Hi there. My name is Laura Wong. In case you're wondering, yes I am a Chinese. I may or may not have a slight obsession with green tea and daisies. A follower of Christ and a shopaholic.

You'd never expect things to happen to you until they do. As humans, we often take things for granted. The news says so much about how dangerous and doubtful the world could be but we convince ourselves that none of these could possibly happen to us.

But who knew that they actually do?

The past few days haven't been good. When I first found out about the missing plane, I was shocked beyond words. How could a plane go missing in the air? It is definitely not possible for things to disappear in thin air just like that! Where could the plane, the pilot, the crews and the passengers go? What actually happened that day?

The incident did not affect me much until I was told that one of my friend's dad was in the missing plane. I cannot imagine how terrible must it be for her family. Having to deal with this kind of situation out of all sudden, not knowing when will the wait be over. It hurts me so much watching her crying out for her dad's return and not being able to help. Even though it was not my dad on the plane, I was deeply saddened just by seeing her in this condition. I kept asking God, why must this happen to her out of the billions of people in this world? Waiting has never felt this terrible before- what more for her.

I am so proud of her though, for she still managed to pull up a brave front when we visited her. Despite struggling with the disappearance of her dad, she was determined to stay strong- not only for herself, but for her mother and brother. I admire her courage to stand up for her family and to protect her brother. She became so independent and self-supporting for the sake of the family. 

She had turned into someone so tough and mature than I expected. I am relieved that she still managed to stay strong even though she was deeply pained on the inside. 

Until today, I am still praying for a miracle to happen. If all things happen for a reason, then let the reasons be good.