Saturday, February 05, 2005
Current Mood: sombre
Now Blasting: Rwanda Hotel Soundtrack
It still amazes me. Despite knowing the capabilities of words and psychological manipulation. The extent of human stupidity ....and lack of compassion.
I must've been about 14/15 at that time. I knew about the Gulf War when I was 11/12. How could I not know of The Rwandan Genocide? Oh no US intervention...
937,000 dead in 100 days. How could that have happened?
"Finally, on May 17, 1994, the UN conceded that "acts of genocide may have been committed." By that time, the Red Cross estimated that 500,000 Rwandans had been killed. The UN agreed to send 5,500 troops to Rwanda which were to be provided by mostly African countries. The UN also requested 50 APCs from the United States. However, deployment of these forces is delayed due to arguments over their cost."
Yet again, I am truly downright disgusted. By the sheer shallowness of the human mind and behaviour. What does it take to open up their minds? Our minds? More importantly. How could it have happened? Intolerance? Ignorance? Fear of change???
This reminds me of the Ambon/Maluku Tragedy. Where the Christians and Muslims started beheading one another in front of one another's families. Shooting. Killing. Decapitating.
HOW CAN WE CALL OURSELVES HUMAN???
At times like this, I can't help but think of my children. How do I make them understand? The power they possess? To change what might have been? How?
Hotel Rwanda
http://www.mgm.com/ua/hotelrwanda/
The Rwandan Genocide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide
Ambon-Maluku Tragedy
http://www.websitesrcg.com/ambon/documents/Advocat1.htm
I am calm now... I am calm................................. So much for having a day off...Thursday, February 03, 2005
Current Mood: calm
Now Blasting: Liz Phair - Extraordinary
Today, I finally made that much needed doc appt. I reached there late (as usual lol). Appt was for 2.10pm but I think i got there at like 2.35pm or smthn. Anyway since I got an appt I got to go in first bwahaha! The doc sent me for scanning and blood test and told me to bring back the report.
So I went to the Diagnosis Imaging centre. Had to wait a bit before they scanned me. There were a cpl of other ladies there. This really old gramma, one mid-aged malay lady, a chinese lady and a young indian lady with her mom and baby. I sat opposite them. It's kinda funny coz the malay gramma was being chatty and talked to the indian ladies. The younger one seem to understand a bit but her mom was totally lost and the malay gramma kept talking and talking to her LOL. I got tired of waiting so i chatted them up and got to hold the baby hehe!
Anyway, I got scanned and had my blood taken. Strangely, they took only ONE tube as compared to the previous time I was there. They took TUBES!!! Like 4 or 5, i was like OMG!!! They're gonna DRAIN ALL MY BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!! *SOB!* talk about brutal LOL!... hmmm maybe they cheated me out of a bag for blood donation or smthn
geez...
Well then I got my report and went back to the specialist clinic. It was in an envelope but curiosity got the better of me and i peeked. Found out the size of my umm... private organs... and that I have a functional cyst. That totally scared me coz I really dont like the idea of having things in my lil dormitories... So the doc said that I have to go for a minor surgery, on the 7th of March and that it will only take a day. Nonetheless, I was pretty petrified lol