+TeamEimi Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Just a quick note to say, that we have been in touch with Divine today, and he and his family are fine. Some of you might know that they are in travelling somewhat closer to the earthquake disaster area then we are here. Johanna Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 thanks for letting us know. lots of us from the United States were worried about him too. good news. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I'm SO glad to hear that! I remembered that he was going to Thailand and when I heard about the earthquake, I worried he might be in danger. Thanks for letting us know that he's okay!! Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Great news. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
+GrizzlyJohn Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 That is great news. Thanks for passing that on. Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 (edited) Yep, only accidents that he felt were one DNF @ Peking plus the beer that went to his trachea when he heard about the tsunami. Sawasdee khap from Thailand, everyone! Well, to be exact, that's what I answered when I was asked a two-word question 'You allright?' via mobile phone text messages. The news (in English, at least) don't reach here very fast and we were purely and innocently unaware about the disaster until we got more info from Finland via SMS, and later saw some internet news at a local travel agency. We actually were on the road from Bangkok towards Koh Chang (where we are now) when the earthquake occurred. We've seen only one newspaper after that, and still getting the most info from the SMS from friends and relatives. (And now that I'm finally online, am I reading the news? No, I'm surfing in GC forums... ) Koh Chang is an idyllic, paradise-like, not-that-touristy (so far) small island near Cambodia border, on the Siam Gulf side of Thailand, so the disaster effects don't show in any way here unless you happen to see the news (which you don't unless you specifically try to find them). Some of my family friends were vacationing in the disaster area, and they just barely survived the tidal waves. They're safely home now, although one of them has to stay in the hospital. My thoughts are with the victims of the disaster. So, everything fine here, I really appreciate the concern of the GC community and the numerous SMS's I've received from several geocachers. Please pass on the information. Special thanks to TeamEimi for starting this thread! Edited December 29, 2004 by Divine Quote Link to comment
+Metaphor Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Good to hear that all are well... Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 One more thing: We only had plane tickets from Finland to Bangkok (via Beijing), and we planned to continue the journey from there. We had several options for the final resort, Koh Chang (which we chose), Koh Samui, and Phuket & Koh Phi Phi, where the tidal waves hit very badly. Since we had already visited those areas once before, we thought it would be more interesting to see some new places, and here we are, perfectly safe, hundreds of kilometers away and geographically safely isolated from the disaster area. Quote Link to comment
jupilli Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 It is great to hear that Divine and his family are all OK !! Does anybody know if Divine has been able to officially indicate that they are OK ?? When listening the news it seems to be a very difficult job for the Trawell Agencies and Governement officials to locate all turists on the disaster area. They might be very happy to know that some people can be listed as survivers !! Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Thanks for the news. Glad to see you're well. Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Does anybody know if Divine has been able to officially indicate that they are OK ?? I was able to notify our travel agency that we're ok (they also replied), and my parents said they've informed the major airline company in Finland about our whereabouts. Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Safely home now! We arrived yesterday, on the normal flight schedule we had originally intended. Once more, khop koon khap for everyone who included us in their thoughts, while unaware of our condition and whereabouts. I really love to belong in this community. Quote Link to comment
Pipanella Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 We're glad you made it home okay! And thanks to you, too, for taking the time to e-mail me back! Quote Link to comment
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