Home Safety Tips From TMP RA Security SubCom

Going Away During Festive Seasons......

Whenever you plan to go away during a festive season or for a vacation, here are some tips on things you could do to protect your home for your peace of mind.

Inform your neighbours and management office :
You may let your neighbours know how long you plan to be away, so they can keep an eye on your property. Remember to leave your contact number to neighbours in case of emergency.

Activate the security alarm system :
You may leave your house keys and alarm PIN number or remote control with a relative living nearby or a neighbour, so that they could check for you in the event of triggered alarm or false alarm. It is advisable to reset your alarm system with a temporary PIN number before giving it to them.

Interior and exterior lightings :
Install a timer which allows lighting to be switched on and off at preset times to avoid the notice of your absence by the outsiders. You may consider leaving a table lamp or some lights on during your outings.

Keep garden tools, equipments, ladders
Garden tools, equipments and ladders should be kept and locked up in a safe place as they could be used by a burglar to break in and gain entry to the house.

Keep refuse bin
Tidy away your refuse bins. Do not keep them in the refuse chamber as the garbage collector may leave them outside after collecting the garbage. Ask your neighbour to close the refuse chamber door if it is opened.

Stop newspaper & food supply
Cancel deliveries of milk, bread, newspapers etc. If anything continues to be delivered, ask your neighbour to collect them. Uncollected items will draw attention of the outsiders that your house is unoccupied.

Care for your plants
Ask your neighbour or gardener to help to water or maintain the exterior plants. You may give the external gate's key to your neighbour or gardener for this purpose. Also, you may put your interior plants outside to be maintained together.

Prevent water retention
Make sure all the empty containers, vases, flower pots etc at exterior are overturned or covered to avoid water retention for mosquito breeding.

Inform the guards
You may want to inform the guards so they can check and prevent any suspicious visitors from approaching your house.

Pets
Remember to make arrangements for your pet's boarding.

Other things before you leave your home:
- Close and secure all windows, doors and gates
- Remove all plugs from sockets
- Close all water taps
- Disconnect the hob from the gas supply or close the gas supply outlet
- Turn down your house telephone's ringing volume


Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday!

GOTONG ROYONG PERDANA MPSJ - JKP ZONE 9 (13TH DEC'08 - 8.00 AM)

Dear Residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong,

JKP Zone 9 would like to invite us to participate in the gotong-royong to rid the area of all the illegal banners, buntings and signages which can be found almost everywhere in the area. Usually they are pasted all over and has become an epidemic in almost every township in Selangor.
The culprits are usually money lending organizations and they have single handedly made all our taman ugly with their illegal activities of vandalism. This gotong royong is sanctioned by MPSJ, hence do come out in numbers to show force and concern for the very area we live in. This gotong-royong will only mean something if residents themselves come out to participate and be proactive to counter such social ill as vandalism and disregard for public property.
MPSJ will provide ladders for the event and all you need to bring is a wire cutter/scissors for the task. All volunteers are to meet at the Balai Masyarakat MPSJ Zon 9 located in Jalan Sri Puchong 7, Taman Sri Puchong, Puchong, Selangor @ 8.00 AM sharp this coming Saturday,13th December 2008. Check the map below for direction.
Please RSVP your attendance to jkpzone9@gmail.com for "GOTONG-ROYONG PERDANA" MPSJ. This event will also be attended by volunteers from Taman Sri Puchong, Lake Edge YTL as well as volunteers from NGOs.

"TOGETHER EVERYBODY ACHIEVES MORE"


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Latest Update - 13.12.2008

Sin City Puchong

By Teoh El Sen December 03, 2008 Categories: News/Malay Mail Online



The residents do not want it, but Puchong could soon outstrip Chow Kit for the dubious distinction of being the most infamous red light district in the country.
Residents are furious the authorities have allowed the rapidly growing township to degenerate into a bustling haven for prostitution.
An official of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, under which Puchong falls, confirmed vice activities have increased.
In recent weeks, the council closed down three vice dens, and it is just the tip of the problem.
"Apparently, prostitutes have moved from the city to Puchong. Prostitution used to be quite rampant in Subang Jaya, but now it seems Puchong has become the hotspot."
In the wake of the hookers have come other vices.
The official said the council was trying to check the vice activity by limiting permits for massage parlours, which usually turned into prostitution dens. To date, 40 permits for traditional massage outlets have been approved.

Councillor Gary Chong, dismayed that Puchong has recently been dubbed a "dirty" area, called for more drastic action against offenders.
"It is getting more serious. There have been a lot of illegal hotels that have been raided and closed down in recent months."
He said such illegal premises were mushrooming fast, citing Bandar Puteri as one of the places when he has found illegal massage parlours operating.

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok also wants sterner action taken.
She highlighted a case of two Chinese nationals who claimed they were forced to become prostitutes but escaped last Sunday after more than a week of being locked up and starved in a house in Taman Mutiara, Puchong.
"These girls, aged 21 and 19, had been deceived into thinking there were legal job opportunities here," said Kok, adding that the pair flew home to China at 4.50pm yesterday.

They had lodged a police report with the help of a local resident who spotted them wandering about after they escaped from their "prison".
Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar declined comment on the vice problems in Puchong.

Your Rights As A Property Owner

This article in the Sunday Times (30th November'08) is a good read and provides some insight into our local property industry.

Protection Not Guaranteed

Protection Not Guaranteed

The National House Buyers Association (HBA), an apolitical, housebuyers protection organisation is organizing a House Buyers Conference with the theme "Protection Not Guaranteed" for house buyers to confer and share their home acquiring experience.
According to its honorary secretary general, Chang Kim Loong, sweeping legislations to protect home-buyers and to promote home ownership have failed to follow through to ensure adequate protection for each and every homebuyer from stalled, abandoned, defective homes and the peaceful enjoyment of their homes.
"House buyers are never warned about the inadequate protection from buying a yet to be built home and most found out the hard way when things go wrong," he said. "Aggrieved house buyers are made to go from one department to another, resort to the media to highlight their plight, plead to the Prime Minister, seeking intervention of the Minister of Housing & Local Government and his Ministry, for a solution or worse go to court for justice."
This conference will also kick off a on a Malaysian "House Buyers' Bill of Rights". The Bill of Rights seeks to shift the mindset of industry players and decision makers towards pro-house buyers – because a home should have better protection than any other purchase.
The conference is organized by the National House Buyers Association and will be held at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 6th December, 2008 at 2.30pm. Participation fee is only RM15 per person.
For more information, please call 012 3345676 or 012-2524287 or check out the HBA website at www.hba.org.my

Jazzercise Class In TMP

We are please to inform all residents that starting from the 7th December 2008 (SUNDAY 8.30 AM - 9.30 AM)@ Central Park TMP, JAZZERCISE class will be available for registration on the spot on that day.

Monthly fees @ RM 40.00 and classes will be on every Sunday as mentioned 8.30 AM - 9.30 AM.

Please email here if you are interested providing your name and contact number or call Adeline @ 017 8866888.

Invite your neighbours or friends to join in as all are welcome.

Balairaya JKP Zone 9

As of today Jawatan Kuasa Penduduk Zone 9 has been officially launched. Please click here JKPZONE9 BLOG2U for more information.

JKP consists of residents volunteers from communities under the jurisdiction of the zone and in this case Zone 9 inlcudes:

Taman Mutiara Puchong
Taman Seri Puchong
Taman Perindustrian Puchong (Sek 1, 3, 5, 6)
Lake Edge

For issues related specifically to community grouses and complaints pertaining public amenities or common public area that is in need of maintenance or support to the above mentioned areas kindly forward your email to jkpzone9@gmail.com
You could also post your comments in JKP9 blog pertaining any issues you feel that needs attention or to share information to enable us to serve the community better.

Consider the JKP as a intermediary body between MPSJ and the residents associations/residents in the said zone, where collectively acting as a watchdog to ensure that issues of importance involving the community can be highlighted and resolved efficiently.

Address:
Balai Raya JKP Zone 9 MPSJ
Jalan Seri Puchong 7
Taman Seri Puchong 47100 (47160)
Selangor.

The said balairaya is for community use hence it is available to be used to host private fucntions like weddings,community activities social club gathering etc. Certain rental charge is required and for further information kindly contact:

Cik Rossalina @ 012-2634734 (Pembantu Pentadbir JKP Zone 9)

Fogging Exercise In TMP 6.11.2008

Recently in TMP the fogging exercise was completed to keep the mosquito population at bay temporarily as one of the many measures to maintain the healthy living concept in TMP, do take note that the fogging exercise was initiated and paid for by the RA through the collection of the monthly service fees.
Hence to all contributors, this is only but one of the many costs involved in maintaining TMP. I can also predict not in the distant future that we are required to also do some maintenance work on the perimeter wall fencing i.e. painting the grille and wall itself plus other repairs.
Another recently approved initiative is to have 7 road humps erected in designated areas after careful surveys done of the entire TMP area. This is to discourage the many drivers in TMP whom allegedly speeding very dangerously without any concern that they may one day knock into a child crossing the road to the park or maybe cycling along the roads in TMP.
The RA has opted to go ahead and be proactive in getting things done as MPSJ reply to the RA that they were unable to erect the road humps due to the fact that the said roads handover are yet to be completed (mind you this has been the same reason more than a year ago when the RA first applied to have these road hunps erected for the safety and well being of the residents).
Imagine the duration of time it takes to get things done or for the authority to compel the developer to act in a social responsible manner? Imagine if an accident was to happen in TMP, then what will the reaction be? You tell me?
Imagine if the RA was not formed then what will happen, if the well being was left to the authority and the developer? Hmmmmmmm.............. from all the ding dong they are involved in until today probably status quo.
The next project the RA will like to embark on as planned will be to construct the second entry lane, this is more complicated and the RA is currently pushing hard to get the approval from MPSJ. We have not heard any reply yet from MPSJ as this particular issue requires the regazetting of the said area to be used to carry out the said proposed dual entry lane. Very complicating but the ball is rolling and currently on the MPSJ side of it. The RA is prepared to fork out the amount for the said construction as this is for the benfit of all the residents in TMP but alas still the same old dilemma of waiting for a favourable reply (this proposal was submitted more than a year ago as well).
Stay tuned.........

House Buyer Dilemma in TMP (Phase 3)

This is an email I received today which is of a concern to all house buyers in Malaysia, something we should be aware of and be prepared in the future when dealing with any developer to ask the right questions to ensure that your rights as a house buyer is not easily trampled on and taken for granted and that you have all bases covered before signing any SPA.

Please read and if you know of more such home owners in Taman Mutiara Puchong facing the same predicament then please forward your email to mytmpcommittee@gmail.com as it is logical for these home buyers to get together and get the right representation to allow their grouses be heard by the proper authority that can assist in resolving this thorny issue.

EMAIL EXTRACT OF A VERY CONCERNED HOME BUYER IN TAMAN MUTIARA PUCHONG

Just to bring up an issue regarding my current difficult situation of purchasing the TMP unit. 6 months ago, I sign my SPA in the show room office and yet till now I still not getting my key to renovate my house. When I check with the developer (Interpile), they told me that it is because land office holding the consent of transfer. When I ask them what is the reason where land office holds the approval, they told me they have no idea.

Due to the frustration I personally go to land office to find out the issue, the officer told me that it is because that Interpile does not fulfil the land office requirement – Building Low Cost Houses and this was told to Interpile few months ago. Later when I call Interpile regarding this matter, they told me that they knew this issue and already settle (don’t know how they settle). I also find out that there are about 20 units same situation as me (some have sign SPA more than 9 months ago)

Now I get caught in the middle whereby one end hold the approval and the another end told me the issue has settle. Recently Interpile try to pursue me to change loan financier so that the money can disburse to them without the approval of the consent. I told them I have no problem to change my banker as long as on their end can guarantee the approval of the consent within 1 or 2 years. But at the end they told me they cannot promise me anything, they can only release the key for me to renovate and stay upon banker release the disbursement but no guarantee on the consent approval (which mean money disburse to them but legally the house still not belong to me).

I believe some of the existing resident or owner of TMP house face the same problem (money disburse to developer but till now the title still not charge to owner or banker). Therefore I would like to use your blog to gather some of these owners (who may concern on their title or charge of property) to discuss further.

By the way, I also one of your frequent reader for Voice of TMP.

Thanks and Regards,
Walter Yong

Security Enhancement Exercise Phase 2

The image posted above is the security tag for each household to be displayed prominently and to be placed on the gate. The security tag is only for prompt service fee payee in Taman Mutiara Puchong.

This is a necessary step and truly unavoidable as such a measure will ensure fairness to all the prompt paying residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong. The security personnel will only provide their full service for households displaying such a tag when the exercise is completed. This exercise will be executed soon and will be completed before the end of October 2008. The management office is currently making the necessary preparation to ensure smooth execution and tabulating the necessary data for the purpose of such an exercise.

When the exercise kicks off, volunteers from the RA will visit households whom are prompt payee with the security tags and will attached these tags accordingly, a form will have to be filled providing the management office with the latest data pertaining to the number of cars and their respective registration and further checks on number of access cards etc will be carried out. This is to ensure that the data collected will be used to update the database currently in hand to have the latest and most updated information to ensure that the management office do have in hand the necessary information to carry out their duties to the upmost.

House owners will have to acknowledge the receipt of these tags accordingly when these visits are made to ensure minimum abuse of these tags. These tags are provided free of charge.

The recent access card barring exercise have been successful in ensuring that the majority of the residents in TMP act in a responsible manner and to maintain the security level consistent with a gated and guarded community. There are still a lot more to be desired but small steps are being taken to ensure that the welfare and well being of all law abiding residents will be protected and fairness plus firmness exercised on those that are irresponsible and ignorant.

It is important to note that the majority of incidents of residents not complying with the silk screening of the access cards and car sticker exchange are mainly from tenants due to the fact that their landlords are not making any effort to comply with the terms and conditions stipulated in the DMC they signed during the purchase of the property. Tenants are advised to do the following as observed in many cases elsewhere:

1. Immediately discuss the matter with your landlord and to arrange for the landlord to comply with the silk screening exercise and to purchase the necessary additional access cards for your use but do note that the landlord have the right to impose a deposit fee for these cards and refundable upon expiry of the tenancy provided access cards in good working condition.
2. If the said landlord is not available and not convenient for them to carry out the exercise then please arrange by mutually agreeing that the cost of the service fee be deducted from the next rental payment or mutually agree on a win win formula. Receipts are issued hence there is documentary proof if any disagreement arise.

Other measures the management company will put in place will be a notice board in TMPCC listing all defaulters in TMP with appropriate remarks to highlight status and action taken accordingly. Currently many legal notices have been served already to errant owners and awaiting response before further action is taken.

All residents owners and those owners who rent out their unit whom have neglected their duty by defaulting should really make a conscientious effort to be more caring and responsible to ensure the long term sustainability of the community in TMP.

Selfishness is never a good quality and one should have a broader mindset as more is always achieved when in a "TEAM" - Together Everybody Achieves More".

World Animal Day 2008 - 4th October'08 SAT 8.30 AM

FURRY FRIENDS FARM & BANGSAR VILLAGE invite you to CELEBRATE WORLD ANIMAL DAY 2008 at
BANGSAR VILLAGE ON SATURDAY, 4TH OCTOBER 2008.

Join us in celebrating animal lives with warmth and kindness, express your love and care for our furry friends, who are our most loyal companions, bringing joy and happiness into our hearts.

Please click on the flyer and print for all the information you will need.



This message was brought to you by FURRY FRIENDS FARM & BANGSAR VILLAGE.

Dead Fish Westlake 6th Sept'08 - Reply MPSJ

I have decided to post this particular reply as the lake does belong to all of us and we should partake in the responsibility of letting the local authority with the appropriate jurisdiction to do something about it, and in this case this jurisdiction was clearly MPSJs.

To date I have submitted more than 35 complaints some repetitive but mostly to the nature of ensuring that TMP and the surrounding neighbourhood is in constant supervision of any abnormalities like for instances illegal signages pasted all over, illegal dumping, stray dogs, insufficient lighting, road humps, signage to show where Mutiara Puchong is located, additional litter bins in the park and others.

Now I find it very strange in this internet day and age that very few residents are actually using the MPSJs complaint portal to submit relevant complaints accordingly.....I did highlight this point in my previous post and with instructions to submit such complaints but I reckon that many residents are still sticking to their belief that such responsibilities lay elsewhere or simply could not bother one bit but to complain and leave it as that.

I am saying so because through personal experience I have encountered many whom have basically just complained and thats, thats. For once it will be truly a breath of fresh air if more residents or responsible human being could make the effort to possibly attempt to do something selflessly for the sake of many or possibly do somthing within their realm to be a problem solver than the problem announcer.

I am a resident in TMP and I take it upon myself to submit the complaints for the betterment of the people around me, firstly my family and of course the rest of the people in this taman. What cheeses me off is the fact that many "people" do not have a slightest clue that such civic duties is expected from each and every individual in any community.

Pardon my french here but I think it is high time that more people actually start giving a damn about the environment they are living in and the importance of righting a wrong. Make a difference by giving a damn for once and possibly you can feel good in the process, more action and less talk will be most encouraged and you will see that when you start empowering yourself to find solutions rather than complaining about a problem then you will truly admire and be thankful that you have been born without abnormalities and that you do indeed have a truly functional brain to think from.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE
ACTION SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
THE APPLE DOES NOT FALL VERY FAR FROM THE TREE
IF YOU DO NOT STAND FOR SOMETHING YOU WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING
EMPTY VESSEL MAKES THE MOST NOISE

Community Policing Information and Crime Prevention Initiative

Click on the above documents to enlarge and also to print if you need to as the information can be useful. These documents are not only for residents in TMP but also applicable for all residents in Selangor and Wilayah state.

The information contained includes all the police branch contact numbers and a form to inform the police if you are going away during festive holidays or vacation breaks.

Please read the contents for your own benefit. This is part of the COMMUNITY POLICING program initiated by the PDRM with the involvement of the RAs.

Portable Guard Shelters Installed In TMP :)

Hip hip horray....after a much awaited timeframe to implement this initiative the RA with the support of all the residents and sponsors have managed to secure enough funding to enable the installation of the above portable guardpost shelters.

The above 3 guardpost shelters are located at the specific strategic corners of Taman Mutiara Puchong, each located at the usual guardpost at both ends of TMP 6 and one at the end of TMP 8.

With more support the RA will be looking at more initiatives to further enhance the environment in TMP. The most immediate and crucial project which the RA have already begun to embark on is the dual lane entry proposal, which is currently now awaiting the outcome of MPSJ. We are still awaiting the reply and it is expected to take a while due to the fact that many issues are still pending between MPSJ and developer like the handing over of the roads etc which do have some bearing on the timeliness of the approval for the dual lane entry proposal.

The RA will monitor and will continue to remind the responsible parties to accelerate the decision making process that is currently hampering and delaying the decision on the approval to get the dual lane entry constructed. This will be the final icing on the cake to absolutely ensure smooth traffic and security protocols and to have the necessary facilities to ensure that the entry point will be able to cater for full occupancy in Taman Mutiara Puchong once the entire Phase 3 units are filled up.

The RA looks forward for more support and teamwork from all residents to futher boost and enhance the environment of TMP.

Cheers to us in TMP.

Pesta Tanglung Muhibbah TMP 2 (13th September 2008)

Only a week to go and I just want to take this opportunity to remind all TMP residents to get the tickets to attend this community activity and to also announce that this event is open to the public to share our community spirit and to lead by example to promote a good community living environment.

Tickets are only RM 20 for adults and RM 10 for children above 5 years old and these are at cost price as we are catering the food for the event. Like I have mentioned in the previous post, the idea to cater is far more efficient management and will take up less time to organise in order for this event to take place. We believe that all residents should take pride that in TMP we have the RA to organise such event and should participate willingly as a show of solidarity in the community.

Many resident have volunteered and done a great job to date to get everything organised and planned out carefully, so support your fellow members of the community for a fun family gathering with friends and neighbours. This is a great opportunity for all residents to gather and to mingle to get to know thy neighbours, which is one of the main objective for organising this event.

To date we have sold 200 tickets and the RA would like to thank all residents whom have participated and look forward to a fun evening with all. To residents that have complained that the tickets are expensive etc while resident volunteers went door-to-door to offer the said tickets, well it will be a good opportunity missed to truly come out and be apart of the community and to share the community spirit which we all should be practicing in a gated community like Taman Mutiara Puchong.

Sometimes I think some Malaysians lack the maturity when it comes to social responsibility or to practice a sense of responsibility as a resident when it comes to living in a close community like a gated and guarded housing development. Many residents are still having the traditional mindset of "My home is the four walls of my house and I do not care what else is happening outside my compound attitude, or I just rent out my house and I do not care what is happening including what kind of tenants I have as long as they pay etc.

To think of all these happenings is sometime saddening but when reality kicks in, I realise that like evolution of mankind, it is also necessary that we have a revolution in the evolution of attitudes and mindsets in order for us to enjoy and to be able to compare with out western counterparts like Australia, USA, Canada, UK etc.

Like we once heard Malaysia has 1st class infrastructure/facilities but 3rd class mentality well this statement holds more water to me now than before I was involved with voluntary community service especially in Taman Mutiara Puchong. I for one wish to see more residents practice or awaken their social responsibility aspect of their life and be better role models in society. We can always do with more responsible people in the neighbourhood and this is what differentiates between a good neighbourhood and a not so good one.

I could go on and on and share many more stories here but I shall not preach something that probably you have heard but possibly yet to act on it yourself, but if you have I salute you and encourage you to keep up the good work mate.

So to all residents and friends please get your tickets now for the Pesta Tanglung Muhibbah 2 and you can get them during office hours at No.60, Jalan TMP 4, Taman Mutiara Puchong, 47160 Puchong, Selangor. All are welcomed as long as you have the tickets, and to all freeloaders please take note that food will only be served to those that have tickets as they will be identified with a pink ribbon. We want to encourage resident participation but at the same time also want to ensure that we eliminate the freeloader attitude of some.

To book your tickets please call 03-80629 829 Ms.Sheela.

Stay tune for the itenarary to be posted very soon which includes:

Magic show
Clown
Line Dancing Performance
Qi Gong Performance
Games
Karaoke
Lucky Draw and
Much Much More........:)

REMEMBER folks this is a community event and organised by the RA voluntarily hence not a profit making endeavor, come and support for an honest good cause, which is to create a better loving and caring community of socially responsible residents and neighbours.

Security Enhancement Exercise 2008 for 2009 onwards.

The security enhancement exercise have begun and after 2 sessions in TMPCC on the 30th and 31st August 2008, there is evidence that residents do care about their own well being specifically referring to residents whom have not been updating their service fee payments.
Barring will commence on the 15th September 2008 and will be enforced without prejudice to ensure that TMP has a preventive two-tier security procedures. Security threat can come from external and also internal source/s. External can be identified quickly which consists mainly non-residents such as visitors, contractors, repairmen, delivery people, posman, TNB/TMB/Syabas/MPPJ/ personnel, developers personnel (sales people)etc.
Internal can be from residents whom are tenants or actual owners themselves if measures are not put in place to identify them properly. Internal security complications can be caused when owners and tenants do not follow the relevant and stipulated rules and regulations as per DMC, most noticably not having sufficient access cards or car stickers for reasons only known to these people, not paying their service fee at all since April 2008 and this also includes residents that are not prompt and in arrears of more than 2 months or more. I am highlighting these examples because law breakers and offenders do so in the context that they can bend the rules and get away with it or that the fact that they think enforcements of rules and regulations in Malaysia are weak and not ineffective, or so they usually think as I believe this is an attitude that have been bred into many by poor regulatory enforcements in many governmental agencies etc.
Many will have the attitude of wait and see, and will react once tough measures are put into place to ensure that they comply. This will be one of the many contributing reasons why the access card barring exercise will be taking place soon, as the management company believes through their vast experience that by sending out reminders and legal notices are less effective as compared to access card barring for defaulters.
The idea of living in a gated and guarded housing community is of course clearly for the peace of mind for the all the members of a family when it comes to the security. Gated and guarded housing communities have fantastic crime preventive records and to date TMP is only second to Lake Edge YTL in terms of zero crime. Most cases that do surface within a gated and guarded community will come from more petty incidents mostly involving tenants (rubbish,noise,parking,vandalism) and amongst owners will be the usual lack of communication and initiatives as neighbours.
This is sad and a cause for concern as owners of units should scrutinise their tenants more strictly before letting out their premise/s. But not tenants are always to blame as in most cases it is the owners themselves that have no regards to house rules. I guess lack of respect to the governing rules is the most common denominator. The only viable method to align all these differing mentality and attitudes is to strictly enforce all available rules and regulations which governs and to do so without prejudice and exceptions. This is what TMP have set to accomplish and together with the law abiding residents in TMP this objective will be attainable in the shortest possible duration for the betterment of all in TMP.

Dog Obedience Training Program TMP

Good news dog lovers, we now have dog obedience training in TMP specifically organised for pet lovers to better train their furry friends in TMP. Classes will be held every Saturday and Sunday from 6.30 PM - 8.00 PM and the designated location is at TMP Central Park. If it is wet weather then the default venue will be in TMPCC (No.60, TMP 4).
Each training will consist of 10 lessons @ RM 300.00 per registered pet. Classes will only accomodate maximum up to 6 dogs each for maximum effectiveness. For more information please email to tutch71@gmail.com.

Green Campaign Part 2 (24th August 2008)

We recently received another batch of fruit trees from MPSJ and hence the said tree planting exercise was organised to get these trees planted quickly before they wither and kaputttt.
RA committee members gathered on the 24th August 2008, 9.00 AM and started the exercise until noon 12.30 PM. The said tree planting exercise also included some landscaping activity where we also removed a casuarina tree that was on the verge of toppling and replaced it with a mango tree instead.
It was a great way to spend a Sunday morning and it was a fun exercise for all involved, cheers to all the volunteers and may all our efforts bear fruit in the near future :)

More Pictures click HERE

Put A Leash On Pet Owners Bad Habits

The article above was taken from the Strait Times dated 22nd August 2008 sepcifically pertaining dog owners needing a nudge to overcome some bad habits especially in regards to picking up their dog's poo (feaces) or simply put "SHIT".

I did write about this issue quite a while back and since such a great article was published which typifies and also in a nutshell describes the attitude of many pet/dog owners in regards to their civic responsibilities.

If you are guilty of not picking up your dog's "SHIT", it is not to late to start doing so and be a responsible resident wherever you may live. I believe it is just a slight tuning in one's head to understand that it is just not a "COOL" thing to do.

Do the "RIGHT" thing and set a good example for your children to follow pertaining this matter for a happy neighbourhood. Please PICK UP AFTER YOUR PET WHEN THEY HAVE DONE THEIR BUSINESS......all it takes is just a plastic bag or two before walking them out of your home and bagging the poo and putting it in the bin. How difficult can that be? Do it and feel the good you are doing to all that uses these common areas especially children.

Remember what goes around comes around.

Resident Email Feedback

Dear Michael

There is another animal that you need to highlight which is cats. There are a lot of them roaming the Taman now.

Some of the incidents that I have experienced are attacking the dustbin when it is accidently left unlock by garbage collector, having their meal at my porch and doing their daily business in my flower pots.

Dogs are noisy and is a nuisance but cats are flexible, agile and a pest if their owner don't keep them at home. Who is going to pick up their droppings in your house?


Regards
Henry

Pesta Tanglung Muhibbah II (13th Sept 2008)

Pesta Tanglung is here again and it is because we have such tremendous support in year 2007 it is inevitable that we received many suggestions by residents for the RA to organize the Pesta Tanglung Muhibbah once again, this time round will be part 2.

The difference is to enable efficiency and less time consumption for all working people in the RA committee member volunteers, the RA have decided to cater instead allowing all committee to be truly involved in the celebration with all the residents rather than having duties the whle entire night.

Tickets will be sold instead of potluck to allow better management of resources and fairer distribution and participation by all residents to make it truly muhibbah. Tickets/coupons will be sold to all interested residents to participate and this is to enable funding for the catering and expenses to be borne on the day like caterers, clowns,tents, chairs etc.

There will only be a total of 400 adult tickets and 200 children tickets sold as this particular Pesta Tanglung objective is to cater for 400 adults and 200 children. Please come and supprt and enjoy together such a festive occasion as residents/neighbours in this wonderful community in Taman Mutiara Puchong.

Please call the following resident to book and pay for your tickets in advance before they are all sold out, as 100++ tickets are already taken up by RA committee members and families.

Suminn @ 012-2095873
Adeline @ 017-8866888
TMPCC @ 03-80629829 (office hours only)

Dr.Sugar 1st Assignment (Sri KDU,Kota Damansara)

Latest Development/Improvement In TMP

Banner reminding residents to use their prox cards to ease the burden of the guards before dual lane approval.


Speed hump in front of MBf Printing


Speed hump from LDP towards TMP


2 additional flood lights at T-junction next to IWK to brighten up the area at night


New Taman Mutiara Pucong road sign along service road in front of IWK

Above pictures illustrating all the positive development from the many request/proposal by RA TMP to MPSJ which were recently approved and acted upon with the end result of better lighting, signage and safety for all residents.

More improvements are expected and updates will be published accordingly for all to view. I for one cannot wait for the deliberation and execution of the construction of the second entry lane into TMP but realistically I do not expect this to be soon unless the developer takes immediate action to clarify matters with MPSJ pertaining the handover issue of the roads in TMP to them and at the same time exercise more corporate social responsibility to futher enhance the development in TMP especially for new house buyers in Phase 3B.

It will be a valauble image boost for the developer if they took it upon themselve to graciously finance the construction of the said 2nd entry lane into TMP, imagine the amount of goodwill that will bring. What is your feedback on this?

In the meantime kudos to the RA once again for making things happen and of course a very big thank you to MPSJ for acting so quickly into the request and proposal.

Lake now the pride of Puchong folk

By THO XIN YI

IT WAS once an eyesore but the lake near Taman Mutiara Puchong has now become a landmark that the residents can be proud of. A year ago, StarMetro highlighted the sorry state of the lake, which was polluted by construction debris and rubbish.
Fish in the lake died and the stench reached the residential areas nearby, making the residents both worried and angry.


Tranquil: A resident enjoying the scenic sight at the lake.

“We bought the houses because we believed that there will be a beautiful lake in the area, as illustrated in the brochures,” said resident Gerard Lim, who brought up the matter last year.
The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) had taken action against the developers for illegal dumping and the fine was used to clean up the lake.
The developer of Taman Mutiara Puchong has also landscaped the edge of the lake with perimeter fencing, benches, shrubs, lawns and a proper walkway of about 300m.
There is also a platform for the residents to view the scenery.
Lim said the residents were pleased with the current state of the lake.
“On a sunny day, the sunset here is very beautiful,” he said, gesturing at the shimmer of sunlight on the lake.


Neat: The lake has 300m-long walkway with benches and plants lining the sides.

During StarMetro's visit to the lake recently, birds could also be seen gliding on the water surface in search of fish.
However, Lim pointed out that soil had eroded at certain spots of the lake's edge.
“Land reclamation was done previously on the lake, but the foundation was clearly not strong enough,” he said.
The residents association is hoping that MPSJ could put rocks or plant suitable trees along the lake to hold the soil together to prevent further erosion.


In need of attention: Soil erosion at certain parts of the lake edge at Taman Mutiara Puchong.

“The area is dark at night so we hope streetlights can be installed, too,” Lim said.
He added that there were still some irresponsible contractors who would climb over the barrier to throw debris into the lake.
“The residents association has to be alert to prevent these cases from happening,” he said.
MPSJ president Datuk Adnan Md Ikshan said the council would first determine whether the said problems should be tackled by the developer. “If not, we will look into the matter,” he said.

Community Policing Program By PDRM

Above picture showing the attendees mainly consisting residents associations representatives from various taman all over Kinrara area under the jurisdiction of the Puchong Jaya police beat base headed by Inspector Lokman. The said meeting is to introduce to all residents representatives supposedly to be numbering 25 tamans altogether the CP (Community Policing) program under the directive of PDRM.
Main objective of such a program is to get the involvement of communities to help and assist the police with information gathering and to form a network to enable closer monitoring and information dissemination. Such a move is lauded as communities are now able to participate in the policing of their own neighbourhood and have direct link and access to the police to create a better chain of communication and most importantly provide valuable feedback from the ground to enable the police to have better gauge of the actual situation in various communities to allow them to have better information to formulate strategies and measures to deal with issues affecting the residents such as house break-ins, robbery, vandalism, suspicious characters loitering around,motorbike theft and etc.
For the CP program each taman will have a representative known as AJK (Ahli Jawatan Kuasa) to sit in the committee panel which in totality form the committee body.

Important Facts

- Puchong police beat base covers a 25 KM radius of territory comprising 25 tamans (residential enclaves)
- Population in this area total 495,000 people
- Total police personnel covering this area currently @ 70
- Ratio is 1:7070
- High crime areas include Bandar Kinrara, Vista Lavender and surrounding areas nearby
- Common criminal activities include break-ins, motorbike/vehicle theft and vandalism of public property

With the above facts noted it is therefore imperative that to reduce the crime rate in Puchong it is crucial for all residents association to form various crime prevention groups like Rukin Tetangga, Rela and other similar activities to encourage participation from the public in their respective areas to help share resources and community responsibility for a better living environment.

Dr.Dog Examination and Selection Campaign

ABOVE:Participants and all the Dr.Dog team with their respective handlers. From the left, Harriet and Mojo, Vivian and Brandy, Chris and Dr.Sugar (newest Dr.Dog addition from TMP),Siew and Dr.Babe, Sabrina with Joy (FFF Ambassador)and Shoba with Dr.Gideon.
Back Row Standing, Ray and Chestnet (rescued stray from TMP),Paul Choong - Certified Dr.Dog examiner, Steven Poh - RA Chairman and Saleh with Dr.Kylie.


ABOVE: Latest addition to the Dr.Dog team is Dr.Sugar with her handler Chris Chan beaming with joy as Sugar was the only successful candidate in the exam held in TMPCC out of 10 candidates.


The entire Dr.Dog team with their respective handlers.

This was the first time ever that the Dr.Dog examination and selection program managed by Furry Friends Farm and sanctioned by Animals Asia Foundation was jointly organised with a residents association's involvement in Malaysia. The program was a huge success as there were more than 10 candidates participated along with their handlers and friends as well as some observers whom attended to find out more about the said campaign.
Such a program has already been proven to be a tremendous success in Hong Kong and China and it is with this knowledge that FFF and TMP RA is working hand in hand to bring this program to the next level in Selangor and ultimately throughout Malaysia. It is with great enthusiasm that TMP RA is very proud to be a part of such a humanitarian program and thus will continue to be involved in promoting the Dr.Dog program within Selangor by providing FFF with a venue to conduct all future Dr.Dog examination sessions.
All interested parties whom is interested to support this program please kindly contact Ms.Sabrina Yeap @ 016-6319018 (sabrinayeap@gmail.com) or Ms.Chris Chan @ 019-3803650 (chanchristina63@yahoo.com). Residents association from around the area are also encouraged to start such an initiative as the benefit derived from enabling volunteers from various communities to partake in this program will create the necessary resources and education to all pet owners of the benefits of the Dr.Dog program and its objectives.
Future undertaking will also involve the organizing of World Animals Day scheduled on the 4th October 2008 and it will be held in TMP Central Park. Although it is still some time away, TMP RA is proud to show its committment to support such a great program for the community in TMP (with 50+ owners with pets) and at the same time assist FFF (Furry Friends Farm) to achieve its objective of creating animal welfare related objectives and community enriching program such as Dr.Dog.

China Press Article 17th July 2008
Star Metro Article 21st July 2008

Dr.Dog Program Objective
-Speech by Furry Friends Farm founder Sabrina Yeap.

Residents take initiative to plant trees

Story and photos by CHARLES FERNANDEZ

RESIDENTS in Taman Mutiara Puchong (TMP) took the initiative to plant trees in their neighbourhood to help in the government's greening effort after each family were urged to adopt a tree and grow them in their front yards and other suitable locations in their residential areas.

The go-green campaign, a joint effort between TMP and the Subang Jaya Muncipal Council (MPSJ) was launched by state senior executive councillor for Industry, Investment and Trade Teresa Kok and MPSJ president Datuk Adnan Md Ikhsan.



“For sustainable development, everyone should do their part to keep the earth green. It does not matter what species of trees or plants as long as we make an effort to keep our area green,'' said Teresa.

“As parents we have a responsibility to teach our children to respect the environment, as it is not an easy task to explain the concept of global warming to young children if there are no trees.

“How are our children to know the importance of trees if they are not taught at an early age,'' she said.



Meanwhile, Adnan said MPSJ was all for the campaign and that community leaders could work with the council in the greening effort.

Since the TMP is fairly a new residential area, there were not many families which took part in the campaign but all those who were present made some concerted effort to adopt a tree.

The families tend to their respective adopted tree until they mature.

Green Campaign TMP Picture Albums

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Blog Link
Sassy MP Teresa Kok

Press Link
The Star Online (11th July 2008)

Trouble Makers In TMP

Above are the documents distributed by a non-resident owner whom have been very active in opposing the RA for no apparent reason (actually the individual wants the service fee to be RM 50 as stipulated in the DMC prior to handover). But since the AGM and majority vote when more than 200+ residents attended the said service fee was increased to RM 100 by majority vote as noted in the minutes of the AGM available for download in this blog since March 2008.
Latest ploy to garner support is by wrongfully distributing the above letter from MPSJ to Interpile merely seeking information as required as protocol in response to any aduan (complaint)made, in this case by a Yap Li Li of No.78, Jalan TMP 6 (Vacant house with for sale/rent signage).
This document is not for public distribution and especially not for distribution by the complainant to all residents in TMP and without consent from the management office. On top of that hanphone numbers were provided in MPSJ document to call for inquiry and from feedback many malicious and defamatory information was given out with the aim of distorting facts. It is clear that TMP is a non strata title development but instead an individual title development, therefore the fact is as mentioned in Interpile Sdn Bhd reply to MPSJ below:

Clearly JMB (Joint Management Body)is not required and my question is why go to so much trouble to stir up emotions causing residents anxiety for no apparent benefit to anyone except themselves? Take note these are residents whom consist of defaulters hence not observing the law as stipulated in the DMC. I for one dislike this kind of behaviour and very detrimental to the peace and harmony, worst of all the instigator here is a non-residents owner, meaning owns a unit but has never lived in it from the very beginning.
Whereas the RA consist of residents living and knows what is happening and knows what is needed to make TMP a better place which is sufficient funding from collection which can manage and sustain TMP properly for the long term. Common sense and realistic expectation will make sense of everything as I do not want to waste time again writing about stuff I had written months ago.
Attached below you will note that a police report has been made for the sole purpose of preventing any further malicious and wrongful acts by certain individual to disrupt the peace and harmony in Taman Mutiara Puchong and by misleading and distorting facts without justifiable cause and misusing local givernment council letter head to drum support for a cause that in itself misguided.


I leave it to all reasonably sane residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong to understand that the RA adhere strictly to the laws stipulated in the DMC and act in accordance with the law governing RA by ROS. Lastly judge by the actions of all dedicated volunteers in TMP and not by a handful of defaulters whom have sinned in their capacity as residents/owners by blatantly ignoring majority mandate to pay RM 100 and thinks they are above the law.