I went for a field research in Queensland, Australia, when I was working at a university project. The capital of Queensland is Brisbane, known as "Bris Vegas" for it's resenbleness to Las Vegas. To north, for 400 km from Brisbane, there is a town called Bundaberg.
Bundaberg is located in sub tropical zone. and the main product of the town is sugar cane. Bunderburg suger is exported to all over Australia. In addition to suger, Bunderburg has another product they can be proud of - that is rum.
Rum is a spirit made from sugar cane. And we call the Bundaberg Rum as "Bundy's" affectionately. It is sweet and tasty with Coke. I enjoy tasting Bandy's Rum & Coke when I have a chance to visit Australia.
This year, in early January, Brisbane was hit by a severe flood. Many people had to evacuate form the central city. On 22 February, the famous Cathedral in Christcurch, New Zealand, which I had escorted Japanese tourist as a guide, was destroyed by a massive earthquake. Then on 11 March, another earthquake knocked out Japan.
I chatted with a friend who lives in Brisbane. If there is a God, he must be angry with us. But I want to take this experience for a positive way as I have given a chance to reflect myself and make improvement. Probably God wants me to be a better person, to be more proactive. That is the thing I can do for the people lost their lives by the natural disasters.
Jun
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