Dead Fishes Again 12th November 2007

Another incident again and this time around I would rate the number of dead fishes as the second worst case out of the 4 incidents recorded to date within 2 months. Do take note residents that I have been living in Taman Mutiara Puchong since July 2006 and no such incident recorded until recently over a span of 60 days.
Although the cleanup by MPSJ is still ongoing which we the residents are thankful anf grateful for, however I still strongly feel that the root of the said problem is far from alleviated. Why you might ask? Mainly these:
1. What was the test result by Jabatan Alam Sekitar taken after the reported incident in October 2007? I think the relevant authorities should issue a official finding that is transparent to all residents living in close proximity of the said lake. How are we to get the result? Well your guess is as good as mine? I wonder who is kind enough to lead us in the right direction if any? Any cover up intentions?
2. 4th incident within a span of 60 days, only recently? How come? Accumulation of toxic over the course of the illegal dumping period? God knows for how long? Possibly years for all I know? Possibility of drainage waste from nearby light industrial units which mainly consist of small printing companies? We followed the drainage trail and it leads right into the lake ironically.
3. Landfill in the lake causing a change in temperature hence the dead fishes? You reckon this is a logical explanation? Hmmmmmmm......I reckon less likely to cause such number of dead fishes due to the fact that the sheer size of the lake and depth is more than adequate to displace any change in temperature caused by any situation.
I do not want to imply in this post of anyone responsible in particular but merely to point out the fact that as a nation we truly and urgently are in need of people that will truly take pride in their personal capacity to asist in getting to the root of the problem to solve rather than delay and make excuses. Not making secondary guesses, finger pointing as well as merely seeking publicity for personal gains.
I still pray daily for a change, a great change that will truly benefit all Malaysians and I believe such a change will only take place with a change in the attitudes of people in places that can force such a positive change. I do not have to mention names but by references to my earlier posts you should be able to logically work out who is responsible for the cleanliness and welfare (safety) of all residents in this area.
We as residents should really give a damn of where we live and how we are living it. We as residents should also not be afraid to voice out any displeasure and not be afraid to approach any relevant authorities for assistance and not be afraid to question them at the same time when it is justifiable. It is within our rights as "RAKYAT" of Malaysia.
MALAYSIA BOLEH? I think boleh but whether the people put in positions to serve will exercise their power righteously and efficiently is a case we can probably debate about over a cup of teh tarik. Action speaks louder than words...........we as residents want to see action and not empty promises.

Proper Perimeter Wall Fence Structure For Gated Development

Above are pictures taken at Desa Villa at Taman Desa (near Desa Water Park) of the gated and guarded housing development. The above perimeter wall fence surrounds the entire community which comprises less than 100 units of houses. The wall fence covers a big area of about at least 3/4 of the area of the wall fence area of Taman Mutiara Puchong. All of the gated and guarded housing development surveyed comprises of a very well structured, high and secured perimeter wall fence that is almost impossible to scale because of the height and the enhance security features as shown above.

This is the standard of a perimeter wall fence observed by most developers in Malaysia and how come Malton Bhd did not erect a perimeter wall fence that is supposedly safe and one that will keep intruders out? Currently if anyone was to pay us a visit and take one look at the perimeter wall fence, I can definitely expect a cynical smile or even laughter in disbelief by all. Why? Well because TMP perimeter wall fence is way below par when compared to others and so scalable and lowly erected that you will look at it in dismay and to ponder........what idiot could have done so? It is seriously the joke of Puchong, Selangor and definitely to the addage of "Malaysia Boleh".

Please refer to the previous posts for images of the perimeter wall fence of TMP.

Cheers To All Caring and Responsible Press Journalists

My apology for not posting any new materials recently, just needed some time out after so much time has been invested in trying to get so many issues related to the well being of all residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong sorted out with the developer as well as the local council.

Imagine having these things to deal with and at the same time having your usual committments of work, it has been extremely tiring of late and the break was definitely needed by all members of the RA.

The RA of Taman Mutiara Puchong sincerely would like to thank all the press journalists for their commendable coverage of issues brought to their attention recently which reflected unbias news reporting. Kudos also goes to TV3 reporters and crew for their informative as well as unbias reporting of the issues in regards to our plight in Taman Mutiara Puchong. No names need to be mentioned here as a good job done is best kept in your heart and with a smile across your face. Cheers to all of you guys/gals!!! :)

Since all the reports in the media there has been noticeably more activities in Taman Mutiara Puchong, like more regular maintenance and cleaning of the common areas, shrubs and lalang at various places have been cleared etc. The developer has acted on various complaints such as to rectify the ponding issues of the park and the basketball court, the drainage gradient and more aggressive landfilling at Phase 3. Though some action is better than none, progress is still painstakingly slow and only after affirmative action.

The RA would like to also see immediately action to quickly rectify the faulty boomgate which has been out of order for the last 3 weeks and counting. No spare parts??? Ideally the whole entire system needs to be replaced........ wonder the developer would do so rather than the residents now having a totally open entry to all at this point in time, for the last 3 weeks. Because of this the security guards are now slowly but surely reverting back to their lackdaiscal attitude and now cases of reported stolen items by foreign workers is creeping up again. With the latest incident of under garments stolen from a house in Phase 3 TMP 8C.

This is why the residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong is not happy and will not be happy until the developer (Malton Bhd) understands the reason why? Solving problems is not by merely looking for quick fixes and short cuts as well as cheapest alternative but looking at the root of the problem, the crux of it all and tying everything together. An obvious example will be the boomgate, why such a high occurence of system failure? Why the problem of the boomgate always being knocked by vehicles and causing the pole of the boomgate to be damaged? Please get this sorted out by replacing the entire boomgate system with a new and more trustworthy system and properly positioning the sensors as well as narrowing the lanes to a proper width to allow the boomgate system to operate at the optimum level. How many poles and spare parts do you want to continue to look for? How many poles do you want to replace? How many cars do you want to damage? How many more excuses do you want to come up with? How many more years do you need to realize?

Please do us the residents as well as yourself a favor, replace the whole damn boomgate system and properly rectify the issue once and for all, no more delays. Do the right thing for once without us the residents having to resort to extreme measures for something to be done which in the first place is duty bound by "YOU" the developer.

Other issues outstanding of highest priority is the Perimeter Wall Fencing - height and structure. This is a biggie and the RA will not rest until Malton Bhd improves the feature by adding more height as well as enhancing the said structure with barb wire at the base and adding additional metal/iron grill with pointed arrows outwards to definitely prevent scaling or climbing.

To be continued with images in the next post.

Press Gathering After Dead Fish In Lake Incident

Above are pictures taken during the press gathering 24 hours after informing Gerakan representative about the incident, the thousands of dead fishes in the lake and illegal dumping. The RA is glad that there are people with civic minded attitude to assist in such situation. The RA would like to take this opportunity to thank YB Lau and YDP Anan for reacting to the matter highlighted. It is still unfortunate that thousands of talapias fishes had to die for the issue to be taken notice of, which I sincerely believe could have been prevented with better enforcements.

As of today the lake is in much better shape with most of of the floating debris cleared by MPSJ and fish carcasses sinking into the depth of the lake, no sight of trucks dumping into the said lake as well which is definitely a sign of relief finally after months of waiting patiently. Just a word of gratitude to the authorities for righting the situation at the end of the day, cheers to all for a great start and a great job done. The RA would like see a continuance in such endeavor to futher enhance the cleanliness and standard of living in Puchong.