After the earthquake as water outage continued for a week, my family and I had to collect water from a source nearby. However, as there are many elders in the neighbourhood, it was difficult for them to carry the water as it was very heavy. A few days after the quake I was finally able to reach my mother in Vietnam and she was crying and begging me to return home. Yet, I was not able to leave because I did not want to leave my family behind and I also had to return to work.
Nang mangyari ang kalamidad halos isang linggong walang tubig. Araw-araw kasama ko ang mga kapit- bahay sa pag-iigib ng tubig. karamihan ng mga kapit-bahay ko ay may edad na kaya mahirap ang mawalan ng tubig. Pagkaraan ng ilang araw ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataong makatawag sa aking Ina nasa aming lugar. Umiiyak ang aking ina at pinauuwi kami ngunit mayroon din akong pamilya ditto at trabaho.