Kindly Yours

  Artificial software increasingly replaces hunan interface. Real human experiences are sidelined by virtual ones. The enjoyment of writing is downgraded by clicks and quick phrased audio instructions. Creativity is reduced in the art and science of photography. Truth and facts are suppressed by manipulation. Durability is replaced by instant gratification. Organic and natural benefits are deemphasised by chemical induced produce and products. Greed overtakes civility and ethics. Short term priorities overlooks the multiplier impact on the future. Volume in turnover rewards business more than loyalty to customers and recognition to staff. Getting away with exploitation continues. The need for consumer goods and electronic devices are caught up in commercial churn. So called denocracy has been hijacked behind doors and in our face. Repairs of manufactured things are more costly than buying a new one. The credibility of marketing and advertising fizzles out when we use more

  My experience living in Australia for more than 30 years does not synchronise with the news reports in America of Asians or Asian looking people suffering violence with racial suggestions as victims of robbery attacks. Racism can be a two edged sword.  It may not just be articulated by individuals or groups representing so called mainstream society on minorities - but can also occur the other way.  Racism can be subtle or covert, especially when the law or public policy is to ban it, or overt, as in societies like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, Fiji and Myanmar.    Is it better to be able to read racism openly or do we have to put up with it in various shades like career progress ceilings, restricted admissions to prime universities, unspoken loops or barriers and moves behind your back?  I would rather be physically attacked than be discriminated in subtle and gradual ways.   Talking of individuals who commit violence on the streets of New York, Sydney, London or Perth, t

  The resurgence of conflict, flooding, politicking and other trends in local media coverage in the past 2 weeks has given me a few good reminders. 1.   Train connections can be more important than super road highways, even in the 21st century. 2.    Having a bomb protection shelter in your home or nearby can still be relevant. 3.     Freedom to voice out our personal views can increasingly be snubbed out, despite the apparent gushing flow of "information". 4.      More people we place in positions of public and social responsibility continue to react to rather than prevent problems - and seem to behave as if only pledging or throwing public money after the fact will resolve the problem. 5.     All that water can help nurture the Earth - but like so many things, can be a two edged sword. 6.    Describing things as a one in a ten or hundred year event is losing its credibility. 7.   Sharpening my observation ability works - I switch off obvious and overwhelming propagan