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Friday, September 11, 2009

September 11.

today, it has been exactly 8 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City. it's not about 11+pm in Singapore, which is about 11am in the morning in new york. the first plane hit at about 8.45am in the morning, and this time 8 years ago, people were in a frenzy, rushing to evacuate to New Jersey, trying desperately to get through phone lines to contact their love ones........ yes. it is roughly about this time.

8 years ago, 2 planes crashed into the north and south towers, and killed thousands of people in the building, in the plane, and emotionally scarred millions more. 8 years ago, NYC was like a ghost town, with debris lining miles away from the site. 8 years ago, mankind witnessed one of the most barbaric and inhumane acts ever committed. 8 years ago, people screamed in fear as the second plane crashed into the second tower. 8 years ago, people watched as their fellow citizens were trapped in a burning building of over 1000 degrees celcius, and for those who couldn't take it, we watched as people hurled themselves out of the 78th floor to their deaths. on camera, they look no more than a small black mass. but that is a human being. 8 years ago, some were lucky they woke up late for work because they had watched a football game late into the night and thus survived to live another day. 8 years ago, people lost fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, cousins, friends...... 8 years ago the world watched shell-shocked as the twin towers came crashing down. 8 years ago, people gathered in Times Square in front of the big TV with hands covering their mouths and tears in their eyes, crying for those they knew and didn't know. 8 years ago, many lives were changed forever.

now, 8 years later, children have grown up without their parents. some girls will never have their father-daughter dance at their wedding. people will be holding pictures of their lost loved ones with tears in their eyes. people will be observing a few minutes of silence. i haven't lost anyone from this horrific incident, but it still makes me tear because so many innocent lives are lost and affected for nothing. it isn't fair for another human to go through that kind of pain.

today, i still wonder how people can be so cruel to commit such an act. my thoughts are with those who have lost people who are dear to them. because even after 8 years, i'm sure it's still hard.

-I picked up a shell at-11:08 PM