things i heard...
Saturday, November 04, 2006
i came back to work from the raya break on wednesday, nov. 1 2006.
things i heard:
1. BOMBA's remark which infuriates me
a colleague's relatives' house burnt down during the raya break. it took BOMBA (the fire dept.) to reach the house in 2 hours time. the reason for the delay? they were afraid that it was a prank call. damn dubious, i tell you. with the sirens on, they should've reached the place in less than 10 mins. it's that near. so why show up if it's 2 hours later? why show up at all? what's the reasoning of showing up? the house is no longer standing.
and the fact that there's no empathy in their answer (read: darn lame excuse), what does that actually translate in the courtesy of civil servants?
it's like going to the doctor, and him saying:
"don't waste your time and money coming back for treatment. no drugs can help you now. you're dying" as opposed to "well, with the time left, it's best spent with your loved ones". it's the same message, only different in the delivery. and how much the better the person on the receiving end feels.
i know i MAY be over-reacting to the remarks (it's hearsay, anyways), but it angers me that a little consideration is nought. the person's house just burnt down, DURING the festive season! gosh, are you gonna die trying to be a wee bit considerate and sensitive to your remarks?
i really hope the family will leave a paper trail behind...
this family's BOMBA reception is surely different from this doctor's, i can bet!
2. my immediate superior is resigning
the consequences of him resigning is huge. he got promoted recently to head the department for the company's northern region from his previous post of project manager. the formalities of appointing the subsequent project manager for the next project was conducted before the raya break, which caused quite a stir with the team as most are opposed to the new man leading (but nought can be said about that, as we are merely worker ants dictated by the whims of the management *ha!*). so it's quite sudden, since he's resigning after being at the post less than a month.
3. the NEW project manager
hmmmm..... hhhhmmmmmm............. ehm...
what is there to say about someone who's nose is higher than the crocker mountain range in borneo. it's hard when you've seen the man in action at the worst his heart can offer (read: hati busuk).
damn, if this was in email form, it'd be a hate mail where there's liability to think about. 'nuff said.
4. telekom has not fixed the stolen cable which left our office without telecommunication / land line (read: phone, fax, internet connection)
it's either the third or fourth time our office has been rendered without telecommunication as the telekom cable was stolen from the pillar (located NOT at our site, thank goodness! think about how messy if it would've been if the pillar is near our site). and this time around, it happened a few days before 21.10.06 (deepavali) and by the time i returned on 01.11.06, the line's still down. good news? it got fixed yesterday.
5. tmnet connection is bad
both the streamyx and dial-up services have been shitty lately (shitty is used for lack of better-suited word. if it offends, then guess i'm sorry lah. i guess). been plaqued by bad tmnet connection since october 06.
well... with all the items stated, it's still not too late to wish everyone:
SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN.
the ending's kinda abrupt. i know.
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Labels: ramblings
posted by dee3 @ 15:01,
