Happy New Yeay 2009

I would like to wish all the readers a Happy New Year 2009.    Let's us forget all the bad things behind and bring forward all the good things with us unto 2009.    In this new year of 2009, may we all have the courage and wisdom to take up all the impossible challenges ahead and also have the strength to conquer new height in our daily lives.

Inconsistent and confusing traffic light flow sequence

This is to highlight the traffic light flow sequence at the junction of Jalan Tanjung Kidurong / Nyabau Road which is inconsistent and very confusing. I do not know how BDA did the programming of the traffic sequence, but one thing for sure, it is CONFUSING.

Normally, the traffic flow from all direction was 1) straight ahead and followed by 2) left turn. However there are times, when the sequence did change. For example, when we travel from hospital to Jalan Tanjung Kidurong, after the straight ahead sequence, it did not turn left, instead, it goes back to the main road again. If you got used to the normal sequence, you’ll surely be confused.

To BDA engineers / technicians, please look into this matter. This problem seems minor, but the after effect could be dangerous and deadly to road users.

House breaking

There has been a frequent incident of house breaking happened of late in Bintulu town. Almost everyday we read reports in newspapers about these incidents. It seems that these crimes were committed by the same criminals, as it involved 3 criminals each time. The modus operandi were the same, after the mission accomplished, they would feast on the food in the kitchen. So, they were termed “hungry house breakers”. My friend made a silly joke. In order to catch these criminals, he suggested that we put signage on our front gate saying “Please rob my house” and put deadly poison in the food.

By the look of it, it seems that these crimes are normal nowadays, it has become part of the daily life of Bintulu residents.

Talking about crime, we should look back at security system within our society. We should conduct an in depth analysis on the subject. Why did that happened? Does our system of security flaws? How efficient is our police? Who are the criminals? The questions goes on and on. It is not whose fault that we should look for. It is the solutions and remedies that we must strive to come up with.

It would be most unfair to put the blame on the inefficiencies of the police alone in fighting crimes. The general public too, must play an important part. The police need to work closely with the public and likewise the public should co-operate closely with them. Only this way, would it be possible to reduce the number of occurrences of house breaking in our town.