Motorcycle accident

The roads are not safe for motorcyslists. Yesterday two motorcyclists died in an accident in Anak Bukit. The two of them the just got engaged 2 days earlier. It was reported that they went down after a brush with another motorcycle and then hit by a car coming from the opposite direction. It's tragic and their families must be devastated. The road geometry do not take into account for the number of motorcyclists on the road and the number of accidents involving motorcyclists are high. What is required is the separation of motorcyclist from other vehicular traffic. This I'm sure the authorities were aware of this long ago but not not enough has being done. In the meantime these tragic events continue and more lives would be lost. To all road users out there please be extra careful.
In this office, there are rows of motorcycles parked around the building which means that motorcycles are a popular mode of transport for many people. The car park is full too. So those are the two are the most popular mode of transport of getting to work. I don't know of anybody in this office using public transport coming to work which is very unusual for any urban area. It simply reflect the state of public transport in this city - not good enough for workers in town to consider using them. The bus service must be improved and more people should be encouraged use the buses to move around - they are cheaper and safer.

Giant in a souq.

A new landmark just opened in Alor Star situated at the junction of Jalan Langgar and Jalan Tun Razak. They called it "Souq " - where the new market is going to be. The building looked different from other buildings in town for it is of Moghul/Moorish architeture. Also in it is Giant Hypermarket just opened on Saturday 14th. Traffic is always heavy on Jalan Langgar, so on that Saturday traffic was reduced to a crawl as a result of shoppers flocking to the Giant Supermarket. Traffic around the area is going to get worse from now on especially weekends and during festive season like now. I thought that big supermarkets should be located outside of town to avoid congestion.

People in China

We all know that there are about 1.2 billion people in China - that's about a fifth of the population of the earth. So when we go visiting the famous tourist places in China, surely there would be a lot of people there. Still it amazed me that there were a lot of people in such places as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square etc., and the very long queue of visitors to go into the Mao Mausoleum. On the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling one can hardly walk without bumping into someone.