It was so exciting when the PSI shot past 200, people demanded more PSI readings more often. And when the NEA didn't oblige there were promptly noises about how the government was dumbing down information for the people and treating them with kid gloves. Well that sounds plausible---the PAP's reputation on this front certainly doesn't help--- but then again maybe the government is honestly giving as much information as would be helpful to the average person. (Also: wait, what?)
It was also heartening to see people (my classmates, on Facebook oO ... probably also more people out there that I didn't hear about) organize things and try to come up solutions that didn't involve just complaining to the government and demanding action on their part. All in all it was a bit of a tempest in a teacup ... but baby steps are still important steps, in the context of this time and place.
It was also fairly entertaining to read an Indonesian minister complaining that Singapore was "behaving like a small child." Well, Mr. Laksono, you did sound very mature yourself. But then again you weren't alone, so oh well. At least there were some more rational voices out there (kind of.) Though now that the haze is over, how much of those voices and the very cogent and salient arguments that they made about longer-term underlying forces go heeded?
It was also heartening to see people (my classmates, on Facebook oO ... probably also more people out there that I didn't hear about) organize things and try to come up solutions that didn't involve just complaining to the government and demanding action on their part. All in all it was a bit of a tempest in a teacup ... but baby steps are still important steps, in the context of this time and place.
