... listening to the Mat Sallehs talk about our country.
This morning, I walked into the elevator filled with blue-eyed blondes of both females and males.
Blondie #1: How was your first day man? Blondie #2: Yeah, it was alright. Started slow but picked up pretty fast. How's yours? Blondie #3: * interrupted* Hey, how much was your cabfare? Blondie #1: Mine? It was a 30. Blondie #4: 30?! We came in a cab together, it was only a 21. Blondies #2, 3, 4, 5: Hahahahaha! Blondie #6: Ya' know, when I first came here, I never really bothered with the cabfare. But after sometime, I'd make sure I'd ask first before hopping in. Blondie #1: Ya man, it's always irregular?? The same destination and distance could have a difference as much as RM15 sometimes? Weird.
Hee hee hee. Kena tipu punya case la
I wonder whether all ASEAN countries are like that? When I was in Cambodia, the prices for the tuk-tuk rides could be negotiated as well. And prices there were all in USD. Never, NEVER assume it is cheap to buy stuff in Cambodia. In fact, we (mr tay & i) felt we were much richer when we were in Bali. Bali was a great fun. I loved it there and wouldn't mind going again
Speaking of beach holidays, 3 more months to Phuket and PhiPhi! And 26th
Girl: Damnnnnn... I would love to be on the island. I mean, I could just stay there forever and ever. No need to rescue me.
Boy: You SURE you want to stay there? Knowing you, you'd get bored within the first week.
Girl: I won't la! I get to sun tan everyday. Eh no, make it twice a week coz if not, kena skin cancer not good also. Mmmmm, what else. I get to catch my fish, collect oysters by the sea shores, get to climb trees to collect papayas, get to wash clothes and hang them in a line with strong cool breeze blowing over them. Wow, I am like a jungle girl la!
Boy: *shake head* Siao.
Girl: Then hor, can build sandcastles. Go hunting for food just like Locke... wildboars! Every day can run around the forest, wearing minimal clothes, so syok. Then suka-suka, go down The Hatch, back to civilization a bit.
Boy: So fun hor? What if when you are sleeping and The Others sneaked in and take you away?
Intelligent Girl: Oh. My island and my version of LOST doesn't have The Others one. Plus there will be unlimited supplies of sanitary pads.
Mom has been coughing for days. So, we took her to this clinic in Sungai Siput, further up from Ipoh. She said, it would be a quick one, so she and my brother went down while dad and I waited in the car.
Firstly, the drama started when my brother came to the car to take his driving license. My mom doesn't carry her original IC, instead, she carries along the photostated copy.
Then, we realised it was taking quite long. My brother came to the car, asking for extra money, complaining how expensive it was - RM105. Just for cough you know.
I damn mm kam yuen, stormed out of the car and went straight into the clinic, demanding a breakdown of the charges. The nurse kept insisting that the total amount was RM105 and that we should pay. So, I kept insisting I want to see the breakdown before paying.
After arguing back and forth, she roughly scribbled on piece of paper:
RM35 - Consultation Fee RM35 - Injection RM35 - Medicine
KNN... my mom and I were both so pissed.
First of all, he refused to accept my mom's VALID photostated IC, instead, he demanded my brother's driving license first before he could see her. I was furious when I knew about this, because it has been stated clearly in the papers that photostated IC is a valid document now. And SINCE WHEN DO YOU NEED TO SURRENDER YOUR IC / DRIVING LICENCE TO SEE A DOCTOR? THE MOST IS DURING REGISTRATION AND IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU!
Secondly, my mom argued that since he wasn't a specialist he has no right to charge a consultation fee.
Even so, there was a list of guidelines on the consultation fees on the clinic board stating: - Minor RM15 - Intermediate RM 25 - Major RM 35 - 75 My mom was just having a cough and how could it possibly be a MAJOR consultation? Tell me what's minor then?! And fuck, tell me la... cough needs injection ah?
So, we were arguing back and forth - mom refusing to pay unless he reduced it to RM15 on the consultation fee while he refused to give us back my brother's driving license!!! KNNCCB!
So, told my dad to get a policeman over. It was only right to do so because he had no right whatsoever with-holding my brother's driving license. I rationalized this with my mom, right from the start, the blardy cibai of a doctor already planned to con us. My mom was the patient, why should he be holding my brother's driving license instead?!?
While waiting, mom went next door and asked the fellas about this doctor, and they even asked her why did she go and see him instead of the one opposite the road??? Said something about this doctor charging super expensive. There you go.
15 min later, dad came with a Malay policeman and an Indian plainscloth detective. To ease with the communication flow it seemed, since the doctor was an Indian. The Policemen went in and talked to the doctor and mom and dad joined in later. The policeman screwed some sense into him and it reached a point when the doctor said, ok he accepts the RM80.
Then you know what happened? He shouted at my mom, asking her to "GET OUT OF MY CLINIC! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE HERE ANYMORE. EARLY MORNING YOU ARE GIVING ME THIS KINDA PROBLEM!" All these infront of the policeman somemore.
My mom lagi la. SHE MELETUP! She shouted back at him saying how could he be so UNPROFESSIONAL and how could he treat a patient like that. I was observing the policeman and righto, he was nodding his head.
We got the medicine, and our RM20 change back and while walking back to our car with the policeman, we could hear the cibai doctor shouting some cibai nonsense which I couldn't comprehend. Told him, it wasn't right of him to withhold my brother's driving license and that it wasn't the money or that we couldn't afford to pay but more of the feeling of being conned to fork out RM105 for a cough check-up while in KL, it's only half the price.
POLIKLINIK AMAN 9, Taman Heawood, 31100 Sungai Siput, Perak Dr N. Kanapathy
Just a short entry to let you know that I am typing this in the car while daddy is driving us all to Ipoh! No plug points needed, just the modem and your lappie
Anyway, those who think it's cool to use the emergency lanes to speed, think again. There was a huge commotion just now where TWO police cars came speeding behind us and stopped at the emergency lanes with a whole lane of cars being asked to stop. Subarus, BMWs, Hondas, semua kena So, becareful on the roads ya.
And I just woke up from a nice loooong sleep. I LOVE SLEEPING IN THE CAR! It is probably the best feeling ever. EVER. It's like when the car is moving, and you close your eyes to sleep, you get the rock-a-by-baby feeling. Mr Tay said, "You small time, deprived of 'buaian'. Mommy never cradled you enough." I think so too. Ok, that's all for now.
Bought the red top and skirt for my Mom while browsing at Blook during lunch time just now. I LOVE the details on the skirt! My phone camera of below 2.0 MP just doesn't do justice to it! Anyway, I will post up pics of her in this outfit later
I am speedi driving home later after work. Home-cooked food for dinner later! Kai kai with family later! But most importantly, I have durians waiting for me later!
I just got to jot this down as I ...had the MOST AMAZING dream ever last night. Well, almost.
There were about 15 of us, crouching at an abandoned building with a good full view of the enemies. We had snipers with us, front line men, grenade launchers, and this commander with us. I was whisked off to a van to put on a bullet-proof vest. Damn cool sial. And then, I was just shooting away with my lao-yah pistol. *Pang Pang Pang*
And then, I realized something doesn't look quite right with the whole picture.
Alarm rang and I woke up with this WTF look on my face. I mean seriously, WTF mannnn.
How is it ok when all my fellow comrades were armed with AK-47, long cool rifles but all I had was a blardy lao-yah, short and small Desert Eagle pistol?!
Today is my dad's 55th birthday! And before I go on further, I would like to wish him a very Happy Birthday Pa! I had a few places in mind to bring the family for dinner but this time, left it to my brother to decide. He insisted that we should go to this restaurant in Bdr Manjalara. So off we went!
It was a nice, quiet dinner at this quaint little chinese restaurant. Simple deco, with only I counted, 9 tables inside. Let my brother did the ordering as well. Dishes for the night:
Stir fry vegetables ('yue piu', green vege, mushrooms, carrots)
A must to be ordered in most chinese families - Steamed fish (ikan keli I think, got misai one )
Deep fried 'tin kai' with ginger slice - this one yummm
And lastly, butter prawns
Result: RM181 damage to the wallet with 4 stuffed to the brim people!
Happy people, while waiting for food to arrive. And pardon the ugwee pics of me, I had no make-up on. Just moisturizer ok!
Birthday 'boy' in red I bought the Red Hush Puppies Polo Shirt for pa! CNY ma, hehe.
Mr and Mrs Low
Me and my NEW bf Hahahahahahahaah! 6 yrs apart. Sayang him to bits!!!
My brother lar, (not bf) with my mi
Ok now, do you think I look like my Dad or Mom?
This one nags me a lot
This one spoils me silly
And lastly, my new bf again...
This one calls me 'che'. But sometimes, pat pat my head and calls me 'Shorty' But just so you know, I'm 5'6 ok!
So, do I look like my dad or mom, or brother?? OR NONE?! Because, eversince small, my mom kept telling me that she picked me up from the garbage bin!
