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Mar 29, 2010
Don't spoil message with a splash
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I REFER to last Monday's report, 'Keeping the water message afloat', in which the Environment and Water Resources Minister reminded people of the need to use water wisely.
Ironically, the Bukit Batok Community Club states on its website that it will be organising a Water Festival on April 18 in celebration of the New Year festivities practised by our neighbours from the South-east Asian countries, similar to the Songkran Festival in Thailand, where people splash water as a celebration to wish one another good luck.
The organisers even recommend that participants for this event keep their wallets and mobile phones in waterproof bags.
I understand the need for a community club to integrate our fellow residents into the community and I would not want to dampen the spirits of the participants looking forward to this event but I believe there are less environmentally taxing ways to do so such as a gathering to share ethnic food or maybe even cultural performances.
It is important that different government agencies or organisations work together to disseminate a similar message to the public. If not, the actions of one will simply contradict the words of another.
Kong Chong Min (Mr)�
Don't spoil message with a splash
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I REFER to last Monday's report, 'Keeping the water message afloat', in which the Environment and Water Resources Minister reminded people of the need to use water wisely.
Ironically, the Bukit Batok Community Club states on its website that it will be organising a Water Festival on April 18 in celebration of the New Year festivities practised by our neighbours from the South-east Asian countries, similar to the Songkran Festival in Thailand, where people splash water as a celebration to wish one another good luck.
The organisers even recommend that participants for this event keep their wallets and mobile phones in waterproof bags.
I understand the need for a community club to integrate our fellow residents into the community and I would not want to dampen the spirits of the participants looking forward to this event but I believe there are less environmentally taxing ways to do so such as a gathering to share ethnic food or maybe even cultural performances.
It is important that different government agencies or organisations work together to disseminate a similar message to the public. If not, the actions of one will simply contradict the words of another.
Kong Chong Min (Mr)�
