Inconvenienced by incompetence and ignorance, etc.

Last year, my family bought a house near where we are currently staying. We meant to move in before the end of 2004. It never happened, because the stupid lawyers supposedly misplaced the documents, resulting in a delay of close to 5 months. My dad was particularly to be blamed, being male and all that, refused to call the dumbasses to enquire.

At last, after one too many evil eyes from Mom, he finally did so and boy are we glad. If he hadn’t made that call, we probably will never move in for the dumbasses not only misplaced the documents but have completely forgotten about them. That’s the price to pay for believing in the system.

Most Malaysian businesses are in such form that consumers have to behave in near harassing mode if the latter wants to get real work done. Makes you wonder what really is the missing link? Is it workers’ incompetency, flawed architecture of the system or plain obliviousness? Come on, give me a clue.

So this coming Chinese New Year, instead of entertaining guests on a manicured garden, we would have to make do with our tiny living room. Besides that, I’d have to live with my leaking air-con (which water, by the way have successfully gnawed into the parquet floor) for a couple more months. And also, the pain of refraining from buying nifty home appliances that keep appearing when you least need them.

Anyway, just because we’re going to leave the house doesn’t mean we will celebrate CNY in lesser scale. Am still excited about decorating my house; stapling mock angpows onto plants, hand-making decorative lanterns and hang chains of cards on the walls. Speaking of which, it’s a pity that nowadays people tend to send e-cards than real cards. So bad that I might have to forgo the plan this year. Oh well :(

I’ve found the fuschia bag that goes with my fuschia sandals. Bags and shoes must always match. That’s just the way it is. I honestly believe you could wear anything as long as your bag/shoes match. Even a torn tee and discoloured shorts. Hehehe.

My car is stuffed with leaves. I hate, hate, hate parking my car underneath those damn trees but I’ve got no choice. Damn trees, won’t you shed elsewhere?

Pre-CNY shopping.

10am – 9pm:

Retail therapy at Nichi Fashion City, Jusco Maluri and Mid Valley.

Outcomes:

khaki shorts, dirtcheap MNG top that you will so approve, dirtcheap Bodynit top that will definitely not malfunction, a pair of fuschia sandals that Suan would approve and another pair of mules that she probably won’t.

9pm to 10pm:

Looking for my car in Mid Valley. On my trusty (NOTTTTT) denim heels. At one point thought car was stolen. At one point realised that being both spatial and linguistic learner is akin to double jeopardy. Why? B looked like E and sounded like P. Security personnel said it was A (he checked the information on our ticket – apparently we entered Zone A so our car should be there, NOTTTTT). Finally found it after retracing our route, realised we had used the wrong escalator. It should be another one; just opposite.

Outcomes:

Learnt a couple of lessons.

  • Always stick to Zone G/H
  • Always wear flats for impromptu shopping trip
  • Always jot down the exact location of your parked vehicle
  • Don’t trust the passengers of your vehicle
  • Don’t trust the passengers of your vehicle!

Wardrobe malfunction.

Finally rekindled my neglected relationship with Thai Club. Really packed, but fun nevertheless. The star event wasn’t clubbing itself though. It’s my brush with fame ala (almost) Janet Jackson.

The strap of my dress popped even before I entered the club. Damn panic, I tell you. At first Jayn and I ran to a hotel and asked for paper clips. It worked for a while until I lifted my arms and it popped again. Then we thought of something smart; just leaving it that way. It worked. Precious. Should have thought of it earlier.

How it Popped

The Solution

My very first wardrobe malfunction happened at Bar Savanh. The strap of my top popped. Ran to Sheraton Imperial and got safety pins from the housekeeping. Phew. Have to consider myself lucky that these unfortunate incidents happened when I’m actually wearing bra instead of nippie tapes. I mean like if it’s desperate scenario, I could always pretend to deliberately wear lingerie on the outside.

Why does my strap always pop?

Is it because being a prudent shopper I have ignored the quality of my purchase?

Actually, I know….I have heavy b00bs. For sure.

So, have you ever been caught in a similar situation?