[E] RIP

I feel sad...extremely sad after seeing the plane crash video; I feel sad that people have to go through the pain of losing their family and the pain of recovering from this unfortunate event.

I feel mad...extremely mad after reading some comments below the plane crash news that criticized the pilots are not trained properly without knowing how amazing and brave that the pilots managed to control a broken plane without hitting any buildings in a very high density city...unfortunately, the plane crashed into a river, but if the pilots didn't manage to do that, there would be no survivors and potential with larger damage in Taipei City. How could people just jumped into the conclusion that the pilots must be bad? 

We went to Taiwan last month, and we ran into pretty rough air during part of the trip...yup, it was pretty rough that the lady sit besides me almost passed out and I had to let go of my hubby's hand and held her hand instead to calm her down...I told the lady that it's going to be fine because the pilot did make the announcement that it's going to be a little bit bumpy (it turned out to be more bumpy than what I expected)...I told the lady that the pilots know things ahead so they are well-prepared to react if something goes wrong. I wasn't saying that just to calm her down...I truly believe crew members would make the best decision based on the condition at that particular moment.

Going back to the recent Taipei crash - I know that if the city wasn't that crowded, the pilots might have much higher chance of doing an emergency landing...but...it's Taipei...and the runway in that airport is short...I could only imagine what went through the pilots mind during those last few minutes of their life - trying to fly close by river, the only empty space in the city, without hitting any major buildings. My deepest respect and condolences to the pilot, co-pilot, and their family.

R.I.P. to everyone who lost his/her life in this unfortunate event.

I hope all of you have no pain in the other world...and I hope time passes faster to bring away the pain of your family and friends.