My enemies

Yesterday a group of young men with rifles were down at the lagoon. They were arranged in semi circle with pointed guns upwards. With berets and uniforms, they looked serious and professionals. After waiting a while, then baaannggg, the shots rang out giving my heart a big jerk. A few of my arch enemies, the crows, fell down. But looking at the number of men shooting and the number of crows shot dead, it was not worth it. That black devils are too smart for the rifles of human beings. They flew away in flock. The men patiently waited and sure enough, the flock flew back to the trees at the lagoon. Another baaangg and a few more fell. It went on till evening.


I guess, this is a campaign to get rid of that black devils. I hate them!. They are becoming bolder by the day, disregarding the comfort of hotel guests and apartment dwellers. They make so much noise and leave their droppings everywhere. One or two came to my balcony and perched on the Astro disc, disregarding my presense at the garden chair. They looked at me defiently, inching nearer to get the food on my table. Shooing them away has no effect. They just didn't care, they stared and waited for me to get up and go away so that they can enjoy my bread. Yes, I stood up and took a broom, then only they flew away. I hate these ugly black devils, just like I hate some ugly black human beings who cannot be trusted and will stab your back at the first opportunity. They are the devils of the country.

I wonder, is there any other way that we can get rid of these crows more effectively, rather than shooting them? The number is increasing and they become real nuisance. Beside making incessant noise, they are scavengers, toppling rubbish bins and dirtying the ground with their droppings and the left over food discarded by selfish holiday makers along the lagoon. The attitude of these brain-damaged people made the place dirty and attractive to scavengers like the crows and rats. I have killed 13 rats so far who 'graced' my balcony by using rat glue. For a resort, this is a turn-off.

There is nothing much the management can do. There is very little money in the kitty. Many owners do not pay maintenance fees for years. A few have run up bill to over RM 35,000.00. Demand for paymkent was iognored. Many of them are rich professionals and businessmen. I couln't believe my eyes when I saw the list - the lawyers, the Datuks, the doctors etc. This is how sick the mind of some selfish rich people. They keep on taking. Demand for payment through the court took years and in the meantime the resort is going down the drain.

I am in the Management Council at this resort, a voluntary work, and have to fight constantly with the contractors to do their job to keep this place clean. Most of the time my complaints fell on deaf ears as the contractor has won the contract for another year and they become complacent. The Manager of this resort is so slow in taking action. Believe me, most people complaint that government servants are slow in their work but here, it is unbelievable. Decisions took forever to be enforced. I wonder whether it is worth for me to stress myself by getting involved in the management. But I notice after making so much noise, there is some improvement. I hope things will get better.

I miss my little birds actually - the starlings, the sunbirds, the doves etc who used to visit my balcony. I left leftover rice and bread for them to feed and I love the sound of their chirpings. But since I found out that the crows ate everything and left nothing for them, I stopped putting food there. So my little birds stopped coming but not the ugly devils. They are my worst enemies.

For those friends who sent condolences for my oldest sister, Zawiyah, passing, thank you. For Muslims, please sedekah alfatihah. May God bless you all.