今天早上,我和我的roomate,姓平,名安,坐在公车上等其他同事上车,停车场里面停放了一部Kia Sorento,车牌是"4444".
P=平安, K=我(Kwong)
我望着车子,跟坐在身后的平安说道,
K:你看看这个车牌,"四,四,四,四","死,死,死,死",我想华人都不会喜欢这种车牌...
P: 对, 但是学音乐的人应该会喜欢这种车牌...
K: Huh? 为什么? So, So, So, So?
P: 不是, 是 Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa.. 发,发,发,发...
K: ..... (Do, Re, Mi, Fa.... 哎呀,乐理太烂了!)
K: 哈哈,这样也被你想出来...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
1st Day in Sri Lanka
Another rushing day for me... Flight at 1:55pm, but arrive the airport at 12:30pm, lucky that is not many people flying via Sri Lanka Airline. First time I travel with this airline... all the air stewardess wear Saris, the air hostess that serve my area is quite pretty, big and pretty eyes with "kuaci" face, I think she is the prettiest girl that I met the whole day, the only turn off will be the excess meat around her tummy, I think that still makes her quite pretty despite the meat. :)
My flight is going to stop in Singapore for transit, it is a waste that this business trip didn't help me accumulate any mileage points for my MAS or Cathay card, due to MAS was fully booked and Cathay was not allowed by the company.
Met a Malaysia Indian businessman on the plane, should have said that he is the one who approached me, he said that he was a trader dealing with Sea cucumber, scallops, shark fins(I will not sell shark fins in my life!), etc.. Chinese called it "Sea-taste" business from Penang. He was heading to Chennai and will drop by Sri Lanka for a few days when he is returning to Malaysia. So we exchanged contacts and hopefully get to learn something from him... This guy was quite good in socializing, I think he talked to several Malaysians in the plane by sitting around.
The plane landed at 5pm sharp. My first impression with the Sri Lanka airport is that the place is better than India airport. Once I reached the arrival hall, I already saw someone holding a sign board with my name, so I just followed them.. the guy wants to push the trolley for me, my first reaction is I don't want him to do so, due to my bad experience in India...Anyway, I let him do it for me at the end.
It takes about 1 hr to reach the company "hostel" that I am going to stay, along the way, I think the place looks a bit like some rural areas in Malaysia 15 years ago. One thing for sure the road condition is not as bad as India. There are more greenery and less dust. There are also less beggars compare to India.
After unloading my stuff, I walk to a dining place to have my dinner, had some Sri Lankaan food in a food court, the taste is ok and it is damn spicy too, anyway, I manage to finish 95% of it...
There was a supermarket next to the food court, went there to grab some water supply (5L of mineral water) and two rolls of toilet paper, so I don't have to use my house-mate toilet paper. Lucky I brought my own towel, cuz last time I forgot to do so because I thought I am staying in hotel.. After shopping, took a shower and start writing my blog.
My physiological time is already 12:25am now, so I think I better go to bed, my watch reads 10pm...(yawn...)
My flight is going to stop in Singapore for transit, it is a waste that this business trip didn't help me accumulate any mileage points for my MAS or Cathay card, due to MAS was fully booked and Cathay was not allowed by the company.
Met a Malaysia Indian businessman on the plane, should have said that he is the one who approached me, he said that he was a trader dealing with Sea cucumber, scallops, shark fins(I will not sell shark fins in my life!), etc.. Chinese called it "Sea-taste" business from Penang. He was heading to Chennai and will drop by Sri Lanka for a few days when he is returning to Malaysia. So we exchanged contacts and hopefully get to learn something from him... This guy was quite good in socializing, I think he talked to several Malaysians in the plane by sitting around.
The plane landed at 5pm sharp. My first impression with the Sri Lanka airport is that the place is better than India airport. Once I reached the arrival hall, I already saw someone holding a sign board with my name, so I just followed them.. the guy wants to push the trolley for me, my first reaction is I don't want him to do so, due to my bad experience in India...Anyway, I let him do it for me at the end.
It takes about 1 hr to reach the company "hostel" that I am going to stay, along the way, I think the place looks a bit like some rural areas in Malaysia 15 years ago. One thing for sure the road condition is not as bad as India. There are more greenery and less dust. There are also less beggars compare to India.
After unloading my stuff, I walk to a dining place to have my dinner, had some Sri Lankaan food in a food court, the taste is ok and it is damn spicy too, anyway, I manage to finish 95% of it...
There was a supermarket next to the food court, went there to grab some water supply (5L of mineral water) and two rolls of toilet paper, so I don't have to use my house-mate toilet paper. Lucky I brought my own towel, cuz last time I forgot to do so because I thought I am staying in hotel.. After shopping, took a shower and start writing my blog.
My physiological time is already 12:25am now, so I think I better go to bed, my watch reads 10pm...(yawn...)
Monday, September 11, 2006
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Traffic ticket
This afternoon I was coming from KL side LDP, plan to go to Giant Supermarket, unfortunately, I have accidentally went to the wrong lane without knowing it. There were three police officers set up their ambush in front of me, one of them wave on me and ask me to pull over... so I pulled over my car, knowing that I am screwed this time...
(below conversation translated from Bahasa to English)
Me: Good afternoon Sir.
P: Good afternoon.
Me: Sorry officer, can you tell me what is my violation?
P: Sir, You shouldn't go straight with the lane that you are driving.
Me: Sorry sir, I really don't know that I should have turn right, because the road in front of me seems quite big for two cars to go through. I thought I am on the lane which you can either go straight or go right, that's why I even honk the car who is trying to turn right from my left hand side. So sorry, I don't purposely do that, please give me a chance.
(At the same time, I volunteer to take out my driving license)
P: (Look at my license) Can I have your ID too?
Me: Here (give him my ID). Hi Officer, may I know how much it cost for the ticket for such violation?
P: (copy down my details on a piece of paper instead of ticket)
Well, it will be RM150. Can you pay it within 2 months?
Me: If I pay early, do I get any discount on that?
P: Well, you see, this is not...(before he finished)
Me: Oh yeah... I know, the government set the rates, not you...
P: Yup.. (He grinned)
Me: (Sigh) I just manage to collect my bad debt from my friend (which is true) for RM150 this morning, and now I am using it to pay the fine...(Gave him those "I can't believe it kind-of-look) (*$&$^@!, I said it inside my heart).
P: Oh... So what kind of work you are doing.
Me: Taking "orders" and stuff like that...(my job title, not the stuff I do though :))
P: So when you plan to pay the fine? Should I put 1 or 2 months?
Me: Err... I am not sure, I will do it "As soon as possible"( I don't know how to say that in Bahasa).
P: How about one month?
Me: Should be ok, excuse me sir, do you think I can pay the fine via postal service?
P: Off course cannot.
Me: Then how about if I ask someone to help me, do I really have to pay the fine myself? Where is the place that I can pay my fine?
P: You can pay it in xxx..... oh god, you never receive any ticket before?
Me: No sir, my record is clean, I never do speeding, or other violations....
P: Oh no, then if I submit this, they will deduct 10 points from you. (hmmm... is it a threat or what? He want me to slide a RM50 note to him? No! I am not going to do that!)
Me: Oh...What to do? Guess I have no choice(pretend stupid and doesn't understand what he means, not sure if he is leading me to pay him some bribe or what, but inside my heart, no matter what, I rather pay RM150 then pay him RM50, I am not going to support bribery!)
(after a few second)
P: Ok bro, since you never violates anything before, this time I let you go, make sure you buy me a drink next time! Ok?
Me: So kind of you, thank you very much, for sure will buy you a drink, very sorry because I really don't know. Thank you!
(close my window and go...^^, neogotiation successful, RM150 saved! Phew...)
(below conversation translated from Bahasa to English)
Me: Good afternoon Sir.
P: Good afternoon.
Me: Sorry officer, can you tell me what is my violation?
P: Sir, You shouldn't go straight with the lane that you are driving.
Me: Sorry sir, I really don't know that I should have turn right, because the road in front of me seems quite big for two cars to go through. I thought I am on the lane which you can either go straight or go right, that's why I even honk the car who is trying to turn right from my left hand side. So sorry, I don't purposely do that, please give me a chance.
(At the same time, I volunteer to take out my driving license)
P: (Look at my license) Can I have your ID too?
Me: Here (give him my ID). Hi Officer, may I know how much it cost for the ticket for such violation?
P: (copy down my details on a piece of paper instead of ticket)
Well, it will be RM150. Can you pay it within 2 months?
Me: If I pay early, do I get any discount on that?
P: Well, you see, this is not...(before he finished)
Me: Oh yeah... I know, the government set the rates, not you...
P: Yup.. (He grinned)
Me: (Sigh) I just manage to collect my bad debt from my friend (which is true) for RM150 this morning, and now I am using it to pay the fine...(Gave him those "I can't believe it kind-of-look) (*$&$^@!, I said it inside my heart).
P: Oh... So what kind of work you are doing.
Me: Taking "orders" and stuff like that...(my job title, not the stuff I do though :))
P: So when you plan to pay the fine? Should I put 1 or 2 months?
Me: Err... I am not sure, I will do it "As soon as possible"( I don't know how to say that in Bahasa).
P: How about one month?
Me: Should be ok, excuse me sir, do you think I can pay the fine via postal service?
P: Off course cannot.
Me: Then how about if I ask someone to help me, do I really have to pay the fine myself? Where is the place that I can pay my fine?
P: You can pay it in xxx..... oh god, you never receive any ticket before?
Me: No sir, my record is clean, I never do speeding, or other violations....
P: Oh no, then if I submit this, they will deduct 10 points from you. (hmmm... is it a threat or what? He want me to slide a RM50 note to him? No! I am not going to do that!)
Me: Oh...What to do? Guess I have no choice(pretend stupid and doesn't understand what he means, not sure if he is leading me to pay him some bribe or what, but inside my heart, no matter what, I rather pay RM150 then pay him RM50, I am not going to support bribery!)
(after a few second)
P: Ok bro, since you never violates anything before, this time I let you go, make sure you buy me a drink next time! Ok?
Me: So kind of you, thank you very much, for sure will buy you a drink, very sorry because I really don't know. Thank you!
(close my window and go...^^, neogotiation successful, RM150 saved! Phew...)
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