Monday, September 26, 2011

Hazy rants

I've a bone to pick with the Indonesian government. Or rather, the lack of thereof. I'm talking about the haze which has become a yearly fixture for us here in south east asia and has worsened to become a serious health hazard. My father, a senior citizen of 75 years old, has been suffering from coughing fits for over a fortnight now. His doctor tells us that at least 4 other elderly patients have been admitted into the hospital Intensive Care Unit for haze-related acute respiratory problems. This isn't funny, if the Indonesian government continues to sit on its ass and do nothing while its peat land/jungles burn, then i propose that the matter be taken OUT of the Indonesian government's hands and into the international arena. They have had more than 10 years to deal with the fucking problem and they have utterly failed. They are making our lives miserable because they are too impotent or too corrupt to enforce the letter of the law and stop these burnings. Will Indonesia bear our medical bills? Fat chance. So screw them. If they're helpless to control what goes on in their land which has been causing us so much grief and anguish just because we are unfortunate enought to be their next door neighbours, then we, as victims of the Indonesian government's gross incompetence and mismanagement, have the right to take matters into our own hands. Sue their pants off in the International Court of Justice. Even if we get only a paper judgment, at least that's good enough, if only just to put on record that the Indonesian government is/can be held liable for its actions or omissions. I'm talking TORT their asses off. I'm fed-up and so is everyone else.