Before my parents moved to a double storey terrace house, we were brought up inside a wooden house with zinc ceiling, beside an always flood river bank, surrounded with pests, rats and may be even snakes. Most importantly it was illegal in some sense! Every year my dad would need to beg the MDKS with some channel for TOL (aka temporarily occupancy license) and so would not be demolished.
And we were lucky that our hut was not located in a strategic location that has any hidden commercial potential and so the hut still standing till today after 31 years later. I could still remember before the hut was finished building, I would sleep inside it without any walls but only with some parts of ceiling. This was continued for a few nights. I was even scolded by the BM teacher for not combing the hairs. Now I would reply the teacher that, I did not even have a place to sleep, where could possibly I could find a comb. Those were old days.
A few days ago and now here and then, I read about a nearby state with some "illegal house" pending demolition and they "villagers" are offered with some sense of compensation of 1 to 1 house exchange for double storey terrace. I am truly amaze and continue puzzle that what would the kids want if not a secured and permanent house to stay in. I do not believe they like to be in a tension area whereby seeing bulldozers, police, flesh fence etc. I do not have a detailed follow up on this case. But I believed there are always people that "beri betis minta paha" and commonly these are people who do not need to worry but "brave" enough as the frontliner.
I am sure the villagers have no time to read news and or read this blog, but I really hope that they will peacefully accept a move order with a replacement of a brand new double storey. It is for the future of the kids to have a better place to live on. An illegal house for a double storey terrace, I could not image if this was the offer to my parent's old wooden hut! I would definitely accept it and live on.
Please be considerate for the kids! Not your personal agenda!
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