I had wanted to write that I was feeling all chirpy and happy when I left home and was walking towards the bus stop. I mean, I really was feeling on top of the world. Morning was just beginning to break, the air was still quite fresh and the roads hadn’t gotten too busy yet and it’s Friday after all! Plus I’m wearing a new top I bought two weeks ago! But as I listened to the radio, the day’s news put a dampener on my spirits. Another bombing–this time in Jakarta, outside the Australian embassy. Just a week ago, the world was still reeling in shock over the horrific bombing of the school in Beslan, Russia. It’s just appalling….all these violence and senseless killing of innocent civilians.
Go here for a report by The Guardian.
Go here to read today’s editorial column of The Straits Times. There are also links to related articles that appear in today’s papers. They’re worth a read.