Anyone have any friends or relatives out in S or SE Asia

ZombieNixon

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:11 PM
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Anyone have any friends or relatives out in S or SE Asia

where the tsunami hit?

My mother's parents live in Chennai, India, which is some miles inland from where the tsunami made landfall. They're OK, but her aunt died (heart attack, unrelated, just happened to be on the same day). Send good vibes over there.

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mcscajun

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:20 PM
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1. I've got a 'friend of a friend' who's based in Nonthaburi, Thailand

outside Bangkok, but he's a wandering soul. And we haven't heard from him yet.

Sending good thoughts for all in that region.

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Sara Beverley

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:25 PM
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2. Have friends from Sri Lanka....haven't heard from them yet.

Maybe they didn't go home this holiday, I'm hoping.

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mcscajun

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:45 PM
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3. Just now got an e-mail from that guy in Nonthaburi

He's okay...but concerned about some people he does know who live in the area hit yesterday.

Hope you hear from your friends soon.

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Dez

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:46 PM
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4. I've got a good friend in Singapore

who holidays in Kho Samui, Thailand.. I hope she's not there now!

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Stinky The Clown

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Sun Dec-26-04 11:33 PM
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8. I, too, have friends in Singapore

but they were saved by geography.

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paulk

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Sun Dec-26-04 11:37 PM
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9. Koh Samui is on the China Sea side of Thailand

So your friends should be ok.

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Gardeaux08

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Sun Dec-26-04 11:41 PM
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10. Me too.

I have family in Sri Lanka. One of them is in England with some family members who live there so I know she's ok but we haven't heard from anyone else as of yet. I'm trying not to worry because their phone and power systems aren't good when there aren't any problems.

This has just been a really trying week for my family to first loose a cousin in Iraq and now this.

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proud patriot

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Sun Dec-26-04 09:53 PM
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5. Yes , my cousin is in Eastern India traveling

Seeing the world ...Not sure exactly where though.

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theorist

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Sun Dec-26-04 10:07 PM
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6. My boss was in Madras, India the day before it hit.

He's back in town, though. Safe and sound. Apparently his whole family is alright.

It's so tragic.

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argyl

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Sun Dec-26-04 10:57 PM
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7. My brother, his wife and son live in Bangkok. I finished talking to his

wife and she told me Bangkok was unaffected.So, to anyone with friends or family in Bangkok they're probably fine.

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