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Summer's typical weather came today all of a sudden.
Yep, its hot. Really uncomfortably hot. The "central air-conditioning" is not really doing it's job either. I just hope it does not blow a hole in the electricity bill.
In other news, a couple of days ago I was on the train back home and was reading some newspapers left in the train. It is normal to find newspapers left on seats in the train. People just read them and then put them back where they found them and leave. New passengers come in, do the same as well and the cycle goes on.
The two main news that caught my attention was firstly, that the numbers in the Australian police force are increasing each year, having more and more fresh young policemen recruited and having like 100 men in each station. I was so impressed by their efficiency; patrolling and answering the call to help citizens. Go go Australia!
Secondly, government has been discussing the issue of introducing national identity cards to the citizens of Australia. Which made me realize that Australians have been going about their business daily without a proper form of identification card. I mean back in Malaysia when we hit 12 or 13 years of age, it was compulsory for us to get one made. Half of people concerned are for the implementation of identity cards with the point being able to help fight against terrorism whilst the other half are against having that system saying that they value their privacy and their personal information are only for need-to-know basis.
Personally I think it might be a little difficult to introduce such a system since the country has been established and advanced for so many years now, focusing towards the elder generation. I mean if they had a rule like "from this year on, all 12 year olds have to register for a card", then it would not be so bad as oppose to what I have in mind, where everybody has to go register. I do not know, it is really none of my concern really, since I am not an Australian to begin with. Well just my two cents.