Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, a public holiday and many people would like to sleep a little bit later than usual because they do not have to go to work but for yarl restaurant's noise pollution victims, there is no such thing as a peaceful holiday. At 6.20 a.m. this morning, yarl restaurant's selfish and irresponsible boss once again turned on his loud and deafening kitchen hood to chase everyone out of their bedrooms. Whenever he turns on his kitchen hood with its loud and deafening motor sound, it is as though he is saying:
Hey, you fools, GET UP, GET UP, GET UP. I want to make big bucks today. I want to turn on my loud and deafening kitchen hood now because it cannot function properly without making loud and deafening noise so please leave your bedrooms immediately. I will only lower the volume of my kitchen hood whenever anyone comes to check on my restaurant. When no one is there to check on me, I will turn on my kitchen hood to its maximum capacity. I don't care how my kitchen hood noise is affecting you. I only want to do business and make lots of money. If you can't stand my kitchen hood noise, you can shift elsewhere. If you want to stay here, you must bear all the sufferings that my noise pollution program is causing you with fortitude. In this lawless cowboy town, I am the law and I can do what I want. Even the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) people can't do anything to me. That is why I am so daring. If these DBKL fellows ever come to check on my restaurant, I'll just show them the speaker and tell them that the speaker is the kitchen hood and they will believe me. No one can do anything to me. I am in control here because I own a restaurant. My skin is very thick and I don't know how to feel ashamed of myself. I know very well that my kitchen hood is making a lot of noise but I don't care. I am also a liar. Sometime in August 2013, I lied to Fong Kui Lun's (MP of this area) assistant that I would reduce the noise in the neighbourhood without any intention to do so. Since he came to see me to ask me to reduce the noise after complaints from the neighbours, I might as well lie to him because I know that he cannot do anything to me. I am not going to spend a single sen to solve the noise problem. Let the neighbours suffer as long as I can make money. It is really amusing to make everyone in the neighbourhood suffer for the sake of my business. The entire neighbourhood is very quiet at this hour of the day, so quiet that you can even hear a pin drop, and the only noise you can hear is my kitchen hood noise. Each morning, when I turn on my noisy kitchen hood, everyone has to flee from their bedrooms. At night, long after bedtime hour, I can still make loud and deafening noise so that my victims cannot sleep. How funny! Sleep deprivation is a beautiful thing! See how my victims suffer? This clearly shows how grand I am! The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has given me the authority to do so through their inaction. These DBKL fellows dare not do anything to me. I can make others suffer under my noise pollution program and they cannot do anything to me. No one can do anything to me. Can we torture others for the sake of our business? Well, Malaysia Boleh and that is why I am doing it! MONEY FOR ME, NOISE FOR YOU-this is the motto of my life. Ha! Ha! Ha!
What a way to begin the first day of Chinese New Year with! As for the Chinese, I am sure that they would like to begin the first day of Chinese New Year with some peace but all they can hear is yarl restaurant's loud and deafening kitchen hood noise permeating the entire atmosphere. Sad to say, this is what are going to hear all day long today and all our lives unless yarl restaurant's noise pollution program is stopped forever. If yarl restaurant's boss wants to turn on his noisy kitchen hood so early in the morning, he should put it in a place where it cannot disturb anyone. Why put his noisy kitchen hood outside people's bedroom windows? And why does he refuse to do anything even after so many complaints about his noisy kitchen hood? Selfishness is the answer. Should we encourage selfish and irresponsible people like him to triumph in our society? Is it time we put an end to yarl restaurant's noise pollution program.
- The fact that yarl restaurant's selfish and irresponsible boss turns on his loud and deafening kitchen hood at such an early hour in the morning when the entire neighbourhood is so quiet that we can even hear the sound of a pin drop is a clear indication of selfishness on his part. We cannot deny the fact that many people are still sleeping at this hour particularly when today is a public holiday. But does yarl restaurant's boss care? No, he doesn't. He is only interested in his business.
- He has been warned many times that his kitchen hood is making a lot of noise but he chooses to turn a deaf ear to these complaints. He even lied to Fong Kui Lun's (MP for this area) assistant that he would reduce the noise (last August) without the intention to do anything about it. In other words, he is a selfish liar.
- His noise pollution program can go on for 17-18 hours at times thus depriving his victims the right to have adequate sleep and rest. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture for the prisoners of war and criminals. Does yarl restaurant’s boss has the right to impose this kind of punishment on innocent people? Who is he? Someone who is busy making money at the expense of others.
- Can we turn on some kind of loud and deafening motor noise at 6.20 a.m. in the morning when everywhere is still so dark and quiet? Well, yarl restaurant’s selfish boss is doing that every day. Whenever anyone complains, he would turn on his noisy kitchen hood a little bit later i.e. at 6.45 a.m. After a few days, he would revert back to his old habit - turning on his loud and deafening kitchen hood earlier and earlier with each passing day from 6.45 a.m. → 6.35 a.m. →6.30 a.m. and today at 6.20 a.m. If no one complains, he can even turn it on at 5.20 a.m.! This is a truly a gross transgression of human rights and he is doing it with his eyes wide open ignoring all the sufferings that he is causing to others.
- According to the environmental laws, we are not supposed to make noise exceeding 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Even between 7.00 a.m. and 10 p.m., the noise level shouldn’t exceed 60 dBA. How much is 60 dBA? The sound level of an ordinary conversation. What kind of noise is yarl restaurant making? Loud and deafening motor noise that goes on endlessly and continuously throughout our waking hours and even intruding into our sleep. Just imagine how much noise a motor can make outside your window if it is turned on all day long! But yarl restaurant's boss really has the guts to make loud and deafening endless noise with his kitchen hood outside people's bedroom windows - chasing them out of their bedrooms early every morning without feeling ashamed of his selfish behavior at all. Maybe his skin is really thicker than the crocodile skin!
There is actually no difference between yarl restaurant's noise pollution program and the Lynas Case or Gold for me, Cyanide for You Case because this noise pollution program is causing us a lot of stress and our health is also deteriorating because of the noise. In actual fact, the Lynas victims are luckier than yarl victims because they need not be tortured by loud and deafening noise all their lives. Noise pollution is very stressful and the health hazards that come with is no less serious than radiation and cyanide. Should we allow selfish and irresponsible people to triumph in their evil acts? Let us hope that the public could help us to put an end to yarl restaurant's noise pollution program. If there is nothing to cook, then yarl restaurant's noise pollution victims do not have to suffer anymore.
In Malaysia, there are no laws to protects our basic rights. If someone were to put up a loud and deafening kitchen hood outside your window and turns it on for 17-18 hours a day, torturing you day and night with the noise i.e. chasing you out of your bedroom at 5.40 a.m. and forbidding you to sleep at 11.40 p.m., you cannot say or do anything about it. You can only bear the noise with fortitude. If you can't bear it, then go and buy a new house and move away. How many Malaysians are suffering from tinnitus because of this kind of noise? Similarly, if someone were to build a nuclear plant in front of your house, you will have to bear the radiation that comes from it with fortitude. Malaysians are not rich. Many of them can only afford to buy one house in their lifetime and even that they have to pay like hell. Please do not let selfish and irresponsible people who sacrifice others for the sake of their business to triumph over their evil deeds. We may not be protected by the law but there is something which all of us can do. Let us all boycott this kind of people and their business so that they will not triumph over their evil deeds.
Is it really necessary to eat in a restaurant? Do you know that it is more hygienic to cook your own food and much cheaper too minus the monosodium glutamate! Each time I eat in a restaurant, I am sure to find some extra ingredients in my food. Extra ingredients such as hair, ants, cockroaches, and flies, are common but of course there are those that you cannot see with your eyes! Have you seen restaurant workers stirring soup with the ladle that they has earlier used to taste the soup? I have seen this countless times. That's why I only eat in a restaurant when I have no choice. Only last Wednesday, I found some ants in the packet of rice which I bought from a restaurant in Brickfields! And don't be surprise if you find Shit in Your Food! When it comes to catering i.e. cooking food in bulk, you may even see frog's legs in your food. Yes, I have seen it with my own eyes. Wonder where they come from. Here I would like to share with my readers the article entitled "Dirty Restaurant in Kuaka Lumpur".
The restaurant has been fined and will close until the situation is rectified. The issue of hygiene is clear cut, would we want to eat in a place that is dirty and unhygienic? The logical answer is, of course, no, right?
But what about roadside stalls and backalley shops that sell us our daily roti canai and other Malaysian delicacies? Malaysians still frequent these spots, seemingly without any ill effects whatsoever. Why then the double standard? If we get all squirmy about rats and cockroaches in the kitchen, why not get upset when a rat or cockroach goes past us when we are eating by the drain? Do we really accept different standards of hygiene based on the price we pay? Or should we start to rethink about the way we view the food and beverage industry?
Now, that’s really food for thought. Tell us what YOU think.
Read the full article below:
Yet another eatery has been told to cease operations and clean up its kitchen after a City Hall inspection, recently.
Restoran Al-Esfan in The Boulevard, MidValley City was slapped with a close order by City Hall because of cockroach and rat infestations in the kitchen.
City Hall health department director Dr Sallehudin Abu Bakar ordered the 24-hour restaurant to shut down for a week beginning yesterday to facilitate a major clean-up of the premises.
Dr Sallehudin and his team of 10 officers raided the restaurant on Tuesday afternoon following complaints on the restaurant’s low level of cleanliness from the public.
During the inspection, Dr Sallehudin and the officers found the area where beverages were made and the kitchen where food was cooked to be infested with cockroaches. They also saw a rat and some droppings in the kitchen.
The closure was done under Section 21B of the Federal Territory License Food Establishment 1985 bylaw.
After inspecting the restaurant, Dr Sallehudin described its kitchen’s condition as atrocious.
“We found cockroach infestation and a rat in the kitchen. The floor was also wet and slippery. We examined the freezer and found it poorly maintained. Raw food materials were not properly placed and the racks were on verge of collapse.
“Furthermore, there is no proper lighting in the kitchen, which also sorely lacks ventilation,” he said.
Dr Sallehudin said his officers visited the restaurant four days ago for an initial inspection and had advised the operator to improve the restaurant’s conditions.
However, during the raid, it was discovered that the advice had not been taken seriously, leaving the department with no choice but to issue the close order.
“Since they did not heed our advice, we took the affirmative action to shut down the restaurant temporarily. They are given a week to clean up and they will have to comply with our requirements.
“We will also revisit the restaurant to assess its cleanliness and if it is found to be up to our standard, we will allow them to reopen,” he said.
He said cockroaches were also found in an uncovered tub of margarine, and such careless disregard for hygiene could cause serious health problems for their diners.
Dr Sallehudin also noted that the food waste was not disposed of properly, and that the cooking oil’s colour and texture had led him to suspect that it was recycled.
The restaurant operator, he added, had also committed an offence by allowing customers to light up within its enclosed premises, which had been declared a no-smoking zone.
The restaurant operator had not attempted to stop the customers from smoking there.
The restaurant operator, who did not want to be named, said they had been operating at The Boulevard for 10 years.
“We clean up once a year but it looks like we will have to do it more frequently now,” he said.
Source: New Straits Times
In Malaysia, there are no laws to protects our basic rights. If someone were to put up a loud and deafening kitchen hood outside your window and turns it on for 17-18 hours a day, torturing you day and night with the noise i.e. chasing you out of your bedroom at 5.40 a.m. and forbidding you to sleep at 11.40 p.m., you cannot say or do anything about it. You can only bear the noise with fortitude. If you can't bear it, then go and buy a new house and move away. How many Malaysians are suffering from tinnitus because of this kind of noise? Similarly, if someone were to build a nuclear plant in front of your house, you will have to bear the radiation that comes from it with fortitude. Malaysians are not rich. Many of them can only afford to buy one house in their lifetime and even that they have to pay like hell. Please do not let selfish and irresponsible people who sacrifice others for the sake of their business to triumph over their evil deeds. We may not be protected by the law but there is something which all of us can do. Let us all boycott this kind of people and their business so that they will not triumph over their evil deeds.
Is it really necessary to eat in a restaurant? Do you know that it is more hygienic to cook your own food and much cheaper too minus the monosodium glutamate! Each time I eat in a restaurant, I am sure to find some extra ingredients in my food. Extra ingredients such as hair, ants, cockroaches, and flies, are common but of course there are those that you cannot see with your eyes! Have you seen restaurant workers stirring soup with the ladle that they has earlier used to taste the soup? I have seen this countless times. That's why I only eat in a restaurant when I have no choice. Only last Wednesday, I found some ants in the packet of rice which I bought from a restaurant in Brickfields! And don't be surprise if you find Shit in Your Food! When it comes to catering i.e. cooking food in bulk, you may even see frog's legs in your food. Yes, I have seen it with my own eyes. Wonder where they come from. Here I would like to share with my readers the article entitled "Dirty Restaurant in Kuaka Lumpur".
Dirty Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur
Dirty Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur
April 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm
It is a topic that will literally churn your stomach. Hygiene in the Malaysian food and beverage industry is still, unfortunately, an issue, as seen in a recent article by the New Straits Times. Not even a well known restaurant is spared from the scourge, as an inspection by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall revealed cockroach and rat infestations in the restaurant’s kitchen.
The restaurant has been fined and will close until the situation is rectified. The issue of hygiene is clear cut, would we want to eat in a place that is dirty and unhygienic? The logical answer is, of course, no, right?
But what about roadside stalls and backalley shops that sell us our daily roti canai and other Malaysian delicacies? Malaysians still frequent these spots, seemingly without any ill effects whatsoever. Why then the double standard? If we get all squirmy about rats and cockroaches in the kitchen, why not get upset when a rat or cockroach goes past us when we are eating by the drain? Do we really accept different standards of hygiene based on the price we pay? Or should we start to rethink about the way we view the food and beverage industry?
Now, that’s really food for thought. Tell us what YOU think.
Read the full article below:
Yet another eatery has been told to cease operations and clean up its kitchen after a City Hall inspection, recently.
Restoran Al-Esfan in The Boulevard, MidValley City was slapped with a close order by City Hall because of cockroach and rat infestations in the kitchen.
City Hall health department director Dr Sallehudin Abu Bakar ordered the 24-hour restaurant to shut down for a week beginning yesterday to facilitate a major clean-up of the premises.
Dr Sallehudin and his team of 10 officers raided the restaurant on Tuesday afternoon following complaints on the restaurant’s low level of cleanliness from the public.
During the inspection, Dr Sallehudin and the officers found the area where beverages were made and the kitchen where food was cooked to be infested with cockroaches. They also saw a rat and some droppings in the kitchen.
The closure was done under Section 21B of the Federal Territory License Food Establishment 1985 bylaw.
After inspecting the restaurant, Dr Sallehudin described its kitchen’s condition as atrocious.
“We found cockroach infestation and a rat in the kitchen. The floor was also wet and slippery. We examined the freezer and found it poorly maintained. Raw food materials were not properly placed and the racks were on verge of collapse.
“Furthermore, there is no proper lighting in the kitchen, which also sorely lacks ventilation,” he said.
Dr Sallehudin said his officers visited the restaurant four days ago for an initial inspection and had advised the operator to improve the restaurant’s conditions.
However, during the raid, it was discovered that the advice had not been taken seriously, leaving the department with no choice but to issue the close order.
“Since they did not heed our advice, we took the affirmative action to shut down the restaurant temporarily. They are given a week to clean up and they will have to comply with our requirements.
“We will also revisit the restaurant to assess its cleanliness and if it is found to be up to our standard, we will allow them to reopen,” he said.
He said cockroaches were also found in an uncovered tub of margarine, and such careless disregard for hygiene could cause serious health problems for their diners.
Dr Sallehudin also noted that the food waste was not disposed of properly, and that the cooking oil’s colour and texture had led him to suspect that it was recycled.
The restaurant operator, he added, had also committed an offence by allowing customers to light up within its enclosed premises, which had been declared a no-smoking zone.
The restaurant operator had not attempted to stop the customers from smoking there.
The restaurant operator, who did not want to be named, said they had been operating at The Boulevard for 10 years.
“We clean up once a year but it looks like we will have to do it more frequently now,” he said.
Source: New Straits Times
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