Accounts on Tremor

If I’m asked about any horrifying experience I had in Inti, it would be the recent earthquake tremor which sent lecturers and students scurrying out of the campus. June 14^th, was the day it happened. The incident was a blend of fear and funny moments. That morning, I had a free period between the transition from Chemistry to Biology class. I decided to proceed to Level 8 with my friend, who also had the break. Not long after we settled down at a study table, we began to attempt our homework and silence then prevailed. Amidst being utterly immersed into solving a mathematical problem, I felt a sudden shake on my chair, followed by the table. My friend who was sitting at the opposite side of me, thought she felt dizzy for a while. We gave each other a silent stare. It was as though we both had telepathy when a second later, we started stuffing all our books and pencil cases into our bags without telling each other to do so. Then, we hurried to the staircase for an escape. Along the way, we witnessed many students who were frantically running like us. Subsequently, an inner monologue of memade me realised that I had experienced the first tremor of my life! -Jocelyn

 
It was a lazy Tuesday morning. I arrived in college at about 10 am. I was so blur that I didn't notice what is happening at the basketball court and pressed the lift button. Then someone came and stopped me but I wasn't told the reason for the evacuation. Thinking that it was another fire drill, I went to the basketball court to search for my classmates. Apparently I have missed the first tremor. From my friends, I got to know that the tremor here is caused by an earthquake in Indonesia. Approaching noon, while I was having Physics Indonesia was again hit by another earthquake. This time I could really feel the furnitures shaking. On a whim, everyone started packing and headed for the stairs. I was a bit apprehensive while rushing down the stairs amidst the chaos and a hodgepodge of noisy students. To my surprise, there were still an indifferent lot who walk down the stairs unconcerned and some even chose to stay at the top floors to 'take a better picture of the crowd'. The college used the PA system for the first time, calling students and staff to evacuate. The fire and rescue department were in the college to check the buildings' safety. Nevertheless everyone was given a day off. This experience just made me feel glad that Malaysia is not prone to serious disasters. -Josephine

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