New Year celebrations were marked with lots of fireworks displays all over the world. Happiness and excitements could be seen on the faces of the people as they witness the countdown of the coming “Year of the Rat.” 2007 or the “Year of the Boar” for the Chinese, had witnessed the many events that affected the lives of many throughout the world. Miseries, sufferings, disasters, calamities, bombings, terrorism and mayhem dominated the entire year of 2007.
And as the world turn to the next chart of the year, the barbarity of man greeted 2008 with killings. In Kenya, numbers of people were killed in election related violence. Thailand which is 90% Buddhist was also greeted with successive bombings, injuring innocent people. Authorities blamed Islamic terrorists to the detestable acts.
The precedence of events is already in order, and this New Year fearless forecast would be more chilling than of last year. Based on the world analysis, experts have contended that terrorism would be more intense in their evil activities. Political killings will persist in troubled nations. Climate change will certainly bring worst calamities to Asia most especially the Philippines. Latest report had said that the Philippine authorities are now devising a plan to prepare the country from the effect of global warming. Weather specialists expected that super typhoons and other calamities will bring untold devastations to the Philippines this 2008. The people are just hoping that these forecasts will not happen, not now or not in our time.
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