Sweeping it all under the rug

Submitted by eyeonmiri on Sun, 2006-06-25 16:15. :: Eyes on Miri


There seems to be a new trend nowadays. It's called covering up everything that isn't working.

For example, there is this clock tower in front of the Pelita Tunku that has been built since the early 1980s. It was good. Then the clocks stopped working for several years and left to rot. Nobody dealt with it. It was bad.

Then came 2005. That was the time Miri was elevated to a city status, and -surprise!(or maybe not)- they fixed the clock. The time was accurate, all four faces were correct and showed the correct time, and at night, it was lighted. It was good again.

Jump ahead one year later to today. Recently, the clock in the tower stopped working again. So obviously, something had to be done, so what did they do? They 'fixed' the problem by literally covering it up. Isn't that typical?

Here's a close up of that picture.

See part two


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Miri Indoor Stadium toilets and maintance
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2006-06-27 14:04.

Its a pity the poor maintanance culture has spread to Miri Indoor stadium.I Recently I went to see the Dance for Humanity event on 25/6/06 at Miri Indoor stadium.I was sad to see the poor maintanance of the toilets everywhere.the toilet were smelly, few of them was clogged and you could see the rubbish thrown on the the toilet floors.Wash basins were dirty.
I heard there was not enough fund for maintanance.If funds are real problem then i suggest atleast clean up the toliets before the functions if not everyday.Its also responsibility of the Miri public to keep the public toilets clean.

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Even during computer fair,
Submitted by eyeonmiri on Tue, 2006-06-27 17:15.

Even during computer fair, the toilets were in very bad condition. I agree, they need to clean it up at least before a function. And the people who use them need help keep it clean by not throwing rubbish into the toilets as well!!

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