After 9/11

Another big moment in Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah. We all know what happened in New York on September 11, 2001. Nearly 3000 civilians died because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. And it was the first time that such heinous acts of terrorism were captured on camera and broadcast worldwide. I

I'm not going to dwell on how dreadful terrorism is. It will always be, regardless of who the purportrators are. But what also irks me are those who think terrorism is funny and device ways to plant hoaxes.

The day after the 9/11 incident, the area surrounding the Petronas Twin Towers in KLCC was a scene of chaos and alarm. The security staff was alerted after someone claimed there was a bomb somewhere in one of the towers. I was working at Menara Maxis (situated just next to the Twin Towers) then. As a safety precaution, we were all asked to evacuate the building. People were milling about at the designated emergency areas. No one seemed overly concerned. No one actually believed there was a bomb in the first place.

True enough, it was a hoax. What a complete waste of time, not that I was eager to go back to work. But it irritated me endlessly that some people took pleasure in creating panic among others. And worse, it was very bad taste indeed - poking fun at the expense of the deaths of so many innocent victims.

Naturally, such pranksters abound. Despite much stricter airline rules being in force, there are still morons who joke about planting bombs on planes. These people should be tossed out of the plane while it is airborne! (Of course, that's a security breach and completely out of question.)

I certainly hope I'll be spared the agony of sharing my flights with such irresponsible, immature and insufferable idiots.