My visions for Malaysia

One thing we haven’t been good at is how we approach our development. Take KL, it’s hot, suffocating, roads are jammed, public transport is crowded and unsafe and everything else you can think of to moan and complain about. Little can we boast of to compare with beautiful cities that incorporates the environment within its development context – I’m thinking Zurich, Johannesburg (well, according to my wife), St Louis – well, Frontenac anyway, perhaps Singapore from the pictures that I’ve seen. Having said that, we’ve followed the path of London, Seoul to a certain extent, Munich – from what I can remember – where industrialization priorities overrides all else.

That was my opinion until I came across pictures of the Belum Resort (link here: http://www.belumresort.com/hotel.html) and I was blown away. This just looked the most pristine location that I’ve seen here in Malaysia. So, there is something we are good at, and perhaps this can be a model for our development, where our co-existence with nature is emphasised, and sustainability is a design element.