Happy New Year 2007!

Its a brand new year, a brand new start and a brand new direction in life.

Sad that all the merry-making has been marred by blasts in Bangkok. The world is not in a good state, I can't help thinking about all the challenges our world faces at present. There are floods in southern Malaysia and parts of Indonesia, severe drought in Australia, political instability everywhere, a huge part of the Arctic broke off due to global warming, the list goes on and on.

I was at the Curve shopping mall in "Pets Paradise", a huge pet store has its own dog hotel (called the"Ritz") a dog grooming centre all in one. Its more like a zoo than a pet store as it even stocks racoon, star tortoises, boa snakes and peacocks. Anyway I digress, I was looking at the marine fish tanks and a story I read in the paper came to mind. Due to global warming the seas are becoming warmer and as a consequence coral territories in the Pacific, especially the Great Barrier Reef are dying out. This poses a huge problem to the eco system and ultimately everything in the circle of life is affected. The corals die out and the little fish that feed on the them die too, the big fish that feed on the little fish die out and it goes on and on. Looking at the beautiful coral specimens in the tank at Pets Paradise reminded me of this looming ecological disaster. Everything that was predicted in "Captain Planet" is coming true, its a scary reality and we cannot be oblivious to it anymore.

So I'm reminded this 1st January 2007 to be more proactive, both in action and in prayer. I'm reminded to give a damn about things that happen in this world and not be complacent and blaise about the things that really matter.