PAY RM4,000, A PPR UNIT-YOURS!

Another "true" story( kisah "benar"):

A divorced Indian laddy, Madam N Stayed in a " Rumah Setinggan " in Cheras with her the only son. She works in cheras as a cleaner earning RM700 every month.

In September 2006, her house was ruined by flood. On that scary night, the rain was so heavy that all her belongings were damaged. Fridge, shelves, clothes cabinet, television, radio, furniture....all gone..( no more elaboration on how she felt, everyone can imagine it..)

She filled in form, applying for a Projek Perumahan Rakyat from the DBKL office in Kampung Baru, after few months of delay, she was finally given a unit in PPR Puchong! and, her another nightmare began, to and fro form the workplace and her new house, what an " overweight" burden to her! not only that she has to spend more on the bus fare, but, she has to bring her kid to his school located in Cheras very early in the morning!

Having thorough thought, she decided to request for transfer of PPR from Puchong to Cheras. She never demands much except a shelter for her and her son at a unit in PPR located in Cheras area.

Filled in form again, went to DBKL, submitted whatever application forms and letters that she could present.

and, dear all, below the conversation between herself and one of the DBKL officer,

Madam N: Encik, tolonglah, susah bagi saya berulang alik,gaji pun tak seberapa, semua kena belanja untuk menambang bus!

Officer: apa susah susah ni? dulu minta rumah kami sudah kasih, sekarang tak boleh pindah, lu tinggal situ untuk tiga tahun. bila kontrak penuh, awak minta balik Cheras, saya akan kasih awak mana-mana unit di cheras. tapi unit bukan baru punya. saya kasih satu bilik untuk awak. masa tu, mau tak mau, u suka!

She was so sad. The officer didnt even receive all the documents she presented. could not help herself but cried in the waiting area. A man from public came to her. Below the conversation:

The Man: Aji, apa nangis ada? tak payah susah susah minta tukar, sini pergi situ cari. mahu mana mana unit, cakap aje, senang. bayar RM4,000 untuk satu unit! saya punya adik dah berumah, tapi dia bayar R4,000 sini, dapatlah rumah PPR di Cheras, rumah baru! senang!karang ni rumah tu kasih sewa aje. untung juga!

Madam N; pakcik, pikirlah, kalau saya ada duit rm4,000, mahukah saya susah ni macam? rm40 pun saya susah payah jimat jimat, usah cakap RM4,000!

she left the DBKL office

Dear all, this is a damn "real' story took place in this " Boleh Land"!sad huh? Malaysia Boleh!

CORRUPTION?NO PLEASE!

"Duit kopi, Duit Kopi, Duit Kopi!" sound familiar huh? this noun phrase not only widely heard in Malaysia but also widely used in our " semua boleh" land. I am working in a private company located in a business area with limitted car parks. We have paid officially to the local anthority for two parking lots. It costs about rm 320 ++ per month. Still, the car park is not enough! the staff and the guests have been through so much hardship in searching for car park in that area, they will get one if only they are lucky enough!( which is hardly happen)

to SOLVE it, we park our cars along the pathway ( located at the corner lot, we have a big wide area for illegal parking)

Know what? those " IDIOTS" started their " day- light- robbery", approached us for " duit untuk minum kopi, kalau tidak, kami akan datang tiap-tiap hari untuk bagi saman" ...this was what those idiots told me....Wow.....they are robber, aren't they???? to make thing worse, we were not approached by only one gang but two gangs!

every month then, they appear punctually at our office, waiting for the " duit kopi"...
imagine this ,
one office - RM200
10 offices - RM2000
50 offices- RM10,000.00! per month! ( in one area only, usually they cover more than two areas!)

Well, many of u may think that we are wrong at the first place for parking the cars at the illegal place, dear ones, where else can we park? if the malaysia public transportation is 50% as efficient as the transportation system in Singapore, then do you think the ordinary citizen will ever own a car?

EXCUSE ME?
Owning a car while the fuel price keeps arising even though Malaysia is the Petroleum Producer?
Owning a car while the tol price keeps increasing due to the corrupt government who has signed disclosed agreement with high way concession companies?
Owning a car while we still have to suffer the heavy traffic congestion in highway daily?

Come on! spare the innocent Citizen!

You want to put an end to the corruption? here are some ideas to share:

1. Pak Lah must ensure that the Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) is an independant body which reports only to the Parliament.

2. The Opposition party must be allowed to join in as the committee member of BPR

3. Make the prosedure of reporting/lodging any corruption easier and more confidental. witnesses must be protected.

3. Increase the salary of all the Government Servants, increase by 100% at least. A show of sincerity and seriousness of PAK LAH wanting to curb corruption.

4. High salary make the officers especially the trafiic officers think twice before taking/asking/begging for bribe.

5. Educate the citizen effectively. Instill in them how bad and "retarded" a nation will be with the existance of corruption.

6. Pak LAH, do away " Budaya Tongkat", let's play the game fair. make all citizen competative regardless of race and religion. after all, we are competing with the world and not with our ownselves! WE WANT FAIR GAME!

LET'S SAY NO TO CORRUPTION!!!!

A LETTER TO MY FRIEND- TENNYICE

Tennyice,

Visited your blog, you referred the place as " Zoo".hahhaa. dear friend, You have reminded me of that " Zoo" which we once worked for..to believe it or not, i think i am kind of missing those old days when we had fun together in the zoo before the zoo was badly polluted.

when the top management decided to carry out renovation, we all agreed to help each other, only coorperation in a team will make miracles happen. Unfortunately, untrained "Zoo residents" failed to understand this statement and had performed their "uncivilized behaviour".... sad huh?

Tennyice,

Thanks for reminding me the time we spent together, short but fun and full of joy; " Size-5 slipper for "Orang Utan", " Jual Tinggal Tebu for Badak", " Singing and Yielding monkey"..etc...all are still fresh in my mind...hahhaha.....we are so mean!

Tennyice,

I got to leave the Zoo two weeks earlier than the notice i served, out of my own control. i just could not allow myself to be locked into any cages in the Zoo! i was about to go crazy living with those animals....what an impulsive decision i took..huh?hmmmm......still, no regret.

Tennyice,

When i thought back, i still remebered well that my duties in the Zoo. i worked as the driver driving top manager here and there, i made sure the Zoo website was attractive and user friendly, during the period of renovation, i even washed the toilets so that those animals could enjoy clean and fresh toilets..but....

Tennyice,

None of us should request appreciation from others. but allow me to act abit too much, i was not even treated to a farewell meal by the Zoo Management! how do you think i felt? till now, i feel bad..very bad..not a word from the top manager, not a thankful word from my top manager. nothing except questions still puzzling me-
" was all the work that i had done been labelled as " not worthy, useless"?
" have i wasted my two years working in the zoo?"

I do not know...really...do not know. I dont even want to discover more as, i just afraid that the truth could be damn crual that will put me to total collapse..

Tennyice,

Thanks for being there even it was short...only a year time...i am pretty sure that you and i learnt alot from the zoo.

Zoo
Without You, we would not be knowing each other,
Without You, we would not be growing,
Without You, we would not be discovering human weakness,
Without You, we would not be humble and mature...

take care...tennice
take care...my respected top manager
take care...Zoo!

Oppsss....a friend of mine just told me that her boyfriend proposed to her.....well, she is kinf of in dilemna...hmmm....guess what she needs to look into is wether these questions have got a " yes".

1. is he the one that she wishes to spend the rest of the life with?
2. is he mature enough to build a family with her? mature in the sense that he has his own carrer and he is independent.
3. does she feel secure being with the man. can the man offer her security even when the man is not beside her?
4. can she accept that the man is the father of her kids in the future?

hmmm.....the answer to these questions, seems to be easy and, got to think thoroughly. just can simply give a nod to the man and she will be in regret for the rest of her life. that is marriage, sound easy but gosh, responsibility counts!

good luck to her! and also to me......just hope that i will have the answer to these question in near future too!

FURIOUS! What a chicken State Assemblyman!

Read from the newspaper that a state assemblyman from Seremban had quit himself from a political party, which is Democratic Action Party( DAP)...it is very furious and saddening!

it has not been easy being an opposition in Malaysia, many may agree that lots to be sacrified being in the opposition party. Joining the opposition will ensure you no personal profit but looking at the big picture, opposition party is badly needed in Malaysia to make our nation a better one! and, DAP is doing well in this mission.

Just wonder how come the State assemblyman could easily let go the hope of the people in general and the hope of the party in particular?? he has severely damaged the image of the party and himself!

Well, he used " the N.Sembilan State committee is chaostic" as the sole reason for him to leave! Bullshit! dont blame others for your own wrongful decision...being a top leader in an organisation, one is to hold responsible to anything happen in his organisation, and not just walk away like a free man!

This man has got no more credibility....how can rakyat believe in him anymore? Lim, the wise people let go of you for being such a chicken, but the wise people will never let go of DAP, being the best opposition party in Malaysia!

Good statements to share, not to miss !
" a challenge to LIM FUI MENG"
林辉明是误以为自己患上了老人痴呆症??

well,well,well...if notice the time gap of this post and the previous one, easy to notice that i have not been updating my blog, the reason is...i have been adapting to the new working environment and also....the worst part is....i have forgotten the password again!! sigh...just hope that this is not the sign of getting older!thanks to pathma..who reminded me to update my blog...hope that she is doing fine now, guess she is now in hospital for a minor surgery? all the best! dear friend.....be strong!