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In rubble, Chinese couple clung to each other, and to life
iht.com — At the moment of greatest despair, Wang Zhijun tried to kill himself by twisting his neck against the debris. Breathing had become harder as day turned to night. The chunks of brick and concrete that had buried him and his wife were pressing tighter by the hour, crushing them. Their bodies had gone numb...
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- luke16, on 05/19/2008, -4/+86Damn...this story made me cry a little because im just thinking if i was in the same situation. Im glad they made it, and i hope there are many more survivors still out there being rescued.
- Emnsta, on 05/19/2008, -37/+3Pussy
- sotose, on 05/19/2008, -31/+1Does this mean you'll finally buy some of my super cheap WoW gold?
- Beijing08Facade, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1As a Tibetan but more importantly as a Human Being, my Condolence & Prayers goes towards all People killed, injured, who have loss their loved onces in this terrible Earth Quake.
- Totz83, on 05/19/2008, -55/+6Free Tibet!
- EggAndMuffin, on 05/19/2008, -4/+16This is not the time to say that, pal.
- Totz83, on 05/19/2008, -8/+2I'm not your pal, buddy
- khaose, on 05/21/2008, -0/+0and he's not your buddy, friend!
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+12You're aware that a ton of Tibetans live in Sichuan, right?
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -2/+10***** you, *****.
- max420, on 05/19/2008, -1/+5I never understood what the deal with "free tibet" is? I mean the Dalai Lama is pretty much a dictator. The people of Tibet were denied education, modern technology, and a lot of things we take for granted, because apparently the Dalai Lama doesn't believe in that stuff. Well he isn't one to decide for an entire group of people, they should of had the freedom to do that before. Their lives are probably better now under Chinese rule. Probably.
- EggAndMuffin, on 05/19/2008, -4/+16This is not the time to say that, pal.
- CapitalPro, on 05/19/2008, -34/+5This is a horrible!
- benguild, on 05/19/2008, -11/+4Epic grammar.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -17/+4He's probably Chinese.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -3/+8Dammit.
Were you anally raped by a Chinese person when you were little?
Or perhaps your parents came home to your playpen one day and said, 'Son. I'm sorry. We have been fired from our jobs because our employers realised that China can make our products with better quality and efficiency.'
Either way, stop think that we cannot speak English.
And although there are those that cannot speak it fluently, at least we know some semblance of it, unlike foreigners, who think that 'ni hao' is the only phrase they need to know. - orangysb, on 05/19/2008, -2/+2i think you're overreacting.....
- Yodwinder, on 05/19/2008, -4/+2@ Waffle:
"Either way, stop think that we cannot speak English"
thinking? - taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1"Better quality"
HAHAHAHA WAT? - wafflepiano, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0Better quality.
Just because TNCs have crap quality control doesn't mean China isn't capable of making high-quality things.
And yeah, typo.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -3/+8Dammit.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+10***** diggers running amok in this thread.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -17/+4He's probably Chinese.
- benguild, on 05/19/2008, -11/+4Epic grammar.
- curseoflou, on 05/19/2008, -13/+7didn't even want to read the story cause the whole "twisting his neck against the debris" thing made me cringe in pain.
- hypodan, on 05/19/2008, -4/+50Such a Tragic story, my heart goes out to the victims in China.
- luzai, on 05/19/2008, -4/+37It gives me joy everytime I read that someone is rescued from the disaster.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -69/+4That's why they get for not building a better house. Serves them right.
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -1/+15When your city gets hit by an earth quake as big as that one, and the buildings crumble, I will laugh at you and say the same thing.
You cant make buildings to prevent earth quakes, there will always be an earth quake strong enough to pull down any building.- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+12A 7.9 quake is enough to ***** anyone's ***** up. You are a despicable human being.
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -1/+12Congrats. You are the biggest DICK in the world.
- rpong1981, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1Thanks, Kevin Rose, for the block feature
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -1/+15When your city gets hit by an earth quake as big as that one, and the buildings crumble, I will laugh at you and say the same thing.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -74/+3***** CHINA
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -10/+7Stupid american, learn respect.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -14/+3Stupid Chinese, learn English.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -3/+8蠢笨的美国人，学中文。
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -3/+3taradisiac you just got owned, gg kk thx.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -2/+3Win.
- sat0shi, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Hangly, please don't lump him in with all Americans... They aren't all a bad bunch. Maybe.
- Hangly, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1@sat0shi - I'm American :D
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -5/+6Stupid American, learn Chinese.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2How many percent of Americans do you think know Chinese, as opposed to Chinese knowing English?
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Sorry, I meant to reply to taradisiac.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -14/+3Stupid Chinese, learn English.
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -3/+14***** YOU, *****.
- mikadopwl, on 05/19/2008, -4/+3F*** TARDISIAC
Yes I wrote TARD on purpose - rpong1981, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1Taradisiac, you joined on May 2nd 2008 and every comment since then has been negative. It appears you have some major self-hatred problems as a human being and should seek counseling
- Vuredel, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1Because of the nature and number of taradisiac's comments, I'm reporting him. I really hope everyone else does the same.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1If they ban me I'll come back with a different name and IP. So have fun crying to mommy about my mean comments.
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -10/+7Stupid american, learn respect.
- themagicdude, on 05/19/2008, -6/+28I cried ... I'm not a fan of overly dramatized stories, but this was not one - I feel this occasion completely justifies the publication of such a story. Scarce are the moments that unify all humans to think alike in contemporary global society, but I think I'm right in saying this is one of them.
edit: judging by the comment before mine, I guess I was wrong >.- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -28/+1China is our enemy. Their disgrace is our glory.
Why not channel your liberal guilt towards our friends, like the Israelis dying at the hands of Muslims?- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+8You're my enemy.
- goldfishey, on 05/19/2008, -1/+5Troll.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -28/+1China is our enemy. Their disgrace is our glory.
- angilinmago, on 05/19/2008, -5/+33China begins 3-day national mourning for quake dead. Traffic halted, work stopped and people bowed their heads across the country to observe three minutes of silence as air raid sirens, car, truck and train horns sounded a "wail of grief" at 2:28 p.m. today. All public entertainment including cinema and torch rally has been cancelled and presenters on state television are wearing black. all major chinese websites have gone black and white, it is an extraordinary scene to behold.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8Not just websites. All entertainment venues are encouraged to close for the next three days.
Instead, donate to the red cross or give blood. For ever death there's dozens of wounded and homeless who need help. - taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -27/+1Oh wow way to ***** in the ass those who don't care about it. Communist ftl
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8Noob go school please, before you embarrass yourself ok?
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4TARD-ISIAC STOP POSTING
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8Noob go school please, before you embarrass yourself ok?
- Astroseksy, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Example of black/white website: www.baidu.com
- clops, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1www.google.cn
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8Not just websites. All entertainment venues are encouraged to close for the next three days.
- Strunt, on 05/19/2008, -3/+17Incredible story, I'm having trouble maintaining my composure.
- truspect0r, on 05/19/2008, -77/+8FREE TIBET
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -4/+24Free Tibet from what? and how is that relevant to this story?
- truspect0r, on 05/19/2008, -25/+1From you commies.
- SarcasticPirate, on 05/19/2008, -2/+5Notepad84 - "A 23 year-old guy from Vancouver (CA) who joined Digg on March 25th, 2008"
lol I knew those Canadians were up to something. Moron.
- SarcasticPirate, on 05/19/2008, -2/+5Notepad84 - "A 23 year-old guy from Vancouver (CA) who joined Digg on March 25th, 2008"
- truspect0r, on 05/19/2008, -25/+1From you commies.
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -4/+14***** YOU.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -2/+12Not really the time, don't you think?
By the way -
Mention of the word 'China' =/= invitation to type 'FREE TIBET'.
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -4/+24Free Tibet from what? and how is that relevant to this story?
- Bagos1, on 05/19/2008, -4/+15And who are the ignorant people digging anything down about supporting efforts to bring this horrible human tradegy to light and get support to try and help people?
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -18/+1The ones who know the truth about China and hate it.
- isaactwito, on 05/19/2008, -2/+3***** you, you horrible waste of human life. The Chinese government may be really ***** up, but that doesn't reflect the people in any just light. Just the idea that you would say such a horrible thing in a time of such tragedy makes you one of the lowest life forms on this planet. I hope you die without friends really soon.
- Bagos1, on 05/19/2008, -1/+9Oh....I didn't think this article was about China....I thought it was about a husband and wife.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+8What does it matter where they're from?
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+12Mainly undersocialized prepubescents.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -18/+1The ones who know the truth about China and hate it.
- Aldhelm, on 05/19/2008, -50/+3They probably thought the other one was a pig. Wanted to slaugther them. YUM YUM YUM YUM MAO IS A BAD BOY. Great Leap Forward, Forward!
- staffell, on 05/19/2008, -9/+3sad as this story is, that made me laugh
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -2/+5get *****.
- lihkin, on 05/19/2008, -2/+21This is a very poignant story. A tragedy of this magnitude makes you appreciate how valuable life is and how much we take it for granted.
- asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -1/+2"Poignant" will get you a few diggs.. ; )
- neutralmind, on 05/19/2008, -4/+1Digg me down. I do not feel like making a digg me up joke. :|
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -41/+4CHINA GO TO HELL!
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8tardasiac, ***** off.
- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -2/+3***** YOU.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -1/+5You, go to hell.
- Notepad84, on 05/19/2008, -13/+6(Directed to taradisiac)
uh huh, china is your enemy, did some china man take your job? are you job less? If china was your enemy, then the terrorists would have been Chinese. Go school please ok? gg white trash.- truspect0r, on 05/19/2008, -14/+1Butthurt commie.
- wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -2/+1Butthurt American beaten at his own language.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -1/+17To all Chinese diggers:
Tardasiac is a moron. If we could deport him, we would. Please don't circulate his messages all over China. Thanks in advance.- mbraynard, on 05/19/2008, -10/+1I'm sure all the 'Chinese diggers' would appreciate your comment if they could read them and the Red China government wasn't blocking this site.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+15I'm posting this from China. Digg is not blocked.
Also, there are millions of English-speakers here, and retarded comments like his (and yours) do get translated and mass-forwarded all over the country.
You're making us look stupid, and you're making life for expats in China difficult and dangerous. Kindly shut the ***** up. - wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -0/+6My reading this probably means I'm an anomaly in the system or something, then.
- saymawa, on 05/19/2008, -4/+3what makes you think all "Chinese Diggers" are automatically from China, idiot?
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+15I'm posting this from China. Digg is not blocked.
- mbraynard, on 05/19/2008, -10/+1I'm sure all the 'Chinese diggers' would appreciate your comment if they could read them and the Red China government wasn't blocking this site.
- truspect0r, on 05/19/2008, -14/+1Butthurt commie.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -2/+15The Shanghaiist (China-based expat news site) has many more stories like this. Including the story of the woman who died shielding her baby and the 10 year old girl who was saved by having her leg amputated (without anesthesia.)
http://shanghaiist.com/tags/earthquake2008
Also the story of Chen Jian, who was trapped under a building for 3 days and finally died right after they got him out.
If you want to see police, soldiers, and newscasters completely lose it, there's video of the whole ordeal.- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -18/+2Nothing but CCP propaganda.
BTW life without a leg, yeah that's totally worth it. Not.- mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -1/+4Get *****, you worthless piece of *****.
- mikadopwl, on 05/19/2008, -1/+3yea and the CCP made up the whole earthquake thing too right?
you are really a tard... please stop ruining the image of your fellow countrymen, because I know a lot of them have something called compassion. - goldfishey, on 05/19/2008, -0/+5taradisiac, why dont you go play in traffic?
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -0/+17Part 1: It's May 15 at the start of this video, and 26 year old Chen Jian has already been trapped under the rubble for 73 hours. While waiting for the lifting equipment to arrive, he chatted with the reporter Zhang Qian (张倩), and said: "I am a lucky as well as unlucky person in the Beichuan earthquake. I felt that I escaped from the hands of Death. Many of the others are less fortunate. I am pinned underneath three pieces of pre-fabricated slabs and I cannot move. I have not eaten anything for three days and three nights. I only drank some water. I must be strong. I have to be strong. I have to be strong for everyone who loves me. I must live for their sakes, because they have been so good to me. I hope that you can be just like me and not be intimidated by any hardship [Translation by ESWN]". Rescue workers assure Chen Jian that they will be there for him and will bring him out alive. The journalist puts Chen Jian on the phone with the anchor back at Sichuan Television so he can get word out to his wife that he is okay and will be out really soon. In the very short conversation, he tells the anchor he has no big dreams in life but to live peacefully and quietly with his wife for the rest of their lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlF_MKolINk
Part 2: The equipment has arrived and rescue workers set about to extricate Chen Jian from the rubble as night falls. After six long hours of hard work they finally set the man free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH9ZSQDhDU8
Part 3: Now that he's out, Chen Jian suddenly stops chatting and responding. The rescue workers and the reporter call out to him, "Chen Jian! Chen Jian! Wake up!" but Chen Jian does not respond. An officer proceeds with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but to no avail. Chen Jian passes away quietly, and everyone in the team breaks down. The officer said to Chen Jian between sobs, "You foolish man. You held on for so long already. Why can't you hold on a bit longer? You foolish man. [Translation by ESWN]" Meanwhile, the reporter cries her eyes out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mabdR9gVipI
Part 4: After learning of Chen Jian's death, the Sichuan TV news anchor who had earlier spoken with him on the phone breaks down on air and says, "I feel extremely sad. When we did the phoner, the sound quality was really bad, and everything was broken in between. We only knew a young man had been trapped under the rubble, and that he just wanted to let his wife know he was okay. We did not know he was Chen Jian, and that he had been trapped under the rubble for 73 hours then. Today when I saw him in the news, it only struck me then that this was his situation. Watching the news, we saw with our own eyes how such a strong man, such a strong life, slip away from you like that. I terribly terribly regret that I cut him short that day and wish I had given him more time to speak. That voice was so close to me. That life was so close to us."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhCbPwPAvn4- Bagos1, on 05/19/2008, -0/+7Good coverage.....thanks for the updates.
- cfdmedic, on 05/19/2008, -0/+9This video made me really sad. As a paramedic I see this type of crushing i injury every so often. You see when a person is trapped for too long your heart anb body releases potassium and amino acids as a result of tissue death. Now when the blood flow is corrected all that build up is released into his circulation. That causes all sorts of problem and the person will most likely too into ventricular fibrillation. It very likely this person died because of that.
- Bagos1, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3Thank you for your service!
- Fuzi, on 05/19/2008, -0/+6I saw the story on Chen Jian, that was depressing. He got to talk to his wife one last time at least.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -18/+2Nothing but CCP propaganda.
- zadadka, on 05/19/2008, -0/+18My greatest fear has always been to be buried alive and cognitive.
"There, but for the grace of god go I....." - wafflepiano, on 05/19/2008, -3/+10What strength of character.
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -2/+21Several tales of motherly love have emerged and are being repeated throughout several Chinese stations and media:
* One mother was found buried dead while still suckling her three month old.
* One picture of a female police officer Jiang Xiaojuan has been making its rounds on the internet. A new mother herself, Jiang has been breastfeeding eight babies orphaned by the quake.
* A third baby was found by rescue workers alive in the arms of his mother who unfortunately didn't make it. Rescue workers also found a mobile phone with the text message, "Honey, if you make it through this, please remember that I love you." (The veracity of this particular story has already been questioned by netizens. The part about the cell phone seems to have been a dramatic embellishment.)
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/19/heroic_tales_of. ...- uberduger, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3This is one of the most poignant comment threads on Digg. Really sad. To me, the worst part is is wondering who will take care of those poor 8 orphans...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy#Aban ...
- uberduger, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3This is one of the most poignant comment threads on Digg. Really sad. To me, the worst part is is wondering who will take care of those poor 8 orphans...
- Hangly, on 05/19/2008, -10/+4Also, if you think a lot of Americans are being assholes, the crap coming out of Hong Kong takes the ***** cake. One Hong Kong reporter said China was being "punished by God" (Fred Phelps, what the *****?) And then this blog post from an student at an elite college:
The 5.12 Sichuan earthquake is the talk of the town
People around the world have noted n amount of money to the 'people' of Sichuan
how come nobody is donating any money to the Sichuan pandas?
on 5.16 the morning school assembly held some who-know-what-thing for Sichuan
there was a film clip about people crying
their crying was laughable and i had a few chuckles
i can say that i have no feelings for Sichuan
what the hell is this to me?
i can laugh when i watch the news
i do not feel any sadness or sympathy
why should i make myself unhappy?
am i supposed to cry for the rest of the week?
enough money has been donated, so why should i have to donate as well? are you crazy?
i don't have enough money to spend myself, so why should i give it someone else? you people are stupid
i never realized how cool it was for me not to donate money while others do
everybody is donating so it does not matter what one person does or not
even if i don't donate there was more than 36,000 already
Sichuan is going to be rich
overseas they are giving American dollars, euros, British pounds
isn't there enough RMB already?
things are cheaper on mainland China
so they must have enough
do you want to take in even more money? if so, please give it to the pandas
the panda is a unique Chinese animal that is under global protected status
it is a waste of money to spend it on the dead cities of Sichuan
the more people die, the less crowded the hospitals become
there is no worry about no available space to put people
no worry about lack of materials, no worry about over-population
few people needs less waste discharge
don't you agree that death is better?
if one more death does not matter, then five thousand more should be okay too
it is the mainland's fault to be so corrupt
they can die but why should we get involved?
our money is not intended for corpses
how about them making some contributions to society first?
please do not blindly feel that they deserve pity
if you stupid, you can donate everything you own
actually the state is donating tens of millions
so who is your $10 going to help?
PS So please don't be stupid, please don't donate money pointlessly - mateoberry, on 05/19/2008, -2/+25I am an American living in China now. I am greatly impressed by the solidarity of the people here, during such a tragic event. My heart goes out to the good people of China! I am also grateful to everyone in the international community who have contributed to the emergency aid effort! Thank you!
- Gwennyk, on 05/19/2008, -2/+12I think that if I had to cling to my boyfriend for that long we would have killed each other. For starters he'd probably choose to cling to his computer...Good on those two though, that's some surviving!
- Norma156, on 05/19/2008, -3/+5Tragic...tragic...tragic. Interesting comment from mateoberry.
- mbraynard, on 05/19/2008, -12/+2Did my comments cause the man to stick bamboo under your fingernails? Is that my fault?
KINDLY BLOW ME GOOD. - cfdmedic, on 05/19/2008, -8/+2Damn it, I got something in my eye. sniff, sniff.
- davewashere, on 05/19/2008, -1/+6What's with the accompanying picture of New Jersey?
- liuite, on 05/19/2008, -1/+7The Three Gorges Dam is situated near six active fault lines and above 15 million people. A dam burst at Three Gorges would, says engineer Philip Williams, president of the San Francisco-based International Rivers Network, “rank as one of history’s worst man-made disasters.”
The Chinese better pray that a major quake does not happen in the region of the Three Gorges Dam...or else Hell will literally break loose - DUG1138, on 05/19/2008, -11/+4"If God wants to kill us, he would have killed us right away"... Where did she get this information?
- IglooBurner, on 05/19/2008, -2/+4really? is that all you can think about after this whole ordeal? take ur atheist reasonings and put it on the side for a bit, because that thought was what gave them the motivation to stay alive.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -2/+1Then they are alive because of a lie.
- IglooBurner, on 05/19/2008, -2/+4really? is that all you can think about after this whole ordeal? take ur atheist reasonings and put it on the side for a bit, because that thought was what gave them the motivation to stay alive.
- Rodalli, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8Daaaaaamn...kinda gets you right down in the cockles, maybe even in the sub-cockle area.
- asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4The important things in life are the ones closest to us..
- jjef, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4this article was difficult to read. :(
- spikyface, on 05/19/2008, -1/+5"Only after disaster can we be resurrected"
"Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of Raymond K. Hessel's life. His breakfast will taste better than any meal you and I have ever tasted."
- Fight Club
No doubt you could say the same of both of these survivors- neko, on 05/19/2008, -2/+2Raymond K. Hessel didn't lose an arm. They are lucky to be alive, certainly, but I think this tragic event will hang over them the rest of their lives.
- taradisiac, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1Why are they lucky?
- neko, on 05/19/2008, -2/+2Raymond K. Hessel didn't lose an arm. They are lucky to be alive, certainly, but I think this tragic event will hang over them the rest of their lives.
- wrigglesmcguff, on 05/19/2008, -6/+1What's that mean 'To play us out'??
TO END THE SHOW?!- cfdmedic, on 05/19/2008, -3/+0WE"LL DO IT LIVE! DAMN IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE.
- akula89, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1f*cking comment sucks
- cfdmedic, on 05/19/2008, -3/+0WE"LL DO IT LIVE! DAMN IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE.
- shivasprogeny, on 05/19/2008, -8/+2Cool, I submitted this story but got no diggs.
- MajorLou8Digg, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2This True Story of a couple who miraculously survived the Earthquake in China last week, is very enlightening. I ended up reading the entire article, curious of the end result. After learning news of so many earthquake tragedies, especially the children, it was glorious to view a rescue success story! Thank you for the article and photo's to view.
Every aftershock terrifies Li. She thinks of being buried alive again. No one has told her how many of her co-workers were killed. But their daughter was unhurt, and she refused to leave their side in the hospital.
They have no home to return to, but that is another problem for another time. - burninlover, on 05/19/2008, -0/+7I could not even begin to imagine how it would feel to be in that situation. I'm very happy that they made it out alive. I hope that there are others that made it out as well. I have a teacher that is over in China, and I've been frantically trying to get a hold of her, but no luck so far. I pray that she is alright.
My prayers go out to everyone in China. - jtoon, on 05/19/2008, -1/+4To people who are on the “Free Tibet” bandwagon, if you really care about Tibetans it's time to donate. Sichuan is located at the end of Tibet Plateau and there're many Tibetans living there, as well as other minorities.
Action is always louder than words. How much money are the bandwagon jumpers donating to the people they’re supposed to care about? How much money are the Dalai Lama and his ruling class monks and nuns donating to their people? And guess who are giving money and lives to help, the People who were accused to oppress them!- sevvo, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4Precisely. Tragic-plight-of-the-simple-monks my ass. Unfortunately, helping the theocracy looks too cool on MTV to actually do any research.
- s32843, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3you are right. i just checked Dalai Lama's official website. He didn't even mentioned those Tibetans in Wenchuan, the epicenter. Thousands of Tibetans may have been killed. H.H. didn't say anything. I am wondering who care Tibetans more.
- runnerzwrld, on 05/19/2008, -11/+1Tibet is being crushed by the Chinese gov't just like the people who were crushed in the rubble.
- jtoon, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4It’s another sensational anti-China slogan that has nothing to back it up what so ever.
While Chinese people and government are helping to save the people while Dalai Lama is going with his routine TALKING about peace and compassion while many ethnic Tibetans are among the quake victims. What a fake. - mateoberry, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1No, its not the same you idiot.
- jtoon, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4It’s another sensational anti-China slogan that has nothing to back it up what so ever.
- hoopy22, on 05/19/2008, -4/+1I read that title "Chinese couple 'dung' to each other". Imagined it was some ancient Chinese survival method.
- runnernerd, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Reminds me of some of the remains at Pompeii, but with a better ending.
- Gloogle, on 05/19/2008, -3/+1his funking selfish he was going to leave the poor woman a lone by commuting suicide!
- motownholmes, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0This is such a beautiful story. Very well written. I hope they can hold on the optimism and love they have right now.
- Beijing08Facade, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1As a Tibetan but more importantly as a Human Being, my Condolence & Prayers goes towards all People killed, injured, who have loss their loved onces in this terrible Earth Quake.
- okazakifudosan, on 05/21/2008, -1/+0頑張って下さい。
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