Why the haze?

Everyone is talking about the haze again.  I mean, it happens every year and I knew that the haze is bound to happen again since last week and I have proof how it started.  I was at one of the hotspots of the cause of the haze.  Check it out:
I was in section 14 Petaling Jaya a week ago.  I was walking minding my own business when I suddenly realized that the horizon was getting more and more opaque.  I can hardly see the tall buildings nor the trees nearby.  I knew that haze is coming back and for sure, my gut feeling was right again.  From this picture, you can clearly see that the tall building was about to be obstructed by the haze.

As I walked closer to the area, I noticed I was in the midsts of one of the hotspots, the cause of the haze.  I mean, it clearly shows where the haze which everyone is complaining is coming from.  For years and years, we have blamed our neighbouring country Indonesia for indiscriminately burning their crops and soil which will make for better earth for next year's crops or the runaway bush fires in Sumatera and Kalimantan.  Now the truth has been exposed and it is the fact.

As I approached closer to the scene, yes, you can clearly see, where all the haze is coming from.  It comes from this fella grilling fish with sambal on it.  As you can see, the haze is pretty thick as you get close to it.  People run away from or take the longer route from the delicious smoke that he is emitting.

Just look at his face.  Grimacing from the clouds of smoke coming out from his grill.  So just imagine, you have 1 pasar Ramadhan that sells grill fish, ayam percik, satay and other lovely dishes.  1 pasar Ramadhan can emit such smoke and haze.  Now I ask you, how many pasar Ramadhans do you know that is within your area?  Just in Petaling Jaya alone, less than 2 kilometers away is another pasar Ramadhan in Section 16, near the International Islamic University.  That area too, emits so much smoke from the cooking and grilling of satay, grill fish, grill chicken, honey bbq chicken wings, otak-otak and ayam percik.  Not only that, just 3 kilometers from there in Taman Tun Dr Ismail is another Pasar Ramadhan that also has the same items which emit smoke and haze.  Now that is 3 pasar Ramadhans within a 10km radius.

There you go.  This picture details that even the cook couldn't take the smoke thats coming out from this deliciously grilled sambal squids and fish.  So there you go, with hundreds of pasar Ramadhans spewing smoke from bbq pits and grills, no wonder we are having the haze.  Don't believe me?  Go head towards Taman Melawati in Ulu Kelang and I can guarantee that you won't miss one stall that emits the most smoke - Ikan Bakar Nelayan.  If you can stand there near the stall while you wait for your fish to get cooked, I salute you!  Hope you had a pleasant read.

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All pictures were taken in Section 14 Petaling Jaya pasar Ramadhan with Samsung SGH-D600 Mobile Phone.