Glitches

About two weeks ago, my cousin’s flight from Honolulu to Guam made an emergency landing at Midway atoll somewhere in the Pacific.  Passenger accounts from online sources said there was a burning odor and that at one point during the flight, they felt a 40-foot drop.  My cousin said that they thought they’re gonna go for water landing because they couldn’t see anything but water.  They stayed in that island for a few hours before they were ferried to Guam by a replacement aircraft.  And when I saw the photos of the place, I realized that it was such a close call.

And then last Thursday, there was the MH flight.  We were in the airport, sending my sister off to Sydney, when I saw the news on FB. At first I thought it was a hoax, but when I saw that it was from Reuters, I thought it may be credible.  And when I reached home at half past one in the morning, there were more news about it online.  It was an unbelievable incident.  Two MH flights in four months. And this was due to a missile.  Crazy.

A few days later, there was the TransAsia flight in Taiwan. 50+ people dead.

And just yesterday, the AirAlgerie flight. 100+ people dead.

Going back to a few days ago, I heard that my former colleague’s son is sick.  He has bone cancer.  It was one of those news that breaks your heart. He is just 10.

And yesterday morning, I learned that another colleague is having a crisis.  Her husband needs kidney transplant and they need to raise funds.

This afternoon, I was chatting with my friend.  She divulged that she had a bike accident two weeks ago.  She was cycling with her husband when she lost control, flew from her bike and lost consciousness.  The next thing she knew was when she was already in the ER. She had a splint on her mouth, cut her lips, chipped her teeth and her whole face was swollen.  She couldn’t go to the toilet on her own and had to rely on her husband for bed bathing.  She was just thankful that the accident didn’t incur damage to her bones or spine.  

Life's surprises remind us that we are not in total control.