Live Earth

It is important to save the earth. It is good that celebrities are involved. I am very happy that governments are looking into measures to slow down the global warming process. However, Live Earth concert, to me, really defeats the purpose. I did not catch 99% of it, just glimpses when I switch channel. Tell me, how much power was consumed in that overly long concert? The rubbish in the aftermath? And tell me did the concert goers actually get the message? I bet they are mostly teeny boppers who want a fun time at the concert. And where do the funds go to...Al Gore's charity...hmm...glorifying him?

Anyway, it just doesn't seem logical. To use up energy in order to save energy. To not be green in order to go green. It is like the GST hike to 7% so that more money can be distributed to the lower income group. It is ridiculous. Are we in the age of ironies now? I am sure there are better environmentally friendly ways to promote 'going green' rather than a concert.

caught in between...

There is no food in my school canteen. reason being that the muslim stall owner's husband had a stroke and died during the school hols. The tragedy is that the lady also suffered a heart attack and she did not manage to see him on his dying bed. So sad....

Anyway, being the token Muslim in SWC, I was asked to look for temporary measures and have food delivered for the Muslim people in the school. So, got a contact from Nadz, Mr Ban's nasi padang. He delivers to school. He drives a Nissan Murano....So all was well, the food was not too bad, not fantastic but not bad either, it was smooth going for me as I take the orders from colleagues, call them up at around 10 and they deliver before 12. Little did I know, i was going to be caught in a dramatic play....

Whenever Mr Ban delivers, I ask him to send to the general office and he will get his payment there too. This is because I have lessons when he arrives so I can't meet him personally. Also, my school promised support from the EAS staff and so my VP is ok with the arrangement. So one day this week, the EAS staff of my school complained to me saying that Mr Ban is rude because he refused to help her bring the food up for her. Sometimes when the food is a lot, she has to go 2 trips up the staircase to the 2nd floor. She asked me if I could find someone else to help me. I was at a lost...who else can help? Called my VP, she promised to send someone else.

Then, yesterday Mr Ban talked to me...he said the EAS staff was rude to him. She threw money at him. Astaghfirullah... I was shocked. He said that he can't help her because he has a lot of deliveries to make. He accused me of only listening to my EAS staff colleague and not listening to his side of the story. I assured him if I had believed her wholly, I would have not patronised him anymore. I just did not want to make the matter worse, that is why I did not pursue the matter. Anyway, what am I supposed to ask him...hey, Mr Ban, why were you rude? Not likely....

How? I am baffled. This is why I hate delegating jobs to people....because I am not responsible for their actions and yet I am held accountable. What am I to do? There are a lot of things I left out in the story...all the bad remarks that were made about the other party and so on. I don't think they are fit to be mentioned here. All I know was that i feel sad that such things happened. Worse is that all parties involved are Muslims.