Man's Greatest Enemy is Himself

Hey there. I haven't been updating this site for quite a while. In fact, i have also forgotten how to change template. In fact, i don know how to change the templates, it's just that i don't know how to customise the settings like the tag-board and other stuff like the profiles and blah blah blah......

It has been a tough times the past few months. There was drama rehearsals that almost clashed with my school cirriculum and other enrichment programmes. Then, there were the promotional examinations, which i did not really perfoem up to my own expectations.

Over the months, i've made quite a few insightful discoveries. The hurricanes in North America and the quakes in South Asia made me think a lot. Let us start off first with the hurricanes in the US.

Katrina showed that Bush wasn't really a capable leader. I never believed in him before but of course, the presidential elections in the US proved me wrong. I think i'm more of a democrat than a republican, mainly because i don't think Bush is a good leader. He doesn't have tack and the ability to deter tricky situations. The scandle involving the CIA leak further shows that he isn't able to handle situations in a diplomatic manner. Call me evil if you like, I was pretty happy that his popularity level is at its lowest at 35%. This figure is even worse off than former President Clinton's 60% when he was caught in the Monica scandal. Besides showing that Bush deserves to be sacked, it also showed us that we are indeed making the global climate worse. With the increase amount of greenhouse gases being released and it has been causing the depletion of the ozone layer, it is of course, that our climate will be affected. Since 26th December 2004 earthquake and tsunami disasters, freak weathers have been occuring all over the globe.

God bless the people who are affected in the South Asia earthquake. It is very unfortunate that this have to happen, especially when it's starting to get cold. I'm sure some will be suffering from hyperthermia. So far, even Pakistan and India have been appealing for donations, I still feel that not much help is being rendered to these 2 countries. For God's sake, everyone is God's children. How can we just foresake then and leave them to their own devices. I remember in the beginning of the school year, there was an appeal for the tsunami victims. But how come there isn't one now? The tsunami occured when the weather was starting to get a little warmer, but the people in Pakistan and India will be experiencing winter very soon. They will need a lot of supplies like blankets, jackets, hot stuff to keep them warm. Medicines and proper housing is also essential to keep them safe and warm. I hear that they are still expericing severe aftershocks like one which was 6 on the richter scale on Sunday. We must pool our resources and help them. We are living in a safe environment and we must share whatever we have with others. Some may ask me that we may be suffering from charity fatigue, especially after the NKF saga. Nonsense! We are talking about thousands of lives here. Can money bring these people back to life? Definitely no! Hell no!

I was having this conversation with coach last week, and his words enlightened me. It is indeed true that man's greatest enemy is himself. I used to think otherwise. Let's use a simple analogy. Who kills?: the gun or man. The answer will have to be man. Man pulls the trigger and the gun doesn't go off by itself (unless of course it is mulfunctioning). People are dying everyday and it's all cause of our greediness, our arrogance and our lack of tolerance. I also found another point of his pretty interesting. He asked me if we can avoid war. My answer was yes. I mean, all we need to do is to resolve conflicts in a peaceful and calm manner, and all will be well. But no. We can't avoid war. Ok. Let's examine this closely. Technology is constantly advancing. New and better weapons are being produced. But these weapons will definitely have to be tested out. And where to they test it? The battlefield. I'm beginning to think that there is a political agenda behind war. Countries just want to test out their new weapons and so they 'create' war so that they can further improve on their weapon technology. It may even be a trap for their rivals to reveal their weapon technology as well.

I was also glad to have found someone who didn't think that the word 'die' is taboo. Since i was young, whenever i say the word 'die' or 'death', frowns will be directed at me. However, we do not know when we are going to die. It is all fated. You could even pass on if you were just to step one step out of your house. I'm currently pretty irritated when my family/friends ask about a close friend of mine and what i say that this person is 'dead' if i don't get a reply for days, they will just ask me to shut up or give me a look of terror. Get a life man! Who knows what tomorrow will bring. I may not even be there to see the sunrise! We have to live our lives to the fullest and just go for it. Don't hold back (unless you are causing hurt to someone like a jihad or two-timing. Absolutely no no!).

Well, it took me 3 days to get this entry done. Phew! I hope it wasn't too boring. I also hoped that i have not made any typing errors, given the speed that i was typing. :)