What's the use of a clock without its hands? How can it tell time - which is the essence of its creation, without these hands? It simply can't. It becomes useless... and if not fixed - left to age and just rust with stagnancy? Well it eventually turns into an eyesore... and should the clock be large enough to be seen a block or two away - then what an eyesore it would be, right?
And yet... this is what I see whenever I look at the clock tower of Eastwood mall. A clock that is not being used - one without its hands. The tower seems to be slowly going into disrepair, with no signs of anyone doing any maintenance work. Too bad, though, after all, this was the landmark of Eastwood for years.
So now, whenever I overlook the pantry area of Accenture, I see this once proud landmark just staying there. Maybe its because its not the tallest edifice around these days, as it is easily dwarfed by the other condo/hotel/office buildings surrounding it. But even then - this was the first commercial establishment with a Big Ben-like landmark. People used to refer to this tower whenever they wanted to synchronize their time... not to mention New Year countdowns (at least, this is what Tess told me once). I hope that somehow, some way, there are plans to revive this clock... or replace it with a better one. After all, the people working, eating and living in the general vicinity deserve more.
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