The future remains to be seen with changes being pledged to alleviating the haze problem in the Southeast Asian region. To be optimistic is to say that occurrences of haze will be lessened although not completely alleviated, given the recent hazy conditions reported in the northeastern and eastern regions in Singapore in the past month or so.
The 2013 haze outbreak in the region which has had N95 masks sold out all over Singapore and air quality deteriorate so badly and so quickly that nobody even had time to react, is a harsh reminder for everyone to stay prepared and vigilant amidst playing our part in ensuring good air quality.
We can say that the best things in life are free and we are not wrong. However, they should not be taken for granted for simple and seemingly given things like clean air can be taken away so easily in the blink of an eye or the flicker of a torch to set fire to an entire forest. I am definitely looking forward to clean air and less smoggy scenery and I am sure a lot of us are too. Let us work hand-in-hand, an action definitely inspired by the ASEAN handshake, to strive for a better and brighter (no more particles in the air!) tomorrow!
It's been fun documenting the entire haze pollution process through this blog. It's been a long and arduous journey indeed and well, see everyone during finals! :)
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