(1) It's been a while since I wrote an article. Time isn't quite a luxury it used to be, and well, I'd rather not write if I cant do justice to the article - or give it enough thought.
(2) Since my last post, many things have happened. MH370 remains a mystery. I'm starting to think that the west-Australia search efforts were just a decoy. Maybe there was something more sinister to it. Oh the conspiracy theories.
(3) Another tragic incident was the sinking ferry in South Korea. The ship carried 476 people. Only 174 survived, leaving more than 302 dead or missing. So far, about 212 bodies have been recovered. Recently a recording was released. A deceased student was able to record the last moments of the ill-fated ferry, and the recording was found in his mobile phone when his body was retrieved. Very sad stuff.
(4) Assuming everyone missing from the ferry incident is dead, it means that it's a 'worse' tragedy than that of MH370. Just to be crystal clear, any death is a tragedy. But the feeling or perception in our national news is that it has been relegated to a lesser story than that of MH370. This could be due to many reasons, including that MH370 is our own national tragedy on an international scale, and the element of mystery means that there is no closure and too much unresolved heartache. Either way, both are still tragedies.
(5) This isn't to say that there's anything wrong with the way the news is told or covered.
The point is that there is perspectives matter, and getting as complete a perspective is hugely important
before forming opinions.
