INTI Aikido. Mon 24/6/2013 class
The bad haze situation in INTi Nilai is no hindrance for members to come to the dojo for training.
I was impressed that two very determined girls who refused to be affected by the haze chose to don face masks for training rather than to skip class. And in spite of poor visibility Nigel drove all the way from Puchong to come to Nilai for the aikido class.
Very dense haze. Poor road visibility. No people and few cars on the road. This was the creepy scene that confronted me as I drove back from Nilai alone to my house in Seri Kembangan after the Aikido class ended.
I shuddered when the thought of what was going to happen if the car broke down in the night crossed my mind. Then the image of the two girls wearing face masks to train in the bad haze calmed my anxiety some what.
With the pungent haze swathing the whole nation I am never out of reach of my drinking bottle. I keep a 1 litre water bottle containing drinking water handy on my desk so that I can stay hydrated, even when indoor.
The PM declared emergency status for Muar and Ledang after the API (air pollutant index) readings in the two towns touched 750
As the haze situation originating from forest burnings in Sumatra worsened at 5pm Sunday the authorities have declared that all schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will be closed tomorrow. the Ministry of Health has also ordered all government hospitals to provide face masks to the public.
Coughing a bit due to throat irritation caused by the acrid smell. Then it dawn on me that the morning haze has transformed the sky into a big canvas of grey, blanking out the images of buildings and trees in the back ground.
The ongoing raging forest fires due to land clearing in Sumatra has affected much of Malaysia and the whole of Singapore.
Better to stay indoors until the haze clears unless there is pressing matters to go out of the house.
