I was just reading the papers.. Lo Hwei Yen :( She was just 28 :( I guess enough has been said about her so just read the papers or watch the news for more info. I can't imagine what her husband is going through.

The world is such an unhappy place. If everyone was considerate, treated each other like fellow humans instead of discriminating against them, let everyone have equal rights, no one would have to fight for them. No one would have to voice their demands the hard way.

Maybe it's just the human nature to be self-centered and to want to be better, to be on higher ground than others. Perhaps they were suppressed for far too long? How would you gauge "too long" then?

Terrorism is wrong. It's bloody childish. But the threats are real. Terrorists are like kids, bawling and rolling around on the floor, trying to embarrass their parents into buying them their desired toy just because they make a scene. But they're screwed up kids. They're kids who kill.

But then again, will just giving in and meeting their demands necessarily be better? It might just encourage this type of behaviour. As soon as the wailing kid's parent hands the toy over to the cashier to pay for it, all the other kids will be making their demands in a similar manner. Which would be disastrous.

No one should resort to violence. Same for war, murder, and other crimes. Family and friends grieve for the deceased. For Ms Lo's case, Singapore grieves.

On the other hand, I guess it's a wake up call for Singaporeans.

We're so apathetic about current affairs; the most we do is just to read the papers and critique from 'above', voicing our opinions to whoever will listen to us.

We hear about bomb blasts in other countries, and all we do is to register a mental note never to go there - "It's a dangerous country!"

We know innocent people are dying everyday, but we never experienced the hurt they feel.

We've become so complacent just sitting at home or bothering our little minds about trivial things like chope-ing seats in a hawker centre. Ms Lo's death really hit home. Singaporeans won't forget her in a hurry. I won't.

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Thanks for canceling.