You are right about this; our government won't do anything until
something goes awful wrong. They believe in the REACTIVE approach -
same goes to military jets flying low over HDB estates; they need a
mishap to occur to justify the additional workload to make
changes.
Earthquakes hitting Singapore may now seem like an impossible
thing, but studies have shown that the epicentre where quakes occur
is creeping closer to our region.
Similarly with Tsunami; who ever thought a Tsunami can occur in our
region? No one, except for one scientist whom nobody believed until
it happened.
As it is, without quakes, HDB flats recently built have so much
flaws; cracking walls/floors/ceilings, spalling concrete, ceilings
that leak..etc.. what would a minor quake do should it reach
Singapore un-impeded by geometry?
I can't find a suitable word to describe what I envisioned in mind
should such a thing happen.
