lessons are fun. :D