Highland Tower Collapsed - Depressed

I was having my lunch with my colleague, Mr.K just now at a food court opposite my office. He is a professional and very good in his work. He used to be working with Emergency and Rescue team in Singapore in the past before joining this company.

Then as the chatting and talking leading the way at lunch, he relate backs to me that he was at the Highland Towers collapsed 10 years ago. This incident happen back then at nearby Jalan Ampang and Bukit Antarabangsa in KL. It was a sad and devastating story happen back then. I remember i was in my teens watching the TV everyday for updates of the news of rescue of survivors.

Then i ask him to tell me more about his experience there in KL during that time.

He and his teammates leave Singapore at midnight and reaching KL to the site around morning. Rescues have started and scores of people, rescuers is getting ready to look for survivors. The plan is to rescue survivors until Friday which is around 5 days. After that, its more like a search operation looking NOT for survivors but the victims.

He was pretty sad when he was telling the story to me. He say even until now, he still depressed over what happen during the 5 days ordeal.

During the 1st 2 days, it is still raining. Singapore and Australian team dig under the rumbles to find survivors. Don't ask me what happen to our Malaysia rescue team. Seems like walking around the site and not productive at all in rescuing survivors.

What happen is even my this colleague, Mr.K was shock when he was told to stop his work at the site during the rescuing because of some minister "menteri's" was visiting the site. Everyone there stop working during the rescuing operation. Pretty shock huh!

Anwar (our deputy PM those days) was there. Other menteri was there. Averaging about 3-5 menteris was there in the 1st 2 days. They have to stop digging and rescuing BECAUSE these menteris was there. OMG! Rescuers lost almost 1hour everytime these menteris was there! OMG OMG!

Mr.K even admitted to me that he shouted vulgarities at Anwar because he has no idea who this guy was. In fact, he don't even give a damn about him. What he wanted is to continue his work and find survivors. He was stop when Anwar arrived! All of the rescuers was stop to give respect to this big shot. OMG OMG OMG!

No survivors was found except for a maid and a child on the 1st day. They were not running down the stairs and taking lift to go down. They waited in their apartment when the condominium falls. They are the only ones that survived. Those who run for their lives were perished. ;(

Anyway, get back to the story, Mr. K was damn devastated and depressed about how things were organized and working there. Lazy and coward rescuers, afraid to die themselves rescuers. I can't help myself to think what if it happens again? Will it be the same story?

Even more funnier is, people taking advantage of this incident to sell their brands, as Mr.K was telling me. KFC and NESTLE putting their banner up on site. BANNER on site "KFC finger licking good!" slogan and banner on the site! OMG!

Some drilling equipment company comes with company cars with BIG logo at the side coming in a row of several cars. They even do some DEMOs on site how efficient their equipment is! Worst, they left with their equipment after the reporters left. OMFG! Feeling like choking the person right now!

Can you imagine if you were there?

Lost of words!

P.S. Please don't flame me if i have offended anyone as i have no bad intentions. I only have bad feelings of these scumbags at that time.

To those who have bad memories and love one perished at that time, i'm sorry if i have offended you anyway. My condolences and i'm sorry again.