Almost overslept this morning, lucky dad woke me up in time so that I won’t be late. Too tired to wake up I guess, didn’t even hear my alarm. Right after booking in, I had to run 5km for battalion PT. I took my time to complete the run cos I was still half asleep n hungry. I’ve been running n swimming for the past 5 days w/o rest, plus the late nights due to the Champions’ League games, tired… Next Monday will be an off day again. That’s great; I can now watch the Liverpool vs Chelsea match on Sunday night.

Tmr is 1^st October. I’m another month closer to my ORD date; I’m still counting down the days. N of cos, it’s Children’s Day! Haha.. I’m too old liao la. Can I go back to an innocent 7yr old boy? I really wish so. Life is so much simpler as a kid. However, the most impt thing that’s gonna happen tmr is the new No Smoking Rule. With effect from tmr onwards, smoking will be prohibited in bus-stops, bus-interchange, public toilets, community centres n public swimming pools, law breakers will be fined between $250-$1000. In addition, from 1^st of July 2006, the rule will be further stretch to areas such as coffee shops, hawker centres n pubs n clubs. Haha… I can’t imagine Zouk n China Black being smoke free. It’s a good move by the government to protect the well being of non-smokers. I know how irritating the smelly cigarette smoke can be. My dad is a smoker, n these tobacco sticks almost killed him. He had a heart attack 6 years ago at an age of 46. If he hadn’t smoked, maybe he’s still a healthy person now. He had already undergone two heart angioplasty operations, with the latest only 6 months ago. Cigarette almost took his life away, n he couldn’t work for half a year after his first op. Me, being his son, became the passive smoker for 14 years, until the attack. I’m grateful I didn’t lose him then, but I’m still annoyed that he still smokes now, albeit a lot lesser. Please, quit smoking if u smoke. If Taufik Batisah can do it, so can u.

Talking about cigarette smoke, a news report ystd showed that the ice bergs at the Arctic Sea have melted 30% since the 1970s. The satellite picture they showed showed a very significant decrease in size of the ice glaziers. If the melting rate continues, the ice glaziers will disappear in the next 100years. Why? Greenhouse gases have contributed to global warming, which in turn melted the ice. Ever wonder why there are so many hurricanes this year? The melting ice cap is the reason. The sea level will continue to rise, n the weather will get hotter, unless something is being done. Mankind has done too much damage to the environment for the past century n is now paying the price. If we ignore the warning, our next generation will suffer. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases. Exhaust from cars n factories are the main culprit. If u’ve watched the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”, u’ll know what will happen to mankind eventually.