earliest childhood memory

The earliest childhood memory...

is Hanshin Awaji big earthquake.
It was sooooo terrible :(

When the earthquake occured, I was only 3 years old.
I lived in Nishi-Akashi, so the hypocenter was close to my home.

When I woke up, my father and my mother were sitting both side of me.
They protected me.
After the earthquake had gone, we turned on light, and realized that
everything was destroyed!!
tableware, TV, cassete tapes...
They had to buy new things :(
Moreover, a big cupboad fell down.
I can still see the scene in my mind.

Now, I sometimes talk with my parents about the earthquake.
I heard that I almost missed my life because of it.
When a big cupboad fell down, I slept beneath it.
I was almost pinned under it(下敷き), but those days,
I rolled about a lot in my sleep. (寝ぞうが悪い)
So I was not pinned under it!!

Now, I am here! I am happy\(^^)/ haha