Your Name.

I wrote your name in the sky,
but the wind blew it away.
I wrote your name in the sand,
but the waves washed it away.
I wrote your name in my heart,
and forever it will stay.

PUDU JAIL 1895 - 2010




"demolishing pudu jail erasing our history" -Badan Warisan Malaysia-

"are we teaching the youngster to forget heritage history? -Zahari Sulaiman (retired major)-

"heritage is part of history" -Hishamuddin Rais-

"history turns to rubble" -Sunny Lim (citizen journalist)-

"why the government had allowed Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to demolish the 100-year-old wall" -Fong Kui Lun (DAP Bukit Bintang)-

"the Pudu Prison should be preserved for tourism purposes like the Alcatraz prison in California, United States" -Farancisco B. Lopez (tourist from the philippines)-

"it was always a dilemma when it came to tearing down a century-old structure like the Pudu Prison" - Alexander Wong (tourist from singapore)-

"Idiotic, silly, crazy... I am running out of words. Till when we will see heritage been 'raped' for development" -Dr Edlic-

"tindakan ini sekali gus menyebabkan satu bangunan khazanah warisan negara telah hilang begitu sahaja. Memang dari segi hartanah ia mempunyai nilai yang tinggi tetapi dalam aspek warisan, ia harganya tidak ternilai" -Datuk Dr Adi Taha (Bekas Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Muzium dan Antikuiti Malaysia)-

"terus-terang saya memang sedih dengan keputusan tersebut. Situasi itu menunjukkan seolah-olah rakyat Malaysia kini sanggup mengorbankan sejarah demi mengejar pembangunan" -Profesor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim (tokoh sejarawan negara)-