Showing posts with label Yuen-Chi Lian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yuen-Chi Lian. Show all posts
Long Bersih Story Short
I am one of those people who chose to stay a night in KL to avoid troubles to access the town on the 9th. During my sleep, I received a message that the police were cracking down hotels for leaders and supporters. I did not sleep in peace.
The base?
Spent two hours time at the jamuan makan at Taman Bunga Raya, despite the rain, numbers of people were still gathering there to listen to celebrate with our YB.
I had a few minutes chat too with Wee, and learned that he's looking for an office which could be somewhere near Jaya Jusco or .. (I can't remember, sorry). This will be the first platform to establish in order for us to get into a closer touch with the residents.
All in all, it's a good night and I feel that there's hope in this area now, finally.
- yc
I had a few minutes chat too with Wee, and learned that he's looking for an office which could be somewhere near Jaya Jusco or .. (I can't remember, sorry). This will be the first platform to establish in order for us to get into a closer touch with the residents.
All in all, it's a good night and I feel that there's hope in this area now, finally.
- yc
Car missing in Wangsa Maju, spread the words to find it!
Received this from Junaidy (the note from Junaidy was pulled from the 'comment' section of the previous blog posting for further attention):
Hello.. I am a resident of Wangsa Maju Parlimentary.. Specifically at Jalan Wangsa Murni 10, Wangsa Melawati..I just want to inform you that my father's car (brand new Silver Honda CRV Generation 3, plate number WQC 486) just went missing this early morning in our house GATED compund... The missing car is only realised when my father ready to go for his Subuh prayer in the nearest surau... FYI, our gate has been cut off and I'm still wandering what kind of people can stole our car from padlock gated of my house... So people of Wangsa Maju, if you seen this car (brand new Silver Honda CRV, Generation 3), feel free to report/ contact the police.... Or you can call direct to me at 014-2942269 (Junaidy).. Thank you...
p/s: I hope the newly elected MP Wee Choo Keong could look at this matter seriously as the crime rates in Wangs Maju Parlimentary has become worsen day by day....
Resident.WangsaMaju: This posting is done by Yuen-Chi Lian originally. Because of a technical glitch, all past postings by Yuen-Chi Lian have turn up as being posted by Resident.WangsaMaju.
p/s: I hope the newly elected MP Wee Choo Keong could look at this matter seriously as the crime rates in Wangs Maju Parlimentary has become worsen day by day....
Resident.WangsaMaju: This posting is done by Yuen-Chi Lian originally. Because of a technical glitch, all past postings by Yuen-Chi Lian have turn up as being posted by Resident.WangsaMaju.
Wangsa Maju Social Improvement Wiki
I have created the Wangsa Maju social improvement wiki at Wikia.com. The objective of it is to document the problems and social improvements made to the Wangsa Maju township.
Feel free to fill in the content, don't be worried about the formatting if you are not familiar with it, someone will fix that up for you later. :-)
Feel free to fill in the content, don't be worried about the formatting if you are not familiar with it, someone will fix that up for you later. :-)
Transportation Issues in Wangsa Maju
Hello,
First off, my name is Yuen-Chi, I'm a resident of Danau Kota, born and raised in Setapak.
I would like to address a few issues with regards to transportation here. I'm not too sure how trivial it appears to be, but transportation to me, affects thousand or more of the residents staying in Wangsa Maju or its environs; it affects the mood of the people as well.
I travel from Danau Kota to Wangsa Maju back-and-forth every morning and evening to take LRT to work during the weekdays, sometimes, I will car-pool my brother. At night or during the weekends, I will drive around the area -- Jalan Genting Klang, Wangsa Maju or Sri Rampai. So my opinions are formed based on what I have experienced.
Thanks for reading this, and please leave a comment if you have more to address or different opinions.
Rapid KL / Putra LRT
The Wangsa Maju LRT station is one of the MOST busy stations (another one will be Masjid Jamed) in the morning. The problem that has been bugging us for years is the very long queues in the morning. I'm happy that Rapid KL has put effort to keep people disciplined (it wasn't like that, until 2007, they have some guys monitoring the platform in the morning). The consequences of it, you will have to wait for up to 30 minutes to be in the train and the train will be so packed with people (yes, packed, completely squeezed).
1. It is possible for Rapid KL to dispatch more trains (and more frequently) in the morning?
Another problem of it which has gotten more serious recently, is the instability of the train service. I had experienced train service went down for a few times in the morning, I had also phoned Rapid KL hotline regarding this but there's no solution to it, I had also contacted The Star to raise this as an Metro issue but it ended no where. As a consequence of it, people had to seek for alternatives such as bus service, taxi, etc. at the last minute.. that would still make them late as the Jalan Genting Klang would turn to be more jammed. The problem causes us panic (unless your boss is nice enough) and gives a great impact to the human resource efficiency.
2. Can Rapid KL guarantee a stable service? How frequent or effective is their scheduled maintenance?
Bus Service
The bus service is provided by Rapid KL and Metro Bus (we had Len Seng, and what is it now?). Someone drops me at the Wangsa Maju station in the morning, so I will only take it on the way back after work (provided that the bus is full enough, which I will explain why later).
My question is, is there a schedule on when the buses arrive and depart? I have seen people waited for Rapid KL bus for so long in the dark at the bus stop (opposite of the LRT station) which the lights would never turn on (this is a security issue). As for Metro Bus, the problem happens not just in Wangsa Maju but everywhere of its coverage, you will have to wait up to more than 30 minutes in the bus for its engine to turn on again -- the bus driver and monitor will wait for the people to fill up the seats.
3. Can we have the bus schedule or is there any way to make them to be punctual or efficient?
Taxi Service
The taxi service is not really that bad, as there're taxis waiting you at the station or opposite of you. However, during/after peak hours, it is extremely hard to grab a taxi. It is not really the problem of the taxi driver (it's relevant however, sometimes) but more of the civilization and moral quality of the people. They never queue or they cut the queue even when there is one. Call me "stupid" because I will always make up a queue or let go for someone who has waited longer than me. I have also shouted at those who came late and grabbed away our taxi, to raise their awareness and to embarrass them. Anyone, youngsters (it happens to couples or people in group) and adults do it.
Something has definitely gone wrong with our education system.
4. Any solution to the problem besides of fixing our education system?
On the Road
Within the short distance, Setapak area is very jammed. Whoever drive in the morning (or peak hours during weekends) on the Jalan Genting Klang should know about it.
The bottlenecks that I can identify are:
First off, my name is Yuen-Chi, I'm a resident of Danau Kota, born and raised in Setapak.
I would like to address a few issues with regards to transportation here. I'm not too sure how trivial it appears to be, but transportation to me, affects thousand or more of the residents staying in Wangsa Maju or its environs; it affects the mood of the people as well.
I travel from Danau Kota to Wangsa Maju back-and-forth every morning and evening to take LRT to work during the weekdays, sometimes, I will car-pool my brother. At night or during the weekends, I will drive around the area -- Jalan Genting Klang, Wangsa Maju or Sri Rampai. So my opinions are formed based on what I have experienced.
Thanks for reading this, and please leave a comment if you have more to address or different opinions.
Rapid KL / Putra LRT
The Wangsa Maju LRT station is one of the MOST busy stations (another one will be Masjid Jamed) in the morning. The problem that has been bugging us for years is the very long queues in the morning. I'm happy that Rapid KL has put effort to keep people disciplined (it wasn't like that, until 2007, they have some guys monitoring the platform in the morning). The consequences of it, you will have to wait for up to 30 minutes to be in the train and the train will be so packed with people (yes, packed, completely squeezed).
1. It is possible for Rapid KL to dispatch more trains (and more frequently) in the morning?
Another problem of it which has gotten more serious recently, is the instability of the train service. I had experienced train service went down for a few times in the morning, I had also phoned Rapid KL hotline regarding this but there's no solution to it, I had also contacted The Star to raise this as an Metro issue but it ended no where. As a consequence of it, people had to seek for alternatives such as bus service, taxi, etc. at the last minute.. that would still make them late as the Jalan Genting Klang would turn to be more jammed. The problem causes us panic (unless your boss is nice enough) and gives a great impact to the human resource efficiency.
2. Can Rapid KL guarantee a stable service? How frequent or effective is their scheduled maintenance?
Bus Service
The bus service is provided by Rapid KL and Metro Bus (we had Len Seng, and what is it now?). Someone drops me at the Wangsa Maju station in the morning, so I will only take it on the way back after work (provided that the bus is full enough, which I will explain why later).
My question is, is there a schedule on when the buses arrive and depart? I have seen people waited for Rapid KL bus for so long in the dark at the bus stop (opposite of the LRT station) which the lights would never turn on (this is a security issue). As for Metro Bus, the problem happens not just in Wangsa Maju but everywhere of its coverage, you will have to wait up to more than 30 minutes in the bus for its engine to turn on again -- the bus driver and monitor will wait for the people to fill up the seats.
3. Can we have the bus schedule or is there any way to make them to be punctual or efficient?
Taxi Service
The taxi service is not really that bad, as there're taxis waiting you at the station or opposite of you. However, during/after peak hours, it is extremely hard to grab a taxi. It is not really the problem of the taxi driver (it's relevant however, sometimes) but more of the civilization and moral quality of the people. They never queue or they cut the queue even when there is one. Call me "stupid" because I will always make up a queue or let go for someone who has waited longer than me. I have also shouted at those who came late and grabbed away our taxi, to raise their awareness and to embarrass them. Anyone, youngsters (it happens to couples or people in group) and adults do it.
Something has definitely gone wrong with our education system.
4. Any solution to the problem besides of fixing our education system?
On the Road
Within the short distance, Setapak area is very jammed. Whoever drive in the morning (or peak hours during weekends) on the Jalan Genting Klang should know about it.
The bottlenecks that I can identify are:
- The junction at the Jalan Genting Klang's Pizza Hut. Due to the bus stop and the cars crossing to the opposite.
- The exit of Air Panas to Jalan Genting Klang (the Perodua shop). Even though 3 lanes are occupied, it is still crazy. *Only in the morning*
- The exit of Wangsa Maju to Melati / TARC due to the slow traffic lights. *Usually the evening*
- The lane to enter Danau Kota, from both sides of the road. Due to traffic light and blocking cars which intend to go straight instead of make turn. *During the weekends evening*
About blogger yc
yc is a techie, and runs his own blog at yclog. Besides social issues yc also fronts IT community projects. Catch more of him at his blog.
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