i heard something loud zooming over the rooftops this morning. i wasnt bothered with the first one. but when they passed by the second time, flying very low, the first thing that came to my mind:

"is there a possible bombing attack??"

but alas, they were helicopters, rescue helicopters, not fighter jets.

i first found out about the landslide when my bro called in asking whether i was at home. he arrived in m'sia late night yesterday, now at his in-laws' place and he must have heard the news. a few friends called in and texted, but i was clueless to where exactly the landslide was.

i went over to a. mimi's house. lola and the kids where there. lola told me that it happened near her apartment, a few houses away from the masjid. i was dumbstuck. how could a landslide possibly occur there?? the place looked "safe". i expected those on the higher grounds being affected. but i was totally wrong. 15 houses were buried.

ambulance sirens can be continuously heard. i wonder how are the families coping. thousands are being stranded in the housing areas located deeper in bkt antarabangsa. the one and only road out was blocked with hundrends of meters of thick soil.

may this tragedy be a reminder to all of us. may it bring us closer to Him in facing this test.

:: wa-itha sa-alaka 'ibadii 'anni fa-inni qoriib. ujiibu da'wati itha da'aan. falyastajibu-li wal-yuminubi la'al-lahum yarshudun ::