Years,Yet Still Unsolved

Do you still remember how our Geography teachers used to tell us regarding land slides,highland developments,and other matters related to highland?Well I do,cause me and my family live at Bukit Antarabangsa.Obviously,from the name itself,it is a highland,though not as high as Genting or Cameron.

This time it is not about some kind of drainage system in KL or Hulu Kelang,but this is about the true color behind highland development just in front of my house.

Obviously,due to a lot of newly built housing areas such as Ukay Perdana,Serenia Garden,Riana Ukay,etc.,the land structure of Bukit Antarabangsa,Taman Mulia to be specific has been unstable since then,thus causing land slides every 3 years or so. It is dangerous for those who are living here,yet the developers seem like having a brain damage,not being able to use their common sense at all.

-It has been years,yet this matter is still unsolved. All this while,I wondered why.I don't anymore-

Shit Happens

I am a kind of person who always like to go out at night meeting friends,sometimes even driving all alone from home to anywhere just to relax my mind. One fine night,it was after midnight. I still clearly remember that night. I was from kedai mamak after hanging out with a friend of mine. Usually I will take the Ukay Perdana road,as it is brighter than the main entrance to B.A.

On my way,suddenly a lot of cars stopped on the road. I saw some police cars,and a Bomba's truck parking on the other side of the road. Of course,when such view in the middle of the night is right before your eyes,one word comes to mind:ACCIDENT.

I made a U-turn not too far from the incident,and stopped by to take a closer look. To know exactly what happened (well,this is a Malaysian's attitude when accident happens,and I am one hell of a typical Malaysian). The accident was very,very bad. I was wondering at that time how did the driver survived. Yet despite the condition of the car and the work policemen and firemen were involved with,still people around me were able to chit chat as if there's nothing happened that night.

So,moral of the story,drive carefully. Think of your loved ones:)

The Way They're Connected

I was in Singapore last weekend with my best cousin and my parents. A short trip actually,since we checked-in only a day and a night there before we went to Pasir Gudang to visit my other cousin. We stayed at Geylang,a place where most of the citizens are Malays.

From there,we took the public transportation MRT to reach Orchard Road,a place where all the big shopping malls are located. During the transit,I did notice the differences between their MRT system and our LRT system. One of them is be it MRT or LRT,the size of the coach,interior design and the speed;it's the same.

Secondly,they do have barriers between the station and the train itself,as to increase safety so that there will be no unwanted incidents to take place. Inside of the coach,they do have the route map as we have in our LRT,but what we don't have is they even provide the light indicator which door will open for the next stop.

From our short visit there,I must say that I am impressed with how disciplined Singaporeans are in order to keep up the good work they've shown to people visiting their lawful country. I am not saying that our system isn't good at all,but we can do more to improve what we already have. But of course,the fines there might cause you to consider migrating to Malaysia:)

Drainage System Part 1

Once,I was on my way to park my car not too far from Alpha Angle Jusco Wangsa Maju,when suddenly this view caught my attention. What saddens me more,it’s been forever since I could remember they built the Jusco. How is it possible that nobody cares to fix the problem?And the problem is very clear;the development was poor. So does the management of the area by Majlis Perbandaran. Not only that,sooner or later this kind of drainage system that we have all over our country will cause more and more landslides,collapse of buildings,etc.

I do hope that one day,those who are experts in this field will find a better solution to solve this dilemma that we're facing today. It's terrifying to admit there's the same view I've been looking at just a walking distance from my house,and I am watching it every single day (of course,if I'm on leave). But we all know deep inside our heart,this problem will take years to be solved,because this is Malaysia.

Read

I was on my way back from Central Market few days back with my friends. We were talking and laughing as usual in the LRT,and all of a sudden my friend asked me to check these two girls who were sitting in between our coach and the other. They were in school uniforms,of course,since the day was weekday. Interesting,they weren't sitting on the seats provided,but on the floor,reading!

I was shocked,yet somehow managed to snap a picture of them while they're discussing something. Just before they walked out of the train,I saw the title of the book one of the girl was holding. It was a PMR exercise book.

This is something Malaysians in general should do. Read. No matter where we are,as long as we have free time,we should widen our knowledge by reading lots and lots of articles,books,or whatever that is knowledgeable. I was and still proud of the girls. Young,yet they've shown something worth sharing for. An attitude that could improve ourselves.

The Great Architecture

I was asked to report to Akademi Laut Malaysia,ALAM or Malaysian Maritime Academy the last 2 weeks to attend a course. Since my parents weren't available on that weekend to send me there,I had no other choice but to go there by bus. So we went to the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan or TBS. It was the first time for me personally,but not the first time I heard about it. TBS really caught my attention. Unlike the other bus stations I've ever been,this one is really big,and has the modern-looking architecture. I was very fascinated,and excited as well,not to mention my reaction when we entered the building.

To think about what we've achieved in the past 10 years,it is really an achievement just by looking at TBS from the highway across. It represents not only how determined we are in living up our goals,but also how determined we are to be at the same level with other developed countries,and of course to fulfill Vision 2020,an idea implemented by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1993.

They Should Respect Our Religion

I often have my breakfast with my parents at Restoran Alam Berkat if I am to work at NSTP Bangsar,or on weekdays when I need to use the car,I will usually follow them to work and drive back home.

 I never have issues with other races and other people,personally. And that's because we live in a peaceful country,our beloved Malaysia. This fact should be respected,no matter what it takes. However,few weeks back,I did notice something unusual at the stall we used to stop by. None of the workers,nor the owner are Muslims,yet they don't feel guilty to display the verses/surah from the Holy Quran inside their restaurant. This does bother me a lot,as if their misuse of it is legally accepted by the customers,the Muslims in particular.

I mean no disrespect to others,but when it comes to Holy Quran,I am pretty sure that one must not misuse just to attract customers who are Muslims. I do admit however I was shocked at first,but this is not the first time I encountered such case.