Monday, March 26, 2007

Here we go again

The Putra LRT service broke down again for the umpteenth time. As a colleague said, maybe in future, the Rapid KL management should inform the commuters the exact date the breakdowns will occur. At least those affected will be prepared beforehand and can make other arrangements. Better still, shut the whole system at least once a week. That seems to be the current frequency of the breakdowns. Eventually, we could even declare the whole system unfeasible and start from scratch with something new. That way, a new set of opportunists will be able to grease their pockets.

The news report in the thestar of 23 March 2007 says that “Rapid KL apologised to its customers for the inconvenience caused.”. That sounds more like a broken record playing ad infinitum.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Impending Death

Whenever I hear news of an impending death, I get a slight tremble. Knowing a person does not prepare oneself to the final reality that we will part company soon. My only hope is that the ongoing journey would be bearable to those closest to him. The doctors say the prognosis is bad. Maybe another six months. I hope that he would not suffer an agonising death. May it be brief and painless. Suffering is never pleasant.