I just finished long breakfast with olde time kaki who benefited lots fom Desi in improving his English since he came from six-year-primary-in-Chinese vernacular school. He si a greAt believer in KARMA, and in a sort of unconscious way, he diluted my Christian beliefs to the extend I now share lots of his more "logical" explanation as to what is going around our "material" world while mie is steal much Christian ethics-influenced.
IN GIST< Sdr W says Man is bringing onto himself and future generation the wages of rewards and penalties for the GOoD/bad he has done. My only reservation is that men/woman on earth also pay for the "sins" of the Father/Mother before him/her. But both "karma" and religious dicta (is that the plural of dictum?)don't compleatly win over Desi -- why should almost complete populations be wiped out in natural catastrophes like tsunami-hit ACHEH, or huge numbers of victims in floods-ravaged Chinese provinces and Pakistan?
I am still pondering IF a writer should just use his INTELLECT/mind or GUT FEEL/heart to rationalise earthly events? Maybe I will never find the answer, but I do believe in friendships ala "FOR GOOD" Chenowesque of Sdr W-style-lah! She sings for Desi at midnight, and he buys me endless rounds of tehtarik:) WIN-win situation for po'r writHers like YL the newsdog; JOM me at Jurassick Park anywan? OR TC Mamak if you pay for nazi lemak, and swear at the UMNO goons at the same time.SOFTLY, for we still pray for our enemies, YES/No/Steal Thinking. This one is for TwistedHeels and Sabrina, Penanggals now sold to UK and Ozland because NegaraKu doesn't deserve 'em? I shan't speak for my friends' behalf, I shall behave...
Aussie campaign kicks off to keep foreign students safe
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Sunday, 08 August 2010 16:35
MELBOURNE – Australian authorities are hoping a digital campaign to help protect international students from attacks goes viral, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reports.
"Think Before - A Student Safety Initiative" will deliver safety messages via short message service (SMS), YouTube, websites and social networking sites to students in 13 languages before and after they arrive in Australia.
The campaign features an animated student character named George to demonstrate safety issues from a student's perspective and has been designed to be virally distributed among students, the AAP report says.aussievideo1
It follows a series of attacks in the past year on overseas students, particularly from India, that raised safety concerns.
An estimated 650,000 international students from more than 100 countries are in Australia to further their education.
Police here said they were concerned some of the students were placing themselves in high-risk situations because they often worked and studied late, and travelled home alone.
Victoria Police Inspector Ian Geddes said overseas students were more likely to respond to information sent from web, mobile and social media tools than traditional communication channels.
He said the students needed to be aware that many of the crimes were committed through opportunity and their own vulnerability.
"They're not vulnerable because of who they are, they're vulnerable because of where they are and the circumstances they find themselves in," he is quoted as saying.
Campaign organiser Larry Anderson said: "Simply the campaign was to say, 'all right, we're doing everything we can to ensure you're safe, but at the same time you have to do something not to put yourself in a situation that might result in some sort of harm or injury to you'."
A "soft" launch of the campaign two weeks ago, using viral and social media channels and email, has already attracted more than 2,000 visitors to the website. — Bernama
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