I have lived in Thailand my whole life, however I have never experience a flood crisis like this before. My house is located around the outskirts of Bangkok, therefore it was starting to flood a few days before school closed. My mom did her best to protect the house, she ordered sandbags and stacked them in the front gate, and we moved the furniture up to the second floor. Nevertheless my father said that no matter how hard we try to prevent the water, it will come. Because of that, my family decided to temporarily move back to my former house in order to avoid the flood. It was not long and in a few days after school closed the water rapidly rose, and soon enough like we predicted our house was flooded. The entire garden was submerged in water to about the height of my thigh. But that was not yet the worse, water seeked into the inside of the house. In just two days the interior of my house was immersed in water. (about my ankle height)
When my parents watch the news, and I see people grieving from their loss from the flood I can easily relate to how the feel. Just the sight of my house in a "flooded state" makes me feel "the loss" that was caused. This does not only apply to the flood victims but to other victims that experience other natural disasters as well. For example Japan or Haiti. Back then I didn't understand their loss of their property, belongings etc. but now I do because I have experienced something similar first hand. But right now I am staying high and dry, and doing the overwhelming homework.
Eye, the personal, honest tone of your writing really comes through and is greatly appreciated. First, because I truly want to know how you have been affected, and second because it makes for good writing. The piece is focused and detailed, which also contributes to effective writing. I think the opening sentence is particularly gripping. Another aspect of the writing which caught my attention is your empathy and the demonstration of understanding for others' losses as well as your own. This does not seem to get expressed very often in the posts I've read. While I can;t speak for your other teachers, please focus on your family and safety. That should be the priority right now, not completing every assignment to perfection. That said, thank you for posting this powerful piece.
ReplyDeleteHi Eye! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for you about your house being flooded to the inside, with the garden totally submerged..:/ I also felt the same way as you felt! Although my house isn't flooded yet, I have seen the heavily flooded houses in the news and feel really bad for them. At first, I also didn't understand the feeling of losing something precious to us, but now, since Thailand is experiencing it, I feel so bad for the people who are facing this disaster. Your writing was also good, I liked how you use some uncommon words and your sentence structure was good. Anyway, I hope you and your family are safe and sound! :)
Eye, this blog post is very descriptive and is very sad too. Yes, I also agree with you. When Japan and Haiti experienced a very terrible natural disaster, I didn't know what it was like to loose a property and belongings. Now that the flood has come, I finally realize how sad and devastating it is. I hope the flood waters in your garden will dry up or wash away soon, and I hope you can go back to your house soon! This was a very sad post, but a very interesting one to read too. (:
ReplyDeleteHi Eye,
ReplyDeleteThank you for being the first to comment on our Maths blog - it's very much appreciated.
I've been following the floods on the news over here, we hear most about the computer hard-drive factories that were flooded. It's fascinating to hear about the personal impact it is having on people in Thailand.
I have visited Bangkok twice before, it's a very beautiful city, I hope that you can get your own homes, and your wonderful city back to it's glory again soon.
Mr Stucke