Kemudahan OKU ditingkat

Oleh SITI AIRUNNISA ALAUI

KUALA LUMPUR 22 Okt. – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) memperuntukkan RM17 juta bagi menambah baik kemudahan untuk golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) pada perkhidmatan komuternya.

Pengurus Besar Perkhidmatan Komuter KTMB, Mohd. Zain Mat Taha berkata, penambahbaikan tersebut dilaksanakan bagi memberi lebih keselesaan kepada pengguna golongan OKU serta menggalakkan mereka menggunakan pengangkutan awam.
Katanya, peruntukan tersebut melibatkan penambahbaikan di lapan buah stesen komuter di sekitar Lembah Klang.

Ujarnya, penambahbaikan tersebut merangkumi pembinaan laluan untuk kerusi roda, lif penumpang, tandas OKU, pemasangan jubin jenis tact tiles dan baik pulih sistem pembesar suara.“Setakat ini, lapan stesen sahaja yang akan dilaksanakan penambahbaikan itu dan enam daripadanya sudah siap iaitu di stesen Kepong Sentral, Mid Valley, Subang Jaya, Kajang, Bank Negara dan Seremban manakala stesen Rawang dan Nilai dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada tahun depan."

“Bagaimanapun, bagi pemasangan tact tiles, ia akan melibatkan semua stesen komuter dan setakat ini, 60 peratus kerja pemasangan telah disiapkan,” katanya ketika sidang akhbar selepas menghadiri majlis Sambutan Aidilfitri KTM Komuter 2008 bersama anak istimewa di Stesen Sentral Kuala Lumpur di sini.

Mengulas lanjut, Mohd. Zain berkata, kemudahan bagi golongan OKU tersebut akan dilaksanakan di seluruh stesen termasuk stesen baru seperti ke Senawang dan Sungai Gadut dan dijangka siap pada 2012.

Jelasnya, bagi fasa pertama, penambahbaikan kemudahan tersebut akan melibatkan laluan dari Rawang ke Seremban dan Sentul ke Port Klang sahaja.“KTMB akan menambah baik kemudahan ini secara berterusan bagi memberi peluang golongan OKU menikmati kemudahan perkhidmatan komuter seperti insan normal."

“Selain itu, ia juga adalah sebahagian tanggungjawab KTMB sebagai tanda keprihatinan terhadap pengguna daripada golongan OKU ini,” jelasnya.Dalam pada itu, pada majlis tersebut, seramai 39 pelajar istimewa dari lima sekolah di sekitar Seremban diraikan oleh KTMB.
Selain jamuan makan, pelajar berkenaan diberi peluang mengasah bakat dengan menyertai aktiviti pertandingan mewarna dan menyusun puzzle khas yang disediakan KTMB.

Sempena majlis tersebut, pelajar berkenaan turut diberi peluang merasai pengalaman menaiki TM Komuter.

P/S: Aurora sangat-sangat menyokong tindakan ini. Sepatutnya seluruh Kuala Lumpur dijadikan OKU friendly. OKU friendly bukan sahaja memberi keuntungan kepada golongan OKU, tetapi juga kepada para Ibu-Bapa yang mempunyai anak kecil yang masih menggunakan Stroller. Jika bandaraya kita ini OKU Friendly, pasti semua dapat merasa kesenangannya dan lebih ramai orang boleh berjalan-jalan di sekitar bandaraya tanpa menaikki kenderaan sendiri....

Apa nak jadi ni....

Hari ni Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gelugor,Karpal Singh digantung kehadiran(ke persidangan) selama 2 hari sebab mengatakan Speaker,"main-main dan tidak serius" . (Boleh ke cakap macam tu kepada Speaker?). Macam cakap kepada hakim di Makamah yang beliau main-main dan tak serious. Hebat-hebat....

Speaker Dewan Rakyat, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, berharap semua Ahli Parlimen mengambil iktibar dari pengantungan tersebut supaya lebih menghormati antara satu sama lain tanpa mengira parti serta tidak bertindak biadap.

P/S: Dah la semalam Lim Kit Siang dah bawa Ahli Kumpulan Hindraf yang telah diharamkan itu melawat Parlimen. Today Karpal Singh pula.Apa nak jadi kalau orang yang dipilih sebagai pemimpin, memberi contoh yang sangat "cantik". Kalau yang memimpin "kurang ajar", bagaimana pula yang yang dipimpin. Fikir-fikirlah.

After the dust had settled ...

I received countless SMSes and phone calls last Sunday evening regarding the "Battle of Batu". Senders/Callers were split into well-wishers (mostly family and friends outside Batu ... inclusive of PAS and PKR dudes) and contestants from both sides, but the objective and concerns still remains, and circling around the MALAYS SURVIVAL.


I planned to write this for quite sometime, but afraid that it will mislead into campaigning using blogs and violating the UMNO MT's instructions (on guidelines for candidates and campaigning) It was an audacity for me, to contest for the AJK post last Sunday when all odds are against me.So, for those who cast on no. 38 last Sunday, I really appreciate your supports, the vote still counts and always be there en mi corazon.It is a bitter sweet experience, a story that deserved a chapter if somebody writes my biography someday.Without these, our paths will not crossing each others. At least these bring in some impact, and I know more people and have more friends in Batu now.


Reminiscing Vince Papale and fictional comeback kid Rocky, you will only appreciate winning after you taste losing, it was very worth it to try.


Friends,

We choose the path of be here and do something; at the moment when most of us decided to be just a so called "innocent bystander" and blaming things.There wasn't any winning or losing last Sunday, it is UMNO that will WIN or LOSE for the next 3 or 4 years to come.If the freshly elected office-bearers decided to honor our sacred party with virtues and values, and have thoughts on reclaiming the dreams of UMNO founding fathers,then all of us is THE WINNER, but if they decided to prioritize on their own personal agenda, the big "L" then will be written on our foreheads,


Just like Patek Phillip, nobody owns UMNO, we are just taking care of it for the next generation. (or could be for the next office bearers).
So, our sole purpose must be to ensure that UMNO is here and relevant for generations to come.
Please do not stop asking yourself: WHAT IS YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY?


Let not stop here, the journey just begin ...


Best Regards,
Norhisham Abdul Mutalib
Naib Ketua Pemuda UMNO KBC, BATU WP

Adik Wan turns 22!!!

Another birthday is here. Today is my "youngest" brother birthday. He turns 22 this year(if I' m not mistaken...hehehe...) I just want to say this to him;

Dearest Adik Wan,

We may not have the best time sibling should have,
I may not be the best sister to you,
I may not be the first person you think of every morning,
I may not be the one you would turn to when you are blue,
But just remember;
Whatever happen, you will always be my baby brother,
If anything bad ever happen to you, I wil never forgive myself for not being the best sister,
I hope, you will always take care of yourself.
Never stop trying and always believe in yourself.
You can always count on yourself.
If you never let yourself down, you'll never let anybody down.
I Love You.

Just something to think about...

Today I had lunch with a friend from Australia... Naturally while having lunch, we talk about this and that. one thing that cought my attention was about liquor sales in Australia. I never thought that in a none Muslim country there is such law that they could only sale liqour in a specific store. They don't even have it in 7-eleven.... Even the clubs can only serves liqour until about 11pm... And My Hubby said, even when he was studying in the US the liqour also have limited sale time.

But here in Malaysia, liqour can be bought 24-7... I really wonder why?

A Birthday Wish for Abang...

10 October 1978.

A cute baby was born to a proud parents.

30 years later,

He is not just a son.

Today is my darling big brother's birthday but I've yet to wish him a very happy birthday.

Again this year I am not able to celebrate his birthday with him.

I just hope that this birthday comes with mana blessing from Allah.

I hope my brother will always be "the big brother" we always look up to.

I wish my brother will have whatever he wished for and even more.

I hope he will always be happy come what may.

I hope he'll always keep in mind that I will always love him no matter what.

Abang,

Happy 30th Birthday.

I love you.

Long Overdue Post

Salam to all...

It's been awhile since my last post. Been pretty busy with my work and stuffs. I hope it's not too late for me to wish all my dearest friends and family a Very Happy Eid Mubarak. May Allah Bless us All.

I will definately try to update my blog more frequently from now on. Cheers!