Padang Earthquake

earthquake hit padang 0n 30 sept 2009 at 1716 hrs local time. the shaken magnitude is 7.6 richter scale as released by department of meteorology Indonesia. at the time I was playing feeding frenzy 2. as the earth shaking,at less than 3 second i already grab my daughter with my left hand and she is in my arm while me and all of my family at that time run out of the houses. I'm estimating it's take me less than 7 seconds that I realize we were already out and stay away from any structure around us. the earth keep shaking and i can see the water from the sewer is also shaking and out from the sewer it self.it's just like you shake a cendol inside a bowl. I'm having difficultties to stand and i'm, bare footed at the time. it's just like you stand at the back of lorry and it's moving forward and backward vice versa in split second. we must struggle to keep our body balance. only sit on the ground or hold another person can keep your body well balance. can ya imagine that? tak bleh seimbang beb! this is not my first earthquake experience. i have facing more a dozen earthquake before including about 3 - 4 major earthquake. some of them is the part of shaking that hit aceh with tsunami. BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND GREATEST EARTHQUAKE that all of west sumatera resident ever fell. some of the rumours said it's not 7.6 richter scale. i'ts more that that (8 to 9 rs) rumours is rumours dont believe untill there's have official explanation and authenthic proof. after we feel no more shaking (actually deep inside the epicentre the plate still moving to stablise itself, SUBHANALLAH) the seismic activities were still countinuing and maybe it's still moving while some of you reading my rubbish experience here. but the seismic activities is too slow and imperceptible. sometimes we can feel earthquake or the tremors while mothers earth balancing in between earth plate. this is call post earthquake activities.at the time of the tremors i can see the houses were shake very hard to the right and left. in my mind i only thinking that this building will collapse in matter of second and i dont have any ideas were should we sleep tonight. But mercifull Allah have blessss upon us and save the almost every building around us. as ususal elericity were out and communication were lost. i waited if there any sirene that alerting us about tsunami. Tsunami will come abut 20 to 30 minutes after the tremors. before the time i can see people run away. I NEVER run whenever there's a earthquake. most people panic and scared. the run for they lives but the forget they lives is not belong to them. no one can escape death if it's written onto you. one of the point why i never run because no sirene alert . by the way the sirene post is very near from my house. even there's is tsunami my house is about 4 km from the shore and 2 meter height above sea level. even it's not a comfortable distance i'ts almost a safe distance of tsunami. (safe distance is more than 5 km and 3 meter height) all of this is just a theory published by geology people and what they learn from the aceh tragedy (worst and deadly part is 2 km from shore at aceh) as its theory just a theory because its never happen before nobody can prove it. i just leave it to Allah to protect all of us. if its time us to leave this world, so sayonanara to all of you. also a theory that said along the coast of padang theres a reef that can slow down the tsunami wave. it's mean if tsunami hit i'ts will slow down a little bit before it's reach the land. this will reduce the impact of the disaster. if you fly to padang you will see just like a line or border at the surface of the sea water that show there's something disturbing the sea current under beneath the coastline. every flight to padang will manouver to the sea Side before landing and for sure you will see this if the weather is good. (MARK MY WORD). all of this logic and acceptable theory by smart geology junkies is a bit relief to my mind. when the tremors step, there's is post-earthquake periode. at tyhis time we go inside the house to check and find our important things whether it;s money jewelerry or just a dumb photo. for photographer like me i run for my camera. i'm doing extreme photography since i still studying. for me my camera is important things at the time. i can take a picture that only last that day a the view is only can taken by me. who's know my photo only the wittness of anything disastrous at the day. maybe i died but sombody can see what i do before i died. also this is not first time i do this stupid thing. the previous earthquake i also do the photo hunting. i love to take picture in extreme condition like riot, disaster,war and uncontrolled situation. here for you some of the photo that i take after the eatrhquake (The Photo is Removed for safety purpose of avoiding ISA)