May 13, 2008, 7:01 pm
In this post I shall attempt to enlighten people about the dirtiness of George Town, Penang. Of course, the pictures were all taken long before the new Penang State Government come to power. The former government had been in power for almost 40 years, the former chief minister alone was in power for around 18 years. Let’s see how things will improve, and compare it 4 to 5 years later, come the next general election.
Taken somewhere near the “Sia Boay” market.
Taken somewhere near the Jelutong Expressway and the construction site for new apartments.
Taken somewhere along Pangkalan Weld.
Taken in Amoy Lane, near Hutton Lane. Notice the rubbish dump near the drain, as well as the colour of the drain water.
Well, having seen all that, go and enjoy home-cooked meal more as a lot of this is caused by irresponsible hawker centres and stupid Penangites. Oh wait, where are your vegetables placed before they are sold?
Yup. By the roadside, on top of a dirty drain. Do enjoy your food - all of them.
May 11, 2008, 1:41 pm
Recently there has been some news regarding Penang Komtar:
Penangites hope to see better days for the tower
Putting Komtar together again
Penang to scrap ‘Mini Putrajaya’ project
Komtar Time Line
I would like to draw your attention to the deplorable state of Komtar. This post is originally posted in SkyscraperCity Forum, Penang KOMTAR Thread.
Sorry for the unflattering photographs. It was taken using my camera phone, on 27/12/2007.
Ceiling of one of the toilets in ground floor, near the bus station
Extremely dirty information board, with the previous (failed) bus revamp notice still intact.
The sorry state of the integrated bus station, notice the total emptiness of the stores in the background.
Lane 1 and 2, dedicated to RapidPenang. On a side note, why would people buy food or eat at the stores (in the background), where carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide fumes are overwhelming?
Well, self-explanatory.
The previous state government’s allocation of RM10 million is totally inadequate to bring KOMTAR back to the old days. With Penang Times Square and the new KOMTAR Phase 3 by Lion Mutiara Parade Sdn. Bhd. upcoming, how does one expect Komtar and Prangin Mall to shine again? Please. RM10 million? Don’t kid me.
