Today is the last day of August 2016! It is also the Independent Day of Malaysia! And the news that the Malaysian police had arrested 3 suspected ISIS members planning for attacks on entertainment outlets, police posts, and a temple in Batu Cave is real stark reminder for us that terrorists are active and terrorist attacks are REAL!!
Most disconcerting and distressful!
This coupled with the rising discovery of more than 81 cases of Zika disease in Singapore and the travel alerts issued by a few countries whose citizens visit Singapore quite a lot is double troubles!
Personally I believe that the Zika virus is not as fearsome as the SARS episode though it can be very traumatic for pregnant ladies who are carrying a precious life in their wombs. No mother and parents want any developmental harm to their babies for sure as the babies will suffer the consequence all their lives!
For the Zika case, we can triple our efforts to make sure that the mosquitoes have no chance to breed by destroying their habitats and also NOT creating any environment that help them breed! Everyone has to be mindful of their duties and the dire consequence of not doing their parts!
For the terrorists who have strong view about what they are doing is right, it is a bit more difficult to tackle. The mind has a life of its own. Learned from the BBC broadcast just a day or two ago that an ex-radicalised terrorist now a reformed individual claims that de-radicalisation efforts/programs do not work. Ultimately the individual himself/herself must come to the realization that the way they understood things are wrong and harmful to themselves and others. Only then will they be free from radicalization!!
While there may be some truth to it, much to my despairs, we simply have to continue to try to de-radicalise those we had identified and hope that eventually they will click, somehow!
Welcome September 2016!! 2/3 of 2016 is GONE!! Never to be seen again!!
Most disconcerting and distressful!
This coupled with the rising discovery of more than 81 cases of Zika disease in Singapore and the travel alerts issued by a few countries whose citizens visit Singapore quite a lot is double troubles!
Personally I believe that the Zika virus is not as fearsome as the SARS episode though it can be very traumatic for pregnant ladies who are carrying a precious life in their wombs. No mother and parents want any developmental harm to their babies for sure as the babies will suffer the consequence all their lives!
For the Zika case, we can triple our efforts to make sure that the mosquitoes have no chance to breed by destroying their habitats and also NOT creating any environment that help them breed! Everyone has to be mindful of their duties and the dire consequence of not doing their parts!
For the terrorists who have strong view about what they are doing is right, it is a bit more difficult to tackle. The mind has a life of its own. Learned from the BBC broadcast just a day or two ago that an ex-radicalised terrorist now a reformed individual claims that de-radicalisation efforts/programs do not work. Ultimately the individual himself/herself must come to the realization that the way they understood things are wrong and harmful to themselves and others. Only then will they be free from radicalization!!
While there may be some truth to it, much to my despairs, we simply have to continue to try to de-radicalise those we had identified and hope that eventually they will click, somehow!
Welcome September 2016!! 2/3 of 2016 is GONE!! Never to be seen again!!
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