the media is desperate.

I am amused how desperate the media is on their updates with regards to the church probe. While away in Europe, I had the chance to get hold of the internet and did simple google searches and these were what online news updates on the investigations were every two days: "XX number called up for investigations", "Pst seen coming and going at X:XXpm without speaking to congregation." "X more called up to assist in investigation" " Wife landed in SG, in station from Xam to Xpm, came out wearing black clothes and black shades."

Duh....if you read the whole article it has zero substance. they are jsut trying to squeeze water out of a stone and keep the talking point alive so that it will pique the interest of the reader. I admit, it does work. Many a time, I am reading on such simlar 'bait lines' for other stories.

Still this is ridiculous.

And after awhile, people get tired of hearing empty vessels. I'm not here to lay judgement whether it is real or confirm any truths. However, in my 2 week experience of overseas coverage of BBC and CNN...the latter really overdid it on the coverage of the oil slick on the gulf. Yes, I am saddened seeing the animals and state of the ecological system. But seriously, tehre are only that many angles you can cover on a story before a person gets immune. And this is where the intended impact of the story dies out.

Everyday, they talked to reasechers, some scientific doctor, an economist, spouting the same things on how horrible it is, how nothing is being done, is the oil company purposely not acting (same speaculation from all angles), how devastating it is...goodness... i know already. One round of such interviews is sufficient. But the same thing everyday is ...ahem...

I found myself muttering "what's new" by day 4!! And that's bad...coz the poor animals are dying. Did you see the pelicans? ='( They say the only way to get the oil off them is to scrub them constantly with detergent!!!

Haiz. worse still, thier natural protectic oils are being scrubbed off at the same time. =( poor birds...they must be thinking --" one day the bastard humans should just nuke themselves!"

oopps...got carried away. hahaha...Sorry, when you see those videos it jsut makes you ..raaar...

so yes, back to the desperate media. Get a life.