deadly december

this is a sad month for all of us. first came the death of M.S and now a major disaster in the form of tsunami in S.E Asia and India. One could only wish to be well prepared for such a terrible thing. we could have been a part of the warning system, but India went the other path, only to get mired now.
"tidal waves aren't common in this region" - so says all the countries. but didn't one of these take away the port of poompuhar from us a few centuries back? There are references in tamil literature about the poompuhar tragedy.
what could we do now - please donate generously to victims through AID. they are helping out the people in the affected areas, on a war footing.

on a different note, a christian colleague of mine views this as a strong indicator to the end of the world. his opinions are based on the bible and here is the link to that particular section. further strengthening his beliefs is the removal of troops from gaza strip by Israel. This he relates to the occupation of Jerusalem by the gentiles (all nations except the jews). well that hasn't happened yet, but a lot of jews think that Sharon would eventually cave in to the palestinians, as his leadership is supposedly very weak.