Satu Lagi Projek Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (Yang Runtuh)

Malam Jumaat yang lalu saya mendapat panggilan dari adik saya yang sedang mengikuti program PLKN di Kem Kubena, Sipitang, Sabah. Katanya pada pukul 10 pagi hari keesokan harinya mereka akan diangkut keluar dari kem mereka dan dibawa balik ke Semenanjung untuk meneruskan modul PLKN mereka. Ini disebabkan kem mereka terpaksa ditutup akibat tanah runtuh yang melanda kem tersebut. Saya difahamkan bahawa sebelum ini telah berlaku kes tanah runtuh sebanyak beberapa kali tetapi ia melibatkan kawasan-kawasan seperti padang kawad. Akan tetapi tanah runtuh kali ini berlaku terlalu hampir dengan asrama kediaman para pelatih menyebabkan keseluruhan kem tersebut terpaksa ditutup.



Menurut adik saya lagi, tanah runtuh tersebut berlaku hanya kira-kira 1 meter dari bangunan asrama mereka. Runtuhan juga turut menjejaskan keselamatan asrama pelatih perempuan yang berada di atas cerun yang runtuh tersebut.



Sehingga kini tiada sebarang berita tentang penutupan kem ini disiarkan samaada di saluran media arus perdana mahupun Internet.



Mendengarkan berita tersebut, ayah saya yang merupakan seorang pakar kajibumi telah menghubungi sahabat beliau di Sabah untuk mendapatkan penjelasan mengenai isu ini. Menurut beliau, kem tersebut telah dibina secara tergesa-gesa di atas kawasan tanah tinggi kira-kira 5 tahun dahulu tanpa merujuk kepada Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains yang mengawalselia pembangunan di kawasan cerun bukit. Cerun-ceru bukit tersebut telah dipotong secara semberono tanpa diberikan perlindungan secukupnya sebelum pembinaan dimulakan.

Open Letter to Deputy Prime Minister

Today, as I was wandering in the cyberspace, I stumbled across an open letter which I found to be very interesting. So, I decided to copy it and paste it in my blog. This letter is posted in Damien 'Baba' Yeo's blog, The Advocate.

Open Letter to the Deputy Prime Minister

To the Deputy Prime Minister,

As a Malaysian, I am proud of what YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng did in appointing a Gerakan member as a director of a Penang agency. That actually reflects a lot of maturity for the betterment of the people in Penang. I think that is what I call a statesmanship. And it is in my opinion an attitude for all CMs or MBs to follow. This goes beyond party affiliation, race, gender or religion. Nothing but a united Malaysian for the purposes of serving the people in Penang.

I am also proud of Datuk Datuk Lee Kah Choon though a loyal Gerakan man in accepting the position not for himself BUT for the people of Penang.

So Datuk Seri, shame of you for demanding Gerakan to state their stand. I think you should not force even the Gerakan leadership to explain. This shows that either BN or the leadership of BN is immature, still arrogant and all the more stupid and foolish. Simply - 'IDIOT'. No wonder this country is in the state of hopelessness and despair.

You are so wrong to state that members of Barisan Nasional component parties should not work for the opposition. Can't members of the BN coalition works for the sake of the people. Is it so wrong for the BN to work with the Penang State Government? Isn't it good for the people?

As such I think it is about time for you, Mr. Deputy Prime Minister to consider resigning from your position as you are the Deputy Prime Minister to all Malaysians regardless of political affiliation. I am totally disgusted with your attitude though you graduated from the United Kingdom. You, being a Nottingham University graduate should be more like minded as you are very much aware in the UK, there's nothing wrong in working with the Opposition for the sake of the people. As such Malaysians don't accept this threatening statements by leaders of the arrogant BN and UMNO.

Signed,

A fed up Malaysian

I think this "Monggolian Idiot' doesn't realize that his luck is going to run out and still going around with his ego. There will be a day where he will feel the consequences of his actions. God willing...

The Case of Selangor Pg Farming: An Explanation

Background

The Selangor Modern Pig Farming is a pending issue that has been approved by the State Government of Selangor led by the former Mentri Besar Dato' Seri Dr. Khir Toyo on 30th January 2008.

It is done to gather all pig farming activities that are scattered throughout the state and place them in one compound.

Currently, there are 132 pig farms in this state covering the area of 475 acres. the farms have a total of 257,521 pigs and suplies 3000 pigs or equivalent to 300 tonnes per day to consumers around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

The pigs are raised in traditional way and this has caused a lot of problems such as water pollution, odour, and loss of aesthetic values in areas surrounding the farms.

The previous government led by Barisan Nasional was not able to handle these problems especially in the aspects of monitoring and law enforcement.

Reasons to carry out the project

This project is expected to ease the government in monitoring the pig farming activity against:

• The spread of deadly viruses such as Japanese Encaphalitis (JE) and the Nipah Virus.
• Water, river, sea and air pollution.
• seepage of sewage into the ground water.
• illegal farms that are built without lisence.
  

Location

The location at Ladang Tumbuk, Mukim Batu, Kuala Langat, Selangor is selected because:

• The plot of land is private owned.
• It is currently the largest farm in Selangor.
• Situated in the downstream area and is not a source of drinking water.
• The area has the largest majority of the ethnic chinese.
  

The Technology

Wastes produced by the farm is processed in an anaerobic digester to produce biofuel gas that contain Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide, Nitrogen Oxide, Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide. The Biofuel gas will be used to generate the electricity to power the pig farm and provide air-conditioning to the farm itself.

The treated waste water from the farm will not be released into the river but instead used to clean the pig pen and to water the crops to feed the pigs.

Funds

The funds for the project that costs RM100 million will not come from the state government. It will be sourced from:-

• The pig farmers.
• Local investors
• investors from Germany

Conclusion

Overall, this air-conditioned pig farming will reduce:-

• costs of operations
• emmisions of green house gasses
• odour
• water and irrigation pollution.

This project will be a private funded project which means that the state government does not spend a singe cent on this project.

industries such as pig slughtering and cold room could also be implimented and the system monitoring that records the in and out flow would be much easier.

Remarks

This issue has been deliberately used by UMNO by twisting the facts for their political survival. it is a planned CONSPIRACY towards Pakatan Rakyat that has been elected by the people to lead the state government.Seen here in the picture is Dato' Dr Karim Mansor the Tanjung Sepat State Assemblyman together with a village head of Kampung Ladang Tumbuk in a pig pen in Germany in 2007. He were there to discuss the possibility of bringing the German technology back here in Malaysia. This confirms that the project was owned by the previous Barisan Nasional government.

Go Green Malaysian Way!!

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The picture shows what Al Gore said about 10 simple things to do to help stop global warming.


While most of what he said is really going to have an impact if done in a global scale, some of the steps might not be applicable here in our beloved country Malaysia as we don't use thermostat in our houses and the lousy public transportation means that we will always be late no matter where our destination is. Anyway, what he presented in the picture above is based on his background living in the United States and it is made for his American folks.


So here is my version of the 10 simple steps to top up the ones presented by Al Gore to suit the lifestyles of us Malaysians.

1. Just say, "Tak payah plastik", whenever you go shopping.

• Bring your own 'Tote Bag' (or shopping bag or just simply a used plastic bag tucked in the boot of your car) whenever you go shopping.
• Refuse to receive plastic bags (especially small ones which would usually end up in the garbage bins and not reused) if you buy things in a small quantity that you can hold in your hand (e.g. 1loaf of bread or 1 can of pet food).
• If you shop at a hypermarket, try to reduce the amount of plastic bags used by using the ‘paid’ sticker instead of multiple bags for bulky items such as rice, watermelons and other stuffs.

2. Have the habit to switch off the lights after you use them.

• This is a habit usually stressed by the older generation especially those who were born before the electricity comes to Malaysia.
• They did that because they really appreciate the electricity that lights their house and doesn't want it to just go to waste.

So turn off the lights! Turn off the lights!

3. If you can't turn it off, put a timer to it.

• Installing a timer is a good way to save on electricity. It doesn’t have to be the expensive built-in ones. The cheap one that you can get at most hypermarkets would do. You can get one for as cheap RM 12. (Also sold at IKEA for about the same price).
• A properly set timer allows the light to be turned on and off at the designated time. This saves electricity as it only turns on at certain times instead of the whole day especially when no one is at around. This is ideal for those who travel frequently.
• The timer also adds the sense of security to the house by mimicking the action of turning the lights on and off as if someone is in the house.

4. Drive less.

• Walk, bike, carpool or take public transport more often. You'll save 1.5kg of carbon dioxide for every 5km you don't drive!

5. If you really can’t live without driving, drive sensibly.

• If you don’t believe me you can try it by yourself.
• Driving at 130 km/h consumes ¼ more fuel than at the speed of 100 km/h.
• Avoid hard acceleration as it puts a huge burden on your engine.

6. Eat less meat or just be a vegetarian.

• It is estimated that farming produces 15% of the world’s greenhouse gasses.
• The 1.3 billion cattle farmed throughout the world can produce over 100 million tonnes of methane in a year!

7. Plant trees or build a garden

• Malaysia is blessed with the tropical climate which means that trees can grow rapidly without much care and can be planted all year round.
• We are also blessed with a vast variety of trees and plants that are suitable to grow in the hot climate.
• A single tree will absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide over its lifetime
• Gardens can be made at almost every corner around the house as long as there is sunlight.
• A small plant absorbs less carbon dioxide than a tree but it does help.
• Plus, it’s a very healthy past time too.

8. Save rainwater

• Malaysia receives a lot of rain in a year but most urban rainfall is wasted into the storm sewer.
• It didn’t get into the ground water system causing flash floods above the ground.
• Saving rainwater have many benefits towards the environment.
• It puts fewer burdens onto the storm sewer.
• The water can be used for washings and to water plants.
• It causes less dependency on the tap water thus causing less burden to the water treatment plant.

9. Take short showers instead of a bath.

• Showers use less water than a bath-tub.
• Use a shower head with fewer and smaller holes that jets out water.
• This enables you to have tour shower quicker and saves more water.

10. Pee in the sink... ( I totally have a rational reason behind this!!)

• This might sound crazy and is strictly for males.
• If you have an option between a urinal and a flushed toilet, go for the urinal.
• At home, opt to use the sink instead!
• The reason behind the suggestion is simply because it uses much less water to thoroughly clean the sink than to flush the toilet.
• It uses an average of 500 ml to 1 litre of water to clean the sink while flushing uses at least 4 gallon if water (equivalent to 15.14 litres).
• That would be a savings of 14.14 litres of water for every visit to the toilet.
• Imagine that you visit the toilet (to pass out urine) 3 times a day. You’ll save 15483.3 litres of water per year.

Congratulations Jeannie and Pepe

Yesterday, our house was blessed with the birth of 3 adorable kittens. The kittens are in good health and their young mother, Jeannie, is taking good care of them. However, their father, Pepe, remains ignorant of the fact that of the 3 kittens, 2 of them inherit his trait while only 1 of them resemble their mother.

Hopefully Jeannie will continue to take good care of the kittens unlike what that has been done by our female cat last year Alya, who totally ignored her 6 kittens after a couple of weeks causing the death of all 6 of them...