Endoh’s Dungeon

This is the song I was mentioning, that Andy Lau rewritten (lyrics) in one hour when I talked about the disaster in China. Thankfully, someone posted it up n Ping.sg forum and the rest of us can now listen to the meaningful lyrics. I am sure late Wong Ka Kui (黄家驹) will be delighted that his song is now used for such a noble cause.

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The media coverage of China’s earthquake has been fantastic, and I feel it’s even better than what we have seen from CNN on September 11th attack. Countless journalists were quickly scattered all over the affected area, bringing us the latest news and updates in all dimensions. The local media coverage is so extensive that I have not seen anything as close to the Chinese media by far.

Being quick, is one of the important characteristics of being a journalist. Sniffing out news that will keep us gripped to our chairs is definitely not an easy task. Imagine you have 101 news leads pertaining to the same incident, which should you report first? Maybe for some occasions, you may wonder what to report.

Here’s the puzzling part, where do we draw the line between ethical and unethical journalism?

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Cyclone Nargis is the most tragic natural disaster to happen since 2004’s Indian Ocean Tsunami, apart from China’s earthquake. I am particularly drawn to Nargis’s aftermath more than China’s earthquake due to the magnitude of damages and loss of lives. China has since received both aids and manpower from several countries, but the same cannot be said for our Myammar friends.

Of course, any such incident immediately draws out the need for donations across the globe. Like Indian’s Ocean Tsunami, the world responded not only with money and material aids. Billions of dollars are also being invested by many nations to develop a better Tsunami warning system for the benefit of all. While banks, organizations and many corporate companies (quick to embark on a marketing propoganda) are actively raising funds for Myammar, I wonder how realistic the effort is.

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What if I tell you that the Diet Coke you are drinking may contribute to higher chances of leukemia, lymphoma or breast cancer? How much more healthy are you, if you are a regular drinker of such sugar-free drinks?

Several friends have shared their lifestyle choices with me, and diet drinks are one of them. In fact, I didn’t know there is a group of (low profile) diet-drinks community in Singapore until I was told. With it, they advocate healthy life choices in terms of food and activities. Of course, healthy food is what our Government is also hoping for Singaporeans to adopt. What if the crowd is wrong?

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The headline was rolled out yesterday as Chelsea defeated Man Utd in the EPL, and apparently Chelsea’s problem isn’t only about ground staffs vs Man Utd players. Even though Chelsea is not my cup of tea, I don’t see how a football match should be linked politically.

I thought football is a game that establish friendship even though the rivalry on the pitch can be fiery. I thought football is the game to share love even though it’s an international game. I even thought football is the game to bring joy and hope to needy countries. But apparently some people in our neighbouring country feels otherwise.

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It’s a rare occasion to see a minister of any country to apologize for previous administrations and Australia’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has definitely done it right. What he is apologizing for is not just bread and butter issues, but injustice committed against the Aborigines for more than 200 years.

In Japan, the Japanese ministers have never wanted to admit to their war crimes and atrocities in WW2. In US, there are more conspiracies than real policies to talk about. As for Germany, they have greatly denied the existence of the Holocaust despite the massive amount of evidences. How can we ever forget Singapore, who is absolutely tight-lipped when it comes to apologies?

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