The Signs Of Times

							The Signs Of Times?
The world at present is so full of big happenings. Most of which are
happenings not so pleasant and worthy to even remember. The recent being
the tragic 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit China and killed thousands
of people. As an aftermath, in one refugee center alone, there are about
20,000 people who are so to say "lucky" enough to be there where there's
food and medical services served. We hate to think how all the rest of
the affected people not in centers, are coping up. The death toll
continues to rise and it's around 40,000 now. Another equally tragic that
happened in a neighboring country, Myanmar, was a deadly cyclone that was
reported to have 12 feet high waves and there was just nowhere to run and
hide. The latest death toll is estimated at 200,000. Plus there's a
million who are in urgent need of assistance. It is a very sad and
terrible news that shock the whole world. I am more concerned myself
because both of these countries are close to my own native country, the
Philippines.
Aside from the natural calamities that happened around us, there's also
the continuing rise of gas prices all over the world. It is devastating
because it affects almost everything there is, the foods, the clothing
which we all know that they are part of the basic needs of men in order
to survive. My family in the Philippines are telling me that very same
thing is also happening there. In fact, I watched the Philippine news
last night and the jeepney and bus fares are expected to increase today.
On the other hand, here in US, all people are affected by this especially
that all people has their own vehicles that you just can't postpone
buying gas. It's terrible! I remember when I came here last year in
spring, the gas prices were still around 2.98 per gallon.
We can't help but think are all these signs of times?
Sheila