Haze in Malaysia

Do you know that haze has hit Malaysia again? Every year around July, the forest burning in Indonesia brings haze to our country. I remember last year when I woke up expecting to smell the fresh air of an early morning, instead I smelt something burning. I look out of the window and everything was covered in smoke. I had to wear masks whenever I want to step out of the door, outdoor activities are not allowed in schools, some has health problems and those weak ones got weaker.

Last couple of weeks, Malaysians faced those problems again. Unfortunately, some people just don't know about it. I asked a friend of mine last week 'How are you coping with the haze?' and she answers me 'Haze? What haze?', I nearly fainted. This is a perfect example of those who sit in a car and drove to an underground carpark, sit in the office all day, then drove back to their house, not minding what's happening to the world out there, or in their hometown for that matter. Sigh...
Let us be more aware of our surroundings, be more acute of our living place, care for our homes as comfort is what a home is all about.

A satellite image from NASA, I got it from http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
note: there's a few red dots that i think it means hotspots, notice there's quite a few at the peninsula too.