'I was convinced it was over for us': Singaporean cuts short Taiwan holiday with girlfriend after quake
Spooked by the quake, the couple cut short their planned week-long holiday which started in Taipei on March 30 and flew back to Singapore on the first flight out on April 4. "I was convinced it was over for us. You wouldn't believe the floor you're standing on is made of concrete — it wasn't just moving left and right, it was going up and down," he said.The quake, Taiwan's strongest in 25 years, prompted initial tsunami warnings in Taiwan, southern Japan and the Philippines which were later lifted.
The "red slanted building" turned out to be the glass-fronted Uranus building, which at a precarious 45-degree angle tilt has become a symbol of the quake and one of the most recognisable images to emerge from the disaster.After the initial quake and about 10 aftershocks, Zhang said they decided to return to their accommodation to collect their passports, phones and wallets.
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