Dear Dog Owners

Dear Pet Owners,
(residents who do not practice social responsibility of scooping and carrying plastic bags + residents who let their dogs out without leash)

Year now is 2011 hence I would like to keep it short and simple, it is high time all pet owners especially dogs behave like educated and socially repsonsible individuals.

You are now in a gated community hence please behave responsibly and do not do onto others what you do not like being done to you.

Sad to say but after all these years we are still getting such complaints.

A residents email to me...................


I'm owner of TMP 6 and very frustrated has to bring up this issue again.

Every morning i wish to walk out my door and have a nice fresh clean air and environment but this is what i get. Rubbish mess up in front of my house by the dog released by those irresponsible owner and dog poos on the left and right of my house and neighbor's house too. Sometimes right in front of my back door. Happened once i smelled a horrible stinky smell when i opened by back door....... a huge fish head a step away from my feet. I almost vomited.

It's kind of annoying to see that all the time and the smell too. I really appreciate if management could take some actions to remind all the pet owners in written to either keep their pets in door or they really take responsible to clean up their pets poo.

Guards should take charge to inform the management or the owner if they see their pet wondering around. Guard should know by now those pets belong to which owners if they really do their job paying attention guarding this area. I can remember some of the pets belong to which house for only passing by and if guards can't, we should seriously consider whether there are really capable to keep this garden safe?

Sorry for the complain but i really upset and hope and appreciate management can resolve this matter ASAP. Let us live in a nice, harmony and safe community.

Thanks and warmest regards

SP Lim

Managing Defaulters - CARROT or the STICK?

My last couple of posts in this blog has been to promote safety and security awareness within Taman Mutiara Puchong and of course not forgetting all the other readers where ever they may reside at as safety and security should always be on top of everyone agenda in day to day life.

In times of economic uncertainty, crime rate will increase and as such we have to be more vigilant and responsible in ensuring that all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent such activities from taking place and especially to us. Prevention is the CURE and not the usual saying of "Prevention is better than a cure".

With the above reiteration of some of my previous posts main points, I am inclined to use this blog space to address the issue of "DEFAULTERS" of service fee payments in Taman Mutiara Puchong, with the intention of drawing upon the support and feedback of all the socially responsible residents whom are paying. Mind you majority of residents in TMP are responsibly paying the monthly service fee but it is unavoidable that we still have a handful of people that pays late, which is of course the norm and also a small group that thinks they are above the law and wants to go the full distance with the authority in what ever issues.

The latter is the group of people I am most concerned about as their current action or inaction in fulfilling their moral obligation and responsibility of owning a property in TMP is something all of us paying owners in TMP must come together and address.

Below are the current implementations of action to be taken against defaulters in TMP:
1. Issue reminders if payment not received after billing due every 14th of the month
2. If payment not received after 3 months ACCESS CARD BARRING will be exrcised accordingly. (Access card barring exercise will be done once every 2 months effective after the 15th April 2009 barring exercise).
3. If payment not received after 6 months LEGAL NOTICE will be served accordingly to the said unit owners.
4. Telephone reminders were made during the above said time frame to all defaulters.
5. SMS REMINDERS have also been implemented recently as this is a more personal approach as well as cost saving, efficient and more environmentally friendly as oppose to printing notices and sending to every household plus banners.

After much discussion amongst committee members in the Residents Association, the following suggestions have been voiced out to ensure that proper measures are taken to further educate the defaulters first and upon such measures failing only stronger methods will be enforced to maintain fairness with firmness to ensure equality for all unit owners (majority).
A) Final appeal letter from the RA to settle the amount in arrears and to meet the unit owner to discuss and settle the issue amicably if need to out of goodwill as fellow residents.
B) Hiring of legal counsel to further demand payments by issuing DEMAND LETTER and to take waht ever legal action accorded by law to take against such defaulters
C) Barring entry of visitors of the said defaulters by not allowing their vehicles entry. They can enter only after registering at the guard house but their vehicles are not allowed in. All privileges accorded to a gated and guarded community resident will be taken away.
D) Guards will not patrol houses without security tags but special attention will only be given to houses with SECURITY TAG.
E) The soon to be setup BUSINESS COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD will only allow participation from prompt pay master of the monthly service fee to advertise businesses within the community for the community.
The above are just some of the suggestions put forth and the RA are still looking into more alternatives to bring to task a certain number of defaulters not acting in the best interest of the entire community.
It is every unit owners obligation to contribute the said monthly service fees from the date of "VACANT POSSESSION" irregardless of whether it is rented out or empty. There are no excuses that will justify not paying as from the very beginning it is a known fact by any home buyers that a gated and guarded housing development will have monthly committment fees payable i.e. condominiums and other gated and guarded housing developments. It is even stated in the Deed Of Mutual Covenants plus House Rules guidebook given to each and every home owners.
At the end of the day after all that is said and done, the RA of TMP just wants to ensure equality, fairness and rule of law, for without TMP will one day become one of the many casualties of a gated and guarded community that will be overun with crime and disorder which is not in the best interest of good law abiding citizens of Malaysia.
PLEASE FORWARD ALL YOUR COMMENTS IN THIS BLOG TO FURTHER EXPLORE OTHER ALTERNATIVES AND IDEAS WHICH CAN BE PUT INTO ACTION TO FURTHER SAFEGUARD THE QUALITY AND LIVING STANDARDS IN TMP.

ONE VOICE ONCE COMMUNITY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY

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

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.........

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

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.

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

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.

Complaints Procedure In TMP

Recently due to the anxiety by some residents pertaining the new security firm appointed mainly by certain individuals not being happy, which is something so very common in this beloved taman of ours that I really need to stand firm and address this issue to avoid a similar situation from happening in the future.
Casestudy:
A few RA committee members received in their letter box a letter specifically accusing a few individuals of the committee of certain displeasure. The said individual wrote the letter addressing concerns of the current security standards and even include a checklist of how to manage a security firm and on top of that questioning the RA responsibilities and blaming the RA for not looking into the problem without reasonable justification and worst of all proof of any misconduct.
The best of it all is that the said letter was written without any signature and corresponding address and name.
As far as I am concern this is as authentic as a "POISON LETTER" as only cowards will write a letter to complain and accusing of something and not attach any correspondence. Do you make a police report without revealing your identity and personal particulars? If it is a genuine concern and for the betterment of the entire community and without malice or intention of personal attack then why was the identity of the complainant not revealed??? Why so outspoken in writing and so cowardly at the same time by not revealing who you are?
Please note fellow residents if you have a genuine complaint then kindly do so by filling in a complaint form and the management office will look into it, that is what they are paid for. Please do not point your fingers at the RA as the RA is a voluntary outfit by residents of this taman truly concerned out of goodwill but not obligated to any one individual and definitely not answerable to anyone who has done nothing to improve the welfare of the entire community as a whole.
RA consist of people who can walk the talk and not just talk, so please if you do have a complain just do so following proper channel and not make it personal by dropping letters in residents mailboxes. Be professional and have the common courtesy to do what is right and not create animosity amongst fellow residents in this serene and beautiful taman.
Lastly do not mention names of individuals if you do not have the decency to mention yours in the letter. Yes if you are reading this please come forward and I invite you to meet with me to resolve the issue/s you have with the RA and I promise you in my capacity I will do my best to assist you in anyway I can as a volunteer, just to remind everyone that I to am a resident and honestly it is not a job anyone would do voluntarily without pay unless you are honestly and genuinely concern about improving the living conditions within our taman.
Lastly do not just openly criticise if you are not willing to make yourself available to be a part of the solution. Pointing fingers is just so easy to do and so is writing a letter and dropping it off in people's mailboxes. Why not channel this time and energy you have and attend the RA meeting. The dates of such meeting are published in the calendar and you have no excuse not to show up and participate and be a part of the decision making process. Changing of the security guards was necessary as previous security firm did not adhere to the S.O.P and on many occasions guards were caught sleeping while on duty and allowing access without proper identification or protocol.
It is well noted that your concern for the current security firm is questionable and believe me when I tell you that we are seriously looking into this problem and measures are already in place to handle it. But do take note that we are no miracle workers and everything needs time to be executed. So please be patient as we look to secure a better and more reliable security firm to take over very soon. Do not play the blame game and please invest your time properly to do good for this community, we all need less enemies and more friends in this taman.
If you are so quick to point your fingers may I suggest the next time before you do so please be the one to come up with the solution/s and be consistent in doing so. If you were to look around to date with all the improvements in the taman which I can easily list more than 10 items that were organised and executed by members of the committee with more events coming up as listed in the calendar, why did you not write to us a thank you note or a letter of appreciation?
Do excuse me if I may sound a little agitated but I believe I have every right to do so as to date since early 2007 I have been fighting together with a small group of residents for a better place to call home, so the last thing I need is for someone to write a letter without identity to tell me why you are not happy and telling us to wake up when obviously we are not the one to wake up, as the actions to date by the RA clearly shows that we are indeed truly wide awake.

A Computer For TMPCC

It is just so refreshing to know that there are more and more residents in TMP coming forward and providing the necessary support by sharing resources with the community through the RA.

The said computer with a 17" monitor (Pentium 4) is a contribution by Dr.Kuang from Phase 3A. Such contribution is timely as to equip the office with the necessity without incurring additional expenditure for the purchase of such equipments.

One of the main objectives of the RA is to always keep costs low and manageable hence when residents come forward to share and assist, it is always a real motivation and a sense of community spirit truly running through TMP.

Again it is cheers to these caring residents whom are unselfish to share for the betterment of all. Hip hip hooray!!!

Charity Bin Now Available In TMP....(Toys/Clothes/Etc)

The charity bin is located along Jalan TMP 2A, facing the TMPCC row of houses. You cannot miss it. The RA would like to thank Mr.Eadon from Pertubuhan Amal Seri Sinar for responding to the request of having a bin placed for the convenience of the residents in TMP to dispose of their used items like toys, clothes and any other materials or items that can still be used by the under privileged like the old folks and the orphans.
Please take note that other recyclable materials like old newspaper,magazines,cardboard boxes,aluminium cans and bottles are to be forwarded to TMPCC and have to be separated from this charity bin.

Please do not put into the bin items that are of no use just because you want to dump it. Be considerate and be a responsible resident of TMP. Kudos to the RA again for providing something that is of a benefit to the residents and at the same time assisting the needy in the process. A win-win for all and a charitable cause that we can all be a part of.

"Inconvenient Truth"

Yes.... the title sounds more like a cliche but I believe it is very appropriate to describe what I am experiencing as a resident in Taman Mutiara Puchong.
I am pretty sure over the last couple weeks since being "Earth Day" and all with the actual screening of "Inconvenient Truth" narrated and presented by Al Gore creating awareness about Global Warming issues and how the world leaders needs to stop making excuses and to do something immediately before earth meets with its very own "Armageddon" caused by blatant mismanagement and neglect of mother nature's resources, many would have watched and understood the severity of the current situation if something is not done, SOON!
So what has it got to do with me or you? In a nutshell it has got to do with "Attitude" not only of the world's leaders but indirectly also for a common denominator of human beings being full of "EXCUSES" and not being able to have foresight until the situation is so bad that one have to be forced to change.
Sounds familiar? Yes we are all gulity as we could do much more than what we are doing now.....recyle more, use less electricity, water, burn less fuel and etc etc etc.
We need to look at more preventive measures rather than the cure but it is so funny how lessons can only be learnt when damage is done. Greed is the cause of all this until we are all blinded to things that do matter i.e. the environment, peace, security, way of life, people you love, helping others whom are less fortunate (community service), giving back to society etc etc etc ......I am sure you get the point.
I am not ashamed to say that in my younger days (when I did not have any white hair yet on my head) I used to be blinded by material gains hence working like there was going to be no tomorrow until the little things in life that is important were pushed aside again and again, soon I was left to question myself "What is the meaning of life". Yahhhh I know all of the above sounds too philosophical at this point but I have to at least highlight the errors/mistakes so I can at least be an example of what not to do.
Education is always important and with knowledge one is equipped with better tools to deal with life but at times greed will also cause one to have the wrong priorities altogether.
Honestly I could go on and on and on providing ample of evidence to justify the above statement, however I believe we are all not that silly to not understand the message. We can all make a difference by doing something that is positive by giving back to mother nature and to society for a more equilibrium lifestyle instead of being selfish, self centered and greedy. Do not just take but also give in return.
On this note I would just like to make a simple plea to all residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong as well as others to look at where you live as your home albeit if it is gated and guarded or not to understand that for any community to thrive and to prosper it is giving back to it that will make a positive change to our nature and to our culture.
TMP is now governed by a properly registered and mandated RA consisting entirely of "VOLUNTEERS" whom are residents just like you and me. To reiterate what is the purpose of the said RA in TMP? Well I think I do have to repeat once again here to ensure that we are all on the same page and that this message will be spread out to others in TMP and that for those whom have informed that they are oblivious to all the activities in TMP since year 2006.....shocking well it is not, that is why I highlighted that this world is always full of people with "EXCUSES".
The RA's MISSION STATEMENT once again.
We have recently also translated the said Mission Statement in simplified chinese:

我们的目标：
1） 扮演“监视者”的角色来维护我们的未来社区。

2） 以居民利益着想，祈求建立一个团体精神的社区“一把声音，一个社区”。

3） 向所有社区成员灌输分工合作和团队精神的宗旨。

4） 共同分享意见和应用资源来不断改进我们的社区。

5） 以志愿性的心态为珍珠花园提供更优质的生活。

帮助我们等于帮助您自己，立刻伸出您的双手来支持我们。请记得“一把声音，一个社区”。就让我们共同携手把珍珠花园创造成为一个最佳居住的社区。

Taking note of the above plus the setting up of the RA blog since July 2007 with information archive for residents to access containing all the necessary information pertaining the RA's struggle on behalf of all residents in TMP which can be located at: RESIDENTS INFORMATION ARCHIVE we still have residents giving excuses that they did not receive any information and that the current service fee is not justifiable and etc etc etc.
As a resident and making this statement as a resident, I strongly urge these people to look at the information available as stated above and also take note that they are all based on "FACTS" and not mere fiction. The RA's volunteer representative (without pay mind you) have gone through all the trouble to provide all these information for the betterment of all residents selflessly, and yet we have residents giving excuses of this and that they are not paying.
Well we have done the said projection base on past experiences and data available from other gated community and we have already factored all these kind of people whom like to exclude themselves from paying and measures are also currently put in place to make them liable as a defaulter as stated in the DMC. Please refer to DMC CLAUSE EXTRACT ENGLISH and DMC CLAUSE EXTRACT (CHINESE) very clearly stating the responsibilities of both "PURCHASER" which is resident owners like you and I and "VENDOR" in this case the RA of TMP by default because the said original vendor Interpile Sdn Bhd/Malton Bhd at the 11th hour pulled out and decline to be the said property management company of TMP. Look at the said costing proposed by Interpile previously INTERPILE COSTING PAGE 1 and INTERPILE COSTING PAGE 2.
Compare the costing done by the RA after careful consideration of factors involving foresight and looking at the "BIG PICTURE" RA COST PROJECTION which is approximately RM 5,000 less than Interpile Sdn Bhd estimate. Yes they have costed it at RM 80 (based on 504 units) but the RA Costing at RM 100 is base on 400 units as prior to costing the said number we had already been informed by Malton Bhd that they are not going to contribute the said service fees for the unsold units. The RA is awaiting further action to be formulated base on more feedback. We can all expect a delay as firstly the governing property law act contains many ambiguity especially pertaining "GUARDED AND GATED" individual title land parcels as compared to the usual strata title. This has caused much confusion amongst residents but however this should not be used as an "EXCUSE" for not paying the service fee. The service fee is important to ensure TMP have enough funds to properly manage the said originality of the community and to ensure it is always clean and secure well into the future. The objective here is "SUSTAINABILITY" to maintain the entire 70 ACRES of land. Yes we do not have a clubhouse, we do not have a swimming pool and that is why we are paying only RM 100 unlike YTL LakeEdge residents are paying above RM 200. If all residents in TMP pay RM 200 - RM 250 we should be able to have enough after months of collection to build a pool and a clubhouse as well. But to those residents that actually voted to pay RM 50 well I think they do not understand entirely what is the meaning of a properly gated and guarded development and the cost associated with managing such a large property of 70 Acres. I think RM 50 is more suited for a unit in Taman Wawasan as I had heard from the resident association member the amount they are paying, but do take note that they are not a gated and guarded community and not a cul-de-sac like Taman Mutiara Puchong where a guardhouse is maintained and security required 24/7 which is why we have a 24/7 electronic boomgate unlike a manual one elsewhere.
Please also take note that minutes of the AGM are all available as well and downloadable on the top rigt hand corner of this blog.
If you are a resident in TMP and fully support the mission statement of the RA please do your bit to assist in educating the others that we all live in the same community and are responsible to pay for its expenditures which have been duly justified over and over again. Just remember although we do not have a swimming pool or a clubhouse but we have a total of 70 Acres of landscaping and land to look after plus we have to maintain existing infrastructure and must budget for natural disasters like flooding and the decay of the perimeter wall and metal grille (repainting) which will be borne by all of us just to name a few items of expenses in TMP..... I am sure you will be able to think of other expenses we all have to cover in due time. Also take note that currently there are a total of 88 units if houses in TMP being let out i.e. tenanted hence we do advice all landlords to pay their dues timely for the betterment of all in TMP. Yes you may not live here and enjoy the park etc however the actual property you own and the residents you are collecting rent from do reside here and the facilities is enjoyed by them for a return of the rental you are collecting.
For those owners that have a unit here and is not tenanted but empty well you are still bound to pay the said fee as there are no exceptions. A good security and environment in TMP will ensure that you will get maximum returns on your property should you sell it one day, in this case treat the monthly service fee contribution as an investment for a better ROI.
Let us all chip in and help create a better living environment for all of our family members and friends just like the RA motto "ONE VOICE ONE COMMUNITY".

Dog Owner Responsibility A Guideline

(NOTE:PICTURE ABOVE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE FINE AMOUNT NOT APPLICABLE)

Advice to Dog Owners
For advice on dog fouling issues, reporting stray and lost dogs and cats, or reporting offenders against the Order, please submit a complaint form at the RESIDENT SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CENTRE in order for a proper flow of communication before any plan of action can be formulated. We have to communicate with the dog owners first and advice them accordingly pertaining the situation before other stronger measures are taken into consideration.

View advice or make a complaint at your own discretion to start enforcing responsibility of owning a pet.Within the taman the dog walker must scoop their dog's mess up from all designated land to which the public have access. Designated land includes:

Footways and paths of all descriptions
Play areas, picnic sites and outdoor eating places
Sport playing pitches including 5 metre border
Formal parks and land where the grass is cut
Land outside schools and hospitals
Car parks, public transport bays and surrounds
Cycleways and surfaced areas near to houses
Public circulation areas

To dispose of dog faeces:
Use the provided dog bins, or
Carefully place in any of our litter bins, providing the poop is bagged and tied!

Never allow your pet to foul anywhere where people walk and play.
Dogs must have an identity tag and must be kept on leads whilst on the highway. Strays are always impounded.

Please note: The Order does not apply to: heathland, woodland and common land providing, fouling of car parks, footways, formal area, picnic and play spaces is not allowed to occur. (An additional one-metre mess-free border applies to footpaths).

Falling Trees - We tried but the trees were just too heavy :(

The RA have already submitted a friendly request to the developer for their kind assistance to rectify this issue. More than a couple of trees along TMP 2A have been uprooted recently due to strong winds and some even falling beyond the boundary damaging the barb wire.

We did what we could to try and straighten the trees and to straighten with some wooden supports. Though some improvements were achieved it will be obviously better to either replace these trees or to properly support them the next time round.

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"

RA CHAIRMAN - Post AGM Reflection

Just click on the above images to enlarge so that the contents are visible and readable :)

Just a note that the Chairman's message is to address the reality of the impact the handover process has on all owners in TMP. I believe many owners in TMP do not realize the meaning of "Handover" and the many implications that comes with the process and this could be due to many reasons:
1. Not reading the Sale and Purchase Agreement and the Deed Of Mutual Covenant to understand the process of before and after handover implications to the derivation of maintenance fees base on current realtime costing.
2. Too busy with work hence an excuse not to know.
3. Could not be bothered due to being a advocate of "Four Wall Syndrome", living in the confines of the house and not bothered with happenings beyond their premise.
4. Do not have access to information (well another common excuse due to lack of initiatives) very common mentality we have come to accept but again not a valid excuse as many initiatives have been put in place to minimise this expected attitude of owners (blog,email, sms - at the cost of volunteers willing and able to contribute their time and invest for a common cause).
5. Not reading the flyers the RA have distributed by maildrop and taken the trouble to offer also in Mandarin version to accomodate many non english educated residents (take note maildrops are done by a handfull of RA committee members and these individuals all have fulltime jobs just like you).
6. Owners who like to talk but do not like to do the work, another common problem we face but manageable as we all know actions speaks volumes and are louder than words.
7. Owners that like to complain because they simply do not take the time to invest to get the real facts and information readily available before they jump to their personal conclusion/s.
8. Free loaders who wants to enjoy the facilities of a gated and guarded concept but do not want to pay for it.(Can afford to buy RM 350K ++ house but complain maintenance to expensive.....?????) and justifiable realistic costs!!! Defies logic just like levitation defying gravity. No sense in common sense......here I am absolutely baffled.
9. Trouble makers just for the hell of it, the theory here is the law of opposites. You will have law abiders and law breakers.
10. Could not care less mentality or the whole world is against me kinda of attitude. Blame everyone and everything except themselves.

Honestly I can go on and on and on but I guess I have better things to do than spend a lot more time trying to understand the un-understandable....hahaha creating my own word now (should post this word to wikipedia).

The RA already anticipated that there will be this group of people (minority) from the word go as this is common and experiences many of our friends whom have tasted of a gated and guarded concept of living have shared. We have heard of stories in more affluent housing area like Bandar Utama having residents not contributing to the security scheme the RA have set up and many more similar cases all over. The most common are from apartment dwellers.

The RA in TMP do not expect 100% collection but with realistic objectives of communicating to the majority that the maintenance fee set is for the betterment of all to achieve sustainable finance to maintain and upkeep all facilities and possibly maybe even enhance if there is additional funds available. The key word here is sustainable hence careful considerations have been taken into account when the costing was being drafted.

Foresight is important here hence maybe in this area many owners do not see the implications of not having sufficient collection will do to the quality of life many have bought into (gated and guarded) i.e. repair and maintenance of common facilities like boomgate, guardhouse,fencing,landscaping,park facilities etc. Some of these common area facilities are covered by local auntorities but in most cases relying on ourselves is the better option as delivery will be much more efficient due to many reasons I am sure you can conclude.

There could also be costs I am not aware of yet as I am not a psychic able to see the future hence better be prepared with proper funding than not. In this case it is pretty much like preparing for your retirement, either you are prepared by setting a little fund aside your entire working life or realising you do not have enough when you are about to retire. I reckon many will fall into the latter category than the former, which also support the argument of why some owners cannot see beyond RM 80.

Alas at the end of the day I am happy to pay RM 100 and more if need to as I have no reason to worry at all and understand that to manage and maintain a property with 504 units of houses covering a very big area will cost $$$. To all my fellow owners cum residents in TMP please see the bigger picture and realize that what you do will impact the very environment you are living in, take note your children will be brought up here and your families will enjoy the serenity,peace and security as well and not you alone.

RM 100 is nothing but a small investment to protect and maintain sustainability for the entire Taman Mutiara Puchong folks, from the young to the old, women and children to feel safe and happy will be in itself a great return for a small price :)

Cheers to all who have supported a common cause and cheers to all that will see the light and join us in being united "ONE VOICE ONE COMMUNITY"

Post AGM Information

Attendance = 210 (53% of 397 units handed over)- Quorum Achieved :)
C’tee nominated by: Carlos Marcello Mathews
Seconded by: Karine Mooi

Vote count for Security & Maintenance Charge:
RM80 = 63 (36%)
RM100 = 89 (50%)
RM120 = 19 (11%)
Spoilt vote = 6 (3%)
Total votes = 177 votes
Majority: RM100/mth

To spear head sub-committee activities:

1.Security SOP: Kuang, Murali, Gerard
2.Social & Recreation: Adeline, Suminn, Melanie, Amy
3.Maintenance & Support: Ray, Vivian, Razali
4.Fund-Raising: Regina, Mary, Neela
5.Administration: Eric, Chris Chan
***(more volunteers encouraged to participate so please email us at mytmpcommittee@gmail.com for more information)or kindly show up for any of our committee meeting scheduled in the calendar of this blog. Just click on the date to view the agenda brief and venue until we set up a proper office.

Tasks to complete:

To consolidate AGM attendance list (Completed)
To tabulate vote count for officiating committee with ROS (Completed)
To confirm Malton rep (Ravi) accepted RA committee as officially recognised (Completed)
To confirm vote of majority choice of monthly security maintenance charge of RM100 (Completed)
To convey message of residents to urge Malton to reconsider contribution for unsold units
To set up meeting with Malton management to discuss on issues that are still pending
To view audited account, list and site walk on properties for hand over
To select property management company (in the process-scheduled to complete by 23rd March 2008)
Rental of residents support and community centre premise in TMP - which will house the property management company and the RA (in the process - scheduled to finalise by end of March 2008).

Immediate Action Plan:

1.Additional lighting for park
2.Shade at proximity-card-reader
3.Roof for Gazebo in Central Park to have at least some weather protection especially from rain.
4.Line Dance / Qi Gong / Tai Chi lessons and other activities which will create more social groups in TMP (open for suggestions) if can get more than 10-15 participants then the said activity will commence.
5.'Visitors’ Parking Bays
6.Speed-humps in TMP as well as main road leading to TMP
7.Monthly old newspaper,magazines,bottles and cans collection campaign.
8.Plant a tree/per family campaign
9.Dog obedience/agility training program
10.Collection bin for items that can be donated to orphanages,old folks home like books,toys,pillows,blankets etc.
*** if you have a project you are passionate about for the betterment of TMP please contact us and you can assist to bring the project to life.

Preparation for the AGM...........

It has been a couple of hectic days getting things organized and prepared for the AGM which is to be held tomorrow (16th March 2008) @ 5.00 PM - Central Park TMP.......honestly it is tedious and tiring to say the least but a very important initiative for the betterment of Taman Mutiara Puchong community.
How I wish there could be more interested residents in TMP to lend a hand besides the usual number of dedicated committee members whom are willing to take a little time out from their busy schedule to be a part of the community, luckily for my sanity there are people who wants to make a difference in society and willing to be a part of developing TMP further to be better.
Everything the RA does are purely voluntary and hence no personal gains (in fact many of us in the RA plus the caring residents in this community have contributed in kind) especially evident in the Pesta Tanglung event held in 2007. Now with the RA being officially formed it is my hope to see more people more willing to come forward and assist in kind or donation as I honestly believe every residential owner in TMP is a stakeholder in this community and thus have a vital role to play in this community.
This is your home and fair to say it is unfair for a small group of people in this community to care to make a difference, we need the majority of residents here to care and to ensure that TMP have enough funds to maintain its serenity, beauty and peace in Puchong.
It is time for a wake up call for all the residents here that have atypical mentality of just living within their own four walls and to just give comments without actually putting in any real effort to be a part of this community, to you all I say please walk the talk and not just talk the talk..........we already have too many of this kind of people in this world and we do not need anymore of it in TMP. Simple example is that until today we have residents that still take their dogs out for a walk without plastic bags to scoop the poop, they just do not care for the fact that the dog poop is littered all over public places and sometime in other residents lawn......so inconsiderate and that really pisses me of in certain ways.
Another concern which I feel disgusted, yes....disgusted is the fact that we still have residents that do not practice using their proximity card to gain entry or exit. Why live in a gated and guarded community when you do not help enforce the security protocol. How are the guards going to improve their performance when there are residents giving them a hard time and treating them like they are "kadam" to open the boom gate for their convenience??? To you all I say "Please set a proper example.....do not be lazy" "Why you so like that ahhhh?"
The RA have already initiated and implemented a reduction of 50% of the purchase price of the proximity card as well as the stickers (since 2007)to make it very affordable for all house owners especially those that have more than 3 cars per household. If you can afford to have 3 cars I am sure the cost of the proximity card is trivial to own.....and if you have lost the card it is also affordable to replace.
Remember my fellow residents.....the boom gate and security is for a reason.....yesss asoneh it is to ensure we have proper and adequate security to prevent any criminal activities in TMP by making it very difficult for would be law breakers to gain entry. How are we going to achieve this if we do not uphold the said security protocol......is it just because nothing major has happen yet??? Let me remind everyone that prevention is a better alternative than a cure (Do not wait for something bad to happen to know that you have made a mistake). Too late already....if you come to that stage....regret is all you can do/feel then.

I know I cannot change other people's mentality or attitude but what does it take for people to realize that we live in a community style housing development in TMP and that everyone in TMP has a role to play.
Is it so difficult to want a better living environment, to be example setters than law breakers, to care rather than not, to invest in your own living environment........to be continued (have to do the costing now.....)