Well!! Long 2 months with considerable changes in my personal and professional front. And the world has changed as well – with Gulf oil spill, WC Football extravaganza in South Africa and of course Mr Cameroon’s warning to common us, “Start managing your lifestyle”.
BP is the huge offender since mid April here for USA, Mexico, Environment, British economy, Water inhabitants in Gulf of Mexico, Oil consumers all over the planet and taxpayers like us. Never thought one organisation could damage and annoy so many genres of sectors at one time. Kudos to BP!!! They are hitting news headlines almost everyday either with their untimely quotes or getting lashed out by media, President Obama or some representative from Louisiana.
According to the latest reports, it is the third biggest oil spill ever (do not forget its still ongoing and they can move to numero uno slot any time), killing 11 workers, fouling 120 miles of US coastline, slaughtering sea turtles, dolphins and birds eventually driving tourism away. But the biggest of all damages is yet to happen. The distance for common man to pay the price for BP’s blunders is just a mile away. And their attitude – BP’s tips and tricks to reduce the onus on them is not working. Misquoting the swarming amount of oil and politicizing the quotes of genuinely upset Obama as anti-British are not working for the corporation. With USA congressmen summoning BP’s chief and the man-in-action Tony Hayward to provide explanations on taking so-called cost cutting shortcuts on this crucial issue leading to mis-managing the crisis, is making them constipate further.
BP loosing 40% of its value as a firm in less than 2 months boast to have controlled just 50% of the oil spill and in total 10% of their problems. One may comment that it is very simple to sit outside the consortium under catastrophe and criticize, but for sure the crisis management, be it from BP or the USA government is near to mediocre. GOD SAVE the WORLD – World!! - Its World cup – a treat for football loving fans all over the globe.
With tournament favourites Spain yet to make their entry in WC2010, from out of the blues South Korea stunned one time Euro champions Greece in their opening match. With South American teams Brazil and Argentina in draw with Euro stunners England, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy, it is going to be a non-stop treat for the footie fanatics. It’s a pity that Wimbledon may get un-noticed during the football extravaganza. More disappointing factor, I am sitting in a place where there is no television!!!
I would love to draw some write-ups on on-going World Cup football, forthcoming Wimbledon and never-ending Gulf oil spill saga, when time permits.
Till then it’s Sivi signing off with a good quote below.
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
- Tom Robbins
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