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James Ng Kok Boon


"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
Things happen twice. Once in your mind, the other in action.
We write our own chapters in life, we are who we are."
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united we rise; divided we crumble
Sunday, July 21, 2013

It's one of those beautiful Sunday morning where we would laze around in bed due to an exhausting night of partying the previous day. You can see people jogging in the parks, birds chirping and the usual aunties going to the market.

The day seems so perfect for everyone but not for the case of someone on a bus near diary farm road.

At around 0855h this morning, a public bus overturned on one of the road in our little island. Someone died on the spot and a few injuries were reported. 

The first thing when someone told me about it was : wu ia bo? (really anot?)

This was another fatal accident that happened on our shore in a short period of time, after the cement truck that killed 2 boys at tampines.

I went to CNA Facebook page to look for their updates and there were already 127 comments by netizens and I was disgusted.

People were pointing fingers at the organization, at the bus driver's nationality and the condition of the bus.

Before we make any judgement on who's at fault and pushing the entire blame to the driver (which was the easiest), we should take a step back and not adding fuel to the flames.

Instead shouldn't we be giving our hearts to the deceased and his family? A life is lost from this episode and instead of raging at the company (starts with S), shouldn't we feeling sympathetic towards  the victims of this ugly accident?

Singaporeans are perpetually complaining, from the haze to the hello kitty madness. Are we really as cohesive as it seems?

Life is short and precious and to all road users out there, whether you're a motorist or pedestrian, execute great care not only for yourself, but to others too.

My condolences to the deceased and his family.

Sincerely,
James


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