Yet another one.

Another breaking news alarmed the world today when the broadcast of the earthquake in Chile reached millions through the media. It hasn't been 2 months since the Haiti earthquake disaster which took the lives of about 200,000 and left millions homeless, hopeless, and in despair. In the midst of these another one strikes.

Chile was hit with a massive earthquake today which had a magnitude of 8.8 and the aftermath was a prediction of Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean threatening shorelines of Hawaii, Alaska, and California.  The aftershocks have caused numerous smaller magnitude earthquakes in and around Chile and one among them was in Argentina. Japan and Philippines among others have tsunami warnings and evacuations in progress. In the midst of all these, we can only do one thing, PRAY.

Remember the hundreds who will never see another daylight. Pray for the millions affected by the disaster and the aftershocks. Petition for the thousands living in fear each second.

Aloha...Aloha...Aloha...

After taking more than a month of separation from "My Notebook", I am back to write more. I am not sure why I stopped. I had lots to write about, and I had the time to do it. Yet, I did not. I visited my blog many times over the past one and a half month wishing that a post would magically appear on the blog page.

My previous post was from Hawaii. I have been back since the 12th of January, hence I am going to start with our trip itself. Hawaii was beautiful and absolutely the perfect vacation spot in the winter.

As every other tourists we tried to do the most touristy things in Oahu.

• 1/8/2010 - Visited the Pearl Harbor site. History becomes vibrant during times like these. It reminded me of 9/11, a day our generation will never forget.

• 1/9/2010- We went on a city tour of Oahu- Waikiki area. I am a huge fan of city tours. We visited major city attractions, major beaches, and the popular north shore where waves get as high as 40 feet during winter months. We did see some big waves but no where close to 40 feet.

• 1/10/2010 - We picked Calvary Chapel to worship on Sunday. After church, we stayed indoors most of the day due to light rain and random showers.

• 1/11/2010 - Woke up early and hiked up to Diamond Head, a world famous volcanic crater. The hike up is definitely worthwhile for the great scenic view of Waikiki area from the top. We drove to the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) after the hike. It was a busy Monday. We had a guided tour of PCC, attended a luau, had an authentic Hawaiian buffet at the luau, and watched a stage show enacted on stage.

It was already Tuesday within no time, our day of departure, back to snow/cold and back to our routine of life. The flight back was smooth and comfy. Ajo was absolutely "fearless" he said. Praise God!. Ajo's cousin picked us up from Sac airport and we stayed over that night at Sacramento and drove back to Reno on Wednesday morning.

We were doubtful, fearful, and  indecisive about our trip. God works in great ways. A step forward with prayer is a step into paradise where doubt and fear  is replaced by faith.

Aloha, a word is Hawaii which means hello, goodbye, and love.
Aloha to all!