EARTH HOUR - YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE!

RATMP fully supports EARTH HOUR and will show this support by having participating RA members switching off all the lights in the house for 1 hour starting 8.30 PM SATURDAY, 28th MARCH 2009.

Please show your support for the ENVIRONMENT by joining this exercise in support of EARTH HOUR.

EARTH HOUR LINK

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

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.