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Date Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 7:46:52
Author: Mark
Subject: Re: Laguna - Good or Bad?
In reply to:
Fann
's message, "Laguna - Good or Bad?" on Sat, May 10 2003, 13:17:43
Was there last Sep and going there tonite. Fundamentally, they have not sorted out the transport problem. They build a 500 rooms resort, but I wonder where's the infrastructure to support it...many a time, you want to made a trip down to Redang or other islands, the limitations is bus transport tickets. if that is not sorted out, the rooms will never get filled and the demise will happens.
>My hubby n I treat Redang like a summer home. Our 6th
>time there in May. Horrified 2 c Laguna built up. Hope
>this's not the beginning of the end to the island.
>Why? Imagine another 800 people at the marine park!
>The ugly barge at the beach, the pollution people have
>been complaining to the Malaysian Govt abt. N the
>worst? They digged up a whole stretch of reef 2 build
>their jetty! R they mad? Was there really a need to
>destroy the environment? Nice rooms n stuff but do we
>really need it? We were doing jus great b4 Laguna got
>built. Can't blame people 4 being protective of this
>small paradise, u know? Gotta c it 2 know.Gotta love
>it 2 feel this sad. U decide 4 yrself. Sigh! Please,
>do yr part to take care of this island for wat joy it
>gives u.
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Re: Laguna - Good or Bad? -- tango, Thu, May 15 2003, 7:08:51
It is going to be like Tioman. The housereef will have a difficult time to recover from the pollution. One way to have less people visit the island, especially on Pasir Panjang beach.
Imagine, there were 295 or so rooms in 2002 and 2003 has an additional 212 Laguna rooms and more rooms added to Redang Beach, a total of 543 guest rooms plus more staff quarters. Can Pasir Panjang beach substain over 1,000 people during peak periods? Surely the marine life will suffer with the demise of the coral reef.
It would have been better if Redang was not so well known to come to think of it. Too late now. It is up to the government and the Nature Society of Malaysia to get things under control.
You know, it amazes me to see how people treat the beach like a dump just because they're visiting and paying for their stay. Don't they know there is no clean up crew to pick up trash!?! Of course they know, they just don't care. Only the high tide has been carrying out the garbage to the open sea. With more people coming, in no time it will be like the beaches in Singapore, all dirty and murky. Man! It is so sad!
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Re: Laguna - Good or Bad? -- SunShine, Fri, May 16 2003, 1:23:36
I still remember that Redang was a very peaceful place, not alot of people when i was there a few years back. Now, it is very crowded, if they are able to take care of the place. Then it is good. If not, too bad !
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Re: Laguna - Good or Bad? -- Ly, Sun, May 18 2003, 21:21:16
It will b a real pity/sad thing if redang really turns out tat way. Hopefully they would stop the building and digging and let the place rejuvenate...
I hate to see such a beautiful place ruin when i revisit it another time. Thinking such as "there are other islands like redang, so one lost is fine" should not b the way man! We should never take things for granted...
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