SKETCHBOOK

WHY???

I beg your pardon. Normally I don't say much, but I would like to say something today.
A primary school kid was drown in the swimming pool of my apartment today. Unfortunately or fortunately (ironically), he didn't lose his life and his parent didn't lose their son. The fact is probably he will spend the rest of his life lying on the bed due to brain damage.
It may seem another "typical" news headline regarding an unlucky boy. But let me tell you the whole story, it should be like this..."In the first day of summer holiday after exam, a couple of kids are trying to enjoy a nice sunny afternoon in a private swimming pool(but they not the resident of the building). After paying $10 each to the security guard, ridiculously, they are allowed to get in. Swimming in a pool where the life saver was basically napping or playing hide and seek with his girlfriend....one of the kid was drown and unfortunately and fortunately...."
This news may not be exposed to the public because the management company of the apartment doesn't want to get into trouble, the school which the kid studying doesn't want to get into trouble, his parent, the resident of the apartment, nobody want to get into trouble...even my parent ask me to shut up because they don't want to get into trouble..
You may feel weird, but that's Macau. For Majority of people, keeping silent is the way to survive. They basically don't want to know what's happening around them as long as one is living safely and comfortably in its own sweet home*...We do have a political system, we somehow regards as a democratic society. However, the fact is that the council is just a gathering place for those merchants and rich dudes. Majority of the citizens don't care about politic, reason is (*). The sacred vote is given to those who are rich enough to pay my grandparent a big meal. Futhermore, we dream at the time when the number of casinos will exceed the number of schools, Macau will became a damn successful and rich city which regarded as the Eastern Las Vegas…(does anybody like to live in a desert, physically and mentally?)
Maybe you think I am annoying with bull shitting and grumbling. I just feel sad about the IGNORANT of people. APATHETIC kills. I strongly believe the tragedy won''t happen if someone stand out and complain the impropriate things happened around the swimming pool and I hope people can QUESTION, CRITIIZE…we are living in a society, in a world, not in a 30m square space with 3 bedrooms and 1 toilet. Today “he” is just an unfortunate boy but who can tell who gonna be the next unfortunate one… (Touchwood). These may all sounds old-fashion but it's worth while to introspect..please...
Sometimes I think the miss of Pope John Paul II brought away the last man in the world who defends the TRUTH. But there are always someone out there fighting and questioning about life. http://www.adbusters.org/home/ (thanks kit for introducing me the site)

*As a Macau citizen for 23 yrs and in order to avoid any trouble, the above news is just a story. For any similarity, it’s just coincident.”

posted by ryxx @ 3:45 AM