Burns not just the face but the heart

Pouring acid to someone you know, or even someone you don't know is inhuman. Among the hundreds of people of there who had this experience, not everyone can be as tough as Tan Hui Linn to accept reality and see things at the brighter side or a more positive outlook. What about those who wouldn't be able to go through this?

Tan Hui Linn's mother, Chong Swee Lin has passed away ten hours later while Hui Linn has to live on her life with the scars all over her body and the worst part, without the support from her mom. What kind of cruelty world are we living in? A dad is suppose to love the family, protect the family instead of being the tool the their danger.

Although to the world Hui Linn may be the tough strong girl that is able to accept the truth, but deep in her heart, wouldn't she feel hurt or betrayed perhaps? that her own family has done this to her and her mother. What about her studies? Would she be able to even concentrate on her studies while this year is her SPM year. She's just form five.

Even if she is actually strong enough to go to school, what about her friends or her schoolmates? I'm sure not everyone is supporting enough, some might even discourage her. But on the brighter side, she still has her brother as her only one person she can truly rely on. Let's just hope that Hui Linn would be able to go back to Penang to celebrate her birthday after her surgery on the Feb17 and another one on March 19.

As for her dad, his case would be brought up soon and let's pray the he'll get the punishment he deserves.

-Lim Lixian (;