Pukkelpop 2011

Hello there,
I want to dedicate this blog to all the victims of the disaster on 18th of august. Because of a storm died 5 people on the festival. I was there and it was a tragedy. I never felt so bad in my life and never felt so lost. I didn't see the worst part because I was soon enough in the backstage, running for my life to my tent. The storm only last for 10minutes they say, but it were the worst 10minutes in my life. When the hail finally stopped, the wind layed down and the rain was stopping, we all came out our tent. We looked around and what we saw was realy weird. We were lucky but still the shock was incredible. Never felt so scared. You saw people were running for there lifes including me. I left my friend and my boyfriend behind and didn't look back. I ran for my life. I still feel guilty about that, however it's human instinct. I was so happy when I saw them back. When I was save in a tent together with Iben and Lieke, we were all laughing, but the laughs weren't real. It was to break the ice. I was happy to read a message from Jochem that he was okay. Then came the guilt from leaving them behind. My team mates came to our tent and we looked at eachother. Happy to see eachother and knowing we were lucky to be okay. We were at the crewcamping and we knew people at the other camping (a camping for the people who have a ticket), I was trying to send messages to them to see if they were okay, but the mobile network broke down, so I couldn't reach anybody. We sat down in our seats and took alcohol just to 'celebrate' we were okay. When we sat there, all in silence, the rain started again. We took some stuff, threw it in our tents and hide. That was the time I lost my phone for a http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4741318717688279044while. Than I started to realise I didn't reach my best friend. However the mobile network broke down, I could get some messages after a while so I had to find my mobile. So I ran back in the rain, searching for my mobile. Than the shock turned into panic. I started to shake and to cry. Than Lynn got mad at me why I was outside in the rain and in the storm. When I told her I lost my phone and I didn't knew if Wesley was okay. She came out of her tent and said 'I just saw him, he's at his tent!' Tears were running down on my face. I ran to him and I hugged him, I was so happy to see him. I couldn't control any emotion, I had a drink to much I think and crying was the only thing I could do. But then I knew that everybody was okay and I couldn't stop crying from happiness. I also want to dedicate this to Jochem (my boyfriend), you are everything to me and you did exacly what helped me. If I didn't had you, I would be worst than I was. Nobody could help me like you did, I mean that. You can say that it isn't true, but that is true. I was very worried.

The storm destroyed 3 stages and the infrastructure of the festival, it destroyed trees, eat stalls and the storm also took 4lifes with him. Tragic
For those who lost somebody in this storm, I'm so sorry for your lost. On august 28 there will be a Solidarity march and me and my friends will be there. Again I'm so sorry for your lost. For those who never saw what happend, here are some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIGiekIW418&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKviohlbVhQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVBSxVwyoE&feature=share