Today [8]

Thanks , my dear friends
Lines are back, everybody is OK, no harm in my area at least (other than cracks in a few old structures). But it spread the panic . We are not habituated with such stuff !!

Here's the news about the earthquake, if anyone wants to read: Earthquake in Sikkim: 9 dead, strong tremors in North and East India

Arc, happy to know you and your family is fine.

Punkster said:

I got so scared i went down the stairs and realize downstairs that i went down wearing only Boxers

Almost the same story It was a shorts for me .... and saw many people wearing peculiar dresses !!

Frankly speaking, nobody cared about nobody's dressings . Everybody was so scared.

Edit : Thanks a lot Dinesh Sikkim is my favorite place to pass a few idle days . It feels too bad for the Sikkimese people .

Arc said:

everybody is OK, no harm in my area at least (other than cracks in a few old structures). But it spread the panic . We are not habituated with such stuff !!

Good to here you are OK stay safe Archie

Arc said:

Just .... five minutes ago, we experienced a severe earthquake . Generally we are not in earthquake prone region, but faced a few mild shakes before. This one is really exceptional. For the first time, I felt like I am drunk ... and just then realized that everything is shaking and rocking .

Everybody got out of their house .... but my mother didn't understand what happened why they are getting out like crazy .

Telephone network damaged at the same time .... cannot contact the near ones .... if they are safe, as I am .

Geez, hope you're relatives and friends are alright.

Thanks a lot friends ! Yes, my area is not that affected . We were too much afraid coz it is a rare scenario in that area , but the epicenter , Sikkim is affected ... which is just on the top of out state !

Arc said:

Just .... five minutes ago, we experienced a severe earthquake . Generally we are not in earthquake prone region, but faced a few mild shakes before. This one is really exceptional. For the first time, I felt like I am drunk ... and just then realized that everything is shaking and rocking .

Everybody got out of their house .... but my mother didn't understand what happened why they are getting out like crazy .

Telephone network damaged at the same time .... cannot contact the near ones .... if they are safe, as I am .

Glad to hear you are safe Archie.

Punkster said:

Today will be my 1st day at my new job!

I'm a little nervous because i have to deal with the fact that i don't know anyone in there, so i guess i'll have to be polite and stuff.. luckily i'm a sociable guy.

I have to be there in 2hrs. Lucky for me, the building is less than mile away... i can go there walking

Best of luck to you Punkster.
Just make sure you carry your GPS with you so you don't get lost!
You will do just fine!

Glad to hear you and your family are safe, be careful Arc.