Earthquake in Laos
So, there was this 6.1 richter-scale earthquake in Laos yesterday.
Yep, that's about it.
You would think that an earthquake weighing in at 6.1 on the richter scale would do some serious damage. Afterall, it is generally believed that it would be a major disaster if a 3.8 earthquake were to strike Tokyo. But heck, I can't even feel it in Vientiane. Reports indicated that here were no damage or casualties from the earthquake. Not a surprise since most buildings here are below 20 metres (building regulation set in place to prevent tall buildings casting their shadow over smaller ones). The earthquake epicentre is also in the northern province of Luang Namtha which from personal experience, is sparsely populated with small urban centres. So not much worries over there.
Speaking of which, this is a strange way to celebrate my seven years of working life (16 May 2000, I think). I still remember taking the entrance interview together with a girl from NUS and a lawyer. I walked out of the room thinking that there was no fucking way I was going to beat some hippy lawyers for this job. I mean, who the hell are they going to hire? Some successful lawyer or a fresh grad with a useless degree from good ol' NUS? Of course, I ended getting the job (horrors) but I always knew that I got the job not because I was better. I was just younger than the middle-aged, mid-career lawyer and it is always safer to hire some fresh graduate so that you can underpay him and make him suffer in the name of "getting experience".
So, here I am; seven years later and watching bad B-grade movies in a strange country. Speaking of which, I just watched "Bloodsuckers". Not because of anything, but because it stars Natassia Malthe, half Malaysia, half Norwegian model. She walks around in the movie as a lesbian vampire in tight leather. AWESOME.
Yep, that's about it.
You would think that an earthquake weighing in at 6.1 on the richter scale would do some serious damage. Afterall, it is generally believed that it would be a major disaster if a 3.8 earthquake were to strike Tokyo. But heck, I can't even feel it in Vientiane. Reports indicated that here were no damage or casualties from the earthquake. Not a surprise since most buildings here are below 20 metres (building regulation set in place to prevent tall buildings casting their shadow over smaller ones). The earthquake epicentre is also in the northern province of Luang Namtha which from personal experience, is sparsely populated with small urban centres. So not much worries over there.
Speaking of which, this is a strange way to celebrate my seven years of working life (16 May 2000, I think). I still remember taking the entrance interview together with a girl from NUS and a lawyer. I walked out of the room thinking that there was no fucking way I was going to beat some hippy lawyers for this job. I mean, who the hell are they going to hire? Some successful lawyer or a fresh grad with a useless degree from good ol' NUS? Of course, I ended getting the job (horrors) but I always knew that I got the job not because I was better. I was just younger than the middle-aged, mid-career lawyer and it is always safer to hire some fresh graduate so that you can underpay him and make him suffer in the name of "getting experience".
So, here I am; seven years later and watching bad B-grade movies in a strange country. Speaking of which, I just watched "Bloodsuckers". Not because of anything, but because it stars Natassia Malthe, half Malaysia, half Norwegian model. She walks around in the movie as a lesbian vampire in tight leather. AWESOME.
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