Just another day in paradise
It came so quickly on Saturday, 30 March 2013. One minute the person is concentrated in their daily activity and the next torrential rain causes flash flooding and death. It all happened so quickly. The infrastructure was not adequate to deal with the amount and force of the water. Water crashed into buildings, swept away cars and drowned people trapped in underground parking facilities or pedestrian tunnels. Continue reading “Devastation and Death”
Just having celebrated the 50th anniversary of joining the Royal Air Force (January 1963) I had a look through my old files. A few years ago, I decided to get my old RAF records as keepsake for the family. Looking at the original typed or hand-written document, this was before computerization, I had a shock to find a particular annotation. Continue reading “Questionable Parentage”
Around this time of year people are getting ready for their Halloween parties. Kids will have parties in school and dress up as witches or various ghouls. This is just a bit of fun as long as it does not incite people and children to delve further into occultism. Continue reading “Trick or Treat? Treating the Trick”
In August 2012, my little paradise has been rocked by several incidents to do with the use or rather the misuse of social networks or media. Continue reading “Misusing Media”
This island society is made up of many things and multiple behavioural patterns but recent observations can disturb anybody’s peace of mind. Continue reading “Truth, Lies and Deceit”