Manila, April 10 -- "It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark"- Howard Ruff

Last April 3, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan. Reportedly the strongest in 25 years, the said earthquake caused several buildings to collapse and mountains to crumble. One of the many things that struck people around the globe, while watching videos of the said massive earthquake, were scenes of Taiwanese being calm and composed during the quake.

There is this now viral footage of a news reporter continuing to give her report live on air while the studio was shaking around her. Several videos showed motorcycle riders calmly waiting on a bridge while it rocked violently, nurses intently looking after infants in cribs while debris fell ...