MH370

This incident has struck us at a sudden. I'm sure even if you don't know anyone inside the plane, you too are eager to know the latest news of MH370.

It could be one of the most deadliest air tragedies ever to happen. And what rubs salt into wounds that is it happened on a MAS Boeing.

As much as Professor Jeff Rosenthal once said that the chances of an airplane crashing is 0.00001%, this incident will certainly raise questions on air safety. It's very typical. People don't care the 99.99999% of success rates you have. One tiny blot of ink is enough to ruin a perfect parchment.

On the positive note, it is times like this we see mankind coming together as one. People from different countries and religion all praying for a cause - the safety of everyone. Countries who built armies for war and defenses sent out Search and Rescue missions.

Although it is very out of the blue for me to say this in such an event, I'm hopeful that mankind does have what it takes to move forward together.

The good people do take action and give a helping hand.

In someways you are proven wrong Einstein.

Richard Branson: Reach For The Skies

1st post! Although I was due to start this thing up 4 days ago after I posted a status on my fb.

A brief intro into starting up this blog: I wanted to capture down the special things I learned everyday, as a prove that I am learning and growing, and also as a motivation to remind myself that there is a need to have this habit instilled daily.

So for today's post I would kick start with a book I've just finished reading by Richard Branson.

Normally I'd expect reading something on business management when it comes to Richard Branson's works. But to my surprise this book is a short but concise history of mankind's aviation.

From hot air balloons to rockets, and probably to space colonization - it does amazes me that how far we had come for the past millennium.

I rated the book 3 out of 5 stars. The history itself maybe abit dry for some people (for instances me). But the quotes and things that people will do to fly, the courage of Joe Kittinger free fall from space, or the brilliant yet silly action of Larry Walters tying ballons onto his chair to fly proves a point - A dream is just a dream if you do not take action to realize it.

What I have learn would be straight forward - the sky nor space does not limit our capabilities. That is up to where and how high we set our limits.