quite a happening week in current affairs..
first is Republicans regain control of the Lower House after the US mid term election..
now Pres Obama will face even more difficulty in pushing through the reforms on his cards..
& puts a big question mark if he can be re-elected as President 2 yrs later..
& impact on external relations is also too early to tell..
then it is Mt Merapi that cant stop erupting..
Poor Indonesia..
how did the Indonesians survive in the ancient times with all the earthquakes, volcano eruptions & even tsunami??
next is the Qantas A380 incident
6 mins into e flight & there is problem with e engine..
luckily no one is hurt..
wonder how it can affect the future orders for A380, cos experts did mention tt it is rare to experience faulty engine after jus 3 yrs of usage..
so engineering problem or design fault??
all in all, it certainly doesnt bodes well for Airbus..
& a boy got killed in Downtown East which is linked to street gangs..
very shocking indeed, cos Downtown East is a popular chalet destination & a murder happening there is kinda surprising..
even if it occurs in the carpark, surely there are ppl who are passing by who can help??
then jus read that there is a slashing incident happened in Bukit Panjang..
i guess e teenagers are getting more daring due to a precedent??
i haven heard street gangs/secret society crimes in a long time & this is worrying..
& i believe this problem din jus occurs overnight..
there ought to be symptoms/ warning signals from these wayward teenagers?
hence where are the support network from families & schools??
granted in most situations, family are generally 'useless' so unfortunately the responsibility lies in e schools
nt sure if caning is still allowed in schools, but surely the schs cant jus stop at counseling right?
養不教， 父之過
教不嚴， 師之惰
teachers nowadays surely doesnt hav e easiest job & definitely under-appreciated..
final news i like to talk about is China announcing to buy 102 Airbus planes..
Not sure how US will feel when reading the news but i cant help feeling its China's way of showing that she is not a pushover..
e world's 2 biggest economies know the consequences of a full fledged trade war so they are 'fighting it out' subtly..
Perhaps im biased, but as a Chinese, I do hope that US can accept the fact that China is rising fast graciously & gets into a good challenge with China on a even field..
