I haven't updated since the last decade, literally. To my most avid readers, whom I totally know who are you, haha, I'm so sorry. I've been detached from the sucky cruel actuality. So, maybe I should start by saying happy new year! Welcome to the year of closure and also the beginning. Ahem. :s

Have met way too many unfortunate events lately that I think this year is gonna be a bad year for me. it started on last Thursday, I went to check my account balance of my ATM machine, note: CHECK, wasn't even gonna withdraw any money. Then after I see that my mom's cheque was in, I exited the main menu, and wanted to get my cards back. It hanged. How frequent on earth that an ATM machine hang? Then after a few buttons, it made some weird crunching noise, and dang! Your card has been retained.

wtf! I called OCBC Singapore,

'we are so sorry about that, but we can't do anything for you. You can try calling OCBC Malaysia to check your card status.'

Ok, so I called OCBC KL,

'I see, yea your card PROBABLY have been destroyed. However, you may call OCBC Singapore to ask if they can make a replacement card for you.'

And so I called OCBC Singapore again, fuming.

'I'm so sorry mam, I'm afraid we can't do anything for you, I'm so sorry that you have to go through so much inconveniences, but you really have to go back to Malaysia and get a card replacement or CALL OCBC MALAYSIA AGAIN AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU.'

'SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S TOTALLY NOT MY FAULT THAT YOUR MACHINE ATE MY CARD, EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE MADE ME CALLED BACK AND FRO SO MANY TIMES, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD YOU MANY TIMES THAT I WON'T GO BACK TO MALAYSIA ANYTIME SOON, YOU CAN'T MADE ANY ARRANGEMENT TO HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER?'

'that's correct mam, we are so sorry for all the inconveniences mam.'

IDIOTS!

And that was one of the very few times that I screamed to a customer officer -.-

Oh and I called Malaysia 2 more times that day, and surprisingly, Malaysian customer service was so much better than Singaporeans. At least they really did bother to check and offer some suggestions.

Then it was Friday, I went to develop photos at 12noon, which I double, triple, quadruple checked with the sales girl that I could collect it 3 hours later.

At 3pm, I walked in, showed her the receipt. I was talking to Nor at tht time.

She threw the receipt back on the table, 'you should get it at 7pm'

I ended my conversation and looked at her incredulously.

'What's wrong?'

'you said I could collect in 3 hours!'

'no I said 3 to 4 hours, you came at 12 sth right, so come back at 7pm!'

'3 TO 4 HOURS IS SO NOT 7PM!'

After being screamed at, she went to check at that pile of photos and they were just lying on the photo printing machine. I seriously think the only way to get things done in Singapore is to scream at them. It acts as a stimulus for them to get their work done.

Then, comes depressing Sunday when I failed the biggest interview of my life.

Depressing as it is, life goes on. Tons of work are waiting…