Earthquake!

I felt giddy as I stared at my notebook display. I thought it must be the infection trying to overcome my attempt to get the better of it. But the giddiness persisted. I then look up and saw the two lamps in the room swinging. Oh dear, this must be an earthquake.

Hours later my wife called me to tell me that a Richter 6 quake had struck Iran. The UAE is across the waters from Iran.

When I was in Singapore, I have never experienced anything like this. Perhaps my apartment was solidly founded on granite (igneous rock). Now I wonder if the UAE is a high earthquakie risk region. I was detached and very calm.