Y - June 14, 2011 - Issue 174 - Y-oman.com

June 14, 2011 Issue 174
WINNING
LETTER
GIVE US DIGNITY, NOT MEDIA
HYPE
Dear Y Readers,
I refer the letter “Is the World a safer place after Osama Bin Laden’s death ?”
(Issue-173) and would like to tell this innocent school child that the death of
Osama Bin Laden can certainly get some kind of instant political mileage to
some of the politicians but for sure the world can never be safer and peaceful
place even with out Osama Bin Laden or several other wanted Alqaeda's men
like him unless the root cause of this kind of unrest is nipped in the bud. It has
become a 'might is right' king of world once again today. Lies are repeated again
and again in the media till finally it is accepted as truth. To be very precise, so far
American administration has never shown any concrete proof to United nations
or to the world media to prove their claim of the involvement of Osama Bin
Laden or Al Qaeda behind 9/11 attack. In my opinion Al Qaeda has never been
so highly skilled to execute such kind of disastrous plans in such a fool proof
manner and that too in a country like United States which is technologically the
most advanced country in the world. It is needless to mention that there was
a time when the root cause of the blood shed around the world was said to be
Isarael’s illegal occupation of Palestine but the double standards of Nato,US &
it’s allies and the invasion of Iraq on fabricated grounds have opened several
new flood gates in the Asia and middle east region.They might open many
more as well in times to come. The World can never be a safer place to live
unless each and every individual living on this planet is insured of dignity, social
justice, unconditional love and acceptance of each other among the society .
The world powers have to treat all creed and nations at par and no double
standards. Let us pray that our Creator guide us towards the right path of social
justice, humanity and peace so that we can lead a fearless and happy life on
this beautiful planet.
Mohammad Osama Rawat
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READER'S
LETTERS
HEAT RAGE
Dear Y,
The summer is back and there appears to be a serious
increase in road rage these days. The sun can do crazy
things to people, but, is this reason enough to be driving
dangerously? Just the other day I was driving out of my
building onto the main road when I almost got bashed by
a car driving at nothing less than 100kms/per hour in the
slow lane; fortunately I managed to pull to the side fast
enough to get out of that person’s way, but I was counting
my stars for the next few minutes.
It shocks me that people find it so difficult to abide to
simple rules. There is a fast lane, a middle lane and a slow
lane – how hard is that to understand? If you want to drive
fast, then please use the extreme left lane, which the fast
lane. Is it not obvious that people in the slow lane, choose
to be there because they don’t want to drive fast?
There have been many times when I have seen people
being flashed out of the slow lane because someone in
a really hurry want to overtake from the right hand side
(the slow lane), the one hazard stressed on in any driving
examination.
Oman is a beautiful country, and has laws that should
be abided to ensure the smooth and peaceful running
of the country, and we as people residing in the country,
should cooperate with these rules and regulations for the
betterment of the country.
There have also been many incidents where young boys
are racing around on the road with dune bikes. This is not
only dangerous for them, but for the rest of the people in
the area as well. I plead with the people of Oman to respect
the liberties the country gives us all, and don’t misuse it.
I wish you all the very best.
PK, Al Khuwair
A Point of Health
Dear Y,
Although I acknowledge the vast improvements made in healthcare in the country highlighted
in the last issue of Y, there is still clearly room for improvement in certain segments of health
services on offer. Without mentioning any names, I was shocked to find that although one of
the country’s leading hospitals does offer allergy analysis it would take two weeks to get the
results back because the readings would have to be shipped off to labs in Dubai for analysis.
One of the tests would take even longer, skipping Dubai and going instead to labs in Paris. I
have experienced healthcare facilities in various countries in the Middle East, and although
Oman undoubtedly has some of the best medical technology on offer, this allergy analysis,
a vital service in my opinion, is easily available in countries in the Levant where results are
presented to you on the same day. Healthcare should mean being treated as close to home as
possible, and now I am planning on a trip home to Beirut to avail of this service for faster and
more convenient results.
I would like to further add, however, that the country still has some of the finest facilities I have
seen for other services and this should be commended.
Best regards,
Anonymous
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Cool It!
Dear Y,
I would like to suggest to Y suggests some tips for beating the
summer heat. This is not my first summer in Muscat, but it is
certainly not getting any easier. The humidity levels means that
I end up spending most of my weekends indoors as it’s simply
too unbearable to stay outside for long periods of time. I’m
sure there are plenty of activities to keep busy in the summer
months but I can’t think of too many apart from the beach or
the mall.
Just a thought, and I hope to read your suggestions in the
coming weeks.
Thomas Moore
[Ed: Check out this week’s Facebook discussion page
where you will find plenty of suggestions from our readers.
Thanks for the suggestion, Thomas.]
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