wed went haiji lane then steambt in bugis's jins deli with ben, yk & joyce haha a pleasant one. (when i met yk, he was telling me, "the work v fun. they all like know u de, kept telling me 'kairong is a v hardwking boy'. i was like...gt meh" lolz, split personality lorh) luckily nv eat the lala cos there's 2 victims lala-ing in toilet lol, i gt myself fishballs meal..toilet come out definitely "bally"!
------------------------------------------------------------------- the following chpt is an unpleasant nagging. u can skip this.
thu nite went admendment. dun bother to further touchup liao "let it be~ let it be" den ard 12+ went down to atm check my saving. dots..haben update so sms the niaopk boss a reminder sumtin like "tmr latest by 5.30pm pls transfer my overdue pay to my acc, no more extension" his reply "sry, we're havin prob with the finance. give me one wk more. sry for the delay"
let me first give u a detailed st0ry abt the niaopk's niao management. their usual practice is 25th is the pay cutoff date, ard 28,29th salary comes so i quit on 30th. alrdy got my june pay. so the sub-boss, Miss V, who under the niaoboss (KLK again) told me my 25th-30th pay along with deposit will oni be receive next mth. so nvm, wait one mth.
aft 1mth, 28-29th still haven gt the pay. abit panic, cos Miss V alrdy quit. seek help frm this gdfren of mine whom become my ex-colleague, ask if can help me find out. he told me the Ms finance juz quit, abit corkup but since is the "Birdpk", how will they forget my pay?
i cant help to worry. get the niaoboss no. called him. he wan me wait till 1st aug if still haven received, call him again. so end up i really call him again. he said his finance got some prob, next day will go office help me settle it. so 4th aug, received a call frm my ex-colleague, she inform me my pay amt, say give them 1 wk to process. i should receive it by 11th.
so 11th i check again. wth call him again. his explanation was, my acc got prob. so he suggest me tmr go birdpk, with my updated bankbk, he give me cash. damn happy la, i dun mind gg down, since can walk frm my workplace thr BUT, the very late nite 12am+ he smsed me he gt meeting, v paiseh.
me v understanding de. so give him a v nice grace period of "it would be better if u can transfer the money to my acc asap b4 the wkends come" his reply "thks" i put trust in him, so i told the ppl i owned money tat wkend i can return them.
tat's y thu nite i give him tat "gentle" reminder. his reply? delay again. if u're me, do u think if u're wrong to sms him "Cannot, tmr is deadline."
so end up he CALLED me. over the other line, i heard one BASTARD yelling into my right ear. first time i ever came across the one owning money still dare to so LOUD. his attitude was like "none of my business, not my fault, it's the zoo's finance." if u're me, do u think u have the right to be pissed off? but since i returned home with my family members slping, i decided to be calm. i didnt yell back.
as the conversation continue, he saids stuffs like "Kairong, do u understand? can u understand anot wad i'm saying? cant u understand now the one keeping ur pay is the zoo, not me. if u really wanna force me, i cant do anything abt it! or u wan me give u my own money izzit? (i reject, thou i FUCKing will wan it) i can advise u the last resort, y dun tmr, wad time u free, i can send u down to the zoo, i help u lodge a complaint to them and u can receive ur money right away. (i reply him he dun need to work? i needa work.) u dun worry abt me. i can drive u thr so u can chase them like loanshark. (FUCK! y would i wanna waste 1day pay for this? sumo if i really loanshark, will i still talk to u in a tone softer than u?) this is it. no more pestering me. do u know now is 2am in the morning, and u're calling me in the middle of the nite disturbing my slp? do u know i can make a police report? (KNN CB to max. i had to correct him tat i smsed him, not call me. last time u 0so smsed me so late. y cant i cant do tat in return.)
"ok, so u can wait till next wk rite? sms me ur full name. i wan ur bankname" "as in?" (i wanna double confirm if he wan the name of my bank, posb or the name stated in the bk" "hey kairong, how old exactly r u? how come such a simple thing u cant even understand" "can u be more polite?" (i know if u're me, u will use FUCK U. i'm sure i would if the old me. now cant, i at home.) that shut him off completely.
the conversation ended soon aft this. he still sms me those "offical closing" sms. i nv bother. so fri, received the call frm zoo. her attitude was v apologising, unlike the KLK boss's not-my-prob attitude.
she explain next mon will prepare the cheque, tue have to wait for CEO signature. take maybe 2days to mail. so by d time i bank in, the money definitely ard 25th then got it. KNN, 2 fucking long mths.
come to think of it now, i cant wait so long animo. juz now decided seek KLK boss to see if he can transfer me his own money while he can have the cheque. God knows, i sms him he reply "who is this?" damn it. simply "i cant help u if u really wan to have it earlier. u have to settle it with the zoo. (asked him if he gt the finance no.) u can check it up frm zoo website (i cant believe he dun hav it) u have to understand tat now is already after work, thks. (so if i call him during office hr, will he say he's buzy or sumtin?)
fine, u win. i juz dun understand y working in birdpk should chase zoo instead for money. well i smsed him back tat i will find my ans from Ministry of Manpower then.
fri was my last day work! the last 2 days work is very xiong. climbing up and down on ladder stockcheck the stuffs on the shelves cos audit coming next mth aft checking, gotta wipe clean the dusty spare parts kena some small cuts by the metal edges so gt to know the jungle survival knowledge of "plaster=masking tape"
i asked tan to take pic. he rejected leh, took off immediately on his bike with a cigarette on his mouth. Az!z say if i get to take photo with him, confirm strike toto de. cos seem like tan dun like take pic, scare affect his gamble "fengshui" lol
my colleague Az!z. take photo always v angry one.
mechanic uncle george. he said ssa everyknow know him de. haha haha, i nv know of SSA. but some stuffs uncle george said quite true:
"The darker the night, the nearer the dawn" - the lesson of waiting and endure. (but i cant wait any longer for the damn pay)
"life is like a mirror. juz like u smile to ppl, ppl smile back to u."
"if a person is honest and upright, his shadow will 0so be straight."
"when u come to work, dun still think of ur family issue. same, u return home, dun bring back ur work. time to suffer, suffer. time to play u play."
end work quickly took some pics of the car. lol kena caught, quickly zao! b4 i left the place uncle george still kept reminding me "be a gd man, dun do wrong thing hor (he refer to young ones who cut their wrist)" haha.
i believe i will grow stronger again. sumo i reached 7 liao. tat's silver le. but aint gg retest, cos wanna go in soon come out late. i believe bitter suffering will bring out the appreciation of sweet success. esp with my pair of dirty detergent-harden hands, i believe i can create a Pearl-y future of mine. thou now i haven got myself a spiritual pillar of religion, i know someone is up thr abv to assist me.
P.S: do u know how to keep a stone on the water w/o it sinking?
reflected at 6:58:00 PM
From a Boy to Man
Once a Marist, always an Officer