all talk, no solutions... all handshakes and smiles, no answers...

Its back... the scourge of South East Asia, the curse of deforestation, the sting of nature, the mourning of children... and OF COURSE the illogical excuses. THE HAZE IS HERE TO STAY.

It never went away... just a minor postponement… an annual mist of death, anguish, pandemic, illness and diseases that engulfs all the little fresh air we take into our lungs. The smaller our lungs... higher the effect... babies, todlers and children suffer the most.

Where are the skies, stars, clouds, sun or the moon?? Where are the bright tropical colours?? WE now live in a perpetual haze. No more children in playgrounds, no more picnics, no more swimming by the beach, no more laughter... all replaced… by worried whispers, sad glances and cries of pain.

Some of the satellite photos taken by NASA images… created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Image Acquired: October 04, 2006 to October 08, 2006