(Photo courtesy of AFP) The speed of aid rushing to Haiti in the wake of the 7.0-magnitude quake is shocking when refer to my beloved country.
Why? Until today, i have not seen any form of aid coming from us to Haiti. I find rather strange when other countries (no need to mention, as everyone knows what countries are they) get immediate attention, corporates running off to have their cheque presentations and some media companies even start sending their staff to cover the catastrophe with human interest stories the main news fodder.
I just wonder when the ball will start rolling for donations to the victims. I always thought we Malaysians are a caring lot but I noticed it only happens to selected countries and people.
In that tiny little corner of my mind, I think I have the answer but I don’t want to share it for fear of offending anybody out there. I think people out there can form their opinions in why Malaysia sends aid (money, NGOs specialising in disaster relief) to certain countries super-fast but Haiti, habuk pun tak da!
Why? Until today, i have not seen any form of aid coming from us to Haiti. I find rather strange when other countries (no need to mention, as everyone knows what countries are they) get immediate attention, corporates running off to have their cheque presentations and some media companies even start sending their staff to cover the catastrophe with human interest stories the main news fodder.
I just wonder when the ball will start rolling for donations to the victims. I always thought we Malaysians are a caring lot but I noticed it only happens to selected countries and people.
In that tiny little corner of my mind, I think I have the answer but I don’t want to share it for fear of offending anybody out there. I think people out there can form their opinions in why Malaysia sends aid (money, NGOs specialising in disaster relief) to certain countries super-fast but Haiti, habuk pun tak da!
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