As I went through some articles about going green in the Star yesterday, it reminded me of the cute recycling bins I saw at Changi Airport in Singapore not too long ago. Why can't we have something similar around here so that people will be attracted to use them. Later on when my family and I stopped at Narita Airport, I saw the following bins. I must say that they are not as attractive as the ones in Singapore.
Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking when they do something.Or they simply do not think at all. The case in mind is the group of Malays who stomped on cow heads in Shah Alam recently.Being upset about something is understandable, but being disrespectful to others is downright disgusting.All of us in Malaysia are so well aware that Hindus revere cows like we revere our Prophet (peace be upon him).Even if some people claim that they are not aware of it, ignorance is not an excuse.Have we forgotten how upset and hurt we were when some hateful European drew and published a horrendous caricature of our revered Prophet?So why do the unforgivable act unto others?Think!Islam is for those who think.
I was shocked when I read an article about a demand that was made by a country to pay its citizen RM800 a month as a maid in Malaysia. Not only that, these maids are required to be given a day off and they must be provided with health insurance (even some of their employers do not own health insurance). I think, with this kind of provision, some of our single mothers would be willing to work as maids. I believe at some organizations in Malaysia, even clerks get a mere 600 – 700 Ringgits as their starting salary. In my personal opinion maids are not entitled for a complete day off. When we work in the office, school, factory, etc. from Monday until Friday or Saturday, we still have to work at home on our off days. I can understand why those foreign workers who are working in construction companies, restaurants, gas stations, and plantations should be given a day or two off in a week because they are staying in their “own” place. But in the case of maids, where would they go on their days off? Where would they eat? What would they do? Do the employers have to cook and serve them when they get back from shopping with their buddies?
As I went through some articles about going green in the Star yesterday, it reminded me of the cute recycling bins I saw at Changi Airport in Singapore not too long ago. Why can't we have something similar around here so that people will be attracted to use them. Later on when my family and I stopped at Narita Airport, I saw the following bins. I must say that they are not as attractive as the ones in Singapore.
