Speaking from my own experience, my whole life i studied in SRK and then SMK, even kindergarten also Tadika Perpaduan (govt kindy).. Parents didn't speak Mandarin with me at home, we speak our local dialect, but my schoolmates and i communicate in Mandarin all the time, except one or two pure bananas who dun even know how to write their own name in Chinese. Attended after school Mandarin classes provided FOC by the school (alot emphasis on hanyu pinyin and spelling test), but only one hour per day and i stopped at Form 2. Realized that i learnt how to read alot more Chinese words through interaction with friends, church (songs with chinese subtitles and hanyu pinyin, haha), watching dramas with chinese subtitles, and even karaoke.. But if you ask me to read a chinese book, i will hesitate because it's not my primary written language (although it might be my primary spoken language), reading it will need a lot of effort and it might take 3-4 times as long as someone fluent in reading chinese to finish it. But if it's a simple newspaper article, won't be a problem..

Point is, chinese school or kebangsaan school, your kids will have other sources to learn the other language from the surrounding. It depends on which one you perceive as more important and beneficial for your kid...

New highway proposed.......

Puchong-Tropicana Link

Haha..SetiaWalk not exactly a mall. More like open air retail centre with lots of cafes, etc. GF and 1F retail, 2F onwards is office. There's an entertainment centre (near to PFCC side) with TGV, karaoke and Celebrity Fitness and some retail shops, sort of like eCurve...

Apparently the retail lots are already 60% leased out. Confirmed tenants include TGV, Celebrity Fitness, Superstar Karaoke, Starbucks, Kenny Rogers, JCO Donut, Sushi Tei, MCKY, ThreePointSix, Energie, etc etc. You can refer to this link for more info if interested. http://www.facebook.com/setiawalk#!/setiawalk.leasing

Congrats on your business opening!

If the product and service is good, for sure ppl around this area will support you.. wish u all the best!

Hi everyone.. anyone staying in taman wawasan knows about this news below?

2010/12/13

Penduduk taman bimbang laluan sibuk ancam keselamatan

PUCHONG: Seramai 3,000 penduduk di Taman Wawasan 1 berkumpul di hujung Jalan 1/2, bagi membantah pembinaan projek penyambungan jalan sepanjang hampir satu kilometer antara taman berkenaan dengan pusat komersial Bandar Puteri, di sini, semalam. Mereka berkumpul bermula jam 9.30 pagi, sebelum bersurai kira-kira jam 11 pagi, meminta Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) menghentikan projek berkenaan demi keselamatan penduduk. Mereka juga mendapatkan tanda tangan semua penduduk yang tidak bersetuju dengan projek terbabit untuk dihantar kepada MPSJ.

Penduduk mendakwa penyambungan jalan berkenaan dari Jalan 1/2 ke Jalan 1/5, bakal membawa kesan buruk termasuk menjadikan jalan di kawasan perumahan berkenaan lebih sibuk dan berbahaya kepada orang ramai khususnya kanak-kanak.

Kerja meratakan tanah di hujung Jalan 1/2 dipercayai mula dilakukan oleh kontraktor dilantik sejak dua minggu lalu tanpa memasang papan tanda memaklumkan pelaksanaan projek berkenaan.

Penduduk hanya tahu projek berkenaan dilaksanakan selepas bertanya beberapa pekerja kontraktor mengenai tujuan mereka meratakan tanah di kawasan itu dan pemasangan lampu jalan di situ.
Hassan Ali, 68, yang tinggal di taman berkenaan sejak 14 tahun lalu, berkata bantahan itu untuk kebaikan penduduk kerana penyambungan jalan berkenaan tidak sesuai dan boleh mengancam keselamatan mereka terutama kepada kanak-kanak.

“Jalan ini akan menjadi sibuk sekali gus berbahaya kepada kanak-kanak kerana terdapat taman permainan kanak-kanak tidak jauh dari situ.

“Cucu saya dan kanak-kanak lain juga sering bermain basikal di sini, jadi memang tidak sesuai serta berbahaya kepada mereka,” katanya kepada Sentral di sini, semalam.

Beliau berkata, penduduk juga mungkin berhadapan dengan masalah tempat meletak kereta kerana orang ramai akan mula meletak kereta masing-masing di bahu jalan taman perumahan itu, lebih-lebih lagi selepas sebuah pusat membeli belah Setia Walk dibuka, tidak lama lagi.

Seorang lagi penduduk, Surya Kumar, 33, berkata beliau hairan kerana MPSJ tidak memaklumkan mahupun berbincang dengan penduduk mengenai projek terbabit.

“Pada masa ini, kawasan ini kawasan yang selamat. Kita hanya ada satu jalan masuk saja untuk ke taman ini. Saya hairan mengapa MPSJ tidak maklumkan perkara ini.

“Kalau kami mahu ubah suai rumah, kita maklumkan pada MPSJ, tetapi mereka buat projek, buat ikut suka,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Ong Tiam Wee, 39, berkata mereka akan menyerahkan memorandum bantahan itu kepada MPSJ secepat mungkin selepas semua penduduk menurunkan tanda tangan masing-masing.

Stimix bro, i thought that the border between taman wawasan and bandar puteri is separated by a concrete wall. That's why i don't understand how they gonna link up these two roads. If you dont mind can you explain more on this "non existance" link or a simple sketch on google map?

So far the only link i know from wawasan to puteri is the road along the kenanga/akasia apartment, but no way to turn right at persiaran puteri from there due to barrier, hv to make a u-turn near petronas... long way...

Hahah..icic... but won't it be more convenient for you to do your chores if the road is linked? Just to hear your opinion..

I have been to Puchong a few times, not really familiar with shops there. Pao xiang is near giant izit?

Thanks stimix for the info!

Merry Christmas to everyone, have a great day ahead!

I like the spicy chili flavour from bee cheng hiang... very nice!

Next year can buy from SetiaWalk, BCH opening a branch there..

Here in Abu Dhabi i go to barber shop every 2-3 weeks.. cut hair but more to enjoy their head massage. The barbers not from India but Pakistan, but the skill very good also leh! No neck twisting but they massage the head until you can feel all your stress coming out in hot "qi" through your head, lol.. Not only that they also know how to do face threading, good for those with lots of hair on face..

Sigh, later when i return to Malaysia i will miss this service...

At least, you dun need to wait long when going to collect your passport after renewing online...

Coming soon for Puchongites.... http://www.facebook.com/setiawalk#!/al...3900&aid=299678

Bro stimix i think it's the latest pic as of Apr 2011, maybe the photo angle couldnt capture the apartment under construction behind. BTW i think the first apartment block is already 21-22 storeys high...

There's no building tall enough on Tesco side of LDP to take a good pic of SW and PFCC together. I took this from the bridge in front of Tesco almost 2 months ago.. LDP really changed the face of Puchong!

Lol..pity u bro, i think i know how it feels..

If tower crane is working for material lifting, there will be minimal noise. Same for steel, MEP services fixing, etc..it wont be so noisy.. The main cause for noise will be concreting works and also cutting/ hacking works... sure get complain from the neighbourhood.

If the jam issue can be eased or resolved, Puchong will be a superb place to stay!

Arabic, pakistani food all giant portion..lol... good for me!

Station 6 will be at IOI Mall while Station 7 will be at Tesco opposite Setiawalk, the stations are already confirmed and will not change... The land behind IOI Business Park will have a future condo development called Skypod by IOI..

Guys, some update on the upcoming Setiawalk tenant...

Tenants list update

Anchor
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TGV Cinema
SuperStar kara OK
Celebrity Fitness
120 rooms business class hotel
Budget hotel

F&B
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Starbucks
Kenny Rogers
RotiBoy
Wong Kok Char Chan Teng
100°C Steamboat, Teppanyaki & BBQ Restaurant
Overtime
Sushi-tei
JCO
STADT German cuisine
Killiney Kopitiam
Ah Yip Nice Soup ? (阿叶靓汤)
Little Taiwan
SNOWFLAKE:Taiwanese Dessert Secrets
Cafe Barbera
Chillacup Cafe
Charlie Brown Cafe
Tang Shifu
Brussels Beer Cafe
Full House Lifestyle Store and Cafe (Flagship store, largest in Malaysia)
Vietnamese Coffee
Be LOHAS Healthy Cuisine


Banks
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Affin Bank

Others
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Bee Cheng Hiang (美珍香)
Petsmore
BMS Organic
Ponytail Hair Salon
Primavera
3.6
MCKY
Floor Depot
Urban Retreat Spa
Bata
F Block