Damansara Utama 21 Residence

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2012-12-31T11:00:00.006+08:00

Uptown 2 Development Status THE second phase of the Uptown commercial project in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya.......more Yang Style Tai Chi If there are sufficient interest for this.......more 29th Recycling for Sinking Fund Rain or Shine, his event goes on monthly without fail. It helps to build our community spirit and also environmental consciousness.......more DUROA, Selangor Ku

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2012-12-15T21:00:00.000+08:00

Resident Owner Association Dialog and Meeting with MBPJ Stakeholders (ROAs) from all over Petaling Jaya had a session with MBPJ on Gated and Guarded communities..............more Damansara Kim SS 20 Blog on Security Latest happening at SS 20 Damansara Kim..............more Residents' Experience at DU Zone C (excerpt from DUROA Zone C Blog).............more WASP Nest TERMINATED ! it is good to

Community News

2012-12-15T20:00:00.003+08:00

- Uptown 2 Development Status 05.02.2012 New ! - 29th Recycling for Sinking Fund 05.02.2012 New ! - DUROA, Selangor Ku Event Bersama ADUN 27.11.2011 - Thorough Mosquito Fogging and Larva curbing by MBPJ 29.10.2011 - Gathering: Deepa Raya Hi Tea 2nd Oct 2011 (Sun) 29.10.2011 - Caution: Another robbery in Damansara Jaya Zone B 08.10.2011 - Event Launching by MBPJ for PKKPJ 01.08.2011 - MRT

Community Announcements

2012-12-14T12:03:00.004+08:00

- Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Sessions 05.02.2012 New ! - Suspected Bogus IWK Worker Harassing Maid 30.07.2011 - Security - DU Police Personnel on Patrol 23.08.2010 - Alert - Take Notice (Suspects from Police) 30.05.2010 - Invitation by Malaysian Nature Society, 5th Jun 2010 09.05.2010 - WASP Nest TERMINATED ! 11.04.2010 - New Vehicle Stickers To Be Distributed on Sat, 20th Mar '10 06.03.2010 -

Others

2012-12-14T01:05:00.000+08:00

- D'Tandoor Damansara Utama 31.07.2011 New! - Xiao Fei Yang, Damansara Utama 18.07.2010 - Hon Kee Porridge, Damansara Utama 05.03.2010 - Extra Super Tanker Restaurant 05.03.2010 - Wonder Milk 05.03.2010 - Lanun Steak, Uptown 05.03.2010 - Another WOW Project - Empire Damansara 16.01.2010 - Brother John Burger @ Damansara Utama (Uptown) 16.01.2010 - The Spirits Of Mutiara Damansara & Mount Kiara

Uptown 2 Development Status

2012-02-05T13:51:00.001+08:00

Date: 05.02.2012 Uptown 2 Development Status Article extracted from The Star newspapers Developer addresses parking issues before commercial project takes offTHE second phase of the Uptown commercial project in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, will begin this year and several measures have been put in place for construction work to begin. The development consists of a residential block, an

Tai Chi Chuan Classes

2012-02-05T13:34:00.004+08:00

Date: 05.02.2011 If there are sufficient interest for this, sessions for Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan can be arranged. Write to us at d.utama21@gmail.com if you are interested.

29th Recycling for Sinking Funds

2012-02-05T13:09:00.002+08:00

Date: 05.02.2012 29th Recycling for Sinking Fund It has been quite a while since we have updated on the recycling event. Here are some photos on the 29th Recycling session. Rain or Shine, his event goes on monthly without fail. It helps to build our community spirit and also environmental consciousness. Not to mention too that it helps strengthen our finances against unforeseen events that

DUROA, Selangor Ku Bersama ADUN

2011-11-27T10:53:00.000+08:00

Date: 27.11.2011 DUROA, Selangor Ku Event Bersama ADUN on 12th Nov 2011

Thorough Mosquito Fogging and Larva Seeding by MBPJ

2011-10-29T09:30:00.000+08:00

Date: 29.10.2011 Thorough Mosquito Fogging and Larva curbing by MBPJ On 22nd Oct (Sat), MBPJ and team headed by Mr. Lourdes came to our area to do Mosquito Fogging and Larva curbing. After many many many many many, complains and grouses from the residents, Mr. Lourdes came to our a few times to survey the root cause. It was pointed at the IWK treatment plant. For those of you that have

Deepa Raya Hi Tea Gathering, 2nd Oct 2011

2011-10-10T14:26:00.046+08:00

Date: 10.10.2011 Gathering: Deepa Raya Hi Tea 2nd Oct 2011 (Sun) On Sunday 2nd of Oct 2011, we had our Deepa-Raya Hi Tea gathering. This event was organized by our volunteer committee members, who are also residents of the area. This is not the first time that we had such an event. Earlier, we have had;1) 3rd June 2009, Launching of Security Program by ADUN YB Dr. Cheah 2) 4th July 2009, small

Caution: Robbery in Damansara Jaya Zone B

2011-10-08T23:31:00.001+08:00

Date: 08.10.2011 Another robbery in Damansara Jaya Zone B (information contributed by a member of DJROA) Event Time: Wednesday Oct 5 2011 at around 11+am. We had another robbery happened in our zone on Wednesday Oct 5 at around 11+am along road 27. The lady of the house left to go to the market with the maid leaving no one in the house at 10.45am, returning at around 11.30am. In just a short

MRT Final Alignment?

2011-07-31T18:33:00.001+08:00

31.07.2011 MRT Final Alignment ? Looks like this is already the final alignment. Article extracted from Komunitikini website, reported by Leven Woon MRT launched amid expected police gridlock ahead of Bersih rally by Leven Woon on 8 Jul, 2011 There are 3,099 days to go before Klang Valley commuters get to use the MRT on its first route, the 51km Sungai

D'Tandoor Damansara Utama

2011-07-31T18:00:00.000+08:00

31.07.2011 D'Tandoor Damansara Utama This is quite a nice restaurant that I use to visit. Article extracted from the blog of Simon Says A few weeks ago I went to D'Tandoor to utilize my Groupon voucher that I bought about a month before. That day I went there is the last day the voucher is valid. The deal is RM20 for Northern Indian Banquet Dinner consists of 13 dishes for 1 person in

Risk Management for MRT Project

2011-07-31T16:36:00.006+08:00

31.07.2011 Risk Management for MRT Project An interesting article extracted from the "Jurutera" journal, publication Jun 2011.

Insentif Pasukan Keselamatan Kejiranan Petaling Jaya (PKKPJ)

2011-07-30T16:34:00.002+08:00

30.07.2011 Event Launching by MBPJ for Pasukan Keselamatan Kejiranan PJ (PKKPJ) 27 July, Thurs: MPBJ launched the event at the Civic Center PJ State. All zones were presented with an incentive to kick start a community based security program supported by MBPJ. More pictures on the event taken from MBPJ's Facebook site: Further information (Garis Panduan), extracted from the event's

Suspected Bogus IWK Worker Harrasing Maid

2011-07-30T16:06:00.000+08:00

20.07.2011 Suspected Bogus IWK Worker Harassing Maid in our township Last month, there was an incident that probably a bogus IWK worker was coming around to disturb the maid of one our of members. With hindsight, a complain was lodged to IWK and the following replied was given below (in Blue). Our guards were already informed on this, but we request that all member to help take note. Do alert

Noise Level Generated by LDP

2011-06-04T23:24:00.002+08:00

4th June 2011 Noise Level Generated by LDP Out of curiosity, your blogger took some noise level reading along the LDP last month. The Noise Measuring instrument was borrowed from a good friend for the price of a meal. The instrument is verified to be have been calibrated, and the noise readings were taken according to A Weighting Scale. Attached are the some photos on the readings obtained.

Gated and Guarded Community Briefing by MBPJ

2011-04-24T17:56:00.022+08:00

24.04.2011 Gated and Guarded Community Briefing by MBPJ MBPJ gathered all the ROA's in PJ on Saturday, 23.04.2011 for a "taklimat" i.e.briefing, on the matter about Guidelines for Gated and Guarded Community. Well, the event did not turned out as expected by most participants. Details of the proceeding, with courtesy of S.Kebir for the update, is attached here as a link --> Click for

20th Recycling Event

2011-04-24T09:40:00.004+08:00

24th April 201120th Recycling EventDue to heavy rain on 16th April, the event was postponed. It was held on 23rd April (Sat) instead.Response was good even though it was delayed by 1 week.It was unfortunate that no photographs were taken on that day. Perhaps for our coming event, i.e. its 21st.Recycling for Sinking Fund is held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.Details will be announced on this

Video animation of Klang Valley MRT Project

2011-03-20T16:16:00.005+08:00

Date: 20.03.2011Video Animation of Klang Valley MRT ProjectWell, finally we have an animated glimpse on the project.(Prompted by courtesy of Mr. Nathan)

16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Event on Recycling For Sinking Fund

2011-03-20T13:42:00.014+08:00

Date: 20th Mar 201116th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Recycling for Sinking FundsContributions received during these last few event has been quite average. Off and on, there were some good bumper months.Here are some of pictures on event 19.Recycling for Sinking Fund is held on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Details will be announced on this blog and also via banners like the one shown below hanged all

Year End Gathering with your ADUN, Dr. Cheah Wing Yin and Buffet Dinner

2010-12-30T21:24:00.010+08:00

Date: 28.12.2010Year End Gathering with your ADUN, Dr. Cheah Wing Yin and Buffet DinnerThe event jointly organized by Pusat Perkhidmatan ADUN D.U and DUROA Zone B2 (click here to view details), was a SUCCESS. There was a strong turn out even though the weather was not so favorable that day.Despite all the challenges, ADUN D.U YB Dr. Cheah was present and stayed on over the entire duration of the

Boom Pole Repaired

2010-12-30T20:40:00.004+08:00

Date: 03.12.2010Boom Pole RepairedFollowing an earlier incident highlighted in this blog about a lorry hitting and damaging our boom pole (click here to follow the story), the pole is finally repaired. The broken segment of this pole was joined back and repainted. It looks brand new now.This repair cost us RM 800, and was funded by our Recycling of Old News paper initiative (click here to find

13th, 14th and 15th - Recycling for Sinking Fund

2010-11-28T16:40:00.010+08:00

Date: 28.11.201013th, 14th, and 15th Recycling for Sinking FundAs if it just started yesterday, with a glimpse, we are on our 15th session.The collections received from the 13th session onwards, was NOT GOOD. The picture below is our 15th session.We hope the response will improve in the sessions to come as our coffer require these funds for events such as, Damaged Boom Pole, Fallen Tree Damage

Damaged Boom Pole

2010-11-28T15:36:00.004+08:00

Date: 28.11.2010Damaged Boom PoleThe incident happened in the evening of 15th Nov (Mon) at around 9.20pm.Record No. 21026 - taken by our guard on duty.A lorry entered our vicinity, and while on the way out, the top part of its carriage knocked on the pole of our boom gate.Our guards bravely attempted to stop the driver, and informed the volunteer committees available that day to immediately come

A peek into the near future of Damansara Utama

2010-09-25T22:13:00.002+08:00

25.09.2010A peek into the near future of Damansara UtamaInfomation syndicated from blogger Patchay.comBelow are architectural impressions on the development plan for Damansara Utama township (Uptown) by See Hoy Chan. IMPRESSIVE ! It is in the finalizing stage on the details for a new commercial precinct, provisionally known as Damansara Uptown 2. According to sources, the development plans of the

11th and 12th Recycling Event

2010-08-29T20:11:00.003+08:00

Date: 29.08.2010News on 11th and 12th Recycling EventOn the 11th Session (17th July 2010), we have managed to receive RM 280 from the papers sold.Below are the pictures of collections obtained from our 12th session held on 21st Aug 2010. Not bad as well, and quite a handsome quantity received.This Recycling for Sinking Fund is a monthly event. It is gradually picking up good response.The event is

Security - DU Police Personnel on Patrol

2010-08-23T21:08:00.007+08:00

Date: 23.08.2010Security - DU Police on PatrolAttached is the information syndicated from SS20 Central Zone Security Blog.They are the phone numbers of police personnel directly involved in helping with community policing in SS20 and SS21, our area Damansara Utama. Keep it handy.

Damaged Gate Repaired

2010-08-08T22:21:00.004+08:00

Date: 08.08.2010Damaged Gate RepairedWe have earlier reported on this website about "Fallen Tree Damage Security Gate".The repair work has already completed. Notice the new structures shown in the pictures below.This overall job cost us RM 1600. It includes installing a new gate, and repairing of the broken Security Boom Pole.Many thanks to YOUR of Old Newspapers for recycling (Click "Recycling"

Jusco moving out of One Utama Rumors?

2010-07-18T21:10:00.007+08:00

Date: 18.07.2010Jusco moving out of One Utama Rumors?There have been rumors lately that Jaya Jusco will be moving out of One Utama soon.Lately, we have picked up some blog gossips about this. How true is this?Information from Blog Shopping n Sales

Xiao Fei Yang, Damansara Utama

2010-07-18T20:42:00.005+08:00

Date: 18.07.2010Xiao Fei Yang, Damansara UtamaWe have passed by this restaurant a few times, but never tried it before. Should be good as it is always full. But then, it is Non-Halal though.View Xiao Fei Yang in a larger mapComments from a food blogger below;- Syndicated from Blog Food4Thot -Been a few months since Xiao Fei Yang opened it's doors to the PJ clientele, and it's business has never

Fallen Tree Damage Security Gate

2010-07-18T18:51:00.005+08:00

Date: 18.07.10Fallen Tree Damage Security Gate17th July (Sat) - Strong wind and rain on the night of 16th July (Fri) caused the following incident to happen.A medium size tree fell and hit our Security Gate at road SS21/42. This damaged our Security Gate, Fence and Boom Pole.The incident happened at around 11 pm~12 am. Our guards immediately notified the responsible volunteers on the incident.The

10th Recycling Campaign - A RECORD BREAKER

2010-07-03T16:00:00.003+08:00

03.07.201010th Recycling Campaign - A RECORD BREAKEROn 19th June 2010 (Sat), we have had a JUMBO collection.In total, we have received an amount of more than 800kgs of old newspaper. The takings from this 10th Session was RM 381/=, one of our highest.Special for this session, volunteers set up Buntings at several strategic locations around our neighborhood. The Buntings were donated by a

Daylight Robbery Incident

2010-05-30T15:38:00.004+08:00

Date: 30.05.2010Daylight Robbery captured on TVAn incident capture on CCTV and aired by TV3. Here is a copy of it from YouTube.Information obtained from blog USJ 18 Neighborhood Watch

YB Dr. Cheah (ADUN DU) Recuperating Well

2010-05-30T15:28:00.002+08:00

Date: 30.05.2010YB Dr. Cheah (ADUN DU) Recuperating WellArticle by CHRISTINA LOW syndicate from The Star OnlineSaturday, May 15, Star Online - DAMANSARA Utama assemblyman Dr Cheah Wing Yin has been transferred from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the general ward about three weeks ago.His special assistant, Richard Yap, has been entrusted in keeping the public informed on Cheah’s condition

Alert - Take Notice (Suspects from Police)

2010-05-30T14:50:00.004+08:00

Date: 30.05.2010Alert - Take Notice (Suspects from Police)Information Syndicated from blog SS20 CENTRAL ZONE SECURITYBelow is a list of suspects for house break-in obtained from the police.They are believed to be moving around in SS20, SS21, SS22, BU and Section 17.1) 2 men (Chinese) in white Ford Laser (old model)2) 3 men (Chinese) in Honda car, WSN 28263) 3 men, 1 woman (Arabs), grey SUV/MPV4)

Project - 9th Recycling for Sinking Funds

2010-05-30T13:59:00.007+08:00

Date:30.05.2010Project - 9th Recycling for Sinking FundsRain or shine many turned up to support this program. Thank you.The collection received this time was a bit low. It started to rain at 10.30 am.Luckily, we were able to get the collection truck to come early before the newspapers get wet.Reminder !! - the Recycling for Sinking Fund is a monthly event. It is held on every 3rd Saturday of the

Invitation by Malaysian Nature Society on Sat, 5 Jun 2010

2010-05-09T16:49:00.007+08:00

Date: 09.05.2010Invitation by Malaysian Nature Society on Sat, 5 Jun 2010Below an invitation from the Malaysian Nature Society;From: PAT GAN Date: Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:28 PMSubject: Invitation to Malaysian Nature Society Open Day on Sat, 5 Jun 2010 at Lembah Kiara Park, TTDITo: d.utama21@gmail.comDear Sir/Madam,Good evening.Greetings from the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)!Established in 1940

Tree Branch Damaging Fence

2010-05-09T16:28:00.003+08:00

Date: 07.05.2010Tree Branch Damaging Fence7th May (Fri) - Heavy rain and strong wind that evening broke the branch from a tree near the guard house situated along road Ss21/42.The huge branch fell on top of our fence nearly missing the guard house. Luckily the guard on duty there was not injured.This branch was then quickly removed by our team of guards the following day.

Bee Hive Down

2010-04-25T21:09:00.002+08:00

Date: 25.04.2010Bee Hive DownJust not very long after posting Honey Bees at our Padang the hive was taken down.This is a relief for us all.We have found some honey too in the destroyed hive.

Project - 6th, 7th and 8th Recycling for Sinking Funds

2010-04-24T21:54:00.008+08:00

Date: 24.04.2010Project - 6th, 7th and 8th Recycling for Sinking Funds Month by month volunteers and supporters have been contributing old news papers for our recycling project.These funds have been gradually accumulating giving us a sustainable income that could help to support the upkeep of facilities and activities in our neighborhood.Session 6th and 7th was a true record breaker. We have had

Honey Bees at our Padang

2010-04-24T14:20:00.007+08:00

Date: 24.04.2010Honey Bees at our PadangIf you are taking a walk in our Padang , do take notice of this particular tree located near one of the rest house.View Bee Hive in a larger mapThere is a honey bee hive there .Caution, these bees should not be provoked!It is rare to notice Honey Bees thriving in a city. Their presence indicate we have sufficient greens around the area to enable their

News

2010-04-11T21:20:00.003+08:00

Date: 14.04.2010Resident Owner Association Dialog and Meeting with MBPJOn 4th April 2010 evening, stakeholders and representatives from Resident Associations (RA) across Petaling Jaya were invited to attend the session with MBPJ on the matter of Gated and Guarded communities.The venue was at MPBJ Hall (old PJ Town).A few local daily reported the event and below are some excerpts syndicated from;(

News

2010-04-11T20:38:00.006+08:00

Date: 11th April 2010Residents' Experience at DU Zone C (excerpt from DUROA Zone C Blog)- Resident Experience - April 9, 2010 by duzonec Hi All, My name is R. K. Pany and reside at SS 21 /XX I am a member of the DU Zone C “security committee” and the street rep for 21 /XX together with Mr Thomas XXXX I have been a proponent of having security barriers and guards as a

Announcement

2010-04-11T18:59:00.007+08:00

Date: 11th Apr 2010Hornet Nest TERMINATED !With reference to our earlier announcement on Beware - Wasp nest on the tree near playground, it is good to know now that the nest has finally been terminated.The authorities came one night to burn down this swarm of Wasp/Hornets killing all inside.

News

2010-04-11T18:05:00.006+08:00

Date: 11th Apr 2010DURAO 1 Muhibbah Dinner and Talent Show - a bravo !14th Mar, 2010 (Sun) - DUROA committee organized a get together event with the theme "1 Muhibbah" and "DU Got Talent" at DU Dewan MBPJ last month.Boy...DU really got talent.Everything went well that day. There was a full 100% turn out and the food was good. The performance, was great as well. Everyone had good fun.Here are

Community News

2010-03-07T12:04:00.005+08:00

Date: 07.03.2010+ Extra Guard Added During CNY WeekAs most of us were away during the holiday week last month, there was an extra guard added to our existing security force.It was for the temporary period of one week because during that period it was deemed as high risk. Most of us should know well of that, that crime risk goes up during the festive season.The extra guard truly helped to beef up

Announcement

2010-03-06T11:52:00.003+08:00

Date: 06.03.2010Basketball Coaching and Training Session - NOW ON SUNDAY EVENINGFollowing our earlier post on Professional Basketball Coaching for Kids, the session is now held on Sunday evenings.The group consist of 5 budding young participants, and more is encouraged to joinCome and visit us every Sunday from 5.30 pm until 7.30 pm.

News

2010-03-05T23:05:00.016+08:00

1st AnnivesaryComing this 13th March 2010 marks the 1st year anniversary for the start all these initiatives for the community.Although the official launch of the security program was on 30th May 2009 by YB Dr. Cheah, see Launching of Security Program by ADUN YB Dr. Cheah, the real initiating session started with the first gathering on 13th March 2009. Then onwards, it took the 2 months of

News

2010-03-05T23:04:00.014+08:00

Date: 07.03.2010Security Guard Mobile Beat Base near the RiverYou may have witnessed a temporary set up near the joining roads between road SS21/42 and road SS21/42A. This is the Security Guard's Mobile Beat Base.The aim of having this is to provide extra security coverage along the River Bank area.This zone has been the concern of security due to frequent encroachment by outsiders. Most of them

Announcement

2010-03-05T23:04:00.007+08:00

Date: 06.03.2010New Vehicle Pass/Sticker to be distributed on Sat, 20th Mar 2010Finally after a long wait, our new car stickers are ready. It was initially planned to have them distributed earlier (see Expiry of Security Membership Tag and Vehicle Pass), together with our Gate Tags but was delayed, see New Vehicle Pass (Car Stickers) exchange delayedThe date decided for distributing them will be

05.03.2010

2010-03-05T22:49:00.000+08:00

Hon Kee Porridge, Damansara UtamaHon Kee Porridge 汉记靓粥No 71, Jalan SS21/1A,Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya.Business Hours - Daily, 7am - 10pmhttp://www.honkeeporridge.com/We should be quite blessed to have plenty of good food close by our area. The porridge from this place here is quite good. You are recommended to try, but unfortunately it is "non halal".They have a variety of porridge and

05.03.2010

2010-03-05T22:47:00.000+08:00

Extra Super Tanker RestaurantSyndicated from Blogger Gila MakanIs this an unique or a bizarre name for a Chinese restaurant? Extra Super Tanker. Why extra? Super Tanker is already an inconceivable name for a restaurant. Extra?I first experienced EST perhaps 5 to 6 years ago. It was then only one restaurant in Damansara Kim at Jalan SS20/10 in PJ. Now they have 2 restaurants. A branch opened in

05.03.2010

2010-03-05T22:40:00.000+08:00

Wonder MilkAddress: No. 41, SS21/1A,Damansara Utama,47400 Petaling Jaya.Contact : 03-7725 8930I have never been here before but from the outside, it looks catchy and tempting. The Cupcakes seems to be good here. A sweet cup cake with a latte is best! Today we were having our lunch at Wondermilk Cafe, Damansara Utama. Having admired their website & cupcakes design, at last I have an

05.03.2010

2010-03-05T22:35:00.003+08:00

Lanun Steak, UptownDo not know whether it is good or not but it is always pack, and I am sure it is very economical. The stall is located in Uptown Hawker Center and is easy to spot.LANUN STEAK!!!They serve all type of western food at a cheap price and of course it is tasty. One should try their beef steak with LANUN gravy (a combination of black pepper and cream of mushroom) and it cost MYR 11/=

Announcement

2010-03-04T12:03:00.003+08:00

Date: 4.03.2010DUROA is hosting a 1-MUHIBBAH DINNER For further details, visit the DUROA's website .. click hereLocation of the event:View Dewan Serbaguna Damansara Utama in a larger map

Community News

2010-02-21T14:55:00.002+08:00

Date: 21.02.2010Poll results on "Permanent Closure of Side Gates" and "Giant Signboards"Our blog ran two polls in January 2010 to obtain the opinion of about the points above.After 1 month, here are the results,a) 30 over meters tall signboard in front of your house (03.01.2010)Against !!b) Act of Vandalism in our area - take notice (06.01.2010)

Community News

2010-02-21T13:40:00.006+08:00

Date: 21.02.2010Beware - Wasp nest on the tree near playgroundIf you are walking around our area, please be cautious while approaching this place shown on the map below.View Wasp Nest - Beware in a larger mapThere is a huge wasp nest on the tree and it must NOT be provoked.The authorities has been informed on this. We are waiting for them to come and get rid of it.Meanwhile, resident should be

Community News

2010-02-19T20:04:00.008+08:00

Date: 19.02.2010Remember This? aka Clock Tower of DUIt could be a symptom of myopic amnesia, as this clock tower was there for quite sometime but yet most people including myself is not aware of its presence or has ignored it completely.Thanks to the courtesy of a fellow DU resident's notice that this tower was re-discovered. But unlike its glorious past, the tower now is in a very bad shape and

Announcement

2010-02-16T22:02:00.007+08:00

Date: 16.02.2010Professional Basketball Coaching for KidsMr. Victor Nwosu, an international professional basketball player and trainer is conducting coaching sessions every Friday at our basketball court.The lessons are for children of Beginner and Intermediate levels.The price for each coaching session is Rm 10/= per participant.If you want to let your kids to (a) learn how to play basketball,

Announcement

2010-01-23T13:47:00.006+08:00

Date: 23.01.2010New Vehicle Pass (Car Stickers) exchange delayed, and until further notice Following our announcement on 12th Jan '10 about the "Expiry of Security Membership Tag and Vehicle Pass", we are proud to announce that the distribution of the new Gate tags has already been accomplished. It is now encouraged that all members display their new gate tags soon (see article, Display of Gate

Announcement

2010-01-23T13:38:00.007+08:00

Date: 23.01.2010Display of Gate Tags essential in helping with securityIf you have already received your new gate tags, but not displayed it yet, then please do so immediately.All members should already have received their gate tags by now and most have already displayed them on their front gates.If you have not received yours, please contact the volunteer committee member nearest to you

16.01.2010

2010-01-16T17:22:00.000+08:00

Another WOW Project - Empire DamansaraSource: http://www.meh.com.my/Following the immense success of Empire Subang, Empire Damansara is another integrated development that aims to satisfy business and lifestyle needs within one expansive, contemporary and stylish establishment. Standing majestically on the celebrated township of Damansara Perdana, Empire Damansara houses five components of

16.01.2010

2010-01-16T16:54:00.005+08:00

Brother John Burger @ Damansara Utama (Uptown)Syndicated from blogger kampungboycitygalBy word of mouth we heard that this Burger stall is one of the best in Damansara, so good that their business beats the McD restaurant situated right opposite.The stall should be easy to find as it is opposite the Damansara Uptown McD restaurant, and in front of Restaurant Bee Fatt. Bon Apetit!Gourmet Burger or

Announcement

2010-01-12T22:04:00.008+08:00

Date: 12.01.2010Expiry of Security Membership Tag and Vehicle PassThe membership gate tags and vehicle passes (i.e. stickers on your car) for our 1st term security subscription will expire on 24th Jan 2010.New ones valid for the 2nd term will be distributed to you this Saturday, 16th Jan 2010 at the "padang" from 9 to 12 pm.The session will coincide with our monthly Recycling for Sinking Fund

Announcement

2010-01-11T20:26:00.003+08:00

Date: 11.01.2010Project - 6th Recycling for Sinking Funds 16th Jan '10 (Sat)We are now coming to our 6th session of the Recycling for Sinking Funds. This event will be held on 16th Jan '10 (Sat), from 9 am onwards. The drop of point shall be the same i.e. at the Padang.Please contribute only newspapers.This idea was brought up during the 4th of July gathering as part of the initiative to raise

Community News

2010-01-06T18:47:00.010+08:00

Date: 06.01.2010Act of Vandalism in our area - take noticeWe have received feedback from of some our residents that white paint was being sprayed onto their property recently. Upon inspection, it was determined to be true and we've found the similar white paint stain also on our own side lane gates. See pictures below.All this happened on 5th Jan(Tues), and probably in the evening.The motive for

Community News

2010-01-03T17:03:00.002+08:00

Date: 03.01.10Of Unpopular Drums and RoadblocksAn interesting feedback by YB Dr. Cheah, syndicated from his blog http://cheahwingyin.blogspot.com/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An anonymous reader left a comment on an earlier post - I thought I would publish both the comment and my response here, as this matter affects a growing number of

Community News

2010-01-03T12:53:00.011+08:00

Date: 03.01.201030 over meters tall signboard in front of your houseHow would anyone like to have such a tower in front of their house?Yes, in reality this is happening ! -see below-There is a huge advertising signboard erected along Jalan SS 21/42, so huge that it can be viewed from the furthest point of our "padang".Who would have thought about building such a tower in the first place so close

Community News

2010-01-01T16:06:00.001+08:00

Date: 01.01.2010Malton poised to clinch RM700m jobBy BUSINESS TIMES and Malaysian Property NewsMonday, December 14, 2009 - Sources say Malton will upgrade some parts of the 28-year-old Pusat Bandar Damansara commercial and office complexMALTON Bhd (6181) is set to clinch a RM700 million job to upgrade some parts of the Pusat Bandar Damansara commercial and office complex owned by Johor Corp (

Community News

2010-01-01T15:54:00.002+08:00

Date: 01.01.2010Damansara Jaya residents crank it up a notch with community policingBy CHRISTINA LOW, Syndicated from The StarFriday December 11, 2009 - CRIME rate had certainly dropped in Damansara Jaya since the residents implemented their own security scheme nine years ago with regular patrolling. In December 2008, they took a bolder step by blocking off some roads after complaints of robbery

Community News

2009-11-24T19:30:00.001+08:00

Date: 24.12.2009Outcome from 5th Recycling For Sinking FundsThis is one of our record breaking months for collection of old news papers.Our next session shall be the 6th. Please check the Event Calendar for the exact date of the next session.Thank you very much for your tremendous support.

Announcement

2009-11-12T10:20:00.000+08:00

Date: 11.12.2009Project - 5th Recycling for Sinking Funds 19th Dec '09 (Sat)This coming event shall be our 5th session. It will be held on 19th Dec '09 (Sat), from 9 am onwards. The drop of point shall be the same i.e. at the Padang.Please contribute only newspapers.This idea was brought up during the 4th of July gathering as part of the initiative to raise Sinking Fund for our community

Community News

2009-11-10T19:39:00.000+08:00

Date: 10.12.2009RM100m hospital for Ara DamansaraThe new hospital, part of Sime Darby's vision in becoming a formidable healthcare player in Malaysia, is expected to be completed by 2012Malaysia's largest conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd will build a new RM100 million hospital at its residential development in Ara Damansara, Selangor, bringing the group's total number of hospitals in the country to

12.10.2009

2009-11-10T19:20:00.001+08:00

The Spirits Of Mutiara Damansara & Mount KiaraThe way the landforms are being crafted with roads, by the days, is astonishing. Where there are roads, there are opportunities. Similarly with the notion of Ling and Zhen Shen or Direct and Indirect Spirit. Very much useful for site selection and to know when a site selected will actually boom. The following tales may knock some sense out of these

Community News

2009-11-10T19:07:00.000+08:00

Date: 10.12.2009FJ Benjamin End of Season Clearance @ Damansara (From 10 December 2009 onwards)Information Syndicated from Blog Shopping n Sales From 10 December 2009 onwards Brands and Products Offered Guess Guess Kids Guess Watches Guess Handbags Paint 8 La Senza Raoul Time 10am – 7pm (Mon-Sat) 10am – 5pm (Sun) Open 7 days a week till year end Location (Tel: 603 7726 5641)

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2009-11-10T18:59:00.002+08:00

Date: 15.12.2009New Web Forum for our community We have started a platform for Web Forum following one of the initiative set up by another township's resident association (see USJ Web Forum).The forum could encourage active discussions online by the residents of DU where a wide range of topics can be initiated.Those with expertise or experiences can be shared so that everyone can benefit. Vice

Announcements

2009-10-29T12:24:00.004+08:00

Date: 29.11.2009Hari Organik on 5th dec 2009There will be an event by CETDEM. Details as followSubject: CETDEM: Hari OrganikCategory: Organic FarmingFrom: 05-Dec-2009 (8:30 am)To: 05-Dec-2009 (2:00 pm)Venue: Section 19/22 Field opposite CETDEM OFCCDetails:Download PDF format hereInformation contributed by Nathan_PS

21.11.2009

2009-10-22T13:26:00.002+08:00

Chef Kit's Salt Baked Chicken @ Damansara Uptown, PJI have not tried this place yet, but an introduction by another blogger makes me wanting to go there soon to find out.Chef Kit's Salt Baked Chicken No. 25, Jalan SS21/56B,Damansara Utama (Uptown),47400 Petaling Jaya,SelangorTel: 03-77222172, 012-9697988Opening Hours: 11am - 9pmChef Kit's!..........Lo and behold, it had undergone a face lift -

Community News

2009-10-22T12:53:00.003+08:00

Date: 21.11.09Gated community, or not? - WE ARE GATED !In a recent article published on this blog dated 14.11.2009, a prominent blogger raised the point on "Gated Community or Not?".There are also many discussions in the Parliament (read this, and this from the blog of PJU's MP Blog), and on the newspapers about this.As for our community today, this is no longer a question anymore. You may have

Community News

2009-10-22T12:02:00.007+08:00

Date: 22.11.09Outcome from 3rd and 4th Recycling For Sinking Funds3rd Event on 17th Oct '09 - The takings received from our 3rd event was RM 150.40. This payment is made to DUROA A/C 3, and we received the cheque yesterday, Saturday 21st Nov '09. (see picture below)4th Event on 21st Nov '09 - In conjunction to that, yesterday was our 4th Recycling for Sinking Funds event. The group of usual

Announcement

2009-10-14T23:29:00.002+08:00

Date: 14.11.2009Project - 4th Recycling for Sinking Funds 21st Nov '09 (Sat)This coming event shall be our 4th session. It will be held on 21st Nov '09 (Sat), from 9 am onwards. The drop of point shall be the same i.e. at the Padang.Please contribute only newspapers.This idea was brought up during the 4th of July gathering as part of the initiative to raise Sinking Fund for our community

14.11.2009

2009-10-14T22:58:00.003+08:00

Sentul Ah Yap Hokkien Mee @ Damansara UtamaSentul Ah Yap Charcoal Hokkien Mee 111G, Jalan SS21/37,Damansara Utama, 47400 PJBusiness Hours : 11am-2am [Non - Halal]Heard the famous Sentul Charcoal Hokkien Mee opened a branch at Damansara Utama recently, thus went to try out last week.A must order is their Hokkien Mee, and I really love this. A right combination with slight taste of the black thick

Community News

2009-10-14T22:10:00.006+08:00

Date: 14.11.09Lantern (Mooncake) festival treat by ADUN Damansara Utama at SS2, Petaling JayaInformation and Photos syndicated from blogger "1 Mai Tomyam"xSat, 10th Oct 09 - A colourful dragon and lion dance completely enthralled the large crowd of more than 500 people who turned up at the lantern festival celebration which was held on Sunday October 4, 2009 at a field in Jalan SS2/34 in Petaling

Community News

2009-10-14T21:58:00.001+08:00

Date:14.11.2009Gated community, or not? by Sim Kwang Yang, Oct 29 09 2:51pmI moved into a brand new housing estate at the top of a hill in Cheras more than five years ago, and have seen how the area develops into a very pleasant neighbourhood, with shops, an Econsave, a pasar malam on Sunday, and even a wet market in the morning every day.Then, the usual crimes crept in, the usual personal

Community News

2009-10-14T18:01:00.004+08:00

Information syndicated from USJ E-Community BlogDate: 14.11.2009Scholarships for the Needy A kind Mr Koon Yew Yin is offering scholarships to those who are in need...Posted on 07.23pm Aug 05, 2009 USJ.COM.MY is pleased to help publicise scholarship offer from a kind Mr Koon Yew Yin from Ipoh. Mr Koon's offer write up is self explanatory and need no further

14.11.2009

2009-10-14T17:20:00.003+08:00

Kee Kahiong Restaurant Kee Kahiong Restaurant 87G, Jalan SS21/1a, Damansara Utama (Up Town), 47400, PJ This restaurant is just in uptown, facing Jalan SS 21/1. It is convenient for parking on weekends and during after rush hours on weekdays. The food is good, but limited in variety. Their Pan-Mee's quality can match those of the best in Selangor. Price wise, it is reasonable and not expensive

Announcement

2009-10-02T17:44:00.001+08:00

Date: 02.11.2009ALERTSPlease be on the lookout for a Chinese man (maybe 2) as 2 similar incidents have been reported recently in BU 3.Incident 1About 9pm 2 Wednesday's ago, a Chinese man walked into a house where the owner (non-paying resident) has the tendency to leave his gate wide open most of the time.The man walked into his house, wielded a knife & the owner handed over his wallet.The robber

Community News

2009-09-25T22:10:00.003+08:00

Date: 24.10.2009New Guard House and Fences closing the side lanesYou may have noticed lately that there were fences installed on all the 3 side lanes leading into our area. These fences will act as a barrier to prevent intruders encroaching in by foot. The proposal with its intended benefit was highlighted in our posting dated 31.08.09.There was a 97% vote,obtained from our own online polls dated

18th Oct 2009

2009-09-18T16:29:00.003+08:00

Sun Yin Loong Restaurant at Sunway DamanasaraSun Yin Loong Resturant2A-1 & 2-1 (GF), Jalan PJU 5/7, PJU 5,Dataran Sunway,Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya.For those who are from Ipoh, you will know that this name is one of the two authentic Ipoh Old Town coffee shops that serves white coffee. In part of Ipoh's old town, Sun Yin Loong Restaurant is located right opposite to the current famous

18th Oct 2009

2009-09-18T15:45:00.007+08:00

Pandang Food Nearby - Sari Ratu Resturant in Kota DamanasaraRestoran Sari Ratu, 47-1, Jalan PJU 5/12,Dataran Sunway,Kota DamansaraAfter long absence from visiting Indonesia, I had an urge to eat Pandang food.By accident, we stumbled upon a branch of the Sari Ratu franchise close by our area and had a chance to try it.I would say that I still miss the ones I had in Jakarta. So to comment about

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2009-09-15T21:20:00.000+08:00

Date: 14.10.2009Project - 3rd Recycling for Sinking Funds 24th Oct '09 (Sat)This coming event shall be our 3rd session. It will be held on 24th Oct '09 (Sat), from 9 am onwards. The drop of point shall be the same i.e. at the Padang.Please contribute only newspapers. This idea was brought up during the 4th of July gathering as part of the initiative to raise Sinking Fund for our community

Announcement

2009-09-15T20:19:00.004+08:00

Date: 15.10.2009ALERT Notice !! Temporary closure to access gate along road SS 21/42 The side Gate along road SS 21/42 (Muniandy Nursery) will be temporary closed for repair.This was due to it being hit by a truck while transiting our area. The truck's top side struck the pole of our gate damaging the entire structure.This incident took place today 15th Oct '09 at circa 6~7 pm.Our contractor has

Community News

2009-09-14T21:54:00.003+08:00

Date: 14.10.2009Other DUROA Community (subsection) E-Community Message BoardOur neighboring subsection of the DUROA have also established their individual E-Community Message Board i.e. blog sites."Links" to these websites can be found on the section in the left column of our main web page.Also "Live News" or direct updates from their blogs are displayed on right column on our main web page.

Community News

2009-09-14T21:51:00.016+08:00

Date: 15.10.2009Outcome from Hari Raya and Moon Cake Festival gatheringOn 3rd Oct 2009 (Sat), the Hari Raya and Moon Cake Festival community gathering was a success.A member of our community that participated in the event that day quoted, "the food was pretty good and there are good news too. Our guest of honor, YB Dr Cheah mentioned that he was going to contribute another RM2k to us !!"The

Community News

2009-08-23T19:51:00.003+08:00

Date: 23.09.09Outcome from 2nd Recycling for Sinking Funds on 19th Sept '09 (Sat)19th Sept (Sat) - The turnout was good even though there was a bit of rain early in the morning.The amount recyclables collected was less than the 1st session, but nevertheless, it was still encouraging to witness the support from our members. Some came in car loads of newspapers and magazines.The next session, our

Announcement

2009-08-22T22:32:00.000+08:00

Date: 22.09.20093rd Oct Gathering - Hari Raya and Moon Cake FestivalYou might have received the pink leaflet below. Come join us for this gathering.Reference to the earlier announcement on this event can be found by clicking here.

Community News

2009-08-17T18:23:00.004+08:00

Date: 17.09.2009Results from Survey on the Permanent Closure to the 3 small side lanesThe results from the online survey indicates that more than 95% of our members are in complete in support of this proposal. Nevertheless, only 2 votes are against it.To find out more about the reasons for this proposal, please click here.

Announcement

2009-08-17T09:52:00.000+08:00

Dear Members,The organization would seek your help for donations in order to support the coming events. Please contribute if you are able. Your kind generosity will be very much appreciated. For contributions by cheque, the payee shall be "DUROA A/C 3".Thank you.,