孟先生①
1 week ago
Times flies. I remembered when my younger sister Eunice and her son Lawrence applying for “Temporary Resident” Visa of Australia, I was assisting and accompanying her throughout the processes. One month after submission of application and medical check-up report, their Visa has been approved. My feelings is mixture, with joyful and a little bit of sadness.
Joyful is because they will be living in Melbourne, I bet this is another challenge for her in her life. Previously she was weak in most of the things, not even dare to drive when she is still in Penang. The moment when she decided to be reciting to KL to continue her career, I knew this will be a challenge.
She has been through all the hardship in KL, from struggling in life due to unexpected incidents to being able to settle down. That’s when I decided to start my career in KL, at the same time, she gets my companion. I’ve seen her grown up and being mature, from single to married, from a girl to a mum, from being careless to being concerns of everything, from being mood swing to considered person, and from never dare to drive to expert in driving… This is her achievement, her journey of life that I have witnessed with my own eyes.
Sadness is because she and her son are leaving. To be frank, I do not like my brother-in-law, his personality and attitudes is way too weird, even his family. The way he treated people is also different. Ever since the incident happened between I and him, I did not call him for years, I do not regret and I do not mind for being called as “no manners” fellow. He just doesn’t deserve to get my respect and honour, but I know the fact is he is husband of my sister and father of my nephew, that is undeniable.
Other than that, migrating to Melbourne is a new challenge for her. Australia is well-known as arrogant yet racist country, main language would be English, weather are four seasons, foods and cultures are all different. I am not doubt of my sister’s ability in adapting the environment and her master of language, but it is still too new for her. If she is reciting to Taiwan or Hong Kong, I guess it will be better.
Writing this blog is one of the hardest things to me in my life.
I’m a person that easy to get touched with lots of expression that always trapped in myself, but never knew how to let it out. Infinity is the secret garden that I will express my feelings out loud. I rather let her seeing this than asking me to express to her.
Please do take care yourself and your son there. If you are not happy living over there, you are more than welcome to come back anytime, my room is always open.
Hope you have a safe journey and everything sailing smoothly...
Courtesy of Mervin...
To my dearest sister Eunice and her son Lawrence...
Malaysia really boleh lor! Don’t you agree?
After lots of achievement of proving Malaysia is really boleh, today, again the latest Malaysia Boleh was achieved by MACC assistant enforcement officer Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus, he is being called as 19th witness of Teoh Beng Hock Inquest. He shall be awarded 1Malaysia Spirit Award!
My day was ruined by one call from representative of TM, who called to recover the due payment from me, which I had paid them 2 years ago at their old TM Point branch in Maluri, before shifting to Menara Maxisegar in Ampang.
In fact I’ve got another similar case happened to me, where I paid for my California Fitness Yearly Renewal Fees for 2 years in Oct 2007, but the staff told me that there is NO records found. When I called up, another staff claimed that she is handling my case, she even confirmed that the payment did not update into system is because lost of documentations. However, they have traced back the details and will do the adjustment shortly.
Okay, back to our Malaysia Boleh achievement. I read the news of Sin Chew Daily today after the distracting call. Though it is not the headlines but it is still obvious on the cover page of the papers, saying that…
“MACC Enforcement Officer, learning questioning skills from TV Programme”
Wahhhh, sounds very proud huh?! Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus previously was worked as a worker in a factory, probably an operator of production line. When he was appointed as an MACC enforcement office, he admitted that he has never been trained on questioning skills. He learned the skills neither from books or other senior or related professional officers such as customs nor PDRM, but MULTI AWARD WINNING TV DRAMA : CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) !
MACC, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissions, a standalone yet independent commissions that fight against scandals and may assist to bring back the reputation of country, also to win the heart of investors is making such a huge huge mistake.
This is a professional body and I believe certain qualification is a must in hiring and selection of candidates, but now hiring “a worker in a factory” (according to local newspaper, if he was a professional in previous career, he should be damn proud to announce his profession) to be their enforcement officer, I would say, it’s a SHAME! If he can be an enforcement officer, I do not find any reason or excuses for anyone to be their officer too.
What is MACC doing??? It is such a BIG disappointment to the Public. I wanna know, Malaysian wanna know:-
1. Why appointing a worker of factory to be MACC enforcement officer?
2. Why no training was being provided?
3. If there is no training, is that meaning to say no trainer? If there is no trainer, in other words, there is no one who is qualified or being trained to be an MACC officer?
4. Is there a performance appraisal for MACC officers? If there is one, Royal Commissions should have known what they have done all this while.
5. Why MACC allows force, torture, violence, and psychological breakdown during questioning session?
6. Will officers misused their power?
To me, it is a must to have a Royal Malaysian Human Resources Commissions to have strictest screening and rules in hiring and selecting the right candidates to handle the right task.
Malaysia has gone through many hardship and shameful matters, also being a BIG joke to the planet (there are numerous of satellites surrounding the earth, if there are transformers and UFO, they must be laugh out loud)!
More news updates, please visit attached links by The Star
1. MACC officer denies using force during questioning
2. ‘Torture’ used at MACC office
I got pissed in the next minute I woke up... The scenario goes like this....
I was having insomnia until 7am this morning. It’s been so hard for me to get myself to hit the sack with my 3 quarter closed eyes, and I was being awake when I heard my sister spoken my full name over her mobile.
I took the phone, trying to find out who would call my full name by calling to my sister mobile. It was a Malay girl, she did not introduce herself but straight to the point, telling me I am owing TM a sump of money 2 years ago.
I was so mad and frustrated! I was very straight to the point, firing her until she has no turning back. The conversation goes like this:-
Girl : Hello, Mr. GCW kah?
(Hello, is that Mr. GCW?)
I : Speaking.
(Speaking)
Girl : Saya telefon on behalf of TM…
(I’m calling on behalf of TM…)
Her speech was cutted by me as I already knew what she gonna bullshit next
I : Yang bill itu I sudah bayar 2 tahun lalu, I sudah call TM 100, Streamyx Billing Dept.,
Mereka sudah beritahu bill itu sudah selesai, tetapi jikalau saya check dengan TM Point
bill itu masih tertuggak.
(I’ve settled the bills 2 years ago, I ‘ve called Streamyx Billing Dept of TM 100, and they
Confirmed that I had cleared my bills, but if I check at TM Point, the bills is shown as due amount)
Girl : Ya, sebab anda belum bayar lagi. Amaun yang tertunggak…
(Yes, it is because you haven’t made the payment. The outstanding amount…)
I : I sudah beritahu yang bill itu I sudah bayar 2 tahun lalu. I sudah called TM 100 dan
mereka beritahu bill itu tiada masalah, tetapi kat TM Point, bill itu masih tertunggak.
Yang bill itu I bayar 2 tahun lalu, so sekarang macam mana nak saya cari resit 2 tahun
lalu? TM 100 dan TM Point guna system yang berlainan. TM Point tidak dapat masuk ke
dalam system TM 100.
(I already told you I have make the payment 2 years ago. I’ve called TM 100 and they
Told me my bill has no problem. However, at TM Point, the bill was shown as due
payment. The bill was paid 2 years ago, and how am I supposed to look for the receipt
dated 2 years ago? TM 100 and TM Point are using different system. TM Point are not
able to access TM 100 system.)
Girl : Mr. Goh sekarang tinggal kat mana?
(Where are you staying Mr. Goh?)
I : Penang.
(Penang)
Girl : Alamat anda di Taman Segar, Cheras. Mr. Goh tak terima surat reminder?
(Your address was at Taman Segar, Cheras. Mr. Goh did not receive reminder letter?)
I : Tak. Sebab I sudah balik ke Pulau Pinang.
(No. Because I have gone back to Penang Island)
Girl : Bayaran akhir yang saya nampak adalah pada September 2005.
(I saw the last payment made was in September 2005)
I : Bill itu I sudah bayar. Saya tak tahu macam mana nak cari resit 2 tahun lalu. You sendiri
Pergi check dengan TM 100.
(I’ve paid the bill. I do not know how I can trace back the receipt which is 2 years ago. You can check with TM 100 yourself)
Girl : Ok… ok… saya akan check dengan mereka.
(Ok… ok… I will check with them)
I was working as Credit Analyst in DELL before, to analyse credit assessment, application, aging, and collections. Normally I will check everything before I proceed to call my customer to check on the status of the payment especially the system that which is not linked.
I am not a staff of TM, but I know TM 100 and TM Point are using different system.
Furthermore, it has been 2 years. By right, as a collection officer, if there is customer did not make due amount payment by 120 days, the aging is considered as uncovered and legal action may be taken, or may have categorized as loss. But they are only calling after 2-3 years! AMAZING!
[ TM ]
I now categorized TM as private government blood sucker. Why? TM is a division of Malaysian Government, though it has been privatized, but it is a GLC (government-related company).
I am wondering that TM 100, a one solution call centre that handles enquiries and complaints of customer. Other than Streamyx product, they also handle TM fixed line, TM Business and even Celcom.
TM Point as the frontline one solution retail outlet that provides one stop services such as new application, complaints, enquiries and bill payments for all channels, servicing customers face-to-face, EVERYDAY, but their system is OUTDATED!
How a giant international company like TM Group could use 2 different systems? The worst is TM Point act as the first contact to interact with customers, but using the outdated system to serve the customers. HOW COULD THEY ASSIST CUSTOMERS? To me, TM Point is just creating another problem.
While TM 100 is back-end support, and I do not know how both centre interact and communicate when there is an obvious conflicts that to be happened.
The lesson told us that, whenever you have paid for your TM Bills, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT WILL BE, YOU NEED TO KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE, till you die!
最TL那些爱唱反调的Facebooker
尤其是他们对爱情的观念
自己不认同就算了
还要假惺惺刻意写说在FB去demotivate他人
最鄙视这种人
因为他们酸在吃不到葡萄
对我来说他们就是Poker-Facebooker (PK)!
请某PK人听清楚
如果你觉得为爱人而改变
变成不是真正的自己
然后会不开心
那我想问问你可否想过
当你为爱人而改变当时
你的爱人也不是一样
在为你而改变
一位有事业的三十岁男人
竟然会refuse to change
到香港后找印度煎饼吃？
还是到纽后约找叻沙吃？
若明知生意出问题
突然想到若要改变
就不再按照原先计划走
但是否有想过改变可能带来新生机？
我想请问Change真的只有坏处吗？
做人难道就只有往坏的一方面想
你吃盐多过我吃米
这样简单的道理无需我后辈来解疑吧？！
如果我发现我桃花运正兴旺
我会不顾一切把它斩断
也绝对不会藕断丝连
因为我珍惜这段感情
决不容许他人来破坏
请别说我对你没信心
别告诉我你不会改变
人会随着环境而改变
人会因某事情而改变
就算你对自己有信心
你能保证往后你不会？
但一旦改变了可能自己都不懂
只有身边的挚友更能看得清楚
别以为他当时的出现只是巧合
别怪我超敏感
因为你是我的
还记得1997年Secret Recipe刚开张时
都会到不同的分行品尝各式各样的蛋糕
而最吸引我的目光的不是Cheese Cake
而是意大利最有Feel的Tiramisu
Tiramisu有一个称号叫Heaven in your mouth
还记得吃下Tiramisu的第一口
那感觉就是难以形容
当我正在陶醉其中时
朋友问我到底怎么了
我只回答“有一种恋爱的感觉。”
试想1997年的我只有13岁
何来“有一种恋爱的感觉”
而这几年来除了Secret Recipe外
我还吃过不少不同师傅的Tiramisu
每位的做法都不一样
感觉也变得越来越商业化
最后一次则是品尝于Pavilion的Italian On Sixth
今天我却领悟到了更不一样地Tiramisu
原因在于
他今天心情特别差
原本想开导安慰他
后来却闹得不愉快
是我还没真正改变
还是我太过用心了
我不懂如何开解他
只是突然想起蛋糕
脑海里浮现的就是Tiramisu
今天我并没品尝任何Tiramisu
但无论我走到哪
只因为可以看到Tiramisu
我可觉得很满足、很开心
我希望等他回来后
开雪柜是的那一刻
看见Tiramisu时
也可以看见他的笑容
爱上汉堡包？
我本来就爱
不是麦当劳
而是自制式
曾经在本地一家运动器材公司当过集团广告及促销经理
当时的CEO就发表了他的十句金言
其中一句就是
“你可能对煎汉堡有所歧视，
但你的祖父母对煎汉堡有不同的定义。”
每个人对煎汉堡地定义都不一样
麦当劳就是专卖汉堡来“骗”钱
Ramly就是供应给煎汉堡的大商家
而我所煎的汉堡
只是因为一个人
他：“B, 我想吃汉堡。”
我：“现在已经半夜两点多了，人家已经打烊了。”
就是接二连三的来回说了好几遍
所以索性自己下厨好了
更何况每次买街边汉堡都有偷师
加上对自己的厨艺还蛮有信心
对我来说不是难题
所以
B，请别再问为何有汉堡了
就只是为你…
What am I?
Who am I?
I know I am lost
Lost in my direction
Lost in my control
Lost in my mind
Becoming someone I never thought I would be
Being admired by those who thinks I am an expert or a jerk
But how well do they know me?
Is this a compliment or confusion?
Does anyone knows about me inside out?
Apparently my emotion has taken over me
Becoming irrational yet illogical
Anger always has its say
Angel in me is hiding in somewhere no one could have seen
I do not know where I could find the real me
There I know there is one who love me
Toughness sometimes bring us down
Teasing sometimes lead to disappointment
There may be certain issues that distracting me
That I unintentionally let my anger on you
Though I may be rude at times
Though I may be over-sensitive
Trustworthy sometimes easily get in doubt
There is only one reason for me doing so
That I seriously concern every little thing of you
Though I am not a perfect man listed in top category
Though I thought that I could bring you full happiness
There is only one thing I can't deny
That I really love you
Today supposed to be a great day for us but was totally turned down in KLCC.
It wasn't a luck day for me. I had requested my housemate - Sui Yong's assistance in planning a surprise show up to my bb and my best buddy cum housemate Zi Yuan in KLCC, in conjunction to celebrate Zi Yuan's birthday. The plan was surprising them in any places in KLCC, which I successful did that in Isetan by following behind them. Then we were planning to have lunch in California Pizza Kitchen, but too bad that the restaurant is closed for private function. We have tried to go for other restaurants but it seems full house every else where. And we finally decided to go Sakae Sushi.
As usual and same as other restaurant, we are queuing-up outside of the restaurant, without being recorded in the waiting list. After 20 minutes, we are still queuing-up, that's when we started to feel unsatisfied over some unexpected issue. There were 2 stupid fat guys wearing bright red and bright yellow, which makes them looks like a dumb mobility but incomplete traffic light, cutting queue!
They do not feel shame over their actions but the worst is I saw them walking towards a table which is full of plates and unclear. The girl behind us got mad and walk towards to the manager acting as a cashier at the counter to make complaints but it seems unattended. I got even mad to come across such situation especially after a long wait, I walked towards the counter, while waiting the manager to collect payment from customers, I looked at his name tag "Wei Seong". Once he had done his collection, I was questioning him...
"Hi Mr Wei Seong, may I know why are you allowing that two guys seating over there while everyone here is queuing-up for so long?"
"Because we do not aware, they just walked-in and took the seat without out knowledge."
"Then you allow them to seat there and do nothing?"
"Because we have insufficient of manpower."
"Then what is the point you put the sign there [Please wait to be seated]? It is useless! This is a lame excuse and I can't accept that."
I got mad is due to following reasons:-
- I am celebrating my friend's birthday.
- Sakae Sushi, a Japanese restaurant with Japanese-oriented foods and name, owned by demanding Singaporean, should have been service-oriented as well.
- The restaurant is based in KLCC, a luxury and prime mall in Malaysia. Quality of services and foods are extremely disappointed.
- Manager's explanation cannot be accepted.
- Customers' complaint over two rude idiots that cutting queues was not being attended.
- Manager doing nothing over the two rude idiots that cutting queues.
- Manager did not take down our name and putting in waiting list, instead to let customers to queue outside the restaurant.
- Restaurant have ample of vacant seats but we are still queuing outside the restaurant.
- Many tables are not clearing up after the customers have left for some time.
- Salmon is not fresh and shrink due to long exposed of open air.
- Last 4 pages of menu, everything "N/A" (Not available).
After we finished our lunch there, the next thing that I'm going to do is writing complaint letter to several divisions. It would be the Headquater of Sakae, KLCC Management, public and leading forums and Public Complaint Bureau of Prime Minister Department.
This ain't the first time I am complaining Sakae Sushi and I'm wondering how their managers are being trained. So far I have complaints 3 Managers of Sakae, 1 in Queensbay, 1 in Gurney and 1 in KLCC.
