Thursday, March 17, 2011

Japan Nuclear Crisis and Us

Hello guys! I'm writing this to let you all know that we are both alive and well here. I know that the disaster in Japan right now has the entire world on the edge of their seats and it does appear that neighboring countries might be caught in as well. From my own research, the Chinese State Council has reassured that the country will not be affected by this crisis. Furthermore, they have conducted preliminary investigations on the east coasts and have found no signs of radiation but they will continue to monitor. I don't know much about radiation but I have done some homework and I remain optimistic that all will be well. Beijing is upwind of the disaster area so all is looking like we will be fine.

Unfortunately, due to some messages that have been spread to create panic, people are going nuts buying salt and "radiation medication". There is literally no salt to be found - unless you go on Taobao (China's equivalent to eBay), which has been flooded with salt sellers.

I will give an update when and if something changes, hopefully for the better. I'll also come into contact with the Greek embassy to see if the motherland has issued a warning of any sort. In the meantime I am hoping the Japanese will avert this crisis swiftly and hope they can recover from their misfortunes. I urge anyone with an iPhone/Pod/Pad to purchase Street Fighter 4 from the iTunes store. Capcom is putting the app up for 1$ and all earnings will be donated to support Japan's rescue and recovery operations.

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