Resident Associations' (Resident Support and Community Centre)

Above are pictures showing the rental property in Taman Mutiara Puchong just acquired to house the new property management company's staff (Khong Jaafar Sdn Bhd) and the office to act as the resident support and community centre.
The RA would like to thank the committee members for pulling together in making this happen considering the short notice given by the developer to get things organised for the betterment of all residentsin TMP. I sincerely hope every single resident in Taman Mutiara Puchong realise and appreciate all the effort put in by all the committee members/residents.
Special thanks also goes to all the committee members whom have donated the various items needed to furnish the said office with kind donations of the following items to kick start a new beginning in TMP:

1.Furniture-tables with drawers (4 units),cupboards
2.Stand fan
3.Aircond (1 HP)
4.Photocopying machine
5.Fax machine
6.Signages for the resident association (coming soon thanks to Mr.Hew)
7.1 month rental deposit to the landlord (special thanks also to Ms.Janice for giving the RA some time to come up with the balance for the security deposit).

The RA would appreciate it if more residents could come forward to donate in kind to assist in keeping costs down,by donating we do not mean cash but something that we can use like for example the following:

1.A4 paper
2.Fax paper
3.Stationery etc
4.Potted plants to make the office more inhabitable
5.Garbage bin
6.Whatever you can think of that will be useful

As there are 400 residents altogether it would mean more if more residents come forward and be a part of the RA. The RA is formed by residents for residents and everything done to date is for everyone in Taman Mutiara Puchong whether a resident is the owner or a tenant.

To all the other residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong that have apprehension, suspicion, negativity coming from influence of others without justifiable cause etc then please heed my personal advice, do not stir up unnecessarily issues that do not benefit the majority of all the peaceful, friendly and committed residents whom are genuine in looking after their beloved home (ensuring peace and security for all their family members esp children).

I have personally worked with the RA committee members and trust me when I say they are a group of people that are not stingy, selfish or have intention/s for personal gain. This I know for a fact as they in their personal capacity are all very successful individuals whom have in fact contributed more than anyone else in this community whether it is by volunteering their home for all the previous RA meetings, providing refreshments etc, sharing resources out of their own pockets and much more.

To the minority of a handful of residents whom are unhappy with the newly enacted maintenance fee of RM 100, my simple advice is to look at all the information provided to date and at the same time look in totality of the costs involved in managing the entire taman comprising a total of 504 units. Keyword here is managing which includes not only the security but also the cleanliness,maintenance of the boomgate system,guardhouse amenities,perimeter wall structure (metal grill will rust, brick and mortar will crack) and will need repair one day very soon,upgrade and enhancement of current facilities available in the park especially the basketball court and possibly the badminton courts and many more which I may not have thought of right now.

Be realistic and be practical just like you were when you first decided to buy into a gated and guarded housing development. Why buy into a gated and guarded housing when RM 100 is a problem? How much do your friends pay for maintenance living in condominiums or apartments? Definitely more than RM 150 per month right! So what is the problem here?

Many of you readers/residents would be asking now why am I reiterating or justifying again well simple, because I am now standing firm and to inform all that as a resident in TMP and who is concern of the well being of this community well after I am long gone and retired, probably to another country :) is think about the future for your children or to your old folks or even yourself as to how you would want Taman Mutiara Puchong to be? Sustainable security, peace and beautiful environment or otherwise?

We have a handful of residents adamant about only paying RM 50, honestly I do not know where these people come from and whether they know how to do additions or subtractions.....yes this is the amount the developer initially impose at the very beginning but this is just purely for security only and nothing else becauseeeeeee.......at that point in time it would be a fair price to impose as they were still developing the place and the costs of everything else were not factored in.......I am not going to reiterate what other costs as I am also tired of repeating myself again like a talking parrot.

RM 50 X 400 units now = RM 20,000 and this amount just enough to cover the cost of security but that is if assuming 100% collection is achieved. So can you imagine what kind of funding all of us will have if this was the scenario? Yesssss you guessed correctly, no money to repair anything or to improve anything at all.....!!! Bottom line no money....and then what? Fundraising all year round? You got time? As it is only a handful of people willing to do so out of 400 odd residents so you can imagine the scenario by then. And what do you think the handful of residents whom are so adamant of only paying RM 50 will be saying then? Probably again blaming others why they did not think of setting the fee higher or maybe they would just pack their bags and run.........away from the problem rather than be constructive and solve it.

The AGM was held the majority voted and a new era has begun hence let us start by looking at what we all can do to be better and the rest will follow. To those that will continue to harp and bitch about blah, blah, blah............well my advice is to shut up and get on with it. You are not special, you are not privileged and I am absolutely sure you are not one of a kind hence do the maths and do good not for me but for all closest to you, asoneh your family and your children and most important their future in ensuring PEACE, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY in TMP.

"DO NOT DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WILL NOT DO TO YOURSELF"

"ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS"

"WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND"

"LOSERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER LOSE"

"TALK IS CHEAP"

"IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU PLAN TO FAIL"