NEW NEWS NEWS!!!

Since the weekend, news in the past few days has been dominated by news of the Lehman Bros' demise in the financial markets and how different multinational companies followed suit soon after. Before that, the nation was glued to the ineluctable rage of hurricane Ike striking Galveston Bay at Texas. And of course, amidst all this was simply election craze as the presidential candidates enter the heat of the competition and busy themselves with strategic garnering of votes and controversial politics. The turn of events is remarkably dramatic. It is just so amazing how focus switches so quickly, and these rapid changes are exemplified clearly on the headlines of CNN's website. It is indeed an "exciting" time to be here I guess. The ripple effects of what happens here in the US is felt everywhere in the world. Even in Singapore, which is exactly 12 hrs away from here (on the exact opposite spot of the globe), the repercussions are tremendous, with the stock market plunging to the lowest point in two years. Though some of us may not grasp the gravity of the situation, all I can say is change can come swiftly and inadvertently. Please do not be alarmed; this is not an apocalyptic message. All I want to express is nothing in this world is secure, and only our faith is.