Memories from Singapore
1. "I was 8 years old, watching TV in the living room with my parents when the screen switched to the emergency live broadcast and my mom started freaking out, leaving me in shock too because that was the first and last time i ever experienced something like that. At a young age, I saw how evil the world can be."
- Alexandra
- Alexandra
2. "I just graduated from college the year before and was on a teaching stint at a primary school. It was a weekend and I usually had the luxury to sleep slightly later because my classes started in the afternoon.
I was renting a room with a family. My landlord suddenly knocked on my door and she looked worried. She started asking whether I had any friends in the US (some of my friends moved there after graduation) and told me a terrible thing had happened.
I checked online Yahoo groups and saw posts about what just happened.
In the days that followed, news started streaming in and I remembered some tensions arising even in Singapore. As a Muslim, seeing how certain people twisted religion to suit their own agenda angered me. I was definitely not the only one who had to deal with some terrorist jokes post 9/11 when I went back to school. What a terrible event affecting everyone.
My heart goes to all family of the victims."
- Dina Kharisma
I was renting a room with a family. My landlord suddenly knocked on my door and she looked worried. She started asking whether I had any friends in the US (some of my friends moved there after graduation) and told me a terrible thing had happened.
I checked online Yahoo groups and saw posts about what just happened.
In the days that followed, news started streaming in and I remembered some tensions arising even in Singapore. As a Muslim, seeing how certain people twisted religion to suit their own agenda angered me. I was definitely not the only one who had to deal with some terrorist jokes post 9/11 when I went back to school. What a terrible event affecting everyone.
My heart goes to all family of the victims."
- Dina Kharisma