Drains getting a breath of new life

Finally! Finally some work is being done to clean upthe drains around here. But first let me pay due recognition to these hard-working souls who cleared up the monsoon drain that separates us from the rest of Ara Damansara.



The monsoon drain backing Claremont and Mutiara now flows easier after all the trees were pulled out and god knows how much mud and silt dug and removed. Nasty work, but these guys did it. Hurrah to them for the great work done!






Since then, I've been waiting impatiently and looking out constantly for work to begin on the neighbourhood drains. Hope and faith pays off, because lo and behold, this guy turned up, tasked with digging out all the stuff that has gone into the road run-off channels that leads to larger drains, that lead to the monsoon drain and river.





My husband interviewed him and found out his name is "Zan". Zan lives not far from here and is working his butt off literally, as he squats for long periods of time digging into the channel, unclogging it from dirt, tree roots, trash, you name it, he's probably pulled it out of there. And he's doing all this with dedication and determination. How many of us will acknowledge him as we pass him by? He probably won't look up out of humility and submission.

But now that we know his name, let's give him a cheerful "good day" and acknowledge his good service to our neighbourhood. A neighbourhood that is getting better as he keeps working at his job, as we keep working at making our neighbourhood a better place to live.

So don't forget, his name is "Zan" and I'm sure it will put a spring in his step and fire up his energy if we were to acknowledge him and the work he is doing. A plain simple good morning and thank you is all that is needed.