Just So You Know: Udini Roundabout Series

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Saturday, May 28, 2005

Ugly Duckling

It's just an 'ugly duckling'. That's what the Penang Municipal Council president Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib thinks of the controversial structures at the Jalan Udini roundabout which Penangites find 'ugly and obsence'. Despite great opposition, the beautification project will proceed. He assures critics the project will be beautiful when completed at the end of June. A reader suggested to the council to 'replace 'art' with plants at Penang roundabout'. So, until we see the transformation of the ugly duckling to a beautiful swan, we will have to endure the ridicule from neighbouring states and be blinded for yet another month (at the very least!). Can you believe that?

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Sunday, May 22, 2005

Ugly Cones Receive Editorial Support

The saga of the 'Ugly Cones' continues today with an editorial comment in The Star. 'On the Beat' with Wong Chun Wai, a Penangite himself, highlighted the issue of inappropriate structures/beautification projects and explains such wastage of public funds by the local governments is not confined to the Penang Municipal Council only. The Page 28 article is graphically supported by a comic of the 'artistic' structures at the Jalan Udini roundabout by Reggie Lee.

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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Ugly Cones: Council Finally Responds

The Penang Municipal Council may decide to remove some of the hibiscus structures at the Jalan Udini roundabout, reports The Star today. Finally, they have come to their senses. THANK GOD!!!

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

More Coverage on Ugly Cones

The now infamous cones erected (no pun intended) at the Jalan Udini roundabout has received more coverage in The Star today. The man-made hibiscus structures, part of the RM300k beautification project, has drawn more flak from Penangites and visitors alike, with one reader even writing in to condemn the state councillor for daring to question the intelligence of Penangites. Read more on the article here.

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Monday, May 16, 2005

'Ugly and Obscene'

An article in The Star today featured the cones recently put into place as part of the beautification project of the area. It looks like Penangites especially the residents around the area concur with the comments made in this post ranging from ugly, useless, waste of money and obsense (all mentioned earlier in this blog too). Remember...you heard it first from this blog.... ;)

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

What is it?!?

This photo was snapped (while driving) at the Gelugor round-about. It has been there for a while now and they have even added another one nearby. It seems that this is part of the ongoing efforts by MPPP to upgrade and beautify Penang island. I really do not know what it is but one thing I know is that it is hedious and a waste of public funds. One of my friends even suggested something naughty when I asked her what it was! I suppose she too doesn't know what it is, do you?

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