17.3.14

It's 1:45pm on 17.3.14. It's a much better day today compared to the past 2 months. Our country is experiencing hardship and catastrophe in this difficult time. Last two months we were struck by heat waves with no rain at all. Dams are at critical point and Govt has taken measures to control the water supply to public. Most of the areas are assigned two days with water supply and two days without alternately. It has caused much inconvenience and hardship. Luckily sis and I still enjoy the water supply without interruption, poor brother but at least he is getting his supply from JL. Until yesterday we saw rain. In addition, there are a terrible haze in our country with Port Klang highest reading of more than 300. The rest of the areas recorded about 150 including Selayang and Cheras. It smells bad and smoky. The haze is due to fire caused by the heat wave and it worsen due to open burning by irresponsible people. My poor kids had to suffer the heat and smoke during their sport practices almost everyday under the sun that I wrote to the principal about it. Finally, she changed the practice time to morning instead if afternoon. Morning sun is at least better. My boy didn't get to run on Sports Day but sat on the bench as a reserve. Anyway I think he enjoyed himself cheering for his friends. His team emerged as champion this time around and he was very delighted.

Well, back to our dear country. We are struck by bad tidings one after another. First we have the heat wave problem, then drought with dam at critical level, then haze that blanket our skies and the catastrophe that we can never expect, the hijack of MH 370. On 7.3.14, MH 370 from KL to Beijing disappear in the sky after an hour into the flight. A total of 237 people are missing right up to this moment. Our Govt was incompetent and handle the crisis terribly. As a result, our country became a laughing stock to the world and we are now clearly described as a nation with 1st class facilities but 3rd class mentality. Today is already the 10th day into the crisis and there is still no progress. Most of them are Chinese. Family and friends are angry with our Govt for being slow to provide news and for being incompetent. For the past ten days, there were so much speculation in the social media. While the whole world come together as one to pray for them, some unkind soul speculate beyond limit. Now the whole episode here is about MH370 took off from KLIA at about midnight scheduled to reach Beijing about 7am. An hour after take off, the pilot calmly responded in the radio "Roger, Goodnite " and within minutes, the transponder was switched off and in the next 20 mins another transponder was switched off too which investigation concluded that someone did this on purpose to avoid radar detection. Then the plane just disappeared. It was later investigated and found out that the plane had turned back towards Malaysia heading towards the Indian Ocean. Investigation shows also that someone very knowledgeable in aviation had managed to escaped radar by flying low and had managed to fly through at least three countries. Gosh, it is scary. At this moment I am hoping that it is really a hijack and the hijackers will make a demand fast to our Govt. Sadly, experts also predicted that the plane has crashed into the Indian ocean. 24 countries are helping to search with aircraft, ships, helicopters, etc but to no avail for the time being. I really hope that lives are not lost and they will return safely to their families waiting for them at home. God bless.