Its November 9th! been 3 years since Amman Bombings in 2005. It did change a number of lives as it e...

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Its November 9th! been 3 years since Amman Bombings in 2005. It did change a number of lives as it ended some. Did it change anything in Jordan beside the security checks at hotels & malls? Where were you when you heard the news? what was your initial thoughts, feelings and reactions?

Posted by razano on 09.11.2008

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Posted by razano on 10.11.2008

I was in Toronto, my sister called me from Saudi to tell me that my brother in Amman is ok. I went crazy, sent sms to everyone i know in Jordan to make sure they were ok. Stuck to TV and web to know what was happening. I was angry, sad, homesick like never before. Having some friends from Jordan helped, we gathered to support each other. Kept looking up the list of victims online. and was saddened by the stories I read and heard. The bride and groom, the brilliant filmmaker, the kids. My brother's friend lost relatives there. So sad. We lost so many innocent people that day. And yes, they will always be remembered.

I never wanted to be in Amman more than I wanted to be that day and the days after. And I couldn't believe that my safe amman was not that safe anymore. Something big changed for me that day. However today, I am never bothered with security checks at hotels and malls anymore.

Posted by Duha on 10.11.2008

I was at home... Almost did not believe that it was happening. But it really hit me hard afterwards, when I started to hear the horror stories. People in the coroner office who are still in therapy becuase they have never been confronted with this number of dead bodies all at once, with their cell phones ringing, and no one knows what to do or say when they answer.

The families who lost their sole wage earner. The 3 sisters who lost their brother, a waiter at one of the hotels and their only window to the outside world. And many many others...

Did it change us? I think yes. Did it last? I'm not sure....

Posted by Shalabieh on 10.11.2008

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Posted by Shalabieh on 10.11.2008

I was at the 3rd circle and heard the explosions... I thought they were fireworks again and didnt even look back! twenty minutes later if not less I was working to make sure all my students were safe and had to track down each one of them. I ended up taking a cab that night to one of their homes to make sure she was OK. It was the most taxing and robotic few hours that I have spent being focused on work and envokign emergency response drills.

I remember the next day clearly when it really hit me! I remember the silence that decended on the whole city. I remember cooking and cooking and cooking out of distress. I remember the feeling of emptiness. I remember the shock that choked me up. I remember the sorrow.

Posted by Nadine on 09.11.2008

I was home alone and phone on silent. Got a zillion missed calls from friends to check on each other and find out where everyone is. It was a very eerie feeling and I kept thinking, 'where did they come from and how did they get thru?!' We instantly started to track who was where. We had a friend who was killed. Another survived by getting up to go to the bathroom. Crazy. I kept thinking about the family of our friend and how is it possible to handle this. It's amazing how much pain and sorrow and sadness can be endured.

I think remembering is an obligation on all of us.