Blk 31 Hougang Ave 7,
Evergreen Park,
#13-09 S(538800)
30 March 2011
Dear Nick Jones,
I am Lim Jerome from Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. I happened to read through the article that you wrote on the internet regarding the fight against a spiral of hysteria in Tokyo.
I am sorry to hear that Japan has experienced strong earthquakes and tsunamis recently. As a result, many buildings and houses collapsed and many were homeless and some even lost their lives. Furthermore, the earthquakes and tsunamis have even damaged the nuclear plant at Fukushima Daiichi, causing it to explode and release radioactive gases. With so much radiation in the surroundings, many people were affected and this caused them to feel uncomfortable. They may even be diagnosed with diseases and those diseases may be able to be passed down to the next few generations too and this poses a big threat.
I sympathize with you that you were living in Tokyo when those earthquakes and tsunamis happen, the state in Japan which was the worst hit. You have no choice but after reading the news, decided that the only way was to move away from your comfortable home in Tokyo. You should count yourself lucky that you made the right decision and survived those earthquakes and tsunamis. Do not think about the things that are happening in Tokyo and other negative thoughts.
Also, in efforts to help Japan, our school has set up a fund to help collect money to buy daily necessities for those people that have survived the recent Japan disasters. Since there are so much help given to the Japanese, Japan should be glad that the remaining Japanese are safe. I hope that Japan can rebuild the affected states quickly and try to recover from its economic downfall. I hope to see Japan becoming one of the best economic countries again.
Regards,
Jerome
