Tidal Wave!!

wow, no one saw this coming... Penang hit by a tidal wave.. Aren't we supposed to be safe from this sort of thing? The power of nature seems to forget trivial facts like that once in every while... I am foremost relieved that no one i personally know has been affected by this tragedy, and not far from my thoughts are those who lives have been tainted by it. I actually do know people who live not a stones throw away from affected sites, but they have been fortunate... I pity the tourists who have had the misfortune of being on the beach then, for they would have seen unprecedented climate in the history of Penang. Of course it's something to tell the grandkids, but Penangites would rather them exaggerate the beauty of Penang. Well, rather than polishing the Pearl of the Orient, this bout of oversized waves has ushered in speculation concerning the safety of this island from the forces of nature...