Feb
09
Lured by easy money, more teens break the law
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1036273/1/.html
This piece of news ain’t that NEW to me. Because I have heard of it before from my contract school. I am not very sure of the easy money but you should know that these kids don’t have a wide range of choices to select from when they WANNA make some bucks. And because of the people they hang around with and the speed of how information flows around, these lobangs get into their ears pretty fast.
$50 an assignment. Worth it? No?
They believed it was.
Is it the fault or failure in education? Or is it the parents who did not give them enough pocket money? I believe we all can start pointing fingers at one another as usual. And who on earth will sit down, clear their mind and start thinking of the ROOT of all these issues. Tell me if you have already done so before you even read this.
It’s okay to go down the wrong path sometimes. And we all know it will just be a dearly/costly lesson.
But to certain people, they believe ONCE WRONG,ALWAYS WRONG. Give them a chance, give yourself a chance.
The bottomline is THEY ARE STILL YOUNG.
Feb
06
This is actually an entry about getting into a relationship.
Here goes….
This friend of mine (let’s call him GUY) likes this girl (let’s call her GAL) for a period of time, let’s say 1 year plus. They hang out once in a very LONG while and he has yet confessed to this girl. So to a certain extent, he’s behaving like a secret admirer in this case.
Things have really been stagnant for some time and marching into 2010 has made him set some new and URGENT resolution. He is going to try and confess to her.
In my eyes he’s really too nice of a guy. And from all the stories and happenings that he told me which happened between her and him, I guess he needs to build up on the self-confidence part. And I wish I can help him.
Okay that’s random.
Moving on, he tried to ask her out on the 12th on this month. Early Valentine. You should be able to guess it right? And the girl told him that she might be overseas. : (
I feel really sad for him. Cos in my perspective, the girl has actually REJECTED him already in terms of a possible relationship. How do I come to such conclusion? Cos I always try to read signs of other people via the way they talk, and the way they behave.
As a followup, he sms-ed the GAL and asked if she would be overseas really. And she said she wanna escape from the festives such as Valentine and Chinese New Year. When he probed why, she gave a N0-link answer. She replied, ” There is actually a guy who confessed to me recently and I rejected him and he was damn sad. I felt kind of guilty and I guess I must manage how to deal with this in future.” Was she trying to imply something? I hope she wasn’t, cos I can’t comprehend anything.
GUY is still going ahead to get stuff for her and is going to give her regardless of whether she is going to accept him or not. And I really wish him all the best. Cos he’s my friend and I feel he deserves a good LOVE.
JIA YOU!!!
Many times, we let a relationship slip by. A good one. A possible one. A painful one. Or even a heartbreaking one. All because we are waiting for THE ONE.
Valentine is around the corner and I wish the best for all people out there. For people without love to be still blessed with love in many other aspects and for those attached, be blessed with a stronger love bond with your partner.
For those waiting for a chance to confess, do it no matter what kind of reaction/responses you might be afraid to get in return. Die trying rather than die regretting not trying.
Good nights : )
Feb
05
Source: http://hypebeast.com/2010/02/fafi-adidas-originals-2010-springsummer-collection/
Feb
04
These above pictures were taken from the Kopitiam in Jurong Point 1.
AS you can see from the first picture, the crockery was not cleared up by the employed aunties and uncles.
* They only hire like 3-4 really old uncles and aunties to clear these stuff. And I assure you the place is big and they need quite some time before they even reach your table after someone left. Next, there are some blind spots which they just cant notice. Next, they cant handle so many crockery at one time, so they have to take a few trips just to clear a table.
From the second picture you can see what any of us might do in order to clear up OUR table for OUR use. Placing it on the ground so the old folks gotta bend down to clear it.
So much for being educated.
There are so much we can do to help make their life easier.
- Return the crockery after our meals.
- If the crockery were left by the previous group, and you wanna clear it on your own, kindly return it to the tray counter. Do not just leave it on the ground like picture 2.
Sometimes we are just too spoilt. And we expect to be served all the time.
Feb
04
This post is dedicated to the McDonalds in NTU Canteen A.
And it happened last night.
Here goes:
(After I bought my meal with normal fries and the guy paid for his meal with normal fries)
Staff A: Hey no more fries already. Left 2 large fries. (shouts over the counter to other staff)
*Pointing at my receipt
Staff A: This is the last packet of fries.
*Pointing at the receipt of the guy after me
Staff A: No this is the last packet of fries.
After 1 min…..
Staff A to Guy : Hey sir. We ran out of normal fries.
Guy: So?
Staff A: So we need to change to twister fries.
Guy: So?
Staff A: You would need to top up 50 Cents.
*Guy paused for a moment
Guy: So what if I dont want to pay?
*Staff and guy exchanged stares for a moment
Guy: Okay I guess I will just pay.
* Staff B asked manager to head over and scan her card in order to process the topping up of 50 cents.
* Manager walked over and scanned her card and walked away.
~END
Personally these are the stuff that went through my head when I witnessed this.
1. If I was the guy, I would insist not on paying the top-up though it’s just 50cents.
2. If I was the manager, I’d resolve this personally.
3. If I was the staff, I would handle it with a smile. Not stare and demand.
And crap on being the leader of the fast food industry. And that is how u deal with this issue even though you are experienced.
IF you cant offer normal fries, indicate SOLD OUT and inform the customer before they purchase. Alternatively CLOSE YOUR STORE FOR THE DAY.
Don’t make it look like it’s the customer’s fault and his responsibility to make up for the loss when it’s your FAULT. And we are paying cos we are just too nice and we do not want to make it hard for the staff. So much for being a floor manager.
Utterly disappointing.
And I’m not LOVIN’ IT. Not anymore.
Feb
01
Remember I said I would send my PS3 in for servicing? I DID! And above is a screenshot of what Sony promised and guaranteed of its superior post-sales service and support. Guess what, the staff whom served me that day, I guess I would rate him 2 out of 5 for his service.
My dad and myself approached his table when our service number was called. Guess what? There was not even a greeting to begin with. We sat down and there was like 20 seconds of silence before he asked,” So what’s wrong?”
And I assure you, prior to that, he was just acting busy on his computer. And he didn’t even FORCE out a natural-lookalike smile through his entire service. It’s seriously Un-surpassed service. In comparison,the lady service officer serving next to him, I can hear and see her enthusiasm in serving from her tone and body gesture.
Therefore, the conclusion: Re-define your expectations of unsurpassed service.
