Quakes

It's been exactly ten months since the big 9.0-magnitude quake. In those early days, I remember the constant tremors in the days immediately following March 11. Everyone's sense of balance was pretty much lost. In the following weeks and months, the slight aftershocks kept us on our toes. Even today, I noticed on Twitter that another big shock just hit Japan.

I had been chatting with B., my "big brother" who is still living in Motomiya. He was probably sitting at school on Tuesday morning, and described it as being pretty noticeable. No damages or disasters followed, though. What a relief.

I still feel funny when I feel "tremors" in Ottawa. I was sitting in my car yesterday, and jumped a bit after I felt the parking lot slightly bounce. In fact, I was just feeling other cars bumping along. I'm guessing that the Tohoku earthquake will remain forever etched in the minds of whoever experienced it.

Ganbarou, Tohoku!