Saturday, March 12, 2011

‘WE SAW THE END OF THE WORLD!’


by Joe Arpon Guaniezo, journal.com.ph
japan-quake“WILL I die this time?” On this terrifying note, Jovy prepared to be crushed to death with each aftershock that continued to jolt Tokyo every 30 minutes yesterday. Last Saturday, the Agusan del Norte native witnessed closely how the monster tsunami  swallowed big ships and tossed them about like toy boats. To this minute, the shattered Pinay feels her heartbeat to assure herself that she had survived “the end of the world.”

Jovy’s real name has been withheld in order not to alarm her relatives in the Philippines. The Agusan del Norte native was in Saitama when the quake and tsunami devastated Japan.
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