3 more days to go, then entering yr2013.
we still having the same ambitious to make vista a real condo by end of yr2013, but we the difficulty is actually much higher than what anticipated one year ago.
the reason is even though we expected developer won't be so kind to release our sinking fund immediately to us soon, but then we must say looks like it will drag much longer than what we expected, the best hope maybe the end of next year, or even later than that...
another big financial source, gov't fund, also won't be arrived anytime soon, i have read from online news today, the EXCO member YB Wong Hun Woi is urging the federal gov't to release the money to those apartments which have sent their application, well, let's see...
few months ago, we did share in this blog that even if sinking fund & gov't fund are not soon be available, then we must activate our own plan (plan B, huh?), to set up our own sinking fund (without taxing our residents) to address matters like lift upgrade, water tank lining & building wall painting, so this new sinking fund account will be open with public bank in January 2013.
our situation now is our monthly collection on service charge is good enough to administer those regular & needs we encounter each month, even got spare to do some upgrade on the facilities, WITH THE CONDITION THAT AVERAGE COLLECTION RATE HITTING 80%, so the office staffs & security will take to task if this standard can't be maintained.
so we are depositing the car park rental (abt RM2000 per month) into the vista condo new sinking fund, so in 10 years' time, we should be able to either paint the building or upgrade the lift, pls don't be discouraged by "10 years" time, we are talking abt worst scenario, that is if no sinking fund & gov't fund in the coming 10 years, but we can get both matters attended to, if either gov't or developer kind enough to release the money :):):)
so in yr2013, the main task is still make sure the collection rate is at (or above) 80% and we should see some upgrading happen here & there, perhaps gym, beautify the swimming pool, play ground like facility for kids, lift touch & go system, etc. do have rough idea on the blue print, but if it's big project, will get residents to approve first.
hopefully can see great break through in yr2013, happy new year to all our beloved residents!!!
Friday, December 28, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
scary incident on 20/12/12
on thursday, we have came to know abt a case in blk j, where abt 5.30am in the morning, when 2 ladies residents step into the blk j lift, found a guy already in the lift holding a knife-like material in his hand....
few lessons we can learn this incident...
1) do not proceed if got doubt, after these 2 ladies saw this guy holding a knife-like thing in his hand & still wearing his helmet, they immediately went out from the lift & wait for another lift, thank God we have 2 lifts each block, it's good to play safe to minimize the risk of being robbed.
2) call guard immediately, after they step out from the lift, they informed the guard on duty immediately, this is something we expect our residents to do but many times residents didn't do it as they don't keep the number. For this incident the guard check the cctv immediately but the guy have already left the lift, so he immediately checking on those people going out through the entrance, but at the end still can't find the suspect...:(
3) alert other residents too, the 2 ladies somehow also took the initiative to inform other residents, this is good for letting other residents know abt any abnormality so that they can be more watchful, after being informed of the case, MC & management get in touch with the guard's boss, and he too get information from the night guard & prepare to make police report if necessary, pending on our finding through CCTV.
4) make use of CCTV, MC members & residents checked the CCTV records on the same night, we traced from 4.30am in the record, because need to find out where this guy come from & at which floor he entered the lift, and most importantly if he is outsider then how did he manage to come in? After spending nearly an hour checking the record, we found out actually the guy is one of our resident, who we know him personally, with clean record, he need to report to his office early in the morning almost everyday due to his job nature, the knife-like thing in his hand is actually is his motorbike key....
5) communication, we ring up the lady who reported the case, explain to her the finding, she feel relieve & more secured for taking lift in early hour as she need to do so on regular basis, it's important for all of to feel safe to stay here in Vista Condo.
no wonder the guard didn't see anyone suspicious when he check on those people passing the entrance after receive the report, because the guy is also holding the active bike key tag, but we also want to thank the lady who reported this even though the guy is not a robber because it's better to be cautious than regret.
thanks.
few lessons we can learn this incident...
1) do not proceed if got doubt, after these 2 ladies saw this guy holding a knife-like thing in his hand & still wearing his helmet, they immediately went out from the lift & wait for another lift, thank God we have 2 lifts each block, it's good to play safe to minimize the risk of being robbed.
2) call guard immediately, after they step out from the lift, they informed the guard on duty immediately, this is something we expect our residents to do but many times residents didn't do it as they don't keep the number. For this incident the guard check the cctv immediately but the guy have already left the lift, so he immediately checking on those people going out through the entrance, but at the end still can't find the suspect...:(
3) alert other residents too, the 2 ladies somehow also took the initiative to inform other residents, this is good for letting other residents know abt any abnormality so that they can be more watchful, after being informed of the case, MC & management get in touch with the guard's boss, and he too get information from the night guard & prepare to make police report if necessary, pending on our finding through CCTV.
4) make use of CCTV, MC members & residents checked the CCTV records on the same night, we traced from 4.30am in the record, because need to find out where this guy come from & at which floor he entered the lift, and most importantly if he is outsider then how did he manage to come in? After spending nearly an hour checking the record, we found out actually the guy is one of our resident, who we know him personally, with clean record, he need to report to his office early in the morning almost everyday due to his job nature, the knife-like thing in his hand is actually is his motorbike key....
5) communication, we ring up the lady who reported the case, explain to her the finding, she feel relieve & more secured for taking lift in early hour as she need to do so on regular basis, it's important for all of to feel safe to stay here in Vista Condo.
no wonder the guard didn't see anyone suspicious when he check on those people passing the entrance after receive the report, because the guy is also holding the active bike key tag, but we also want to thank the lady who reported this even though the guy is not a robber because it's better to be cautious than regret.
thanks.
Friday, December 7, 2012
some precaution steps taken now...
recently few incidents happened in some apartments in Penang & other northern region, make us even more alert & taking extra precaution steps.
just last week a project in Penang hit by a fire incident, more than 35 bikes were in total damage in the said incident, it also affected another abt 30 bikes, more than this, the heat & the smoke also caused other damages to residents unit & common facilities, police still investigating the cause of fire, their residents also urged their management to install CCTV to prevent similar incidents from happening again, as for Vista Condo, even though we do hv CCTV to cover most of the bikes parking & the bikes barrier to prevent outsider (biker) to come in without reason, we did instruct the guard & supervisor to keep their eyes on those peoples who claim to come in to visit our residents or doing renovation.
last month it also been reported in the nearby apartment, a biker went to apartment lift & molested a lady resident, and in fact it was captured in their lift CCTV, but somehow the culprit managed to escape & now police are looking for him. According to the report before he drive his bike into the apartment compound he cheated the guard that he was looking for unit there for rent, and the guard didn't suspect him & allow him to go in without record his identity...., our management & guard company were informed of this case & urged to tighten up the security, which they did but it also resulted a resident went to confront the guard because his relative's bike was denied an entry so he got upset, see, we do have residents among us still caused hindrance to the measure which bring benefit to most of residents.
another accident was abt a kid (should be a boy) drown in the apartment swimming pool, also last month, outside Pg island, well, this is something i think Vista Condo parents need to be more careful, we still see many kids swimming in the pool without adult around, yes no doubt these kids are already (or almost) reached their teenage & make it difficult for the guard to chase them home as they claimed that they know how to swim, so what the guard did is only chase those smaller kids to go home & only allowed to swim if their parents accompany them, for the bigger kids we only can advice them & make it clear to them that they have to swim on their own risk, hopefully nothing unfortunate will happen.
we welcome residents to inform us for incidents like this although it happened in other places, so that we can take prevention step, as we always believe prevention is better than cures.
thanks.
just last week a project in Penang hit by a fire incident, more than 35 bikes were in total damage in the said incident, it also affected another abt 30 bikes, more than this, the heat & the smoke also caused other damages to residents unit & common facilities, police still investigating the cause of fire, their residents also urged their management to install CCTV to prevent similar incidents from happening again, as for Vista Condo, even though we do hv CCTV to cover most of the bikes parking & the bikes barrier to prevent outsider (biker) to come in without reason, we did instruct the guard & supervisor to keep their eyes on those peoples who claim to come in to visit our residents or doing renovation.
last month it also been reported in the nearby apartment, a biker went to apartment lift & molested a lady resident, and in fact it was captured in their lift CCTV, but somehow the culprit managed to escape & now police are looking for him. According to the report before he drive his bike into the apartment compound he cheated the guard that he was looking for unit there for rent, and the guard didn't suspect him & allow him to go in without record his identity...., our management & guard company were informed of this case & urged to tighten up the security, which they did but it also resulted a resident went to confront the guard because his relative's bike was denied an entry so he got upset, see, we do have residents among us still caused hindrance to the measure which bring benefit to most of residents.
another accident was abt a kid (should be a boy) drown in the apartment swimming pool, also last month, outside Pg island, well, this is something i think Vista Condo parents need to be more careful, we still see many kids swimming in the pool without adult around, yes no doubt these kids are already (or almost) reached their teenage & make it difficult for the guard to chase them home as they claimed that they know how to swim, so what the guard did is only chase those smaller kids to go home & only allowed to swim if their parents accompany them, for the bigger kids we only can advice them & make it clear to them that they have to swim on their own risk, hopefully nothing unfortunate will happen.
we welcome residents to inform us for incidents like this although it happened in other places, so that we can take prevention step, as we always believe prevention is better than cures.
thanks.
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