A Petition Against PICC

Following an online 'Petition Against PICC' which was written by one Mr Tan Seng Hai on the appeal and show of objectionable opinions reflected from the context, and the comments of the few hundredth signatories, which consist of multi-racial members of public, the following is the comment of a concerned rakyat, a senior citizen, and a typical Penangite:-

PENANG - Jan 10, 2010 - Posted by Concerned Rakyat.

As we all are aware, the original PISA was built with a MPPP allocation of RM200-million more than a decade ago, when Datuk Tan was the Council boss, the YDP!

The son-in-law of a tycoon Datuk too, was the designing Architect and because of this pet and pioneer project he had undertaken, his Architect firm is a renowned Consultant Architect in the Country. He is the first Architect in the State who could afford to drive an exotic sport car to the posh office. At the stage of Pre-Q, rumours had already been rife that the ex-YDP was dealing in black box, with the crony!

The initial cash flow was charted with a mere 100-million budget and along the way of construction, it was increased up to 200-millions or odd! The final project cost was under thick veil and a rough figure proclaimed by the so-called State authority!

With only 50-millions nowadays, when the construction cost is on the hike, to build an international arena, 50 millions is probably trifling only enough to install the M&E, air conditioners and the IT hardware etc. The final cost may be just like the original PISA building, shoots up sky high after the completion, which means, over the budget!

It's crystal clear that LGE is playing trick and juggling with the figures, and this is the so-called CAT transparency?! He had forgotten how much public funds he had wasted, or his government wasted, in quite recent time, for the unsanctioned construction of a shoddy grand stand at Esplanade green lung. The ultimate removal of the structures due to public odium had caused how much damages to the state coffer, and the much treasured public easement?! How much hard earned taxes from us, the Penangites, had gone into the drain, or the crony's thick wallet?!

CAT????! Does YAB LGE sincerely walk the talk??????.....

Whereas 50-millions, plus many more millions to be added as VO, it could be enough to make good the much deteriorated loopholes on the streets. It's sufficient to pay for the upgrading of the war-torn buildings in the middle of downtown they called it the heritage that the foreign tourists are paying for the air-tickets to patronize. The topographical and natural landscapes which could be enhanced to make it a garden in the city like in Hanoi where it could even become a theme park which will give back value for money for the many Caucasian tourists, foreign tourists, local tourists, and to attract revisits! More visits of the tourists mean more income for the State, and more laudable fame abroad, more brisk business for the domestic market, hence will generate more satisfying and appreciating voters!

Let alone those half way abandoned flood mitigation projects which the new CAT is supposedly to prove to the defunct BN that they could do a much more better job than just to bleach Sg Pinang into a place where even the EXCO could strip and jump into swimming! And many other improvement of infra-structures which Penangites who supported DAP/PR, including my family's, are sticking out the necks and longing for the accomplishment by the new CAT! And these were all in the election agenda and manifesto pre-308, and widely propogated!

Many fair-minded Penangites saw the spots of the leopard in the arena back stage, and i saw the tail too! LGE's way to prove to the BN his flair as a CAT CM is to do something different and not to adhere to the Gerakan master plan and agenda! What he had neglected is perhaps, he only proved himself to be an alien to Penang by not knowing the feelings of the true Penangites, our love to the luster of the Pearl of the Orient, and our uncompromising defense to the getting disarray traffic congestion and errant parking problems which had caused great and greater inconveniences to the Islanders - and all these - we are expecting the CAT to prove their credit points in the State's structural plan, and its implementation!

By placing a huge structural cage for the anticipated white elephant in the compound of PISA, it's only sort of sub-lease occupancy and that's not the distinguished difference we wish to see from the demeanor of our suave looking new CM! Had he looked into the existing condition during each and every fiestas at the location, when the vehicles were parking filled from within and outside the existing compounds, the commuters are fucking mad daily when bypassing the locale?! And he still wants to insist adding salts to the wounds of the getting furious Penangites?!

We want a cat which could catch mouse regardless of it being a black or white cat, and not a pussy CAT which can sing please!



P/S --Please click on the link below to read and sign the petition.
http://www.petitiononline.com/picc2010/petition.html