I'm sure everyone's shocked at the sight of the World Trade Center towers crumbling and collapsing in real time. It wasn't a movie, SF nor CG. Who could've thought they would fly an airplane into those buildings? I was there just 2 weeks ago, wondering why the security check at the airports was much looser than it used to be. As I have Japanese passport, and also obviously am Japanese-looking, usually my security check is easier than for passengers from other countries, but I somehow felt it was much looser than it should be. The search for the missing is still going on, and I believe some of may have friends or family in that area. I do have some relatives and friends living in Manhattan, and fortunately we found them all safe after sending them e-mail. The phone system was overloaded most of Tuesday, and the only communication tool that worked was e-mail. If I didn't have this, I would've really panicked.... Technology is great but somehow it scares me how it