Okay lah folks, let me tell you story. When Ivy League schools start making news for shooting instead of research, even my kopi O kosong turns cold. Now FBI opening bigger nets to catch Brown University shooter, but seriously can or not? Every time tragedy happen, same wayang begins. Federal agents zoom in like superhero movie, politicians talk tough talk, then... nothing changes until next time. Aiyoh.

Let's not play play. This Brown University case got international students parents calling home worried sick. Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian scholars paying big money thinking USA campuses safer than Jalan Besar hawker center. Now suddenly got lecture halls becoming crime scenes. Dont simply blame mental health only lah. When your country got more guns than people in Selangor, calculation already wrong from beginning.

But watch how FBI doing their dance. Big press conference, fancy technology, 'no stone unturned' speech. All very wayang kulit but missing the realwayang. Where's the 'how' and 'why' discussion? Why university with multimillion dollar security budget cannot stop one shooter? Why so easy to get weapons that turn semester finals into survival horror game?

Now the human cost. Imagine being Malaysian student there processing trauma while parents back in Penang beg them to come home. Or Indonesian scholar choosing between safety and once in a lifetime Yale NUS exchange. These are real people, not political footballs. For every brown student scared to wear hoodies because might get mistaken for suspect, got ten more thinking twice about American dream.

Here's the open secret everybody whispering. American leadership keep treating gun violence like itu suka suka issue, like choosing between chicken rice or nasi lemak. Not realizing whole world watching this wayang every few months. Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, now Brown. Pattern so predictable even my ah ma can forecast.

But got hope or not? Maybe this time different. Students from Bangkok to Beijing asking tough questions before applying overseas. University rankings getting new column - survival rate. Parents calculating bulletproof backpack cost versus tuition fees. Market forces might succeed where politicians fail. Money talks, and scared international students mean billion dollar industry shaking.

Final thought for our SG students overseas. Please stay safe, dont anyhow walk alone night time, and always know where emergency exits are. Dont shy to check university security records also - not rude question, necessary question. Your future worth more than any ivy league reputation.

America can fix this if they want. Japan strict gun laws work. Australia buyback program work. Even our Singapore approach not bad right? But need to admit problem first lah. Until then, FBI can widen net big like Marina Bay Sands, but same ghosts keep slipping through. What to do? We watch, we learn, we stay safe first.