Two Takes

I don't have much to say today except for two things. One of them is a good and one of them is bad. Let's just say it's a bittersweet post. I'll start with the good story first. Get a cup of coffee and some snacks cos this is a long post. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Take One

The place I live in is called USJ, Subang Jaya and it's a place that is synonymous with its early morning traffic jams. Whenever people ask me where I live and I reply USJ, their first words are,

'Wah, that perpetually jammed place, ah?'

Talk about USJ, Subang Jaya and that's immediately what comes to everyone's mind. I've lived here for donkeys years and have gotten used (but not necessarily like) the traffic jam that it hardly bothers me. In fact, if you tell me the roads are clear, that would surprise me.

The people here have been pleading with the authorities for as long as I can remember to do something about the situation but to no avail. Instead, we get more development being approved and adding to the already horrendous traffic. I must remind you that all this was when the previous government was in power. I was voted for some of those idiots in previous elections based on their promise to alleviate the jams here.

But all it needed was one good leader, someone who really cared about the needs of the people, someone who actually wants to work for the people instead of just wanting nothing but power and prestige. Most importantly it needed someone not from any government based party. I am so happy to say that my decision to vote for the opposition in the last election has been paid back.

On Monday morning, I woke up for work, looked out my window and saw the main road that is usually full of cars moving at a snails pace just zooming by. Gone were the usual bumper to bumper traffic. The first thing that crossed my mind was if it was a holiday or some minister died (one can always hope can't one?) and this happened everyday right up to this morning.

The traffic was so smooth I could hardly believe it. And this is all due to some new traffic system they're trying out which was initiated by the Hannah Yeoh, the assembly woman for my area, whom I voted for, mind you.

In the space of one year, she has managed to do something that the previous bunch of clown could never achieve. She actually managed to clear up the synonymous traffic snarl I see outside my window everyday. At least she keeps her campaign promises.

Good for you Hannah. I am so glad that I voted for you. And you can be rest assured that I'll vote for you again in the next election and I'm sure the majority of the people of USJ will too :D Now, that is what I call someone who actually cares about the problems of the everyday people. Let this be a lesson to those previous clowns who were in power over here. Not that they'd learn from this mind you.

Take Two

This is the bad story. Just yesterday, I read in the Star Online that this 31 year old pregnant lady died because this moron, no moron is too good a word, monster would be a better word, this monster snatched her handbag while she was on her motorcycle causing her to fall off her machine, hitting her face directly onto the road which eventually led to her and also her unborn child's death. And this monster managed to escape.

And then this morning, I read another similar story of another lady getting her handbag snatched while she was on her motorcycle causing her fall and get rammed by an incoming car which killed her instantly and once again, the monster who did this got away scot free!

This isn't the first time something like this has happened over here. There has been so many incidents of snatch thieves causing deaths and the authorities really haven't been doing much to solve this issue. All I hear is the usual advise telling women how to carry their handbags and not go out in open places too much. That's about it.

Maybe I'm stupid or dumb or something and don't know about the secret operations the authorities have hatched to nab these snatch thieves but I sure don't see any changes. These monsters are getting bolder and people are dying because of them.

And what's worse is, after this mornings incident I hear on the radio they're planning to bar motorcyclist into the city areas at certain times of the day to deter these snatch thieves. Hello, does anyone have a brain over there? They could just go to some other place la!

Shouldn't more emphasis be placed on trying to hunt these people down instead of limiting motorcyclists from entering the city. They can still do their snatching routines on foot, you know. Sometimes, the authorities really stump me! If it were up to me, I'd shoot every single one of these snatch thieves in the kneecaps as an example of what would should be done to monsters like these.

Only when something bad happens will the authorities make a big hoohaa about things and then when things start quietening down, they will just forget about everything, at least until someone else dies that is. Look at all those express bus deaths. All the big fuss about coming down hard on these bus operators and drivers and yet, there are still bus drivers with dozens of summonses causing deaths out there ... siggghhh ...

My condolences to the families of the two ladies who died in those snatch theft incidents. I hope they haunt those monsters who caused their deaths.
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