I immediately brought it to MagnumMac New Market, the official Apple retailer conveniently on my way home from the University of Auckland Business School where the conference I attended had been held.
So I forced to be less active in cyberspace (yes, I have been VERY active in else where on the net ;) in the following week but it caused me a tidal sequence on Tuesday 22 February when the earthquake hit Christchurch again this time with devastating damages.
My friends back in Japan soon noticed I had been very quiet since I made few activities in the morning, as they little knew about, with iPod touch on home wireless LAN. (I used a USB modem with MacBook to access Japanese contents on the internet in daytime.) When I accessed the net again with iPod touch at home after the day's work, my blog, email and Twitter were all full of the messages concerning my safety. I thanked my friends very much and felt sympathy to those who concerning the people actually suffered.
I set up an information portal for Christchurch earthquake in Japanese and replied back to my friends. I started to answer questions and correct wrong impressions about the activities in Christchurch referring to reliable sources. When finally my MacBook had been repaired and I had restored its contents, the early confusion of information had been settled. So I was not well prepared in terms of the internet accessibility when it was the most needed.
Last Friday, I joined the Red and Black Day to support Christchurch by wearing a red polo shirt and black jeans. I purchased a mobile WiFi station for better access to the net in case any of my information devices broke down. My heart goes out to Christchurch and I hope that the information technology helps the people to get back on their own feet in some ways.
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