Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Theme park

Why are the tourists here?  Perlis has long been a poor state, small with nothing special about it.  The locals grow rice and recently, mango farming has proven more lucrative.  So why are the tourists here?  MashaAllah, I provide a musical attraction.  The guests need something to do while they wait.  Of course they can eat, or go to Langkawi or South Thailand, but the locals are talking about building an amusement park.

There are 2 reasons why I oppose the building of a theme park here.  First is because this tiny state cannot handle the financial burden.  It cannot afford to go into debt to build and maintain a world class amusement park attraction.  Of course it could build something poor or mediocre, but it remains the same financial failure.  Especially if not enough people go there.

Secondly is the spiritual nature of the situation.  Allah has made this place attractive due to attractions and resources that are already available.  A theme park would make the people more interested in the theme park over Allah, regardless whether it succeeds or fails.  Plus they would need my constant involvement, but no one here has given me a single cent to finance the music.  Do they expect me to survive under my current situation?  I can't marry my Erin and Natty, I can't buy musical instruments, I can't buy computer equipment.  Why should I be stupid enough to expect them to care about the music when they don't help me financially?  I serve Allah.

Top theme parks

Theme park disasters


Abandoned theme parks

What is more practical is to build attractions that can be sustained by resources that are already available.  For example:
RC boat racing


Drone racing


Skateboarding

If they are itching to build something, then build a skatepark.


Kite festivals

And of course,