in the Aftermath ...

As a photographer, I find much to admire in this photo. It's a very strong image, and one that remains in my mind's eye even after I've stopped looking at it. The photo tells a story, and a compelling one at that - you just don't know what the story is.

It does make you want to find out what the story is, though.

Aunty Anne (as she is now dubbed) is a 65-year old who lives in Setapak, KL. She took a bus to participate in the Bersih 2.0 rally. It had been raining.

The boys in blue in the background are FRU personnel -there to control, break up, water cannon and tear gas the rally participants.

Fortunately, matters went pretty well and there was just the one fatality (in relative terms, considering that the rally had 50,000 people).

Hard as it may be to believe, Malaysia is actually a pretty peaceful country. Heck, even the police get on well with thieves and robbers who seem to be able to do anything they want in my neighbourhood.