March already!!!....EarthQuake n Aduan Rakyat

Hi Folks,

It is me and I am back. Darn! February was a pretty slow month for me especially updating the blog. It was certainly a hectic schedule with work n stuff.

Now, here we are on the 2nd day of March and it is still like same things, but just work and nothing else really change.

EarthQuake:

After the massive destruction in Haiti and last weekend it was the South American country of Chile that was on the headlines. Amazingly until today, even the most brilliant scientist or planet Earth expert can't predict the earthquake phenomenon. No doubt we have the equipment and resources to detect earthquake, but you will never know when the next quake will strike.

Here in Malaysia, thankfully we are not in the 'Ring of Fire' or in the major quake belt, but again because of our geographical location and relatively close distance with Indonesia and Philippines, we do have minor tremors.

Personally, I did experience tremor and that was at the office after 5:30p.m. It was weird because you start seeing things around you begin to shake. This was like last year and after watching the news it was confirmed that the tremor affected the Klang Valley.

As a country, we can't simply ignore and take things for granted about earthquake. Currently, the government are taking steps in addressing this but is this really enough? It is good to know that there is special signal to detect Tsunami at our seas and that this was collaboration with all the neighboring countries. There should be special awareness tv ad or infomercial on what to do when an earthquake strikes. It is not about scaring people, it is simply educating and creating an awareness for all of us.

Perhaps we should start train our citizens in preparing for earthquake/tsunami. What should we do at that point of time when the earthquake strikes? Run? Hide? Scream? Of course I am not an earthquake expert or safety expert, but just an average citizen expressiong one's views.

As Malaysians, we should be prepared mentally, physically, and spiritually for possible earthquake or tsunami that may strike our beloved country any time. Let us pray that it may not happen.

Aduan Rakyat:

Bravo! This TV show which was launched sometime back in Jan or Feb 2010 is certainly a top rating. It is a show focusing concerns and complaints by the 'rakyat' on basic infrastructure or resources that doesn't work and putting the local authority into the limelight in order for the action or rectification to take place.

One thing for sure it is not pin pointing finger at anyone, it is simply being accountable to the rakyat and giving the actual answers to the problem.

Basically, this show is not aim to put down any individual, but it give the authorities a wake up call so that at the end of the day, the rakyat deserve to know the answers.

Cheerios!