I just got back yesterday from a road trip to Cameron Highlands. It was THE most unpleasant road trip ever! Especially, when we had to take a mini van UP the curvacious mountain road...And did I mention I felt the tremors of the Sumatra earthhquake?
Yup, this's what happened... After the day tour aroung the highlands, we returned back to the resort. My mum and I turned in late; at about 11+ pm. Naturally, I took my glasses off already... After a while, as I was turning around to have my back face my mum (note:we were sleeping on 2 separate beds), I felt the bed shaking like I was sharing it with somebody else. So I turned back again to look at what my mum was doing. Guess what, she was tosing about in HER bed. So I said, " Mummy, when you move arh, I can feel it on this bed leh..." She said," Is it? Sorry hor... that means the floor boards are lousy lor."
A few moments later, I felt the bed moving slightly again, but this time, my mum wasn't moving. Thus, I thought she's probably scratching that's why I cannot see. Then I adjusted my blanket and tried to sleep. Right away, My mum blurted out," Hey, when you were moving, I also felt it you know?" I was like, oh well, very tired already, so just let me be "rocked" to sleep. I slept very soundly that night.
The next morning, my mum got up early with my aunt to have a walk while my cousin and I slept in a little longer. Soon, the phone rang and I knew it was time to get up for breakfast. My aunt said she'd be coming up to take us down. Later on, when she poked her head 'round the door, she brought a surprise for me. This was what ahe said, "Aye, last night got earthquake leh!" And my mind just put out a million fireworks. "How the... so THAT was what we felt!!! OH MY GAWD... That's SO COOL!! I felt an earthquake!! I can't wait to tell my friends about it..." and so on. So i decided to probe deeper as to how they got the news...
It turned out that another guest approached my mum and aunt and asked this funny question, " Did you two experience anything strange last night? Then that two aunties' minds immediately jump to the supernatural, so they replied," No wad, we slept soundly leh." So that guy explained with his eyes wide open," Last night got earthquake..." Hahaha! That hit my mum and she told them what we felt lor. Was pretty funny and I was so damn excited about the experience.
Hmm, but after watching the devasting news begin broadcast, I began to feel quite guilty... like how can I be so happy about feeling the tremors when so many people got killed by the quake itself. And I also thought about the Tsunami victims as well, so the atmosphere become rather solemn as well... anyway, I'm just glad to be back in S'pore now...
