It was past midnight and I was doing some studying when I felt my chair shake. The floor rumbled and quaked. I thought I was hallucinating from studying and staying up so late. I got down on the floor to try to feel the quaking 'cause I was not sure whether it was the floor or was it just me. Whoa, I felt it and I thought I was going to faint. I laid down on my stomach, prostrating myself to really feel the movement but then it stopped. I couldn't feel anything anymore.
When I got back to my chair the thought, 'Earthquake' came to my mind. Then my thoughts went to the people in Sumatra as that place immediately came to my mind.
Weirdest experience of my life. Never went through such a thing in my whole life. Two major earthquakes in the same area in a matter of 3 months, it's so frightening.
Some people slept through the whole episode. Many people rushed down from the highrise apartments when they felt the tremors. Thank God no more tsunamis!
And again, tell me what you were doing at that moment.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Monday, March 21, 2005
Mystery and nothing but ....
Mysteries, whether you love them or hate them I just cannot do without them. They are the spice of life. They make my clock tick. They make my world go round. I love a good mystery preferably one that makes me think and go crazy with suspense.
What makes the sleuth, detective, hero, heroine tick? What makes him or her trunch on in spite of the dangers? What goes through his or her mind when the danger starts and the sleuthing is a matter of life and death, their own? Usually the resolve of the hero or heroine is very solid. Seldom do you find them displaying weak qualities as in stop the sleuthing for fear of their lives. Maybe it has a little to do with the insanity or professionality of the hero/heroine. Plus the fact that if the sluething stops we won't have a story, will we?
But just think that for once one or two of these heroes or heroines will exhibit something like: "Nah, it's not worth my hide to investigate further" and backs away. Turning his or her back on the case because it isn't worth his or her life but due to conscience decides to proceed on albeit cautiously knowing full well that she might lose her life. Calculated risk and not foolish uncaring this-is-a-novel attitude towards life. Now that to me is pure true to life.
All the while readers will be wondering will she turn back? Will she decide to help this so-and-so find the solution?
Now that, I can tell you, will make for a good mystery novel indeed. Not that the mystery will have to unravelled but the character of the protagonist will be on the reader's mind too. Hey, this is serious business. The hero/heroine could die but deep down we know he/she won't die but the thrill is there.
Mysteries, truly love them.
What makes the sleuth, detective, hero, heroine tick? What makes him or her trunch on in spite of the dangers? What goes through his or her mind when the danger starts and the sleuthing is a matter of life and death, their own? Usually the resolve of the hero or heroine is very solid. Seldom do you find them displaying weak qualities as in stop the sleuthing for fear of their lives. Maybe it has a little to do with the insanity or professionality of the hero/heroine. Plus the fact that if the sluething stops we won't have a story, will we?
But just think that for once one or two of these heroes or heroines will exhibit something like: "Nah, it's not worth my hide to investigate further" and backs away. Turning his or her back on the case because it isn't worth his or her life but due to conscience decides to proceed on albeit cautiously knowing full well that she might lose her life. Calculated risk and not foolish uncaring this-is-a-novel attitude towards life. Now that to me is pure true to life.
All the while readers will be wondering will she turn back? Will she decide to help this so-and-so find the solution?
Now that, I can tell you, will make for a good mystery novel indeed. Not that the mystery will have to unravelled but the character of the protagonist will be on the reader's mind too. Hey, this is serious business. The hero/heroine could die but deep down we know he/she won't die but the thrill is there.
Mysteries, truly love them.
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