Super Typhoon

CREDIT: NASA/KAREN NYBERG

Super Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines, 9 Nov 2013
Reportedly among the most powerful storm ever recorded in human history [ref]

Isn't it amazing how something so beautiful can be so frightening سبحان الله
May Allah SWT help the Filipinos, amen

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Beautiful Earth

Still Learning

Yummy Pie

Rip Currents

A rip current pushes a swimmer farther into the sea
To escape the current, swim parallel to the beach
DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT
I've never experience this. But I read a drowning incident today, where 2 brothers drowned at a popular beach. They were young men, only 23 and 16. The father tried to rescue them but he was unsuccessful. The news reported, the brothers were suddenly pulled in by the current.

I assume it were rip currents. I learn about it in another recent incident. So I hope there is awareness about rip currents.

Rip currents are sea waves rushing towards the beach and then away from it. It does not pull a swimmer underwater - but it pushes a swimmer away from the beach & farther out to sea. Drowning deaths happens when the swimmer cannot keep himself afloat & swim to shore. This is due to fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills. It's the leading hazard for beach goers. In the US, one person drowns for every 4 days due to rip currents. [NOAA]

So if your ever get caught in a rip current:

#1 Remain calm to save energy.
#2 Don’t fight the current.
#3 Escape the current by swimming out parallel to the beach. If you can't swim out, float or calmly tread water. When out of the current, swim towards shore | more

Swim parallel to the beach or float DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT
So have fun! & may you be safe. ان شاء الله Wishing there are notice boards about hazards and ways to deal with it at the beach. | real life experiences

& condolences to the family. ان لله و ان اليه راجعون

I seek refuge to Allah SWT from errors
Only Allah SWT knows best. والله أعلم

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Still Learning

Road Safety

In just these recent days, I've seen multiple accidents on the road. I know I'm a woman, and all that stereotype. But today I think enough is enough, I'm standing my ground. These are two incidents that happened to me last night & this afternoon - that could end badly.


PLEASE STOP DOING THESE
Be Considerate! Be Safe!

#1 Following closely & blinding head lights
Last night ~10 pm

The red car was following me too closely. I was going to make an exit at the junction, but I'm waiting for the blue car to pass by first. But the red car followed so closely, & it blinded me with it's headlights. I was seeing white lights and lost a little judgment to handle that exit! So I honked for it to stop blinding me. Isn't it horrible. As the junction nears, only by Allah's Mercy, I made a safe exit. الحمد لله


#2 Sudden lane changing
This afternoon ~1 pm

It was raining & the roads were slippery. The red car changed lanes without signaling. I swerved. The car went zig zag. Only by Allah's Mercy, I stabilized the car. الحمد لله People. This is how a vehicle jumped over the boundary to the opposite lane and smashed on the opposite car(s). This is how when someone drives very well, but suddenly BAM!!! A car crash landed on him. It's horrible!

I also had another car following me closely like #1. It even honked at me. But I did nothing wrong, my speed is suitable for the traffic. And I don't want to meek myself anymore I honked him back! I feel like I'm in a foreign country where people always honk, I don't want to do that. But you need to know this road is for me as well.

الحمد لله only by Allah SWT Mercy that we're safe
A dua (supplication) before riding a vehicle:

سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين
Glory to Him who has subjected this to us
and we could never have it (by our efforts). [Q43:13]

Yes. I'm a lady driver. & I also took physics, so I know my inertia & momentum. [Speed makes a difference] BTW, ArabNews reported Saudi Arabia has the highest road accident deaths in the world. 17 deaths a day. 1 death for every 1 ½ hour [street terrorism]

Guess what. (◠-◠)v

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Facts of Life

Special Relativity