Thursday, 20 July 2006 @ 12:11pm.
As it turns out, earthquake tremors were felt in Jakarta yesterday late afternoon. I was busy at work and at some point felt a little sick to my stomach. I shook ever so slightly, but because I had been hard at work and hadn’t eaten in a while, I thought I was just “pusing” (dizzy). I continued working, even posting about the earthquake and tsunami that affected the southern coast of Java the other day, only to find out later that the office staff were surprised I was still at the office. We all had a good laugh about my confusion and if there’s another earthquake, folks now know to “cari Jenny” (look for Jenny). When I returned to the boarding house later in the evening, the family was watching the news, but said that they hadn’t felt a thing. I guess the shocks were felt stronger in other areas.
As a bit of background, the earthquake hit the Sunda Strait, 192 kilometers southwest of Jakarta. Today’s Jakarta Post says, “The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said Wednesday’s earthquake measured 6.2 on the Richter scale.” The epicenter was 48 kilometers below sea level.
The bigger issue from yesterday evening was having to report a guy at the gym who was secretly taking pictures of people, especially women, with a handphone. I was furious! I went to the gym staff, but they initially seemed confused about what to do or say and actually took some time to figure out their gameplan. I don’t know if they found him and/or what happened in the end, but I sure hope he gets kicked out. That was just such disrespectful, sexist, and unsafe behavior!
And of course, on the way home it started to pour. It’s the dry season, but just my luck that it would rain that night!
Looking forward to a low-key day today…
