Water sources

Water sources            13/6/2013

        There is a famous Chinese proverb saying [When you drink, you remember the source of water ] (饮水思源 yin shui si yuan).  Figuratively, it means a person “should remember and be thankful/gratitude/grateful for what he has /is now “.   Literally, it is a must for every responsible person to know the conditions of our water source(s)/ water catchment areas and the whole water system which we get the supply of water. 

        Do you have any idea where your source of water is?  

        If we put the quality of water into 6 grades and we rate it according to the level of contamination/  pollution of our water system from the source to the water station, what grade is your water that you drink more / less 8 cups (2500ml) every day and use it for different activities?  Let’s do it this way:

        Grade A:  Pollution free

        Grade B:  contain 20% of pollutants/ contaminants

        Grade C:  30% of pollutants / contaminants

        Grade D:  40% of pollutants / contaminants

        Grade E:  50% of pollutants / contaminants

        Grade F:  51% and above of pollutants / contaminants

        What grade would you rate your water source, water/river system and the quality of water that you drink/use daily?

        Come on, as responsible and concerned persons /Sarawakians /whataver, we should stand guard for the water source/ water catchment areas, the river and the quality of water for our own good.  If everyone cares and is concerned about the water quality in their areas seriously, then who dares to be so abusive and aggressive to exploit and plunder / pillage our resources  at will and brings about so much disaster and hazard to our environment.

        Now let’s assess/evaluate the water source/ water catchments, the river system and the quality of water everywhere in Sarawak / elsewhere and then one by one in Grade and %.  In this way, we can get the results of each river in each division, each division and the country Sarawak as a whole.  It can be really fun and interesting to know the results of the water, one of the most indispensible and precious elements /gems in life. 

        The quality of water and environment will tell us exactly what kind of leaders we have.  Well……when we talk about our water source, water catchments and quality, it is impossible for us to leave out our government and talk on our own only.  In Sarawak, we cannot leave Taib Mahmud and his cronies alone.  Taib Mahmud who started as an MP for 18+ years and has been the Chief Minister of Sarawak  for 32+ years/since 1981 should take the full responsibility for the quality of the environment we have today. 

        He is considered the most abusive, autocratic, corrupt, demonic, devilish, greedy, hypocritical, nepotistic and sinful person to date in the federation of Malaysia. He and his cronies just loot, plunder / pillage our environment and people at will.  He is so indulgent in the evil acts of the devil.  If I had the magic power, I would turn him into a maggot eating pooh for a million year for the damages and plundering he has done . 

Through long years of exploitation and plundering way of development have led to serious soil erosion.  The indiscriminate logging, large scale palm oil planting and other activities have stripped bare hectares and hectares of land. 

Without the cover of vegetation of grasses, plants, trees and the like,  the topmost soil is just washed off when it rains heavily/ not so heavily.   Hence, we see our Rejang River is always Teh-tarik in colour through the year.  Tell me if I am wrong because I might overlook other causes and I don’t know where to get the first-hand information.  I want people’s true experience to tell the true quality of water in their areas.  I don’t trust the official report of any kind.  To me, there are also a lot of cover-ups of the truth when they pose a threat to the reputation to the BN government.  I don’t trust this government at all.

        I hope every individual will be the “eyes and ears” to one another to safeguard our water source in each area for our own good.  We should be well-prepared to protest if needed, scream, shriek, shout, shrill, squeal, squeak, …………… to get our voice heard to alert them to behave themselves:  [Never trade off the quality of water for a lot of money].