Kg Buah Pala

Today I had the opportunity of going to the famous Kg Buah Pala. It was a smooth bike ride, but it was a good one. I thought it was in Jelutong, but it is in fact somewhere in Gelugor. (behind SK Bukit Gelugor). There was some kind of gathering going outside, but it's peaceful.

We read the news, Chief Minister Guan Eng is making sure that Kg Buah Pala can't be touched by developers (with some few exceptions). So is his decision a good one ? Or a bad one.

First, we know that this is the previous government's (i.e Dr. Tsu Koon's ) idea so Guan Eng is not to be blamed. But that's not enough to be an excuse for the current chief minister to be selected by people to solve "rakyat's" problem.

So that's probably the reason why Guan Eng came up and met Buah Pala resident recently and using his power, cancelling the decision of the previous government.

This is a risk-taking measure, but I think what Guan Eng did is a good first step. But not to be confused with blocking development of Penang.

Penang need to be developed. But we're not Singapore, so we have nothing to rush to build buildings. Penang need to get people interest served, and people's interest is to keep their lifestyle as they are. If you come to Penang, you know what I mean. It's such a pristine place and you'll be amazeed just how much the lifestyle of the people here still being preserved despite the fact that it's a global tech powerhouse. It's an amazing feat, but we can't igonre development. And therefore, Buah Pala case should not be regarded as hindering development. It's just a way to serve rakyat's interest and I think Guan Eng is doing what's expected.

Good damage control there by the way