I have never driven in Singapore, but in Jan 2010, I drove a few times in Singapore with the help of a GPS. In the past 30 years, I have been to Singapore a few times for but rarely travelled far from the hotel (only being driven in route between airport and hotels). The GPS performed very well in guiding me through various parts of Singapore.
Purpose of these trips in Jan 2010 were to bring my elder daughetr for interview in Sinagpore, and later (after being offered the job) to move her stuff from KL to her room in a HDB flat. She quit her KL job and took up appointment in late 2010. Another daughter (previous ASEAN scholar) came with us on these trips.
WOW, how amazing has Singapore developed. In morning, there are bad jams on the highway leading to town centre. We drove few times through the tunnel (my error in not following the correct instruction of the GPS), but I am never tired of admiring the beauty of thistunnel (in contrast to the Malaysian's SMART tunnel or the SPRINT tunnel). However, once within centre (Orchard Road, Exeter Road etc), there are no jams. Marvellous!! Poor me for past 25-30 years getting daily jam from outskirt into KL town centre and also jammed for hours within Ampang /KLCC/Bukit Bintang Road. Buses are on time, no rushing. MRT trains are clean. We went to East coast (Maine Parade/Singlap area)- what a beautiful sight of the trees- lined area; it is a pleasure and relaxing to see the people jogging or cycling in the park.. what a beautiful sight---
We went on the night safari tour where we saw the 'tribal dance' of the Borneo Island - seem Singapore has hijacked the best of the Borneo Dance from Malaysia-- I have never seen good performance in Malaysia Sarawak, Sabah or indonesia. What a shame that as a Malaysian, I have to see such a good show in Singapore. Each of the animal performance show was fullhouse - my session the last show and all seats were taken up ( I learned later from others who have seen similar shows in the Singapore night safari that every show has full attendance!). We then jumped on the train which took us through the 'tropical forest' - wonderful experience even though there are not a wide variety of animals as in other 'day zoo such as that in Zoo Negara Malaysia.
Once we have concluded our business in Singapore, we drove back to Malaysia via the CIQ. immediately departing the Malaysia CIQ and driving into Johor Bahru, and seeing the haphazard development, jam and dirty streets, one can feel we are back to 3rd world. AND welcoem to Malaysia-
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
LAM finally called me on my complaint of one of its Registered draughtsman
In mid December 2009, I sent email and letter to LAM (Board of Architects) to complain on a its member of registered draughtsman who has caused me sufferings on my inability to get the CF from DBKL on completed house renovation. The complaint was that this member has 'sold' its signature to other unregistered draughtsman in obtaining the 'oder to build' from DBKL. A lady from LAM called and asked me to fill in fomal forms of complaint available on LAM's web site.
The renovation works were completed 4 months ago, but during the renovation works, I kept asking this unregistered draughtsman to complete other processes required by DBKL. He refused to answer my call, so I called the registered draughstman who signed the plan as well as letters of submission to DBKL. DBKL has also replied/directed all its letters to this registered draughstman.
Unfortunately, this registered draughtsman refused to proceed, always used the phrase ' Dia makan tulang, lain makan daging' whihc means' 'He ate the bone while others ate the meat'. This already implied this guy 'sell his signature' to earn commission from the many other unregistered draughtsmen, and in my case, he considers he is NOT liable for any wrongdoings with regards to completing the processes to get a CF for my renovated double story house.
By this 'eating bone' for selling LAM signature on renovation plan, this guys is really 'eating lots of meat' . When he came twice to my house 'while my house was still WIP under renovation' following many of my complaint calls, he did not even know which 'project' I was referring to, and he does not have plans of my house. ALL works were done by the unregistered draughtsman.
I shall fill up the LAM complaint form later. LAM should rid of bad members in its list to prevent similar suffereings by the public
The renovation works were completed 4 months ago, but during the renovation works, I kept asking this unregistered draughtsman to complete other processes required by DBKL. He refused to answer my call, so I called the registered draughstman who signed the plan as well as letters of submission to DBKL. DBKL has also replied/directed all its letters to this registered draughstman.
Unfortunately, this registered draughtsman refused to proceed, always used the phrase ' Dia makan tulang, lain makan daging' whihc means' 'He ate the bone while others ate the meat'. This already implied this guy 'sell his signature' to earn commission from the many other unregistered draughtsmen, and in my case, he considers he is NOT liable for any wrongdoings with regards to completing the processes to get a CF for my renovated double story house.
By this 'eating bone' for selling LAM signature on renovation plan, this guys is really 'eating lots of meat' . When he came twice to my house 'while my house was still WIP under renovation' following many of my complaint calls, he did not even know which 'project' I was referring to, and he does not have plans of my house. ALL works were done by the unregistered draughtsman.
I shall fill up the LAM complaint form later. LAM should rid of bad members in its list to prevent similar suffereings by the public
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