It was an unexpected gift. I leaped with joy when my aunty proposed that she would take me to Thailand for the Christmas holidays. Being the top of my form, my aunty felt that it was essential that we celebrate this momentous moment as I had passed my 'O' levels with flying colours. My aunty worked for a travel agency and consequently it was rather easier to tour around the nooks and carrnies in Thailand. …showed first 75 words of 790 total…

…showed last 75 words of 790 total…to be, tears rolled down my cheeks. Everything had completely gone. This unexpected gift turned out to be a nightmare and would be a traumatic experince for the rest of my life. Until now, I could not even find the remains of my aunty. I vowed to aid those tsunami victims by becoming a human aid worker as I had been a witness of this catastrophic event and experinced the lost of a loved one.