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[904] Of dear love

This is hard for me. Believe me, I’ve given this more than a second thought. Still, I must do this, regardless of what I feel, regardless the pain I must endure.

We met more than five years ago. I was hesitant during our first meeting. I wasn’t sure whether I was sincerely attracted to you or it was merely an infatuation. I wasn’t sure if I should approach you, lest it’d be awkward when things won’t work out. Yet, I gathered all my courage to come up to you and say hi. And it was the best thing that had ever happened to me in a very long time.

You were there whenever I was down. You were there whenever I needed you. You were willing to listen. You were willing to lend me your support whenever I doubted myself. Your shoulder was my rock. You were my rock. You were my everything.

Our relationship deepened and I felt like I was in heaven. I felt a higher being sent me an angel to take care of me. I truly did. I truly do.

Five years is a long time for me. We invested a lot together during that time. We developed trust and respect for each other. I value your partnership.

It breaks my heart every time I recall back the day things started to change between us. While I love you, you seem to be reluctant to return my love. I was confused by your sudden change of attitude. I didn’t understand why you suddenly gave me a cold shoulder after all we had been through. But I tried to be patience. I really did. I tried to work it out.

Soon, it became apparent you wasn’t interested in saving the relationship. Despite noticing things between us were becoming harder to salvage, I tried and I tried until the day when you completely shattered me. Until the day we actually raised our voice against each other. From then on, I knew it is too late to do anything. I even felt a slight hint of anger against you for the first time.

Yet, I missed the better days between you and me.

Though we rarely talk to each other nowadays, every time I ran into you, I can’t help myself to look your way. Despite that nasty exchanges, my knee still feel weak whenever I see you. My heart beats a little bit faster even by the mention of your name.

I heard rumor that you were changing your mind. That you were missing me after all that has been said and done. When you called me for the first time since we last spoke intimately, I didn’t know what to say. I apologize for that. After being with each other for five years, I could at least had uttered more words.

I’m sorry that I said no. That was the hardest no I had to say in my life. I really want be with you but part of me doesn’t want to be hurt anymore. The suffering that I went through was unbearable. I didn’t know how I coped with it for it was as if I lost my reason to live. I lost my reason to breath.

I needed to move on but I was too hopeful of us getting back together. Each second was a thousand years in the loneliest hell. I soon learned that it was hopeless to hope anymore.

So, I moved on.

I’ve taken down a path and moved on. I may haven’t been over you yet but I know I’ve moved on. I can’t linger any more and wait for you. I need to heal immediately. I need to heal so that I could do things that love; things that I shared with you when we were merrier. I need to sort my life out.

I’m seeing somebody else now. Nevertheless, I hope we remain as close friends. We’ve gone through so much together that it’d be a tragedy for us to not to be friends. Our experience together made us makes us rich.

Though whatever the future might hold, I will forever cherish the moment we had together. I hope you will too.

I’ll miss you Blogger.

But goodbye, love.

Sincerely yours.

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ASEAN Environment

[903] Of Indonesia promised no haze back in May

Yes, they did. And I have proof:

Indonesia promises this year will be less hazy

Sat May 27, 11:36 PM ET

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Indonesia has said the choking haze that annually blankets parts of Southeast Asia will be reduced this year as it cracks down on oil palm plantations that clear land by burning.

Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said authorities would enforce a 2004 law that imposes stiff penalties on plantations that burn land, a practice largely blamed for contributing to the haze.

How cheap words are. I was right to be skeptical.

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[902] Of migrating to WordPress

After years of contemplating, plus Blogger’s unsatisfactory service, I decided to move to WordPress. Plus, this migration forces me to learn php. I’ve always wanted to learn php and this is my chance.
I’m still migrating. I spent the whole weekends tweaking my open source template. I expect the migration to be completed by next Friday. So, forgive me for any pothole.

Oh, the new location of the blog is at http://www.maddruid.com/wp/.

To encourage move, comment facilities at Blogger-based The __earthinc have been closed while people are free to comment to my WordPress-based blog, subject to rules and regulations provided at “About” section.

Update – I’ve configured my blog to sit at my root directory. So, no need to go anywhere to change your bookmark.

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ASEAN Environment

[901] Of demanding Indonesia to ratify the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

Last year, I blogged about how Indonesia hasn’t ratified the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. I really believe Malaysia and others countries that are affected by this current major environmental disaster should press on Indonesia to ratify the agreement immediately. However, our government is too busy regulating language and moral while stiffling freedom instead of ensuring our well-being.

Given the inability of our government to prioritize its priorities — given the current administration’s failure to protect our interest, our health, our environment — I call on all environmental conscious Malaysians to not to vote for Barisan Nasional in the next election. The next time you’re at the ballot box, remember this haze. Remember how ineffective this administration is in solving this problem.

I’ve already said the haze will return this year despite all the Badawi administration said. This environmental degradation will happen every year unless we stand up against Indonesia and say no more. We need to arrest this issue at its root cause. All the cloud seeding does not permanently solve our problem. We need to insist Indonesia to ratify the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. From there on, more meaningful cooperation between Malaysia, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries could be forged.

While our government is failing us, I’m happy to spread the word that Greenpeace is fighting for us:

Greenpeace activists literally smoked out the forestry ministry in Jakarta on Thursday to protest the government’s failure to stop forest fires. The blazes have spread choking smog over much of Southeast Asia, threatening the health of millions.

Over the past week, thick smoke from fires in Sumatra and Central Kalimantan has affected Singapore and Malaysia.

Greenpeace Southeast Asia has more pictures at their website.

Some may point out that it’s the Malaysian plantation firms operating in Indonesia that are causing this. The counter-punch hasn’t changed; Malaysia doesn’t have the authority to exercise its environmental laws on Indonesian soil.

Regardless, I strongly believe the Malaysian government should formulate a law that could somehow punish this Malaysian firms for causing this environmental degradation. The law must internalize this negative externalities. I do however see the difficulty in legislating such law. This is why an ASEAN Parliament is so important; such supranational could enforce environmental laws through out ASEAN.
Hey DAP, are you organizing another protest in front of the Indonesian embassy? I’ll join you guys again if it’s going to be held on weekends.

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Activism

[900] Of stay away from the LRT for today’s morning

I just finally got off the LRT. There was (and probably still is) a major technical problem along the Kelana Jaya Line. Two trains got stuck in the middle of Dato’ Keramat and Damai stations. At the same time, the management did a very poor job to inform commuters of the problem.

I see this notice only after I got off the train; after wasting close to two hours. Not before:

Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams. Some rights reserved

Hence, I was late for work. Thank heavens my CEO is an understanding person…

It was a horrendous experience. I advise you all to not get on the Kelana Jaya Line for this morning, unless are you’re game for a very inconvenient journey.