Wow! I'd like to say it is of note that God saw fit for me to NOT be in Sumatra this year. First the tsunami and now a volcanic event just ouside Padang.
Padang is the town where I was going to move to teach English in Indonesia! Do I ever feel fortunate that I'm not there and am instead in lovely Taiwan where the most threating thing I feel is from students who want to mock everything I say in class.
Check out this article:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/04/12/volcano-indonesia050412.html