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Is it 2012? Are we ready?

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War, protests and chaos in Egypt ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12433045 ), then Libya ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12793919 ), now Bahrain is picking up the pace as well ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/bahrain/8390773/Bahrain-authorities-destroy-Pearl-Roundabout.html ). Middle East and North Africa seemed to be unrested ( http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/18/middle.east.africa.unrest/index.html ). Earthquakes in Chile, China, New Zealand, then Japan ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes_in_2011 ). But Japan did not just get the swings, sways and trembles of an earthquake, they got the tsunami and now radiation endangerment. This made me recall the movie 2012. Will these stimulates the end of the world that they say will be on 2012? That is next year for cryin' out loud! Well, we don't just stand and wait for it. After Japan's earthquake, Philippines started asking, how ready are we ( http://opinion.inquire...

Japan in Crisis...

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http://newsone.com/world/newsonestaff2/second-earthquake-japan-tsunami/ Last Friday, March 11, was very depressing... Japan hit by a super quake with a recorded magnitude of 8.9  ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKh-QaeT6rc ), which in turn resulted Japan to issue a Tsunami alert. And indeed, in about 30 minutes after the quake, big waves engulfed some portions of Japan, specially Sendai. The water traveled so fast and so vast that the cars, buildings, houses and boats seemed like toys being drifted away by a flowing water from the faucet. I was worried watching the news at ANC ( http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/ancliveevents ) while in the office. Made me more worried when they issued alert level 2 for some areas in the Philippines which included Davao City ( http://davaocitynews.blogspot.com/2011/03/map-of-philippine-provinces-affected-by.html ). After the major quake, countless of aftershocks were also experienced by the residents of Japan, and to add worry to the...