London Bombings

Dear all, I was very shocked at what happened yesterday. Not being as connected to the news as I would be in the UK or Singapore, I did not find out about the bombings till late in the evening (GMT time). Siobhan came back from work looking very flustered and told me the news. I did not believe her at first and did not think much of it until it came on the news and I got very worried about Wei and other people who are or might be in London like Chang Yate, Nic, Barney and so on. God knows how many more people have been around the area. I did not realize it would impact me that much. The fleeting images on GTV news were barely on for more than 5 seconds. But when images of places that looked so familiar came on, first the city and then Liverpool street and worst of all, Russell square and the words tavistock square, I did not know how to react. I just thought of the worst. Tears just overcame me and it was horrible. These are places I walk by everyday. The very places I frequent quite a few times on a daily basis. It’s where the geography department is, where I walk to from one departmental building to another and back home. In fact, the bus bomb at Tavistock and at Russell Square just nicely sandwiched Bedford Way in between. It was a mad rush to try and call Wei back in London but all the lines were jammed. And I realized if it was anything of huge proportions, he would be in the hospital on call anyway and would not be able to call me back. But it’s just so worrying. Wei, the least you can do if anything like this should happen again, is to let me know what’s happened and that you and others are fine at first instance. Thankfully mum managed to call through from Singapore and called me back to let me know all was well. Sorry mum, I realized it was 3am+ in the morning in Singapore but I was just too worried. I didn’t want to call but had no choice.

I’ll be praying for those affected by the bombings and those who know people involved to be strong too. Take care and keep safe.

-Sheena

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