August 07, 2006

41


Found this leaflet stuck at my gate. It is in 4 languages. It says ‘It is difficult to predict when an emergency will happen, so we need to be ready and prepared at all time.’

Some items it recommended: rice, cooking oil, biscuits, instant noodles, canned food, beverages, sugar.

Then I was thinking of emergencies……diseases, wars, disasters, food shortage.…...

When I was in HK, there were typhoons in China (HK only mildly affected) and earthquakes in Indonesia. Someone commented in a Chinese newspaper that HK was fortunate.

Are we not fortunate too.

On our 41st National Day, I wish that we will have infinite years of good fortune, be spared the natural disasters and diseases, and the sufferings caused by human acts.


Majullah Singapura! Happy National Day !

2 comments:

Victor said...

Happy National Day to you too, Frannxis.

Amar Mainkar said...

Happy National Day , Frannxis. We in India also have our Independence day coming up on August 15. Seeing the vagaries of the monsoon in India, I feel our Government better come up with a sound disaster management plan....