Massive quake & tsunamis hit Asia, Please pray

Marc · 30th December 2004, 01:25 AM

Been off-line for some days, but far from unaware of what happened. I'm afraid the feeling of horror and sorrow will stay for a long time... Our share of incense has also been lit.

Help is being sent from all the world to the area. At the end, this affects to all us...

Federico · 30th December 2004, 03:14 AM

A great tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers to all those affected. I just hope and pray, that none of our forumites are ill effected.

VANDOO · 30th December 2004, 04:06 AM

I DID A SEARCH ON NIAS ISLAND WHICH IS IN THE AREA OF THE QUAKE , IT WAS HIT HARD BY QUAKE AND TIDAL WAVES. I WAS GLAD TO FIND THAT SOME AID WAS MAKEING ITS WAY THERE AS IT IS WAY OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND I FEARED HELP WOULD BE LONG IN COMING. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THE CULTURE AND CEREMONYS OF NIAS AS WELL AS THE WEAPONS AND ARMOR AND WOOD CARVEINGS. I HOPE THE TRADITIONS AND CULTURE CAN COME THRU THIS TIME OF EXTREME HARDSHIP INTACT, THAT ALSO APPLYS TO MANY OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I WILL LIGHT SOME INSENCE FOR THEM AND SEND MY PRAYERS AS WELL AS MY DONATIONS.

Henk · 30th December 2004, 08:34 PM

A friend of my, a dutch keriscollector, had contact today with ken_dedes about the tsunami disaster.
My friend opened a bankaccount and started collecting money for the charity fund "Indonesia Crying" here in Holland. In this way we can transfer the money to this fund with minimum of transfer costs. We even want to ask the bankdirector to transfer the money for this purpose without costs.

Perhaps an idea to start something similair in other countries?

This is the mail we recieved today from ken_dedes:

Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:11 PM
Subject: INDONESIA CRYING

Hello Ans and Johan,
Thanks a lot for your attention.
As known, the victims of the tsunami disaster now is approximately about 45,268 people in Aceh and North Sumatra ( Desember 30th 2004, 12.00 am, on TV report ). It can be more than that amount because there are still 3 isolated area. We cannot imagine how huge amount of the victims are those areas because of this disaster.
Although we are far from Aceh, we want to help them with our way.
We plan first to do a charity auction on ebay ( it will be coming out soon on ebay). The result of this auction would be donated to Aceh and North Sumatera people. For accountability report, the donation would be published in a big newspaper here (JAWA POS) and the winning bidder's name would be written on it as the donor.
But, you give me another idea about this charity move (related with your friends).
If your friends also want to participate with us, we can help to lead the donation. We will also published the fund on the newspaper as the accountability report for the donor. We personally could not visit Aceh and North Sumatera by ourselves, so we have to gather the donation with others in a group / organisation, such as via the media (newspaper,radio,tv), church or other government institutions.
I hope this explanation would be clearer for you and your friends.
Let us help each other as long as we could.....
God always be with us...
Thanks.

Kind regards,
febi prakosa
ken_dedes

nechesh · 30th December 2004, 09:35 PM

My friends, there are MANY well established and reputable organization to which one can donate money to help out with this terrible disaster. I would be very wary of ANY private group or individual which claims to be collecting money for disaster relief in the area.

Rick · 30th December 2004, 11:12 PM

Any charity auction announcements are to be posted in the Swap Forum only please .

ariel · 31st December 2004, 02:34 AM

That was a short note from the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" of 12/30/04:

Briton in Sri Lanka: I surfed the tsunami

By Dudu Slameh

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A British tourist in Sri Lanka claims that he actually surfed the weekend's tsunami.
Gary Wolf is one of a large group of British tourists that is currently sleeping on mattresses in the conference room of a Colombo hotel. He told Haaretz that he was out on a surfboard when the tsunami hit.
"Suddenly I saw that the rocks near the shore had simply disappeared," he recounted. "At first, I didn't understand what was happening and I concentrated on surfing. When I finished surfing, I discovered that I was on the highway, about half a mile from the beach where my room was. Fortunately, the waves pulled me and my surfboard into shore instead of out into the ocean."
Wolf is a professional surfer who regularly enters international competitions.
"Had I known what was going on, I might not have left the water," he said. "I might have tried to continue enjoying one of those moments that will never recur."

Can you imagine?????

30th December 2004, 08:34 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	INDONESIA CRYING A friend of my, a dutch keriscollector, had contact today with ken_dedes about the tsunami disaster. My friend opened a bankaccount and started collecting money for the charity fund "Indonesia Crying" here in Holland. In this way we can transfer the money to this fund with minimum of transfer costs. We even want to ask the bankdirector to transfer the money for this purpose without costs. Perhaps an idea to start something similair in other countries? This is the mail we recieved today from ken_dedes: Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:11 PM Subject: INDONESIA CRYING Hello Ans and Johan, Thanks a lot for your attention. As known, the victims of the tsunami disaster now is approximately about 45,268 people in Aceh and North Sumatra ( Desember 30th 2004, 12.00 am, on TV report ). It can be more than that amount because there are still 3 isolated area. We cannot imagine how huge amount of the victims are those areas because of this disaster. Although we are far from Aceh, we want to help them with our way. We plan first to do a charity auction on ebay ( it will be coming out soon on ebay). The result of this auction would be donated to Aceh and North Sumatera people. For accountability report, the donation would be published in a big newspaper here (JAWA POS) and the winning bidder's name would be written on it as the donor. But, you give me another idea about this charity move (related with your friends). If your friends also want to participate with us, we can help to lead the donation. We will also published the fund on the newspaper as the accountability report for the donor. We personally could not visit Aceh and North Sumatera by ourselves, so we have to gather the donation with others in a group / organisation, such as via the media (newspaper,radio,tv), church or other government institutions. I hope this explanation would be clearer for you and your friends. Let us help each other as long as we could..... God always be with us... Thanks. Kind regards, febi prakosa ken_dedes

30th December 2004, 09:35 PM	#5
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	STICK WITH KNOWN ORGANIZATIONS! My friends, there are MANY well established and reputable organization to which one can donate money to help out with this terrible disaster. I would be very wary of ANY private group or individual which claims to be collecting money for disaster relief in the area.

30th December 2004, 01:25 AM	#1
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Been off-line for some days, but far from unaware of what happened. I'm afraid the feeling of horror and sorrow will stay for a long time... Our share of incense has also been lit. Help is being sent from all the world to the area. At the end, this affects to all us...

30th December 2004, 03:14 AM	#2
Federico Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 312	A great tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers to all those affected. I just hope and pray, that none of our forumites are ill effected.

30th December 2004, 04:06 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I DID A SEARCH ON NIAS ISLAND WHICH IS IN THE AREA OF THE QUAKE , IT WAS HIT HARD BY QUAKE AND TIDAL WAVES. I WAS GLAD TO FIND THAT SOME AID WAS MAKEING ITS WAY THERE AS IT IS WAY OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND I FEARED HELP WOULD BE LONG IN COMING. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THE CULTURE AND CEREMONYS OF NIAS AS WELL AS THE WEAPONS AND ARMOR AND WOOD CARVEINGS. I HOPE THE TRADITIONS AND CULTURE CAN COME THRU THIS TIME OF EXTREME HARDSHIP INTACT, THAT ALSO APPLYS TO MANY OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I WILL LIGHT SOME INSENCE FOR THEM AND SEND MY PRAYERS AS WELL AS MY DONATIONS.

30th December 2004, 11:12 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,366	Any charity auction announcements are to be posted in the Swap Forum only please .

31st December 2004, 02:34 AM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	That was a short note from the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" of 12/30/04: Briton in Sri Lanka: I surfed the tsunami By Dudu Slameh COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A British tourist in Sri Lanka claims that he actually surfed the weekend's tsunami. Gary Wolf is one of a large group of British tourists that is currently sleeping on mattresses in the conference room of a Colombo hotel. He told Haaretz that he was out on a surfboard when the tsunami hit. "Suddenly I saw that the rocks near the shore had simply disappeared," he recounted. "At first, I didn't understand what was happening and I concentrated on surfing. When I finished surfing, I discovered that I was on the highway, about half a mile from the beach where my room was. Fortunately, the waves pulled me and my surfboard into shore instead of out into the ocean." Wolf is a professional surfer who regularly enters international competitions. "Had I known what was going on, I might not have left the water," he said. "I might have tried to continue enjoying one of those moments that will never recur." Can you imagine?????