A SAD, FUNNY STRANGE NEW YEAR`S INCIDENT New Year`s Eve has come and gone in the Philippines, and once again, our hospitals are filled with people who have been hurt by firecracker-related incidents. Despite the persistent warnings aired by our government, some Filipinos still persist in engaging in dangerous and unhealthy noise-making activites that have caused fires, maimed and yes, even killed people. There is one sad (but paradoxically funny article) about a fire-cracker related casualty that hit the front page of several newspapers. The article states that one drunken reveller got killed when instead of throwing the firecracker, threw the cigarette that he used to light the former. The punchline here is the name of the deadly firecracker-"Goodbye Philippines." Just look at the picture of the said firecracker that I attached and you will see how lethal this noise-maker is by looking at it`s size. At first I thought it was a joke-until I saw the article myself. I hope that by publicizing this sad albeit funny story, more Filipinos will try to be more cautious in celebrating this annual event.