I just realized that my friend, Chung Lern's girlfriend, Lee Nian Ning died in a bus crash on 25th January 2008. She was only 20 going to be 21 and her life was taken away. My deepest condolence to both her and his family and to all those who knows and loves her.
Recently there are a lot of news on bus crash and the government has taken actions about it. But how come there are still cases happening? I understand the fear of letting a love one take the interstate bus home for holiday or for visits, but how can we erase the fear?
Tragedy can happen anywhere and at any time. I know it is cruel to say this but I think God has asked her to be the medium to make everyone of us to be aware of this issue and take it more seriously compare to how it is already being taken care of. For her, she was just unlucky to be on the wrong bus at the wrong time.
When we take the bus public transport, we take it to travel from one destination to another, where we actually place our life in the driver's hand. How are we to trust the drivers now. Even if there are safe drivers and responsible drivers, how are we to trust them due to all this accidents? Who are we to blame for this accidents? The bus company or the drivers?
I believe both are to take responsibility. What I read was, just before the fatal incident, the driver was sms-ing on his phone. Are we not told not to play with our phone when we drive? How come such incident can happen? The driver itself has 13 summons under his belt. Why was he allowed to drive still? Besides that, is the bus maintain properly? I remember one of my relatives telling me that she was sitting in the front seat of the bus when she realized that the speed-o-meter was not working. She was in fear as the bus was travelling at a very fast speed but she can't read the the meter on how fast they are travelling. What explanation can be given here?
There are so many dissatisfactories on our current bus transportation but what has been done? Many lifes has been taken and a young innocent girl's life was just another among those life's taken. How many more lifes has to be sacrifice before effective actions are taken? I can go on with all the issues that everyone has with the bus transportation but we still use it. What choice do we have as it is the cheapest means for us when we do not have a vechicle to travel.
I feel deeply sadden by the lost of a friend whom I never had a chance to know better. I feel sorry for my friend who has to go through this tough situation. I feel the families lost but words just can't describe how badly it has affected the lifes of people who love her. May God be with them to give them strength to overcome hard times.
May she, Lee Nian Ning's soul rest in peace. And may God protect her in heaven as she protects her love ones here on earth.
P.S. Please sign the petition at this link http://buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/
Recently there are a lot of news on bus crash and the government has taken actions about it. But how come there are still cases happening? I understand the fear of letting a love one take the interstate bus home for holiday or for visits, but how can we erase the fear?
Tragedy can happen anywhere and at any time. I know it is cruel to say this but I think God has asked her to be the medium to make everyone of us to be aware of this issue and take it more seriously compare to how it is already being taken care of. For her, she was just unlucky to be on the wrong bus at the wrong time.
When we take the bus public transport, we take it to travel from one destination to another, where we actually place our life in the driver's hand. How are we to trust the drivers now. Even if there are safe drivers and responsible drivers, how are we to trust them due to all this accidents? Who are we to blame for this accidents? The bus company or the drivers?
I believe both are to take responsibility. What I read was, just before the fatal incident, the driver was sms-ing on his phone. Are we not told not to play with our phone when we drive? How come such incident can happen? The driver itself has 13 summons under his belt. Why was he allowed to drive still? Besides that, is the bus maintain properly? I remember one of my relatives telling me that she was sitting in the front seat of the bus when she realized that the speed-o-meter was not working. She was in fear as the bus was travelling at a very fast speed but she can't read the the meter on how fast they are travelling. What explanation can be given here?
There are so many dissatisfactories on our current bus transportation but what has been done? Many lifes has been taken and a young innocent girl's life was just another among those life's taken. How many more lifes has to be sacrifice before effective actions are taken? I can go on with all the issues that everyone has with the bus transportation but we still use it. What choice do we have as it is the cheapest means for us when we do not have a vechicle to travel.
I feel deeply sadden by the lost of a friend whom I never had a chance to know better. I feel sorry for my friend who has to go through this tough situation. I feel the families lost but words just can't describe how badly it has affected the lifes of people who love her. May God be with them to give them strength to overcome hard times.
May she, Lee Nian Ning's soul rest in peace. And may God protect her in heaven as she protects her love ones here on earth.
P.S. Please sign the petition at this link http://buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/
