Of survival of the fittest

In this month alone I've watched 3 movies that relate to survival. And learned from them how to survive in these extreme circumstances. Guess which? Lol.

The most obvious one of course, would be San Andreas.

Non-stop earthquake with super scary magnitude of aftershocks? Tsunami triggered by the shifting of the fault lines which resulted in the quakes?

So things I learned and made sure I remember them always (lol I'm paranoid like that. Somemore with the recent quake that hit Sabah...):

During quake, indoors:

• Find strong cover, eg tables. (not foldable one please lol they're not strong, but if you have no choice I guess it'll do...)
• Stay under it until the quake is over.
• Protect your head and the back of your neck.

During quake, outdoors:

• Find strong buildings and go to the side of it and hang on tight!
• Cover head, back of neck, eyes.

During quake, stuck in car:

• Hang on till rescue/help comes, try to make sure the roof of the car doesn't fall on you (by using hands to push against roof) and SHOUT FOR HELP.

During quake, trying to help a victim stuck in car:

• Try to search for all needed tools from the surrounding AND from the car boot (emergency tools).
• If the roof of the car is pressing down on the victim and the victim's legs are stuck causing him/her not being able to move out, you'll need to lift the car so that it doesn't stay pressed on victim.
• Find smaller pieces of stackable broken cements/stones, stack and pile them up. Put the car jack on them and lift the car!
• If the space is not enough, puncture the tire so the car's height is reduced which will then increase the space needed for victim to move legs with the help of the jack and the stacked stones.

After escaping to the roads outside (which would be chaotic by then) look out for Fire and Rescue engines! Rummage through their tools, get hold of walkie-talkie, and all tools needed. Then head on to electrical appliances shop and get torch lights, laser light etc. If trying to make call, also head to the said place and find land cables (cables connected to credit card terminals are usable) and make your calls. (Cellphones obviously wouldn't be usable, all telecomm lines would be disrupted.)

When tsunami is attacking:

• Get to the TALLEST AND SAFEST building in the city!
• Get to the highest floor possible (you never know what's the height of the tsunami attacking).
• Never let your guard down.
• Once gotten enough rest, continue on your journey to the higher floors. Up up you go!!
• If the building threatens to sink under the pressure of the tsunami water, try to leave the building especially if you see rescue boats. The things you got from the electrical appliances come in handy now. Especially the laser thingy. Aim it at the boat to get their attention!
• ESCAPE.

But all in all, I think having your own cellphone with you is still useful even if call network doesn't work. Our smartphones nowadays have a lot of functions no? Also it'll be good if you have powerbank with you lol wtf. Even better if you have your cable with you.

D: I can't imagine.

And I also saw this 9Gag picture people shared on FB lol. Very useful I must say.

The second movie would be Jurassic World. (Obviously? No?)

Uh, surviving the dinosaurs? Especially T-Rex, or Raptors, or the Indominus Rex (hybrid of all scary shits) that's able to camouflage, hide its own thermal signature (fucking intelligent shit)?

Scary shit on your trail (few steps away) and you can't escape quick enough:

• STAY STILL and CONTROL BREATHING (of course you still need to hide from its field of vision).
• SMELL SMELL SMELL - pour kerosene on yourself if reachable, eg under a car. (Mental note to self: learn how to identify petrol tube.)
• Also, need to learn how to bring a 20 year old car to life wtf. (Ok this one nonsense lol but it was what they did in the movie lol.)

When warning issued, do NOT head to the place mentioned but return to your own hotel. HOTEL. (If visiting a park like that.) Why did no one in the movie think of the hotel?

But if dinosaurs come back alive (anything is possible in today's world, even Malaysia which was thought to be the place safe from quakes etc now have quakes though in the eastern side...) I guess we would still be running crazy. Ugh. But staying in the city would probably be so much better than going up to places like Batu Feringghi. How to hide there?! Got hotels and beaches and winding roads only???

Last one was something I watched just 2 nights ago hahaha. Guess what?

MINIONS!!!

It taught me just one thing: to survive, have hope.

If you have no hope, or feel no hope, then you won't be able to survive long. Cause your brain will try to shut you down making you feel hopeless and then you'll want to die.

Let's be like the minions! Travel all the way to London lololol.


Life is such. Survival and hope - 2 sides of a coin. Good luck everyone.