KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Despite being given the green light to return home, many Bukit Antarabangsa residents staying outside the danger zone are contemplating shifting out.

Riverdale Park resident Ervina Zulkifla, 21, said she no longer felt comfortable living in the area, which was once touted for its tranquil surroundings. "I've lived there for 13 years, and practically grew up there.

I do miss home, but home isn't quite what it used to be anymore. It doesn't feel safe now," she said here when contacted yesterday.

The UiTM student added that she and her parents were currently staying with her brother in Cheras, and they planned to move out (of Bukit Antarabangsa) for good.

"Over the past few years, there have been several landslides. We don't want to wait until something else happens. I just want to sleep tight at night," she said.

Oakleaf Park condominium resident Tengku Nasaruddin Tengku Yunus, 38, shared the same sentiments.

He and his family moved out of their home soon after the Dec 6 landslide to stay at a nearby hotel.

"We came back home (on Sunday) night, but we're thinking of renting another place in the Ampang area for the time being. We've been looking around," the architect said, adding that the area felt "different" now.

"The area where we had to drive through (Jln Bkt Mewah 2) to get home ... all the houses are deserted now. The whole street's so quiet, and the homes are all empty. It's slightly eerie."

His daughter Tengku Mae Tijani, four, however, missed home.

Tengku Yunus said: "She's been nagging my wife and me to go home. She keeps saying 'Daddy, I miss my room. I miss my toys'.

"But I think we should move out. At least for now. Many of my neighbours have also moved out."

Others beg to differ though.

A resident in Jln Wangsa 11, who declined to be identified, moved back home with her family on Sunday night after the authorities had declared her home safe.

"I'm so glad we got to move back. Just in time for Christmas, too!" she said.

Asked if she was concerned about landslides, she replied:

"No, I think it's okay."

She added that she had waited until the authorities had officially declared her area safe before returning home.