Pakistan
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- vespa
20 000 dead?! god how awful.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world…
anyone got relatives out there? does anyone know if kuz's fam is ok?
- honest0
not been good for natural disasters lately
- paraselene0
lots of little kids who had just arrived to school. so sad.
- vespa0
have you heard from kuz para?
- paraselene0
i sent him an email, but nothing back yet. i'll keep you posted.
- determinedmoth0
Kinda makes you wonder what's next.
Hope Kuz's crew are ok.
- vespa0
cheers doll.
hey stuff coming for you still, on thurs we're screenprinting a big backdrop for the next gig and i thought it would be useful to get the artwork for that finalised before i send you stuff as it will add another dimension to what you could do wif ze site...?
- paraselene0
the following from kuz:
I haven't heard word from my kin out there. I spoke to my mother on Saturday, she says she hasn't been able to phone anyone in Pakistan.
Thankfully most of our immediate family are in the UK, but some of my mum's cousins, aunts, uncles etc. are very close to the zone (Muzaffrabad, and some on the indian side of the Kashmir border).
More than that, i'm really concerned cos i was only in the area two months ago :(. They were the most wonderful hospitable people i'd ever met. it's so unfair - what did they ever do to anyone? people who have nothing anyway.
I know winter's coming in, and up in the mountain's it gets ridiculously cold, like -20c :(
I've started collecting money, raised £20 this morning!
is there a thread on NT on it? maybe you can post a link for donations.
Either:
http://www.ifrc.org/helpnow/dona…
or
http://www.kirf.org/index-2.html…
so if anyone wants to donate, use the above links.
cheers!
- determinedmoth0
Seems NT is strangely silent on this one. I was surprised to see nothing here..
- determinedmoth0
Another gig! Excellent. I shall there with bells and girlfriend hopefully. This site should be excellent practice for Ellie too.
- soda0
Seems NT is strangely silent on this one. I was surprised to see nothing here..
determinedmoth
(Oct 10 05, 02:51)it actually doesn't surprise me one bit..
or am I too cynical?
I'll post it in the pbs, maybe that'll kick start them.The guardian are reporting 30,000 deaths this morning.
just awful.
- Imyj0
I hope everyone's relatives out there in the affected areas are well. Thoughts and prayers go out to all of them.
Please donate.
- blaw0
glad to hear kuz and co. are okay. thanks for the links, para.
world-wide, not a lot of good news these days.
- determinedmoth0
it actually doesn't surprise me one bit..
or am I too cynical?
soda
(Oct 10 05, 03:25)Probably not.
I thought about collating my thoughts on that subject and in a moment of clarity changed my mind ;)
- soda0
heh moth, I'm not sure it's possible for anyoen to be too cynical in Moth World...
- paraselene0
thanks for that post in the pbs, soda.
donate if you can!
in slightly sunnier news, it's fantastic that there's another gig, vespa! i, for one, will be there with bells on. and definitely send through any more material you come up with - t'will be nice to have a project!
- determinedmoth0
However soda. Unlike most people, I am rarely disapointed nor surprised by life or people because my expections of them are so close to the ground ;)
- soda0
However soda. Unlike most people, I am rarely disapointed nor surprised by life or people because my expections of them are so close to the ground ;)
determinedmoth
(Oct 10 05, 03:49)I like the cut of your jip, young fella!
- nicko0
Painfully sad news. It's also worth noting that the holy month of Ramadan began last week. The people who are working to rescue the living and retrieve the dead will be hungry and thirst too, it will make their job doubly hard to do.
Another link is http://www.islamic-relief.com/su…
Islamic Relief are the lead agency acting on behalf of other humanitarian organisations. Donate if you can.
- determinedmoth0
I like the cut of your jip, young fella!
soda
(Oct 10 05, 03:57)What is "cut of your jip"?
Jip as in talk-back-jip?
Never heard this one.
- vespa0
i was disappointed too that there was nothing already on here. when i did a search for pakistan there was only a horrible thread that made me quite upset.
but yes, gig next Tues 18th Oct, yay! also we've got one on the 10th Nov and 11th Nov... We've got management and possibly an agent coming on the 18th so would be ace if youse guys can come and make us feel like rock stars!