Poverty despairity

Could there be a common criteria to measure poverty?

On a one to one basis,who has a better recourse for meeting basic needs- the poor in an OECD country or in a socialist country?

If the objective of business corporations is primarily profit maximisation and that of the public service is governance,then who should shoulder the burden of helping the poor?The third sector would be the NGOs or the religious organizations.

As societies become more complex,what safeguards would there be for those who have dropped out of the system?

With the lack of social security,wouldn't there be greater propensity for someone in position of power to be opportunistic and amass financial security through illegal means?

When human capital cannot be capitalised any longer,are they relegated to junkyards like useless cars?

Air Pressure

Poof .....poof.......poof...
The ill wind breaks
on an 18 hour flight
from A to Z
Non-stop
without a break

Reimagining the city

Tropics

The heat-trap of concrete sidewalks
how to get a pedestrian friendly culture
when the humidity and heat saps your vitality

If youths need the thrill of racing,either they do it safely through virtual reality
illegally endangering other motorists is not the way to go
or start racing clubs at subsidized rates to train future Grand Prix drivers

A fusion city

Cityscape

revitalise the cities
everything is geared indoors
how to create pockets of outdoors
where children can roam,explore,scream
where young can play,outdoor performances of music and dance

A fusion city of past preserved and futuristic designs
grey slabs of concrete
revitalised

Wish List for RE generation

Impian Kami
Ren Min Di Xi Wang

Less dirty jokes and dirty politics at our expense

More recreational spaces,more natural,open spaces,more SAFE spaces

Community centres for interaction of all regardless of race or religion with free exercise classes for the elderly,cookery classes,dance and music facilities for youths instead of mat rempits and mall rats,training in traditional batik crafts,basket weaving,painting etc,IT facilities for young and old to bridge the digital divide

Non partisan media for critical dissemination of knowledge and not more shopping catalogues,no thank you

A Safe and Sound Environment

Mengekalkan ketenteraman agar rakyat jelata boleh meneruskan pekerjaan
Dalam keadaan ekonomi yang semakin bercabar and pesiangan dari negara lain yang lebih menarik
kekecohan hanya membawa kehilangan keyakinan pelabur asing
Maka keruntuhan ekonomi akan menjejas setiap orang
Masa inilah untuk menjalin perhubungan erat antara sektor awam and swasta
Berganding bahu bagi menyediakan lebih peluang pekerjaan kepada pemuda negara
Agak masa depan mereka masih cerah
atau kita akan kehilangan lebih orang muda ,berhijrah memajukan masa depan lain negara

Zeitgeist -The Spirit of The Time

It's time to stand up and be counted
It's time to defend our common space from the racists and sexists
It's time to claim the humanity
That links us to a common destiny

It's the day of reckoning
When the wronged cannot be silenced
When dark deeds cannot be whitewashed
When those with the wherewithal are above the law

It stands to reason
That's the time
that will turn the tide
From every side
To the rightful.