When Alviss Wong, 22, Malaysian, decided to take his life after his girlfriend break up with him last week, he posted a farewell status on his Facebook page together with a teary photo of himself.
Up to 204 Facebook members "liked" his suicidal status on his Facebook wall, but no one stopped or alerted his family on his sucide intention. Only his sister, Cheyl Wong, 28 reportedly tried to talk him out of suicide. However, Alviss assured her by saying that he was just joking.
Few hours later, his body was found sprawled on a car, fallen from the 14th floor of his apartment building in Cheras, Kualar Lumpur.
This tragic news has been getting alot of media coverage, especially in the chinese press. Everyone was drawn to the attention of it. Ariel, 17, student, believes that many thought that Alviss message in Facebook was a prank and simply "played" along.
For Alviss case, Jacques, a psychologist, believes that the root problem was that he did not feel loved. Even though his family love him deeply, he had a deep belief that no one loved him and so he was not lovable. Thus, any external sign of rejection or break-up trigger him to walk to the path of suicide.
WHY I CHOOSE THIS ARTICLE?
I choose this article because the title attract my attention. Facebook is now a worldwide social newtwork which is quite popular among many people. Thus, when i saw the title "Heartbreak in Facebook World" , i was curious and continue to read on.
IF I WERE IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION
I would have tried to talk Alviss round, just like what his sister had done. By showing care and concern for him instead of "liking" his status would have been a better idea.
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