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Thursday, March 24, 2011

magnitude, MW, microsieverts and becquerel

Little by little basic commodities like rice, bread and cup noodles are starting to appear in some grocery stores. Last Saturday the 10-kilo rice from Ate Joy's friend arrived and some of us picked-up the rice that we asked from a Japanese friend to buy for us. Alleluia! I guess food supply is starting to be normal again. Mejo nakakahinga na kami ng maluwag hanggang sa narinig namin sa NHK news at nabasa namin sa NHK World ang balitang....

High levels of iodine in Tokyo tap water

Radioactive iodine has been detected in Tokyo tap water in levels above the safe limit for infants.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government says 210 becquerels of iodine-131 were detected on Tuesday in one liter of water at one of its purification plants in northern Tokyo.
Read more here...

na sinundan pa ng ganitong balita...

Tokyo shoppers rush for mineral water

Supermarkets in Tokyo are crowded with shoppers buying mineral water after a radioactive substance in unsafe levels for infants was detected in Tokyo tap water.

At a supermarket in eastern Tokyo, stocks of plastic 2-liter mineral water bottles sold out in 20 minutes, immediately after the Tokyo Metropolitan government's announcement on Wednesday about the detection of iodine in tap water.
Read more here..

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! E sa gripo lang kami kumukuha ng tubig para inumin at pangluto (pero siyempre finiflter muna namin). anakngteteng. panic buying na naman ang mga jinayupaaaaaak! Kaya kong hindi kumain ng bigas for 1 week pero kapag tubig na ang involved e ibang usapan na ito. Call us paranoid but we're talking of radiation here. Ayoko naman na tatlo ang kamay ng batang iluluwal ko. According to the news rain might have put iodine in Tokyo water. Umulan lang naman nung Lunes at Martes at naulanan kami. Kumusta naman yun.

Up to now we're still experiencing aftershocks. Yesterday (Tuesday) we felt 5 earthquakes. 3 while we were in the office (between 9AM to 7PM JST) and 2 while we were already in the apartment (between 7PM to 11PM JST). Kausap ko pa si Basuraman kagabi sa skype when the 5th earthquake happened.This morning we felt a small quake before leaving the apartment. Kung kelan naman mejo napapanatag na kalooban namin dahil dumadalang na ang lindol e bigla na lang bumawi ng bonggang-bongga ang mga aftershocks.

Wala kaming pasok bukas at sa Biyernes kaya papasok kami ng Sabado at Linggo. Epekto ng mga scheduled brownouts. Ang haba ng working days namin next week. Hanggang kailan ang mga nasabing brownouts? hindi rin namin alam.

Nakaka-frustrate. Just when we thought everything's getting better it turns out to be getting worse. Hindi namin alam kung may mabibilan pa kaming bottled water bukas. Uulan pa mandin. God help us.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wag kang mag-alala, sikulet. Nasa isa kang bansa na kayang-kayang tumayo uli in just a matter of weeks. Basta, you should just pray! Iyon lang. Everything would turn out fine. :D:D:D:D:D

sikoletlover said...

@michael - awww so positive :) tenchu. oist nag-email akech sayow :D

Rah said...

Ang problema sa bigas, bago maging kanin, kailangan muna lagyan ng tubig.

Ingat. Konting Tiis muna. Makakaraos din.

nyabach0i said...

this too shall pass. ok? kaya mo yan. kalma lang ng onte.

khantotantra said...

lilipas din ang trial na iyan. :D

konting tiis at aayos din ang lahat.

Renz said...

aw. nasa Japan ka pala.
inagt lang ng sobra. Faith together with awareness will save you :]
take care!

AdroidEnteng said...

uwi ka na muna pinas sikolet...baka maging mutant ka dyan...joke!joke!

ingats po dyan and keep safe!

MiDniGHt DriVer said...

keep safe and be positive megumi. God bless!

paolotte said...

finding the right words is hard to find... :) *keep safe*pray*and be positive*

Artiemous said...

ingat palagi! tas wag mawawalan ng pagasa at dasal dasal lang palagi! :)

Ang Babaeng Lakwatsera said...

okay lang walang kuryente.. wag lang tubig.. mahirap tlga kapag walang inuming tubig.. basta wag lang mawalan ng pag asa..

The Pope said...

Our prayers goes to you, your family, to our Filipino communities as well as to the people of Japan that may the healing power of the Almighty touch the hearts of the survivors in grief that may you all find hope and strength amidst of the great challenges of life.

We at PEBA in coordination with Ople Foundation (through Ms. Susan Toots Ople) is trying to establish contacts with OFWs in Japan in our effort to provide a help line that will deliver an effective communication that will facilitate delivery of assistance from NOGs. We'll appreciate if we could assist us in this mission as our contact/resource person in Tokyo, Japan. Should you be interested, you may please email me at thepope@pinoyblogawards.com

George Babiano a.k.a. The Pope

The Pope said...

We'll appreciate if you can leave your mobile number and our staff in PEBA we'll contact you soonest.

fiel-kun said...

Sikolet-chan *hugs* kamusta na kayo jan? hope everything is doing well kahit papaano... mayaman ang bansa kung nasaan ka ngayon at disiplinado ang mga tao. In no time, makakabawi din ang Japan at ang lahat ng nasalanta ng lindol at tsunami. Just dont lose hope at always pray lang kay God. Siya ang tanging nakakaalam kung bakit nangyari ang mga naranasan nyo jan.

Genki o dashite!!! and keep us posted on the latest happenings there.