Myanmar Earthquake

Last Friday, March 28th, 2025, the 7.7-magnitude quake from Myanmar hit Bangkok. Many of us were stunned.

We’d always been taught that our country didn’t lie on tectonic plate boundaries, so we assumed we were safe from earthquakes. They forget to mention the possibility of the impact from neighboring countries. I believe most people found it surprising when this deadly quake happened.

When I checked on my friends, some thought it was vertigo, the head-spinning symptom caused by the dislodged crystal in the inner ear, while others thought it was the effect of working long hours.

Not long after they realized the situation, everyone rushed through the outside building, either through the emergency staircases or trying to climb over walls to reach an open area.

After everyone moved to an area where they felt safe, we called our loved ones only to find the cellular bandwidth overloaded.

Later, I recalled the psychological research I had learned during college, which shows that disasters can bring couples closer. It is true not because my situation aligns with the study but because I observed my friends.

One of my friends encounters his biggest fear: death. He thought he knew the death, but this disaster taught him otherwise. Most of my friends found an appreciation for their lives and realized how short and non-stable life could be.

My thoughts resonate with them with no objection.

As an observer, I see that the physical impact in Thailand was trivial, but the psychological impact on the Thai people was immense.

Meanwhile, in Myanmar, the story is different; this 7.7 magnitude impact was no joke and, indeed, the deadliest disaster that Southeast Asia has ever known in years.

Pray for the Myanmar