More night views at KLCC

October 9th, 2008 at 10:08 · Filed Under Architecture, Blogging, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Photography · Comment 

There were some downpours on that evening so the weather at night was cooler. I really needed to get online to check my emails and to get some information from the Internet. My hotel did not provide complimentary Internet connection and I had to pay for RM40+ for 24 hours use. Who would use the Internet the whole 24 hours? What a stupid 5 stars hotel!

I learned that there was a Coffee Bean down P. Ramlee road which opened till midnight. After dinner with my sister, Jenny, I took my gears and headed to P. Ramlee. On the way, I took a picture just outside KLCC.

It was almost midnight when I heading back to hotel. I saw clouds passing across the tips of KLCC. I was taking the picture with my phone so the pictures were not as good as those taken with DSLR.

It was a nice walk because of the cool weather. But walking in KL was risky. You might sprain your ankles if you were not careful. The pavement was not event and some were protruded. I almost sprained mine a couple of times. So, if you ever come to KL, beware and watch your steps. Pedestrian safety and comfort are not the city’s interest.

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Night view at KLCC

October 7th, 2008 at 22:51 · Filed Under Architecture, Blogging, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Photography · 5 Comments 

I passed by outside KLCC this evening and saw this magnificent view. I always wanted to take a shot of this magnificent building but did not manage to do it. This was a great opportunity but unfortunately I only had my phone (with camera) so I couldn’t get a nice picture of it. I like to take architecture photograph. Next time, I will take my DSLR with me.

Against All Odds - The Rise Of An Industrious Country

October 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 · Filed Under At Home, Blogging, Education, Humanity, Japan, Philosophy, Social · 1 Comment 

It was two weeks ago, if my memory served me right, my kids were playing around the dining hall. One of them, took a hard-boiled egg and put it into a basket of uncooked eggs. LA was getting crazy about this. I heard the incidence and I came out of my working room.

“This is the great opportunity to show the kids about science I learned when I was in lower primary.”, the thought emerged quickly. At that age, I used to read science comics for kids published by a Hong Kong publisher. I never had any chance to use that knowledge. My mom would do the cooking and I did not mess around her kitchen so there was no chance to mix up the cooked and uncooked eggs. This time, my kids gave me an opportunity to show off. ;)

I took the two eggs in my hand and LA gathered the boys around the dining table. Mom told D, “Look, daddy is going to demonstrate science.”

I took one egg at a time, stood it on its broader end and then spun it on the table, One egg would spin standing until it lost its angular momentum. The other egg couldn’t hardly spin on its end for a fraction of a second. The cooked and uncooked eggs had been determined. The boys, especially D, were astonished.

Well, what is the relationship about this egg tale and the rise of an industrious country?

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祝贺“神七”

September 27th, 2008 at 23:03 · Filed Under Astronomy, Blogging, China, Chinese · Comment 

昨日在报章上看到“神七”成功升天,心里很高兴。原本要写这篇文章的,不过由于很忙也太累了,所以没写。刚才回到家,原本也很累的,但是在电视上看到中国宇航员首度出舱外进行太空漫步,高兴得连疲累也忘了,心里真的感到一种莫名的兴奋。我孩子也看到了中国宇航员太空漫步的画面。向他们解释了一些太空科学。不知道他们是否了解,不过他们也非常的高兴。

在此,我们一起祝贺中国,“神七”为中国人带来了骄傲!

最新:神七返回舱于28日17时37分在内蒙古四子花旗着陆。

Land of opportunity

September 22nd, 2008 at 22:06 · Filed Under Blogging, USA · 23 Comments 

The America is regarded as the land of opportunity, there is no doubt about it. Tonight I watched the TV with my family and came across an interesting event. 80 year-old Ada Lynn appeared in “America’s Got Talent” and said, “We never know what will happen tomorrow. I say give it a try now.” Ada’s husband passed away a year ago. She was a singer and a humorist. Her voice was so beautiful and powerful, hypnotizing everyone. Of course, she passed the audition.

Another person who passed the audition was Kashif Meman from Pakistan. He came to the America 6 years ago and he wanted to try his talent in this talent searching show. He did Bollywood-styled dance and his amazing dance had mesmerized the audiences including the three judges.

That’s America, equal opportunity, where you prove your talent and make your dreams come true.

自私自利的马来西亚华人

September 19th, 2008 at 23:30 · Filed Under Blogging, Chinese, Critiques, Malaysia, Politics · 1 Comment 

读了“916变天不成,安华应该交带!”之后,我写了“完成大事,要有耐心”(我也把它登在我的博客里,见:小不忍则乱大谋)来回应这妇人之见,希望大家能忍耐一下,继续齐心协力支持安华斗争到底。可是还有些持“妇人之见”人仕继续讽刺安华、要安华解释等等的来信。

看了之后,本人极度感慨马来西亚华人这种自私自利的态度。人家做得好,一声感谢都没有,要是有吗就随便说声”好!“。人家要是做不到吗,就踩到底,要人家解释等等荒唐之说。读了“安华好心没好报”和“应该体谅行动者”,我略有同感:安华欠了你吗?

好些马来西亚华人多是自私自利、怕事、不团结、自扫门前雪。举一项列子,一些华人看到他人被打劫,就快快躲起来,眼不见为净。有些还告诉子女亲人不要多管他人“闲事”惹麻烦。反观马来友族,要是一人被抢劫,整个kampung的人就会出来捉人。难怪会让他人看扁我们华人说我们是“寄居者”!

变天是一件国家大事,不是小孩子玩泥沙。变天如棋,安华正小心翼翼下这盘棋,一步错,全盘皆落索。安华一定要依照宪政程序一步一步来。要是安华直接觐见国家元首,肯定被对方咬定安华没照宪政程序,反被对方问为何安华不先在国会讨论,那时就连国家元首也帮不了安华。

安华除了依照宪政程序之外,他也正在打心理牌,让现今政府丑态百出,同时也试探国际社会对他的支持。安华比任何一位在朝或在野政客有更多的国际人脉网络,如果由他出任首相,肯定很多外资蜂涌来马。

变天这件事已经引起国际社会的关注。要是当今政府胆敢以内安法令捉安华,西方国家,由其是国际人权委员会肯定会大肆谴责当今政府并向其施加压力。

请大家先搞清楚才做指责。要是不知道宪政或法律程序,那请不要胡乱指责安华,于事无补,反而弄巧反拙。这样会让他人更瞧不起我们华人!

这种态度要是不改,不管有位多么好的首相,我们华人在马来西亚不会有什么好日子过。

Shield of virtue, sword of truth

September 19th, 2008 at 10:53 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics · Comment 

A noble knight, armed with the shield of virtue and the sword of truth, on his way to a kingdom barred by forest of thorn. May the shield of virtue protect him from harm. May the sword of truth fly swift and right to the heart of evil. The evil dies and the good prevails.

小不忍则乱大谋

September 18th, 2008 at 12:43 · Filed Under Blogging, Chinese, Malaysia, Politics · 1 Comment 

至“当今大马”、回--“916变天不成,安华应该做交待!”

老谋深算的安华自有他的策划。916过了两天还没“变天”,其中自有原因。安华要的是和平方式接任,也盼给阿都拉一个下台阶。觐见国家元首是最后一步。安华要接任之余,也避免树立敌人,乃大将风范。

大家既然支持安华,就应该对安华有信心。做大事,要有耐心。我们也不想有个粗心、鲁莽行事的首相,对吗?

The power of China

August 24th, 2008 at 23:10 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Days in My Life, Education, Sports · Comment 

After watching the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic 2008, I wrote a Chinese post about it and the magnificent Olympic torch ceremony. Tonight, the world witnessed again China’s ability to stage such a huge magnificent show to the world.

One thing that caught my eyes was the double deck bus which then transformed into a stage. When I was young, I used to imagine to have a vehicle which could transform into anything as I wished. China has done it! It has become possible.

Both the opening and closing ceremony have attracted the world’s attention. The shows take a person’s knowledge and understanding of Chinese cultures and history. Without such knowledge and understanding, the shows were just merely gigantic stage performances, and nothing more than entertainment. The story went down the time tunnel from Qin dynasty to modern China. They told the spectacular transformation of China and its rising.

最棒的奥运圣火

August 9th, 2008 at 0:42 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Chinese, Days in My Life, Sports · 3 Comments 

最撮目以待的奥运圣火点燃仪式在经过四小时的开幕仪式之后,终于在北京的夜空点燃。中国体操王子,李宁,手握奥运火炬,系上钢索,飞上鸟巢顶上,有嫦娥奔月的意义。然后用像武侠小说里的轻功,在鸟巢顶上奔跑。他双脚踏过之处,有动人画面以投影机投影出来。到了终点站,巨型奥运会圣火炬终于出现。李宁以手中圣火将之点燃。

李宁在鸟巢上踏步飞行的情景非常动人。自从1992巴塞罗那奥林匹克,西班牙神箭手以弓箭把奥运会圣火射向奥林匹克火炬将之点燃之后,再也没有比那更精彩的奥运会圣火点燃仪式了。今晚,北京再创神奇,以罕为观止的呈现方式,把圣火点燃。

要吊在半空,离地大约一百公尺,有点倾斜的顶上奔驰,非要有相当的体力和耐力不可。李宁这一幕,有很大、很远的意义。李宁就代表了中国,他那嫦娥奔月的姿态就代表了中国的能力、耐力和决心,走向世界,冲出太空。

科技奥运,名符其实。中国再一次让全世界的华人引以为豪。再一次,祝福中国北京。

Chikungunya fever

July 14th, 2008 at 23:25 · Filed Under Blogging, Health, Malacca, Malaysia, Medical, Muar, Singapore · 5 Comments 

My aunt and her husband were talking about some mosquito transmitted fever with joint pains when we visited her yesterday. They told us the epidermic was spreading in Segamat, Tangkak, Sagil and Muar. The epidemic they were talking about was Chikungunya fever. This disease is transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. Today, there are 4 reported cases in Malacca.

The outbreak is caused by raining season. Singapore has reported an outbreak in earlier this year in January. Although it is not as deadly as dengue fever, I will take no chance to allow our kids to expose to the Aedes mosquitoes. No outdoor activities in the evening for a while.

One great Sunday out

July 13th, 2008 at 23:56 · Filed Under Blogging, Days in My Life, Eating Out, Family, Muar · 1 Comment 

We have planned to go to a temple at Muar for weeks and finally the day came. We went to pick up grandma at 1030, bought some fruits in the town and heading to Muar around 1130. The journey took around half an hour thanks to the new express way.

We went to Muar to find that temple with Richard some time in April. Being the agnostic me, I haven’t been to such temples in years. Being curious, I went with some hope. But I guess the effect will not come so soon. Those Chinese friends who believe in such “Gods” will understand what I am talking about.

There were many people at the temple and we finished our business around 1445 or 1500. Then we headed to Muar town center for lunch. After our late lunch, we visited an aunt there. Grandma chatted with her sister for a while then home we went.

When we arrived Melaka, we stopped over at Jusco to buy some more fruits and a few shirts. Then we all had our dinner at KFC. Reached home around 2030. We were so exhausted and went to bed quite early.

What a Sunday!

My message to our dearest Prime Minister

June 9th, 2008 at 23:01 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Social · Comment 

Here’s a message I have sent to our dearest Prime Minister at Warkah Untuk PM. I hope he is personally reading all the messages and really put in efforts to ease our burdens and also make changes. Read more

多难兴邦

May 28th, 2008 at 12:16 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Days in My Life, Education, Humanity, Philosophy, Social · Comment 

温爷爷在北川中学黑板上写的四个大字:“多难兴邦”。这四个字已经铭刻在忆万中国人心中。这四个字也给了我很大的回响。

一个国家灾难重重,必能训练出超强的毅力和团结力以应付重重灾难。一个人如果困难重重,也必能训练出超强的毅力和顺应能力。所以,当一个人遇上重重困难时,千万要记得温爷爷的四个字:“多难兴邦”!绝对要理性起来,绝不能灰心和放弃。

好一个“多难兴邦(人)”!

Let’s mourn for China

May 19th, 2008 at 14:28 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Humanity · 7 Comments 

Let us observe 3 minutes of silence too…

Mourning

May 19th, 2008 at 12:23 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Humanity · Comment 

At 14:28 CST today, one week after the Sichuan/Wenchuan Earthquake, China will mourn for three days. The Chinese National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR will be raised at half mast. The Chinese public observe a period of silence to express mourning; vehicles, vessels, trains and air-defense alarms will sound followed by 3 minutes of silence.

Let us mourn and pray for those who lost their lives in the earthquake.

The aftermath

May 19th, 2008 at 11:57 · Filed Under Blogging, China, Humanity · Comment 

It has been a week after Sichuan, center China, was hit by the worst earthquake in 30 years with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale. Over ten of thousands lost their lives in this quake. The golden 72-hour has passed.

There are many articles and blogs about the suffering of the Chinese people and that’s enough and I am not going to write another one. I was going to write but my heart was so heavy and sorrow after reading articles and blogs on the Internet. I am deeply touched by the heroes who went for rescue. I am deeply touched by pictures and reports of the dead and survivors. I am deeply touched by the Premier of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao. His orders and words echoed so powerfully in my heart that China has risen to be a powerful giant nation.

China’s proven world class competency

April 13th, 2008 at 13:20 · Filed Under Ada, China, Computing, Humanity, Linux, Software Development, Web · Comment 

During the snow hazard in China this February, the Chinese government had successfully managed the natural disaster and crisis with much professionalism in such a short period of time. According to an unconfirmed source, the Chinese government managed to develop a Disaster Management System in just 5 days. 75 software engineers from the Chinese military worked around the clock for 5 days to bring up a web based Disaster Management System to collect, manage, disseminate, coordinate, and to provide command and control to the military disaster relieve team during the recent snow hazard.

The system was developed using Ada, AWS (Ada Web Server) with a little of PHP and Perl. The system deploys a MySQL database running on Linux. The system is hooked up to air-borne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) for real-time acquisition of landscaping information in snow hazard affected area to help assessing the damage of rail ways, roads, housing and forest. The Chinese army engineering company was dispatched by the system to areas in need of assistance.

I have yet to receive further details of how the system works and probably will not. Anyway, that shows the Chinese ability and responsiveness in dealing with natural disaster. Hail China!

Bukit Bendera

March 13th, 2008 at 21:51 · Filed Under Holidays, Malaysia, Penang, Photography, Scenery · 1 Comment 

Bukit Bendera or Penang Hill is one of the famous tourist spot. The weather is cooler up there. We took the 2:00PM funicular train up the hill. Single trip takes about half an hour to reach the top. It was the first time for my kids and I to go up the hill. The first time I visited Penang about 30 years (and the last time was about 10 years) ago I did not go to Penang Hill due to some reasons I could not remember. It has got great views along the track and on top of the hill. I recommend to go Penang Hill off peak season when the funicular train is not packed by tourists, otherwise it will be a humid and uneasy experience especially with younger children.

At about 410 meters above sea level, the weather is cooler but no cooler than Fraser Hill. The visibility is not good, indicates pollution on the island. Here you can see the Penang Bridge and Komtar.

Pulau Tikus

March 13th, 2008 at 21:50 · Filed Under Buddhism, Holidays, Malaysia, Penang, Photography, Scenery · Comment 

Pulau Tikus (Rat Island) is neither an island nor an area infested by rats. It is a name of a place on Penang Island which is said to be named after the actual Pulau Tikus Isle. Despite of its name, it is one of the upper class neighborhood with many mansions, bungalows and colonial buildings, and many high-end condominiums such as those along Gurney Drive.

We went to the Burmese and Siamese Buddhist Temples in Pulau Tikus after visiting Kek Lok Si. Although it is one of the tourist spots, one still can find serenity at both temples comparing to Kek Lok Si. These photos are taken at the Siamese Buddhist Temple which is situated directly opposite of the Burmese Buddhist Temple.


Two high-end condominiums in the background.


The two guardians outside of the temple.


The sleeping Buddha.

Koi

March 13th, 2008 at 21:50 · Filed Under Animals, Gardening, Holidays, Malaysia, Penang, Photography · Comment 

The koi pool at Kek Lok Si. These koi fishes may worth hundreds of thousands or a million ringgit if they are of pure Japanese breed. Looks like they are not the pure Japanese breed. The kids enjoyed feeding the fishes very much.

Kek Lok Si

March 13th, 2008 at 21:49 · Filed Under Buddhism, Holidays, Malaysia, Penang, Photography, Scenery · 4 Comments 

Kek Lok Si (or 极乐寺 in Chinese) is a Buddhist temple situated on a hill in Air Hitam in Penang. It is the best known Buddhist temple on the island and possibly the whole Malaysia. My last visit was more than 10 years ago with LA when I was giving talks at USM (Universiti Sains Malaysia).

We climbed up to the temple from the foot of the hill via a passage surrounded by souvenir stores. Sad to say, along the passage way, I saw garbage and many deserted stores. This is an awful site to this famous tourist spot on this pearl of orient.

Nonetheless, the temple is quite well maintained and many beautifying and expansion project are being carried out. IMO, the temple is rather too commercialized. Everywhere money, money, money. Encouraging tourists and Buddhist visitors to donate or buy stuff, good for the island economy (and the temple) but it is overdone. It is no exception in this materialistic world the temple has to seek financial for its survival and continue expansion and beautification to lure tourists. Sad, isn’t it?


The Goddess of Mercy and her two guardians on both side (photos below).

One Malaysian

March 10th, 2008 at 23:07 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

I have mixed feeling about the 12th General Election which happened two days ago. The giant or the people of Malaysia has finally awaken and spoken. They used their vote to change the government. Although the National Front coalition (Barisan Nasional) has won with simple majority, the call is loud and clear! We don’t want racism. We don’t want corrupt government. We want freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and we want a transparent and efficient government!

This marked the remarkable and memorable day in Malaysia’s history where all three major races, Malays, Indians and Chinese hand-in-hand, heart-to-heart vote for a change. The outcry of the people has transformed into a political tsunami which rocked the entire nation.

Now, we are on our way to one nation, one Malaysian, “Satu Bangsa”! I, including my family, my children and millions of Malaysians will be proud to call themselves “Malaysian” in front of the world. This is the perfect time to say “Malaysia Boleh!” (Malaysia can)

Majority denied!

March 9th, 2008 at 1:25 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

Latest news up to this point of time, People’s Front coalition has denied 2/3 majority seats of the National Front coalition by winning 76 seats in Parliament. There are 222 Parliament seats contested and the National Front coalition has won 108 seats. It needs to win 112 seats to be in majority.

The people’s front coalition has won 76 seats, DAP 27, PKR 25 and PAS 24. The people’s front coalition has taken on Penang, Kedah, Kelantan and Selangor and they are likely to take on Perak.

If the national front loses 2/3 majority, the coalition leader, Abdullah Badawi will face tremendous pressure in the coming party assembly and face step down. Let’s hope Malaysia will have a new remake.

Lim Guan Eng to be CM

March 9th, 2008 at 1:17 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

It is confirmed that Guan Eng is the new Chief Minister of Penang. DAP will form a new government in Penang together with PKR. It will be a government for all Malaysians, he said. Well done!

I believe the new government in Penang will be a good start to reform Malaysia and her economy and internal security which all Malaysians are longing for. If the People’s Front can prove to Malaysians that they can run the government more efficiently, a bigger wind of change will be most likely to take place again in the next election.

Please, do your jobs well and don’t let the people down. Ganbatte kudasai!

The Awakening

March 9th, 2008 at 0:26 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

The giant (Malaysians) has finally awaken! The wind of change is here. What took you so long? Huh?

IMHO, Raja Petra should be the top key person who helps stirring up the wind of change. His speeches are marvelous and inspiring. If you wish to watch his speeches, search for “Raja Petra” or “RPK” in YouTube.

And the latest news, Lim Guan Eng from DAP will be the next Chief Minister of Penang. This will be confirmed in the morning or on Monday. Anyhow, good luck to Guan Eng and DAP and please give the people all your best.

A Political Tsunami

March 8th, 2008 at 22:21 · Filed Under Blogging, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

A political tsunami is happening right now in Malaysia. Today is the polling day for the 12th General Election in Malaysia. The People’s Front (Opposition Parties) is taking on the ruling coalition (National Front) by storm. The People’s Front will be forming a new government in Penang which had been ruled by the ruling coalition for 40 years!

The wind of change is blowing furiously. This has voiced out people’s inner voice to have a change of the government. A tsunami is rocking the whole Malaysia right now. Logon to MalaysiaKini for more latest results/reports.

Long live Malaysia! Long live Malaysians!

The Politicians in Malaysia

March 1st, 2008 at 11:28 · Filed Under Blogging, Critiques, Malaysia, Politics, Social · Comment 

Politicians are clowns, comedians and liars. Well, as I get older (and wiser?), I see clearer and deeper, I see more contrast and colors in the dramas and personalities they portray. These clowns have low IQ and even acted more childish then children.

It is so sad that there are still many people have been deceived by their disguise. Luckily, there are also many young people are starting to see the awful faces of these stupid politicians. Hopefully, these new forces from the younger generation may one day change the country.

CNY visiting

February 16th, 2008 at 23:59 · Filed Under Blogging, Days in My Life, Family, Travel · 1 Comment 

There was nothing to do over the week end so I decided to take everyone to PJ to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. The plan was also to visit a few friends including Benji and also window shopping at 1U if time permitted.

We started our journey early. Traffic was smooth and we arrived at Sungai Besi in 1.5 hours. Unfortunately, the traffic built up heavily before the Sg. Besi toll. We were stuck there for many minutes and I decided to turn back and to take another alternative judging the heavy traffic would be delaying our journey by at least an hour or more. I took the UPM-Puchong (LDP) way and again another traffic congestion at LDP’s Sunway toll. The traffic there was not as heavy as Sg. Besi but it delayed our journey quite a bit. A 2-hour journey became 4-hour journey!

While driving on the E way, I realized I did not have Benji’s numbers on another phone. I had no way to contact Benji until he contacted me. According to SIL, all shopping malls were heavily congested by cars and people. On our way to PJ, we saw heavy congestion at Sunway Pyramid. So we decided to hang around at BIL’s house.

We went to some bakery supplies shops to buy some ingredients for making bread. On the way, Benji called. Thanked God! We would meet after 8.

Finally, we met up at Benji’s around 8. We drove back to Malacca and arrived safely. We called it a day!

Most Unfortunate

February 5th, 2008 at 23:26 · Filed Under Autos, Blogging, Days in My Life, Friends, Injuries, Medical, Travel · 2 Comments 

Richard, my ex-classmate and best friend, were back from Singapore for the CNY on Sunday. He called me on Sunday night and Monday as well but I wasn’t free to go out with him for a tea. So, tonight while taking dinos downtown for a spin, an idea sparked and I called Richard to find out his whereabout and thought we might go for a drink.

He was shopping at MP and Carrefour. We made an rendezvous at 2145. We went many places in the car to look at CNY decoration in the old town. Then we were at Melaka Raya and I called Richard to change our rendezvous place to Hotel Equatorial. We waited there and many cars and motorcycles had passed by but Richard was nowhere to be seen. The kids were getting boring and started to make lots of noises. I decided to leave but no long after we left the rendezvous place, my phone rang. It was Richard. He told me he met an accident. First I thought he was joking as he used to be. But I heard his jumpy voice and I knew it was not funny. He was behind MP and we rushed to the vicinity.

When we arrived, he was sitting by the road side. He was on motorcycle and a car recklessly knocked him down. I went to understand the situation and to take a look at his condition. Using my knowledge in sports science and sports injuries, I examined his wounds and his right leg. He told me his leg was broken but some youngster who appeared to be the friends of the driver and were St. John members told me his leg was fine and not broken. What a stupid and ignorant youngsters!

Richard had some abrasion on his arms and legs. Not much of concerns. I examined closely and carefully his right leg and I found some swelling began to develop around and above his ankle. I touched and pressed gently and asked him if he felt anything. He told me it was numbed. That further reaffirmed my findings and I told him he had broken leg. I concluded his top part of fibula and the lower part of tibia were broken. I quickly called an ambulance and then came two policemen on motorcycles. One of them went to direct traffic and the other stopped beside to see what happened. I told him it was an accident and the victim had broken leg. This policeman took his own sweet time and he did nothing but standing there to look. I told him to radio the ambulance to reinforce my report. He still took his own sweet time to unbuckle his crash helmet, put it down in the basket, and stood there. I asked him why wasn’t he take any action and he ignored me. When I questioned him the second time, he told me to be patient. I raised my voice a little bit and told him the victim had broken leg and was suffering and he needed immediate medical assistance. He still took his own sweet time. My anger increased and I took out pen and paper and started looking for his ID number on his uniform but his safety jacket had covered his uniform and the ID number. I wrote down his motorbike registration number and he quickly began to radio back to headquarters. What kind of policeman was that? Worst, at the end of the incident after Richard had been sent to the hospital, the two policemen encouraged the driver and my friend’s family to settle outside so that no troublesome paperwork. I told him with a stern voice that we were going to lodge a police report.

After Richard had taken his motorbike which was parked behind MP, he was en route to rendezvous with us. Suddenly, a car came from behind him, passed him and suddenly turned left to go into a parking without signaling and looking at the left rear looking mirror. BANG! The driver was a young college going boy after his form five so he must be about the age of 18 or 19. A new and inexperienced driver with friends in his car talking and cheering away. When they spotted a parking, he endangered Richard.

The driver and his friends (girls and boys) admitted it was the driver’s fault while talking to me and Richard’s sister and mother. We encouraged him to file a police report. I was the one to lead them to the police station. Sadly, this young boy changed his mind under the influence of his friends (maybe) and his family. He did not admit his fault and stated that the motorcyclist (Richard) overtook his car from left rear. I wonder where is his conscience? I wonder if he can sleep and eat well?

My three boys are fascinated by ambulance and they like to see ambulance when we spot one on the road. This time, they had gotten the chance to seean ambulance taking an accident victim to the hospital. They saw the medical officers taking Richard up to the ambulance in a wheeled stretcher and rushed him to the hospital with siren. My boys had seen what an ambulance should do. But I guessed, today was the most unfortunate day for Richard.

After I sent them home, I went to the General Hospital to see if there was anything I could offer. I waited until he was ready to be warded. His leg was confirmed broken and he was really worried. When we (his sister and I) met the doctor in the ward, I asked to see his X-ray. That confirmed my findings. One fracture on the top part of his right fibula and two fractures on the lower part of his right tibia.

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