Singaporean tourists who believe they can fit in a long trip taking in the Great Ocean Road in a day are putting themselves at risk, according to tourism authorities. A girl lost her 34-year-old aunt and her 62-year-old grandfather in the accident. Both died at the scene. The accident happened at about 10.30am local time (8.55am Singapore time). There were two survivors in the crash. They were discharged on Friday afternoon. The five-year-old girl and her 43-year-old father had obtained cuts when their van went off the road and overturned on Thursday morning in the state of Victoria. They were part of a family of six Singaporeans on their way to a mountain range west of Melbourne, the state capital, when tragedy struck. Their identities remain unknown.The van, which was travelling on a country road, is believed to have drifted onto gravel before veering to the other side of the road, rolling several times and landing on its roof.
I feel sympathatic for the girl who lost her aunt and her grandfather. This accident was believed to be caused by the inexperience of the driver driving on the gravel. Australians were also stunned by this incident. Aussies believe that the route that the Singaporeans take was somewhat unusual.
Hello fellow bloggers! Today I'll be blogging about bed bugs today. The article is featured in the Strait Times, 27 January 2010.
You may not realize right away that bed bugs are the source of the annoying sores on your legs when you wake up in the mornings. Bed bugs are attracted by both warmth and the presence of carbon dioxide, which is what we exhale in breathing. The bugs climb up onto your skin and pierce you with two hollow tubes, one of which injects anti-coagulants and anesthetics. The other tube is used to withdraw your blood, feeding for about five minutes before returning to their hiding places.
According to local pest control firm PestBusters there were close to 250 cases of bed bug infestations treated in 2009. This is becoming a major problem. PestBusters' assistant supervisor, Mohamed Amir Bin Yahya said, 'Nowadays, because of cheaper travel bed bugs are easily transported in. We've even had cases in 5 star hotels and big mansions.'
Hello. Today I'll be blogging about the situation in Haiti. As you all know, Haiti has just met with a disaster: a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. It is claimed that thousands of people have died from this catastrophe. The earthquake hit the south of Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince. The Red Cross says up to three million people have been affected. Due to the earthquake, phne lines to the country failed. So this is the summarised version of what happened to Haiti.
What I really reflected was that though not many people know about this country Haiti, yet many countries still offer assistance to this country. This shows that compassion lives in many. However, people still need assistance. PEOPLE STILL NEED HELP! There's no point joining facebook groups saying, "Every person who joins, we will donate $1 to Haiti". Most likely, that would not happen.
Haiti is definitely in a state of confusion. Sporadic violence, looting and gang-related gunfire broke out under sweltering Caribbean skies even as thousands of US forces awaited deployment from a newly-arrived aircraft carrier sitting in the waters off the city. A teenage boy working for the charity foundation of Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born hip-hop superstar, was shot dead as he drove a truck-turned-hearse away from a cemetery. "Somebody wanted to carjack him," said Mr Jean, who arrived in the city on Thursday and put his staff to work clearing bodies. "Two shots."
In conclusion, I would like to share with you all a video.
Hey guys, I'm back from a hiatus! I will start blogging more often now. As you can see, I've decided to make some changes to my new blog. I decided to remove the music as many people find music distracting and unappreciated(results from internet polls). I've also decided to add pictures to my regular post to enrich your reading. I would probably be blogging about Current Affairs so please enjoy yourself. Remember, before you leave, don't forget to follow this blog. Thanks!
