Tremors felt in Singapore...

SINGAPORE: Tremors were felt in many parts of Singapore following a powerful earthquake in Indonesia on Tuesday.
The Singapore Meteorological Service confirmed that an earthquake occurred off the coast of northwestern Sumatra, approximately 600 km west/northwest of Singapore and registered 8.7 on the Richter Scale.

The National Environment Agency said except for tremors, there is unlikely any other impact on Singapore.

Police said they received about 1,000 calls from the public about the tremors.

Reports of buildings experiencing tremors were mostly in the northeast, central and eastern parts of Singapore.

They are from areas in Rochor, Toa Payoh, Whampoa, East Coast and Sengkang.

Minor tremors were felt as far as Alexandra and Woodlands areas.

Police advised the public that there is no cause for alarm.

Engineers have inspected 211 affected buildings in Singapore and have confirmed they are safe.

Police said from previous experiences with tremors, disruptions of electric and water supply are "unlikely."

They assured that buildings here adhere to stringent design codes, and are robust enough to withstand tremors caused by distant earthquakes.

However, if cracks do develop from Tuesday's tremors, residents can call the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) hotline at 6275-5555 or the Building and Construction Authority at 1800 221-9001.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force advised the public to follow these procedures should they experience any tremors:

1) Be calm if you are inside a building, take cover under a table, keep away from items made of glass or any hanging object.

2) Do not use the lift, do not use any naked light in case there is a gas leak.

3) If you are out in the open, stay there.

4) After the vibrations have stopped, stay away from any exposed electrical cable, hanging glass objects, report any gas leakage. - CNA

Kat's Note: i think all this tremors are nothing... if you are going to fear on these little things, think about the people dying at the place the earthquake hit...

8.5 Ritcher Scal Quake hits Sumatra

Hundreds Feared Dead in Indonesia Quake; No Tsunami

Mon Mar 28, 5:33 PM ET Top Stories - Reuters


By Tomi Soetjipto

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were feared killed in a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake that hit a small island in western Indonesia on Monday, but panic across Asia that it could lead to another devastating tsunami soon receded.


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A police official on Nias said many buildings were wrecked in Gunungsitoli, the main town on the island off Sumatra.


"About the victims, we cannot count them now," Sergeant Zulkifly Sirait told Reuters by phone. "We only know there are many buildings flattened (and) a big possibility there will be hundreds of people killed."


The epicenter was very close to that of the Dec. 26 quake, measuring 9.0, which triggered a tsunami that left nearly 300,000 people dead or missing across Asia.


Monday's quake, which struck close to or after midnight across the region, spread terror in western Indonesia, Sri Lanka and coastal parts of India, Malaysia and Thailand, the areas devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami.


Sirens wailed and tens of thousands of panic-stricken people were evacuated after tsunami warnings, while others drove or ran from coastlines to higher ground.


But there were no signs of a tsunami up to six hours after the 11:09 a.m. EST quake and alerts were later withdrawn in most areas.


Agus Mendrofa, the deputy mayor of Gunungsitoli, was quoted by local Metro TV as saying about 10,000 of the town's 30,000 residents had fled for higher ground.


He said the quake destroyed hundreds of homes.


"I can guarantee that dozens have died," Mendrofa said by telephone.


"Gunungsitoli is now like a dead town. The situation here is in extreme panic."


A senior police officer in Gunungsitoli told Reuters that many were trapped in damaged buildings.


"The earthquake was massive, it's still shaking now," said A. Nainggolan, the town's deputy police chief.


Another officer said up to three-fourths of the town was damaged.


Nias, off the western coast of Sumatra and about 870 miles northwest of Jakarta, is a remote and rugged island regarded as a surfing paradise for a fabled right hand break.


TSUNAMI POTENTIAL


The Pacific tsunami warning center said the quake had the potential to cause a "widely destructive tsunami" and authorities should take "immediate action," including evacuating coastlines within 600 miles of the epicenter.





One official said any possible tsunami could be headed toward the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

But the center added: "Authorities can assume the danger has passed if no tsunami waves are observed in the region near the epicenter within three hours of the earthquake."

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said it had recorded two small waves in the Cocos Islands, the first only three inches but the second 10 inches. The Cocos Islands, south of Sumatra, recorded a 13.2-inch wave as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami.

Unlike in the immediate aftermath of the December quake, reactions were quick in nations on the rim of the Indian Ocean and tsunami warnings were issued across the region.

But well before dawn, Thailand and Sri Lanka canceled the alerts and Indian officials followed soon after.

Tens of thousands of people across northern and western Sumatra fled their homes, TV and residents said.

Thailand had earlier evacuated people living along parts of its west coast, including tourists on the resort island of Phuket, while Malaysia issued a warning to coastal residents.

"About 3,000 to 4,000 tourists and locals have been evacuated from Patong and Kamala beaches to higher places," Phuket deputy governor Wichai Buapradit told Reuters.

Authorities in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, north of the epicenter, issued a preliminary tsunami warning as did the federal government in New Delhi. Sirens wailed in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Trincomalee and many coastal areas were evacuated, residents said.

The quake was felt as far away as Singapore and the Malaysian coastal city of Penang, jolting people out of their beds.

"It felt stronger than on Dec. 26," said Arumugam Gopal, a resident of Penang.

A telephone operator in the Sumatran city of Medan said: "It was very strong. We all ran out of the building."

An NGO official in Banda Aceh, the town worst hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami, sent out a telephone message saying thousands of people fled their homes and headed for higher ground after feeling what he described as "a very damn big earthquake."

U.S. Geological Survey spokesman Don Blakeman said Monday's quake was considered a "great earthquake" because it was larger than a magnitude 8. He said it was an aftershock from December's quake but was a "very serious earthquake in its own right."

Livestrong

i've been searching all over the web for the livestrong wristbands these few days...
pretty difficult, cos everybody is selling it rather steep... shouldn't this be a cancer foundation support thingy??
I went to http://www.laf.org and Amazon.com to order, but they dun send to SINGAPORE... what the f*ck is that? SG is small, but we are still in the stupid god-damn map...
there are also so many fake bands out there... tried to go nike and find the baller ids, also dun have... what's wrong huh? suddenly everybody wants to be trendy huh??? ***

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Uni application

for the 2nd time, i'm rejected by ntu... so sad... i have no other path to choose but to go PSB...
Will have to my dad about the school fees... Haiz... how to "kai kou"... sianzzz...

*Current mood: depressed, confused*

AI4

I had been chasing the series American Idol... So far I had eyes on 1 finalist, that is Mario Vasquez...
Ohhh, this is sick... he's withdrew from the contest... due to personal reasons... ahhhh... wassup!!!! DUN WANT TO WATCH LIAO!!!

sinful

i'm feeling extremely sinful... :P
Jeez, yesterday went for my 2nd pilates session... i was good but i wasn't sweating... maybe it had to do with the aircon...
Got a message form yuki that they are coming to orchard... so i waited for them... and hell, i waited for an hour... after which we walk to lido to meet reb's tw fren...
On our way there, we saw that stupid "infamous" steven lim... that one who took part in Singapore Idol... and always like to approach passer-bys asking them to allow him to do their brows... Freak I say... I almost kicked his butt (I mean literally)...
Met Reb's fren, we make our way to Newton Hawker Center for dinner... Had a lot of food... BBQ Stingray, sotong, satay, etc.... damn full...
Today, the stupid morning bus came late, so i can't have my breakfast.. so i had to go for the 10.10am break... had fish beehoon.. then lunch i eat 2 slices of w/m... 2++pm, i had honeystars... 3pm went to canteen to grab a chicken pau and a malai kueh... dinner was not very filling... the usual fair... had some indonesian keropok... hehe i dun wat is the name... but it's nice...
OVERALL, I'm feeling I'm not doing any good even I go to gym... ARghhhhhh!!!!

BSB is back

My boys are back... Picture from Force of Nature Concert

chatterbox

just change tagbox to chatterbox...
I find that it looks better and wouldn't hang so much.... hehe...

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blogs...

1 wk have passed since i last blog...
getting nervous on the results for my uni application... aiyo, when then come.. cannot get in have to source for other options liao...
BSB is going to KL for force of nature concert... the front row seats is RM500++, so damn ex... %#$@*&.. i can go but i don't think it's really worth lor... still considering...
anyway, yuki called and say that machi also going for the concert... haha... called rebby(yuki say she consider if she want to see her "Hubby Tao" in KL... see if she want to join me or not lor...
ARGGHHH, so sian at work... nothing to do, no schedule... lobo here and there...