some of us might remember the photo, the picture of the a rescuer held a little baby who is the victim of tragic event sichuan earthquake (May 12, 2008) that killed an estimated 68,000 people. unfortunately the baby’s mother is one of the them.
When the rescuers found her, she had died, killed by the house that collapsed. She died in a very unusual posture. She was kneeling on the floor, the whole upper body stretched forward with her arms supporting her whole body. The posture looked like the kneeling Koutou etiquette in ancient China, but her body was completely distorted by the pressure. When people cleared away the rubble around her, they found a baby was lying underneath her body, wrapped up in a small red blanket with golden patterns. The baby was about 3 to 4 months old. Because of the protection from his mother’s body, he was still peacefully asleep when found. The rescuing doctor found a mobile phone inside the blanket, and on the screen of the phone, there was a message ‘My darling baby, if you survive, please remember I love you’.
Inspired by the events during the earthquake rescue operation, Zhang Suning wrote a poem entitled ‘My Darling Baby, If You’re Alive, Then Mum is Too’. Zhang Suning recited the poem during the Edinburgh Charity auction for the earthquake children.
My Darling Baby, If You’re Alive, Then Mum is Too
(Translated from Chinese to English, by Yuhua Hu)
My darling baby, you are still alive
It was Mum who had given you life
It was the second time Mum had given you life
The other time Mum was in great pain
This time Mum is in heaven above
–but now Mum can kiss you no more
My darling baby, you are still alive
It was Mum who had given you life
It was the second time Mum had given you life
Mum gave up her future for your future
Mum sacrificed her life for your life
–and now Mum will only appear in your dreams
Mum must have fed you for the last time
Mum must have changed your nappy for the last time
Mum must have kissed you again and again, till her last breath
Mum must have kept talking to you, till the last moment
My darling baby, you are alive, this was Mum’s hope
My darling baby, as long as you’re alive, Mum’s hope goes on.
4th Feb-Port Dickson - gambar ni aku amik masa time pagi2..but after touchin up skit via photoshop tilting the temperature, accidently dh macam time senja lak.basically it took me a while to get the compositon right, kena panjat atas batu-batu yg mmg licin gile,kebetulan air tgh naik pasang.but hey in the end ,its worth it. cheers.
iso 500,aperature f/16,shutter 1/4o.focal 18mm
ADTR monument ( acoustic )
cooolness!!
14 months in the making, 42 countries
DAMN aku sangat jealous!!









