Tsunami in Asia

When I said I felt like something big was gonna happen this Christmas, I never expected anything like this. I'm sure many of you out there have been to the islands of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka etc. for holiday, and I cannot imagine the carnage at these once beautiful vacation spots right now. I remember being in Phuket less than a year ago for one of my best friend's wedding...

I can't help but think to myself, why does it seem natural disasters always hit the already less fortunate the hardest? I understand that due to their poorer living standards they are more prone to casualties, but these tusnamis, earthquakes, etc. seem to always hit the developing countries the most often. It's almost sadistic.

What a terrible Christmas gift...the numbers are definitely going to rise way past the current estimate of 24,000. Those are incredible numbers...events like these put life in perspective, but also highlight the absurdity of it all. While I was in Macau watching Chinese highrollers throw down HK$30,000 - 50,000 per hand, tidal waves were ripping through neigborhoods where people may not make HK$50,000 in 10 years.

I can only say that my heart goes out to all those who lost in this tragedy...