Meet Carol Rasiah

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Last week my office received a call from Carol Rasiah, a resident of Angsana flats in USJ 1. She informed us that her lift was not working. This caused her inconvenience and difficulty in moving about especially when she needed to purchase groceries from the shops below. My office then contacted the JMB (Joint Management Body) for her block to look into the matter.

Having a light moment with Carol

The JMB for her block did a great job. They discovered that cables were stolen from the lift and they arranged with the maintenance company for the same to be fixed. Within hours, the lift was working again! I paid a visit to Carol and introduced the JMB members to her. I would like to see the JMB paying serious attention to special needs of residents and serving the residents irregardless of race, gender and age. So far, the JMB there is efficient and has a good working relationship with me.

Introducing the JMB to Carol

Carol, despite her physical limitation, is one strong person. She told me during the visit that she would like to participate in teaching the poor students in Angsana when UMNO returns the hall back to the residents. (You can read about the story of the hall here). I have instructed the Land Office to take back the hall for the residents. A letter has been written to UMNO for the return of keys. My political secretary has made a number of calls to the secretary of the Minister for Rural and Regional Development Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib to fix an appointment but no reply from her so far. I don’t believe in violence and I want to avoid any untoward incident, hence I have not made any physical attempt to re-possess the hall for the residents. I want things to be done in accordance to the law via the proper channels.

Back to Carol. Her independence, strength and desire to serve others encouraged me. We need more people like Carol around, one who will soar higher than her limitation, rises above to live life to the fullest and serve others around her. I am inspired!