Self-centred 18/11/2014

Self-centred 18/11/2014

“SMC on mission to rid town of aedes breeding grounds”  (BP11/11/2014)  Andrew Wong, Wong Soon Koh’s son who has a Dato title at such a young age set out to destroy the vegetables and fruits the residents in the area grew on the illegal grounds in Lane 8, Jalan Wawasan.   

He said “after receiving numerous complaints” as there was stagnant water in the said area and it might worsen the dengue problem in Sibu.  So he ordered the council’s contractor to clean the area without mercy.

He said no growing of vegetables and fruits were allowed in open space with determination as he believed that any activity like this would create breeding grounds for aedes mosquitoes.  This is the reasoning of a rich man’s son, the second generation of a political clown.

I guess there are some ulterior motives in the action.  If everyone grows their own fruits and vegetables in open space,  this will affect the businesses of those selling fruits and vegetables .  The vegetable stalls at the Sibu Central Market may close down as a result.  This definitely will affect the income of SMC and may affect him.

As I see 90% of the drain water in Sibu so stagnant but SMC has done so little to deal with the problems.  The stagnant drain water is actually the breeding grounds of aedes mosquitoes.   But Andrew Wong just overlooks it to the contempt of the Sibuans. 

The food court at the Sibu Central Market underwent renovation a month or 2 ago.  He decided how the tables and seats should be arranged at the food court without first consulting the stallholders.

As a result,  there are problems of tables and seats being placed too near to each other.   In some areas, the tables fixed too near to the mouth of the stall.  These problems were reported in See Hua Daily News weeks ago.

The stalls at the wet market were also arranged without first consulting fishmongers and so there have been many complaints about the stalls being so inconveniently arranged by a feet or two short in between stalls for them to do business comfortably.    Does he care to attend to these complaints?  

The gunshot at his house has not wakened him up of being people-centred, -friendly and –minded.  Ya, he flew over many to take the seat of Deputy chairman of SMC.  What he has done always provokes people intensely.  He is too anxious to prove himself without thinking, knowing and caring the needs of the people and remedies to resolve the problems.

Ya, he is stepping on others to stand up tall and outstanding.  He can’t see the needs of the people for places to do some farming. A good leader will create opportunities to facilitate people, not to squash the livelihood and convenience of the people.

If he were a good leader, he should moot his father to express people’s wish for grounds to grow own fruits and vegetables for own consumption /and sales.

Suppressing and oppressing people will be seen as a man digging his own grave only.  I hope he will go to the ground to understand people and be empathetic enough to quality for the post.  Or……nobody can predict what will happen if he provokes people all the time being too selfish, self-centred and self-interested.