between THE LINES

THE STORY OF AFFAIRS

There is no shift in the government’s policy on extra marital affairs. BTL has been told that last month two senior officers from the disciplined forces were sent home for this. However, what is alarming is people jumping the gun and taking to social media on what they think is the reason for someone’s dismissal from the public service. These two are not alone, as a senior government official in the North also had the same treatment after his not-so-decent pictures which he was sharing with someone other than his wife were leaked. It was immorality and infidelity that came at a high price for a civil servant. What a blunder!

INSENSITIVE COMMENTS

The number of disrespectful comments on social media regarding the deaths of eight women, who were victims of domestic violence, are shocking. BTL has seen that some people are even turning the matter into a laughing one and the worst thing is that most comments are from women themselves. The fact that eight lives of women, who were someone’s daughter or mother, seems to not bother some people who comment recklessly on social media about this sensitive subject. Perhaps it’s time for women making such comments to wake up and be part of the solution.

THE BUS DRIVER’S STORY

A female passenger stopped a bus along the Coral Coast in Sigatoka and was asked by the driver, “cash or card”. BTL heard that when the passenger replied card, the driver told her that there was no E-ticketing machine in the bus and there was no conductor too with the portable swap machine. The driver told her to get off and wait for the next bus which arrived about one hour later with a conductor in it. She complained to the driver and conductor of the second bus which belonged to the same company and was told that the driver of the earlier bus was known to do that to some passengers so that he can make some quick money. BTL wonders why that particular driver is still employed by the company when he is known to be doing that to some passengers.

RUGBY WORLD CUP GROG

Rugby fans have already ordered their grog for watching matches at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. A grog seller is selling $80 per kilogram and just for the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians first match against the Wallabies, a group at the Davuilevu Housing has ordered four kilograms. To watch the live coverage, the group has also bought RWC T-shirts. They’re happy that the same grog seller has promised them to drop his prize to $60 per kg in the second week of the Rugby World Cup.