Category: Stoopid

isn’t life ironic?

just when i have just gone over the top with online shopping in this entry, i’m now facing the worst nightmare of an online shopper, the very kind of thing that puts aspiring online shoppers off.

paypal account is still frozen. all funds are on hold. 1st they asked for a copy of photo id and utility bill. then, a few days later, they sent me another email asking me for further informations.

1) A full description of the item that was purchased, and the value of the
item. If the payment was for a service, please describe the service purchased.
2) Please provide information regarding any relationship or business
affiliation that you have with the above party(ies). 
3) We would like to obtain as much information as possible about the above transaction(s), including any email correspondence between you and the buyer, in order to expedite this investigation.

sent all the required infos last Friday and today, got another email

Dear Leyana Mesyel Matimbun ,
We have received  the documents of explanation. Thank you for your
cooperation.

After reviewing your account, it appears that you have participated in
behavior that could be reasonably suspected of potentially illegal
activity. We ask that you immediately discontinue Foreign Currency exchange through your account unless you are receiving payment for goods or services and can provide sufficient evidence including, but not limited to, verifiable tracking information for such purchases.

This is your written warning. If you continue to engage in such behavior,
your account may be terminated. We appreciate your cooperation.

But we are sorry that your account access limitation cannot be lifted at
this time. We need more information.

***To resolve your limitation effectively,  please complete all the
following steps in one time.***

1.We will review your PayPal account, there is no need to provide document to us.

I am sorry that we cannot lift your account until your counter party
**8@yahoo.cominsert domain onlyhad resolved his/her limitation case(s).
The transactions with this counter party include:
9BG77688AX216864G
2RT27036FV282115P

When the limitation in your counter party had resolved, please contact us to review the limitation in your account.

We sincerely sorry for the inconvenience that had caused you.

OWH MANNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so the fate of my paypal account with almost RM800 worth of funds is now in the hand of the @$$**LE paypal-fund-seller. who keeps saying that RM800 is nothing compared to RM3K that he lost. And he refused to refund the money saying that it’s not him that is holding the fund, it’s paypal!

He said he was told to wait for 180 days for his account to be released and until then, the fund he transferred to me earlier [USD225] will be put on hold!

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m beginning to hate all these. Exciting new experience my @$$!

Taken from Facebook status : Mimi is currently pissed off with paypal.

Why???

*no mood to write properly. will only write in point form*

Monday

a friend asked for help to buy something from the internet that requires paypal as method of payment

Tuesday

tried to pay using paypal, paypal keep displaying the card that was already removed from the list with no other option

keep trying for almost half-day, only found out in the evening that the current card hasn’t been linked & confirmed by paypal yet and had already exceed the [paypal] spending limit.

Wednesday

look for ppl who wants to sell paypal fund [yeah… and i did asked from some of you]

finally found one, bought USD 225, made the payment via maybank2u and sent an email to the paypal seller in the morning

worry the whole morning coz didn’t hear anything from the paypal seller until afternoon

finally saw him online, go and chat with him but i think he has mistaken me for somebody else, keep saying something about some form that needs to be scanned and sent to [supposedly] me – which kinda a pissed me off also, but said nothing

at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon, send me an email saying he couldn’t transfer the paypal fund coz his paypal account is frozen

at about 4.30, feel worried so asked my cousin for help to transfer fund from his paypal account by credit card. he agreed but before he sent it, i thought i should asked the paypal seller to refund my money.

he’s still online so i went to chat with him and the conversation went like this:

me : hi, regarding the paypal fund… [i’m not finished yet, he immediately answered]

paypal seller : i send now

me : eh? they unfreeze your account already?

paypal seller : got another account

me : owh… *dumbfounded*

thanked my cousin for wanting to help but i said no need to transfer coz prob solved.

the seller transferred USD220 only, USD5 short. told him, he said will send the balance soon. after half an hour, checked paypal account, funds were already available.

immediately paid for the something and felt utter bliss for finally completing pending transaction.

had quite a good nite sleep. [thought the nightmare is over]

Today

out of office until afternoon.

came back, checked email. surprised and totally upset for receiving 4 emails from paypal saying that my account has been frozen, they are currently investigating (2 emails about this) and transaction was put on hold [the buying of my friend’s something]. OWH MANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

luckily already informed the seller about the problems i had with paypal earlier, so she told me that she’ll wait. Bless her for being so understanding and so patient.

for investigation purposes, paypal asked for a copy of my ic and a copy of recent utility bill bearing the address that i registered with them. sent. only hope they understand that BGN is the short form of BANGUNAN.

i do understand that it is their security measures, but i couldn’t help being all pissed off because i know i’m the only one handling my accounts right now and i’m 100% sure there are no frauds or what so ever. ok, maybe there are some ‘suspicious activities’ for the past few days, but rest assured all those ‘suspicious activities’ are done by me!

OMG! This is by far my worst online shopping experience ever! And it’s not even for me!

But may be it’s me bah.. if i had confirmed all my cards with paypal before, none of this would have happened, kan?

Like the seller said ONCE YOU GET IT SORTED OUT, PAYPAL IS WONDERFUL’

and i do hope so

a few weeks back, one of my friends in friendster posted a bulletin cursing someone for being so s*ndal, stole someone’s husband, had an affair until that s*ndal person got knocked-up and had a baby girl who is now a few months old.

then, a few days ago, i stumbled upon an old friend’s blog (a different friend ya, not the one i mention above). she wrote about her heartbreak, how her husband cheated on her, about all the pain she felt… and suddenly all the puzzle pieces fall into place. i was like… OMG!!! that s*ndal person stole my friend’s husband!!!! Memang jalang sungguh perempuan yg s*ndal itu!!! and the husband is also a pig! Biggest jerk in the whole world!!! i mean, how could he??? how could they do this to her (my friend)??!!! why???? after all she’s been through, all her sacrifice, all her love for him and this is how he repays her? this is how he appreciate all the sacrifice she made for him? I wish i know the answers for all those questions so that i can comfort her. He is supposed to be her guide, after what he has turned her into, but he left her instead!

i’ve known her since i was in primary school. being a few years older than i, i admire her very much. i had a great respect for her because she is one of the rare people who is good in everything she do. oh, wait! let me rephrase that. She’s superbly great in whatever she do! She’s what you would call an all-rounder, an over-achiever. from sports, athletics to martial arts, public-speaking, music, poetry, arts, academics – she excels in everything. she is a valedictorian – i mean, she’s everything! how can you not admire and have respect for a person like that?

if i were in her shoes, i would belasah the husband cukup-cukup bcos she can… jangan main-main….

so, to my dear friend, my heart goes out to you. i know i can never understand your pain, but be strong, leave everything to GOD. Maybe there’s a blessing in disguise. and here’s a song specially for you!

Just shout to the world, So What???!!! I’m A Rock Star!!!

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na

I guess i just lost my husband
I don’t know where he went
So i’m gonna drink my money
I’m not gonna pay his rent (Nope)
I got a brand new attitude
And i’m gonna wear it tonight
I wanna get in trouble
I wanna start a fight

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
I wanna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
I wanna start a fight

So so what?
I’m still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t need you
And guess what
I’m having more fun
And now that we’re done
I’m gonna show you tonight
I’m alright, I’m just fine
And you’re a tool
So so what?
I am a rockstar
I got my rock moves
And i don’t want you tonight

Uh, check my flow, uh

The waiter just took my table
And gave to Jessica Simp- Shit!
I guess i’ll go sit with drum boy
At least he’ll know how to hit
What if this song’s on the radio
Then somebody’s gonna die
I’m gonna get in trouble
My ex will start a fight

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
He’s gonna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
We’re all gonna get in a fight!

So so what?
I’m still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t need you
And guess what
I’m having more fun
And now that we’re done
I’m gonna show you tonight
I’m alright, I’m just fine
And you’re a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t want you tonight

You weren’t there
You never were
You weren’t all
But thats not fair
I gave you life
I gave my all
You weren’t there
You let me fall

So so what?
I’m still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t need you
And guess what
I’m having more fun
And now that we’re done (we’re done)
I’m gonna show you tonight
I’m alright(I’m alright),I’m just fine (I’m just fine)
And you’re a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t want you tonight

No No, No No
I Don’t want you tonight
You weren’t there
I’m gonna show you tonight
I’m alright, I’m just fine
And you’re a tool
So so what?
I am a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don’t want you tonight

Ba da da da da da

 

Ppl said women are so complicated, so difficult to understand. I think all human beings are equally complicated.

And to my friend again, if u think i got the story wrong, do let me know, i’ll kindly take this off my blog – but the song stays coz i like it.

P!nk Rocks!!

it was on daily express’ front page today… the story of the unfortunate abducted girl.

in respect to her and her family, i won’t go into detail about her condition – but i think everyone should know that she had been badly brutalized. of course the whole ordeal is very traumatizing and i sincerely hope and pray that she’ll have a lot of strength to face the world, coz it will never be the same again for her. she’ll need all the support she can have for it will not be an easy journey for her onwards.

i’m really glad they manage to arrest one of the psycho. at least, the tracking of the other one can be much easier.

now, what should be done with these two beasts? one of my acquaintances said that they should be put in public and let all the women throw stones to the psychos’ genital.

as i’ve said in this entry before, the psychos should be tortured painfully until those monsters beg for death!!! and when that monsters finally beg for death, castrate them, and burn them in public, complete with live tv coverage!

when i first saw this blog, i just laugh it off… read and just leave it at that but the more i think about it, the more stupid it becomes and i’m beginning to visualize an ORANG YANG BIJAK PANDAI in the making… a protégée to the kind of ppl i mentioned in this entry emerging. the kind of ppl that is going to add a few more names to their given name and will act like shit to those insignificant ppl in their life, those without the intelligence matching theirs… and what bug me the most is that this one is going to be a very very very FUSSY NARROW-MINDED one i just wish that if he/she happens to be employed here someday, it would be when i’ve already retired.

but then again, this is what he wanted. he’s trying to provoke all of us… for what? the satisfaction perhaps… maybe he/she gets multiple orgasms when ppl get pissed-off by all his/her entries.

if that’s the case, then i’d be happy to give you all the orgasms you want. go on… yes, you… i’m about to give it to you it might blow your head off…

i’m not saying this because i’m being defensive, or because i’m on of them… i’m just saying this because i just hate an ORANG YANG BIJAK PANDAI in the making.

just look at his entries, what is he doing? complaining, whining and complaining and whining about this and that and this and that…  (let’s just assume the writer is a he lah aa…) i wonder why can’t he be content with what he has? maybe he’s being brought up in a family where the mother is always complaining and criticizing every single thing that he do. perhaps, every time he gave his mother presents on mother’s day or on her birthday, she’ll always find something to criticize about the present rather than being thankful that at least ppl are actually doing their very best in trying to please her. or maybe when he tried to clean the house so that his old mother doesn’t have bend her back anymore doing housework, instead of a thank you, perhaps the mother will go and have a look at the window panes and will point at one corner and said "how come there are still dust over here?" and when he is trying his very best to show her that he loves her, she just ignore him and assume there’s a catch instead.

he’s complaining on the MEGA-LAB, did he knows who actually asked for the  500 PCs for students? ask the previous MPP candidates who keep pressing on the issue that there are not enough PCs for students they need like a 1000 PCs. so, being a very loving and generous parents, this university gave them that… and how do the students repay this university? by using the MEGA-LAB to check their friendster laa… watch videos in youtube laa… chat on yahoo messenger laa… book airasia ticket laa…let me tell you, each day, there will only be 2-3 students who are using the PCs for their studies. the rest, hundreds of them use it only for leisure, and some ungrateful students even use them to blog, complain and whine about the MEGA-LAB. did u know that some ppl work their ass off (oops… sorry for the vulgarity of the word – i know ppl in my workplace are reading this – after read get back to work aa…) to make this MEGA-LAB a success you know, some ppl even get screamed at early in the morning, just to provide safety to the PCs. i’m not directly involved, but i am a part of that department so, i do feel the heat when some ppl trashed about how ppl in my department are lazy or  lesu or not doing anything.

but at least, i’ll give you credit for recognizing that the MEGA-LAB is actually my dept’s projects.

you’re also whining on the wireless thingy, them being only in tempat2 yang kurang strategik untuk mahasiswa. Eiiii… wait a minute… i thought they put all the wireless thingy in public area??? how can it not be strategic? ooo… i get it… u want it to be put in a secluded area so that it’s easier for you ppl to open porn website aaa…. now i get it… perverts!

about the budget for students activities, i’m not really familiar with the process but so far, i have never heard of students given more than RM1000 for organizing programs like interim or bakti siswa. let  me tell you something. i’m also a part time student and we have organized a program before, for Interim subject and the estimated budget for the program is RM10,000! we still manage to successfully complete our program, and of course, with only RM1000 from the university. no one got more then RM1K. how did we manage to carry-on? ask around for sponsors lah! RM10K mannn… yours is only RM4.5 also have to let the whole world knows? such idiot.

hey, if u’re really that smart and intelligent, i dare you. why don’t you write a letter to the upper management of all the departments that you have issues with, a proper official letter stating your name and student numbers and stuff and then write all the things you are not satisfied with, like the ones in your blog, and provide a suggestion on how to solve the problems. apparently, from the way you write those stuff, you’re indicating that they are not doing their job or they don’t know how to do their job properly. you’re one of the warga yang prihatin right? then why don’t you set them straight. blogging anonymously doesn’t do anything much, you know? trust me.

and i also would like to dare you, if you’re really smart and intelligent beyond belief, why dont you post all your entries in two language? malay and english. the fact that you’re complaining so much about how teruk this place is should mean that you are actually a very high quality student so, i’d personally love to read your entries in english. i have many lecturer readers, you know… they like reading stuff in english so i think you really should do two version of each entries – including the ones you already published.

oh, and by the way… you mentioned somewhere in one of your entries that the employees here are just wasting the students money – well darling,  let me ask u something, are you paying all the fees here by yourself? good for you! then you must be a damn rich kid, maybe you’re even a prince. if that’s so, deepest apologies *curtsied*. pity the other students who are studying on PTPTN loans – unlike you. then again, taxpayers (like us) do contribute to those loan money if i’m not mistaken…

if you hate this place so much, if you have so many complains, if this place is not going to give you the bachelor degree you wanted, then why don’t you quit and leave already? why are you still here? go to a better universities for they will love you unconditionally with all your complaining and whining.

GOD! i should be writing my Final Year Project’s chapter 3!

not only for me, but for all user in my workplace…

Warning : Long Entry Ahead

This particular post needs disclaimer.

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we were using Lotus Domino for e-mail i think for the last 6-8 yrs and since there was no real expert on Domino and since the management decided not to upgrade anymore, it has been giving us a lot of headache lately… errors here and there… lagi pun the server doesnt hv the capacity to accomodate all users… ntah brp saja size dia tu… until there was this one time, i think around June or July, we hv to KIV all the new applications coz the server has reached 100% and cannot accept new users anymore…

imagine (almost) semua org bijak pandai tu, very not understanding… tau marah saja… why my email account is not created yet.. why cannot receive new email… why cannot send email… why i got overquota message *duh*… why dis why dat… and guess what? of all this bijak pandai ppl, yg paling kuat komplen is the same person who has 21000++ emails in his/her inbox! Ngeri ooo kan? 21000 emails???!!! my goodness!!! no wonder space server penuh!

pastu ada pula yg also kuat komplen, pun tidak pandai delete email juga! Segala announcement yang dihantar… after read delete la kalau tidak berkenaan! tak kan la itu pun mo balik2 remind? common sense bah tu! all the spam mails, for the love of God! delete lah! i know the previous email service has many flaws… anti-spam pun tidak jalan… eh, maybe teda anti-spam, anti-virus saja, itu pun tidak jalan but inisiatif sendiri lah bah… delete! sometimes announcement sampai 500 email, spam sampai ribu2… mcm manalah e-mail tidak penuh? and then afterwards call us and then marah2 mo menunjukkan kekuasaan kunun… mentang2lah kami ni kuli batak saja compared to you yg mcm the high almighty… padahal salah sendiri… tidak malu!

and like i’ve said before… tidak semestinya if you hv a few piece of scrolls that adds a few more words to your given name doesn’t mean you have to treat us like dirt! we, yg langsung teda apa2 ni pun deserve to be given even the slightest respect! it’s not our fault your mailbox is full… salah kami ka? now i’m shouting to the whole wide world… IS IT MY FAULT THAT SOMEONE ELSE’S MAILBOX IS FULL??? I’m not the one sending spam mails… maka maybe kamu tu yang pigi visit website mcm2 pastu pigi taru e-mail sana sini, pastu bila dpt spam, bising pula! i tot u asked for it? i’m not the one who doesn’t delete all unwanted emails! heiyerrrr!!! be responsible lah sikit!

lepas tu ada pula yang marah-marah sebab space kecil. meaning, quota sikit… pastu mo banding2 sama yahoo & gmail. “yahoo / gmail bagi unlimited…” ini lagi golongan yg pun tiada common sense. apa? ko ingat tempat ko kerja ni setanding dengan Google Inc.? Setaraf sama Yahoo Inc.? allow me to enlighten you aa… Google Inc. / Yahoo Inc. is like a giant mammoth’s father and the place where we work is like baby mite(hama)… so, a mammoth’s father can afford to have a big house but, a baby hama can’t. got it? nanti masih lagi itu baby hama brabis bikin2 a house big enough for a mammoth, mati pula dia kelaparan… atau pun, sampai dia mati pun rumah dia x siap… worst still, baru siap sikit dinding, kena tiup angin, mati baby hama dihempap dinding rumah sendiri… kesiannn deh lo…

so, selepas bersusah payah kena marah tiap2 hari…. akhirnya tercapailah hajat kami untuk menukar email system baru… dapatlah server with 1TB space… and that’s like a house big enough for a queen ant… so, today (Thursday), we officially sort of “launch” the new system la… and last Monday, i hv sent an announcement through e-mail announcing the launching of this new email… and saya sudah bersusah-payah mengarang 9 perenggan in point form, dengan bahasa yg simple dan mudah difahami, dilengkapi dengan Malay and English Version… i actually spent 2 days to compose that, making sure i didnt miss any important points… from the introduction of the new e-mail system, when can we start to use it, what will happen to the old e-mails in the old server, what are the user’s responsibilities, most importantly how to login and how to change password, the quota reminder as well as who to refer to if there is any problem… to my disappointment, almost all users still call asking about all the things i’ve already explained in my e-mail. jerih payahku langsung tidak dihargai!!!

contoh situasi

caller 1 : saya tidak dapat login email. dia cakap authentication failed padahal saya tak ada tukar password pun. (problem : tidak baca announcement)

caller 2 : macam mana mo login e-mail baru tu? (problem : tidak baca e-mail)

caller 3 : (bertanya secara panik) password? (problem : tidak baca e-mail)

caller 4 : apa jadi sama e-mail kita? (problem : tidak baca e-mail)

caller 5 : jadi? email lama mcm mana la? (problem : tidak baca e-mail)

caller 6 : mcm mana la mo tukar password? (problem : tidak baca e-mail)

caller 7-100 : a combination of 1 or 2 or 3 or all of the above… (problem : TIDAK BACA EMAIL)

petikan daripada e-mail yang dihantar kepada user

5. Semua pengguna yang mempunyai akaun email di server lama akan mendapat akaun email di server baru secara automatik. Tiada perubahan pada nama pengguna (username), walaubagaimana pun, anda telah diberikan kata laluan (password) sementara. Kata laluan (password) sementara anda adalah sama dengan nama pengguna (username) anda.

Contoh :
Username : ahmad1979
Password : ahmad1979

6. Sila tukar kata laluan anda sebaik sahaja anda mula menggunakan email baru ini. Kata laluan boleh ditukar dengan menekan menu Option > Global > Change Password.

7. Server email yang baru ini dilengkapi dengan perisian anti-virus dan anti-spam. Ia juga dilengkapi dengan system kuota. Oleh itu, pengguna perlu menyelenggara mailbox masing-masing agar inbox sentiasa dapat menerima email yang baru. (Hapus email yang tidak dikehendaki / muat turun untuk simpan)

apa bah yg tidak clear???

i thought i used all simple words? atau pun telampau simple sampai susah mo faham? atau tidak pandai baca bahasa melayu sebab dulu belajar di oversea, tau english saja. ok, ada english version.

5. Existing UMS webmail users will automatically receive new email accounts in the new server. There will no change to the usernames; however, a temporary password will be given. The temporary password is identical to the username.

Example :
username : ahmad1979
password : ahmad1979

6. Please change the temporary password immediately upon successful login. Password can be changed by clicking menu Option > Global > Change Password.

7. The new email server is equipped with anti-virus and anti-spam software. It is also equipped with a quota system. Therefore, the users are required to maintain their respective mailbox so that it will always be able to receive new emails. (Delete unwanted mails / download to back up)

siap bagi contoh lagi bah… apa masalah????

ooo… i know… u didnt receive the mail bcos some ppl are taking too much space sampai org lain teda space… ok, faham… faham…

now, moral of the story : pandai-pandai lah guna e-mail and janganlah ingat kami ni org2 bawahan bolehlah diteriak, dimarah2, dipijak2… kami juga manusia biasa… punya hati dan punya perasaan…. AHAKSSSS!!!! kami sudah buat yang terbaik (stail AF)… we have done our best to provide convenience to everybody, we know it’s not perfect but we had certainly try… can you ppl show at least a tiny glimpse of appreciation? bukanlah kami minta anugerah ka apa but at least try and help us to maintain your own mailbox… that is already an act of appreciation… please do not make our job harder than it already is…

sometimes… ppl shout at us (on the phone la..) but still, we answer with a voice as sweet as candy, with a tone like that of an angel but trust me, a day will come when i finally failed to see u as a fully loaded garbage truck. don’t blame me if i scream back at you until all your earwax melt!

but then again, not all the bijak pandai ppl have attitude problems… there are also a few kind soul who are very understanding, very supportive and very responsible… Thank GOD for ppl like these and may you have only the best this world has to offer and may your kindness be richly rewarded, be returned to you in many wonderful ways and be repaid thousands times over!

The End….

the girl that has gone missing for a month has been found – murdered – brutally.

what kind of monster could have done this?? the killer should be hanged! no, the killer should be tortured painfully until that monster begs for death!!! and when that monster finally begs for death, castrate it and burn it in public, complete with live tv coverage!

but then again, is the body found in that gym bag really belongs to the missing girl? could she still be missing? or maybe they just wanted the case to be closed

found out that the girl’s uncle has set up a blog in search of her and the story in this particular entry is a wee bit different from what has been broadcasted over the media for the last 24 hrs.

hmmmmm….

was blog-hopping and found this…

The Law of the Garbage Trucks
A good philosophy, worth trying

The Law of the Garbage Trucks
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day?

Unless you’re the Terminator, for an instant you’re probably setback on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly she can get back her focus on what’s important.

I learned it in the back of a Harare City taxi cab. Here’s whathappened. I hopped in a taxi and we took off for Westgate .We were driving when all of a sudden a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!

Here’s what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. How do I know? Ask any Zimbabwean, some wordsin Harare come with a special face.

Now, here’s what blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you justdo that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!”

And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full ofgarbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you letthem, they’ll dump it on you. When someonewants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave,wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy you did. I guarantee it.

So this was it: The “Law of the Garbage Truck.” I started thinking,how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do Itake their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, onthe streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do it anymore.”

I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie “The Sixth Sense,”the little boy said, “I see Dead People.” Well now “I see GarbageTrucks.”I see the loadthey’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish themwell, and I move on.

One of my favourite Football players of all times, Ronaldino, doesthis every day on the football field. With a smile he always jumps up as quickly as he hits the ground after being tackled. He never dwells on ahit. Ronaldino is always ready to make the next play his best. Goodleaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugsand kisses.

Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and attheir best for the people they care about.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Truckstake over their day.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? You’ll be happier. I guarantee it.

ok, so my “immediate boss” is now a garbage truck

last friday, she sent us (all the “supposedly technical” staff of my dept) an email, INVITING us to attend a new “simple” system briefing. Since i was on “cuti-cuti Malaysia” last friday, i only saw the e-mail yesterday, about 3 minutes before the briefing starts. i decided not to go because

1. INVITATION only maaa… as an invited person, u hv the right to decline. E.g : when someone sent u a wedding INVITATION, u hv a choice whether to go or not to go. it’s not like someone would die if u dont attend.

2. it is just a simple system, and if u’re stoopid enough and doesnt really know how to use it, u can always ask around. plus, the programmer of the system sits right in front and doesnt really hv much to do u can ask him anytime.

and now, she wants a show-cause letter. GREAT!!!

anyway… decided to IGNORE…

or perhaps i can ask for a show-cause letter on why she didnt attend my wedding when i have already wasted my RM1.80 INVITATION card on her.

oh but i guess i just wave my hand *wave hand* and smile

coz SHE’S JUST ANOTHER FULLY LOADED GARBAGE TRUCK!

well… i guess i was being a little over dramatic the other day… ya laa… i was angry kann… lagi pun, i’ve heard one too many stories about their not-so-good service and i just couldnt accept the fact that it happened to me too.

anyway… the seller of the items that i purchased helped me to contact poslaju helpline – y’know, the 1-300-dunno-what-else number. The helpline personnel ask me to go to the nearest poslaju office and tell them what happened. if the items were really lost, then i need to fill in some form and perhaps i could get some compensation.

so… the next day, i went to kk poslaju lah… there were three counters. on my turn, i showed the poslaju lady the torn envelope:-

me : kemarin, ini (showing her the envelope) sampai tapi ada dua barang hilang.
poslaju lady : barang apa tu aa?
me : baju… sweater

the poslaju man at the next counter suddenly interrupted

poslaju man (to poslaju lady) : yang warna merah tu mangkali…

my turn to interrupt

me : bukan, warna pink. satu warna pink satu warna biru
poslaju man : apa jenama?
me : DKNY

poslaju man (to poslaju lady) : *whispering* oo.. itu laitu… tempat si George.

hah??? i was like, who the hell is ‘si George’? ooo kana booking sudah ka?

so the lady asked me to wait for what seems like forever… and finally she came back with my pink DKNY sweater for girl age 4

but she seems to hv forgotten that there was one more missing item, so i reminded her..

me : yang satu lagi tu?
poslaju lady : oh, ada lagikah?

then she put both pink DKNY sweater for girl age 4 & the jeans along with the envelope on the weighing scale. then i saw her checking something on the poslaju sticker. baru pula sya tau, the weight of the package was actually written on it.

poslaju lady : mmm… oya kan… ada satu lagi… hmm… kenapa diorg tidak timbang dulu sebelum hantar tempat kamu aa?
me : *slowly* manaaaaalah sya tauuu….

huh! ask me pula?

ask me to wait again while she went looking for the other sweater and after about 5 minutes, she came back and said that they couldnt locate the item at that time, but assure me that they would keep looking and will call me when they found it.

my guess was that the other ‘george’ (the person who probably had the item) wasnt around.

the next day, as early as 8:30 a.m, poslaju called me and told me that they’ve found the sweater…

and that’s the end of my story.

case closed.

moral of the story :

if you ever have this kind of problem, the best thing to do is to go to their office. chances are, the items will still be there. dont ever think that they would do all the necessary checking for you; i.e check whether the weight of the items received matches the weight written on that piece of paper. and also, make sure the items is properly packaged – not in paper envelopes which can be easily torn. diorg tu main umban2 ja tu…

remember to claim your missing things… otherwise, after a certain period of time, those items will definitely and officially become george’s!

I’M ANGRY!

STUPID POSLAJU!

last week, i purchased a few items (3 to be exact) from lelong.com.my (ya… lelong… i know…) but they were authentic branded items and most important of all, they are CHEAP!

i bought a pink DKNY sweater for girls age 4, jeans for girls age 4 & oshkosh knitted sweater for babies age 1. the oshkosh is actually bought by my colleague but we combined the purchase to save on shipping charges.

and i tell you, the pink DKNY sweater is very very very cute… RM40 only!

so, the seller send the item on 5 July 2007 but i only receive it today. yesterday, i was getting worried so i contacted the seller to provide me with the poslaju tracking number. check with poslaju track & trace, the status is kunun “out for delivery”. so i was like, never mind… maybe tomorrow sampai laitu…

and i was right, the item did arrive today and i didnt even check b4 i sign the delivery form. after the pos ppl left, then only i realized that something was amiss… the package looks thin and the envelope (yes… envelope ) was torn, but was patched back together by celotapes. cincai-cincai pula tu…

imagine my horror when i tore open the envelope and found only 1 jeans inside!

DAMNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH! TIDAKKKKK!!!!!

mimi : where is my pink DKNY sweater for girls age 4?

colleague : where is my blue oshkosh knitted sweater for babies age 1?
well, actually she’s on MC today, but i know she would say the same…

OI POSLAJU PPL! PLEASE RETURN MY PINK DKNY SWEATER FOR GIRLS AGE 4!!

PENCURI!!!! MALING!!!! THIEF!!! XIAOTOU!!!! MANANAKAU!!!!!!!

i dont even have the picture for that pink DKNY sweater for girls age 4.

but i know how it looks like and i swear if i ever see a girl wearing that pink DKNY sweater for girls age 4, i’ll go and slap the woman who’s holding the girl’s hand! i hv a strong feeling that the thief is a woman. i’ll box her face, wrestle her to the ground and stamp both my feet on her stupid head!!!