Well, why doesn’t this kind of news surprise us anymore? Kind of resigned to hear buildings cracking and roofs falling down nowadays.

THE SK Tamil Rawang Parents Teachers Association (PTA) is concerned over cracks appearing in the new four-storey school building despite it being only half-completed.

PTA chairman C. Paramasivam questioned the safety of the new building, and some of its facilities.

He said the gutter on the fourth floor of the building, and the drainpipe leading from it were too small to accommodate the large volume of water during a heavy downpour.

“Eventually, the centre of the building will give way and the roof will collapse.

“There is also a problem of stagnant water on all the floors,” he said, adding that they were worried over the safety of the pupils.

“There is also evidence of water leaking through the ceiling fan point,” he said.

Teacher Paskaran Krishnan, who is also the school warden, said he had organised a programme in the building about two weeks ago but found water leaking through the ceiling fan point during a heavy downpour.

“This happened even though the building has not been officially launched yet. After we lodged complaints, it was repaired.

“I hope the contractor will do a proper job and ensure there will not be any mishap in the future,” he said.

An electrical contractor who was in the school but did not want to be named, admitted that water had been coming down from one of the ceiling fan points and he had had to repair it.

Paramasivam added that the cement flooring was of poor quality and there were several cracks which had been patched up by the contractor.

“When I walk along the corridor, I can feel that the floor is not really solid and hear the hollow sound.

“If, say, it were hit hard by a table or chair, it might crack.

“There are also signs of the cement flooring cracking although the premises has not been used by the teachers and children,” he said.

Paramasivam hoped those responsible would ensure that the building was completed according to specifications before it was handed over to the school.

The school is the only Tamil school in Rawang that can accommodate 1,600 pupils.

12:34:56 pm 7/8/09 AD.

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You could have seen a similar scenario just past midnight earlier today if you follow 12-hour setting.

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Needless to say, this is once in a lifetime thing (since we missed the BC version).

The above is the March 19th 1984 front cover of Time magazine, two years after Thriller, the  world’s best selling album was launched. Today, the King of Pop is no more. He performed from a young age with his family, in the late 1950s, and still going on strong in the late 1990s. The generation that grew up to his music in the 70s up to the 90s would surely remember his songs and dance moves. Thriller, Billy Jean, Off the Wall, Man in the Mirror, Beat It, Black or White, We Are The World and so many more songs. I remember watching the Grammy awards in the 80s when MJ won awards for Best Album, Best Song etc.

Michael Jackson’s writeup in Wikipedia provides details on the one of the most iconic figures in world music.

Farrah Fawcett, more famously known as one of the Charlie’s Angels also passed away today (25th in US).

Farrah Fawcett in Charlie's Angels

The above is the cover of November 22nd, 1976’s edition of the Time magazine. Together with Kate Jackson and Jacklyn Smith, she made up the the terrific trio who solved crime in a fresh, feminine way. Aged 62, she died after a long battle with cancer. She was suppose to marry long time friend and partner Ryan O’Neal in few weeks, but it was fated otherwise.

Charlie’s Angel was a groundbreaking series in the 1970s that brought women into a domain traditionally held by male actors – the private investigation  genre.

May this two souls rest in piece and have a better next life.