2008, 2009

The last 2 years have been eventful. If you asked what events in the past 2 years have affected me, probably:

2008

Sichuan Earthquake richter 8 Dead 68 000- TV footage of the mass collapse of thousands of badly built concrete houses made me wonder how many children are buried under the rubble.

First black president of the United States- A symbol and triumph of of the human spirit which overturned hundreds of years of racial discrimination. A sign of hope and equality

India Mumbai terrorists attack Hotel Taj Mahal- The newspaper detailed writeup of how a lawyer from Singapore was shot dead at point blank made me wonder at why humans would want to kill another

2009

Swine flu Pandemic- affected my travelling plans and made travel such a jumpy expereince

Great Recession-an example of what human greed can do. The world almost came to a standstill and made people loose thier jobs

Marriot and Ritz Carton bombings in Jakarta- close to my office in Jakarta right in the city centre. Having passed by there a few times, these 2 hotels in the words of the locals have become legendary, calling it the 'tombstone' of the caucasians.

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