Sunday, February 01, 2009

The irony of an Asian life

Everyday you will hear about unusual weather, rains, temperatures and floodings, of course all of them are blamed upon the people's disconcerting attitude towards the environment. I was born and raised in a beautiful country, only you would only call this country beautiful through the lens and clips they show on TV. Once you have gone out of your indoor haven you are faced with the reality of the situation, you have been fooled. Roads littered with remnants of yesterday's activities, cats scavenging for pieces of food, rats running pass in front of you as if there was nothing stopping them, the air filled with filth and foreign elements.

The irony seems to be that every time we blame the government for not taking actions we didn't stop and look at what we ourselves have done. We tried to overlook the existence of our own doings. We blamed the changing climate to global warming and yet still throw our thrashes on the road. Of course you might say we have to do things one step at a time, but at this rate every time we take a step forward it feels like we're taking two steps back. At this very rate it feels like all hopes have disappeared from making this country a possible place to live. I love it, it's my home, but honestly, it's so corrupted with filth and gunk I don't think it would ever be possible to clean all of them.