parliament haus is falling down, falling down, falling down

Earlier this week on the front page of one of our national dailys, the news that our 20-year old National Parliament Haus admired the world over as exemplifying the modern meshing with traditional in architecture - a building complex that is largely made of wood we grew here ourselves especially for thousands of years - is being attacked by termites. A building report already 4 years old has warned of the seriousness of the problem. When questioned, the building manager of Parliament Haus said, 'Yes, we've seen termites throughout the site but they're not eating the wood!'

What do termites eat then? According to the appointed custodian of the symbol of this country's governance, independence, sovereignty and democracy, termites eat ... cement.