This year no 29th Feb but my colleagues still bought me a birthday cake =)
My birthday cake
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The Power of Words...
I felt a little sorry for complaining.
The devil within and my anger had conquered me last night.
I caused someone to lose her job because of 10 cents.
YES, you did not see wrongly! Just for 10 cents!
Words can be so evil and powerful sometimes.
It was dinner time.
I walked a big round from LG to G to look for food.
I went to buy dinner for myself and for my brother at a bakery shop in TCM.
I ordered my food and the staff returned the balance to me but it was short of 10 cents.
She asked me to wait.
I was waiting for my food to be ready also.
I thought it was all right to wait.
Another customer came and ordered but too bad the customer also did not have small change.
I heard she told the same to that customer.
Later, she called me to collect my food but she told me that she still did not have 10 cents for me.
She did not take any further action and she did not even say sorry for that.
I felt annoyed.
My mind was struggling.
It seemed that there was a Devil and an Angel standing on each side of my shoulder just like in movie.
On one side, I told myself to forget about the 10 cents since it was just a tiny amount that could not be used to even buy a candy.
On the other side, I told myself to act on what I felt to be the right thing to do.
In the end, I chose to call the TCM customer service to get the contacts for lodging a complaint on this matter.
My email to TCM management team last night:
"Hi Ms. XXX,
The devil within and my anger had conquered me last night.
I caused someone to lose her job because of 10 cents.
YES, you did not see wrongly! Just for 10 cents!
Words can be so evil and powerful sometimes.
It was dinner time.
I walked a big round from LG to G to look for food.
I went to buy dinner for myself and for my brother at a bakery shop in TCM.
I ordered my food and the staff returned the balance to me but it was short of 10 cents.
She asked me to wait.
I was waiting for my food to be ready also.
I thought it was all right to wait.
Another customer came and ordered but too bad the customer also did not have small change.
I heard she told the same to that customer.
Later, she called me to collect my food but she told me that she still did not have 10 cents for me.
She did not take any further action and she did not even say sorry for that.
I felt annoyed.
My mind was struggling.
It seemed that there was a Devil and an Angel standing on each side of my shoulder just like in movie.
On one side, I told myself to forget about the 10 cents since it was just a tiny amount that could not be used to even buy a candy.
On the other side, I told myself to act on what I felt to be the right thing to do.
In the end, I chose to call the TCM customer service to get the contacts for lodging a complaint on this matter.
My email to TCM management team last night:
"Hi Ms. XXX,
I felt annoyed by the attitude of the staff in P.C.
I went to order 2 burgers from them that costed me RM13.60 but the lady only returned me RM6.30. (Yes I know it's a tiny amount - RM0.10)
I waited a while.
Then, I asked her whether she was going to give me another 10 cents balance.
She said there was no 10 cents in the cashier machine.
She asked me to wait.
Another male staff was preparing my food.
I waited until my burgers were ready and again she told me that she still did not have 10 cents for me.
She told me that she even owed the customer after me MORE 10 CENTS.
She did not take initiative to get some change from other shops and told us this kind of excuse.
When I read this, I felt a little sorry for the staff.
Yet, I feel satisfied as my complaint was taken care of.
Hope TCM can be a better mall for everyone."
If there are more than 200 customers a day visiting the shop and she tells all of them that she does not have 10 cents, she can easily earn at least 2000 cents/RM20.00 a day. Not to say she owes some customers more than 10 cents.
In a month, she can easily get a few hundred ringgits more... RM20++ x 30 = RM600++ besides her wages.
This is not acceptable.
I attached the receipt for your reference.
There is the Cashier ID in the receipt: XXXX.
I am not sure this would help you in taking any action or am thinking whether you will perform any action on this or not.
I am staying here and I just do not wish to experience this kind of frustration that will affect the mood of my day.
If no action was taken, I think I may find alternatives such as blogging and sharing about this in FB etc.
Hope to get a response to this matter from you soon."
Email from TCM management team on the next day afternoon:
"Dear XXX,
You may reach me at XXX-XXXXXXX but I prefer to receive email instead of call especially during office hours."
Email from TCM management team on the next day afternoon:
"Dear XXX,
Thank you for your email.
Firstly we would like to apologize for the disappointment that you experienced while dining at P.C. recently. We assure you that your complaint and feedback will give the opportunity to remedy any problem that may exist and help to improve our mall further.
We have escalate your feedback and complaint to P.C. concerned. Meanwhile, we would appreciate if you could provide us your contact details for us to follow up.
Once again, please accept our sincere apologies.
Should you require any further assistance, you are welcome to contact us.
Best regards,
XXX
Asst. Manager – Leasing
TCM
XX-XXXXXXXX"
My response to email from TCM management team on the next day evening:
"Hi Ms. XXX,
Thank you for the response.
Appreciate on the action taken.
I just hope TCM can become a better mall even though its current shopping experience is not as competitive as the other shopping malls in the neighborhood.
It might be worsen if the services of the existing shops are not good enough.
A separate email from Ms. ABC (I supposed management person from P.C.) on the next day evening just an hour before my reply:
"Dear XXX,
Thanks for notification. We are truly sorry about the issue you experience while visiting p.c. @ TCM
As the staff not paying the right amount to the customer, our management has take this as a very serious incident, we will proceed with action against the staff.
In fact, our management have feedback this issue to their agent. And our management have decided to terminate the staff . We will rectify the situation as soon as possible. Once again , we apologise for this incident.
While visiting TCM, please do call me at XXX-XXXXXXX.
Hope to serve you better in near future.
With regards,
Ms. ABC"
My reply to Ms. ABC:
"Hi Ms. ABC,
A warning letter should be given instead of termination (if this was just the first time).
I felt sorry even though appropriate action was taken against the staff. . . but the staff may deserve a second chance for this. . .
I almost involved in an accident while I was driving home.
There was a Plastic-Jersey-Barricade in the middle of the road before the Cyberjaya - Puchong toll.
I was about to collide with the Plastic-Jersey-Barricade.
I managed to slow down a little and change lane to avoid the barricade but my front bumper or wheel still hit the barricade slightly.
My chest was pain also whenever I moved my body since this morning.
I guessed this might be some of the punishment I got for causing misery to others.
Monday, February 24, 2014
My response to Love.com.my email
Hi,
I attached my online statement for your reference.
It's stated that 13/02/2014 LOVE FLORIST SING SG840 USD 97.06 20/02/2014 (327.18) and I was charged RM327.18 from LOVE Florist.
I do not fully understand the lengthy email from you but I just know that I paid RM327.18 instead of RM296.00 as shown in the Checkout order in your website.
I had paid on an amount that was different from what I had seen in the order and I agreed upon.
I am more than happy if you can refund me the difference and I will continue to order from you.
-> Let's wait and see whether I will get back my refund of the differences for the currency conversion...
If it's not their fault, then it should be the web designer's fault.
If it's not their fault, then it should be the web designer's fault.
It's seen that the conversion rate was USD3.0497, which I believed it's outdated since long ago.
They mentioned that their conversion rate was provided on No. 1 exchange rate website: www.oanda.com.
However, I checked the website for the historical currency rate chart and found out that the conversion rate was never below USD3.2 for last two months, Jan - Feb 2014.
In this case, this was very MISLEADING!
In the whole website, MYR was being used as the price tag.
Yet, the grand total was based on the total in USD.
In my case, I should be paying the amount that was estimated to the shown amount 296.00 MYR instead of paying USD97.06 x current conversion rate that would around USD3.3, which would be equivalent to about 320 MYR.
If the conversion rate was up to date and it was shown clearly at the bottom of Checkout Cart, the amount in MYR would be about 320 MYR and not 296 MYR.
Reply from Love.com.my
Dear Sir/Madam,
This email confirms that we
1) We bill all our customers
2) We use the world's most
3) As MYR is not an
4) We do not have access to
5) If your credit card is
6) If your converted value
7) If you want to request for
8) We will refund the
9) When we refund to your
10) We will not entertain any
We appreciate your time to
Your happiness and continued
Thank you.
Valentine's Day Flowers and Chocolate from Love.com.my charged more than displayed
I just realized that I was charged more than shown on the Checkout Basket.
I felt cheated.
I was not sure whether this was written in their terms and conditions but they provided the total amount in USD but the rate of USD was not updated based on current rate.
Discrepancy of grand total amount between debit card statement and Love.com.my Checkout Cart paid amount:
FAQ page on conversation by Love.com.my:
http://www.love.com.my/page/3-FAQ
Conversion rates FAQs.
1. What does WP denote at the front of the billing details?
Love.com.my chooses WorldPay (WP) International as our Internet Gateway Security Payment Provider. WorldPay is one the the most reputable companies in the world when it comes to Internet Commerce so Love.com.my naturally chooses the most reliable company to safeguard our customers sensitive credit card details. Worldpay is part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. For more on Worldpay please visit their website: www.worldpay.com
2. Why does Love.com.my bill in USD for Credit Card?
Love.com.my website publishes two prices in RM and USD. The RM is used for easy comparison tailored made for Malaysian customers to facilitate the purchasing decision making process and USD is used for billing purposes. USD is used because it is the reference point when it comes to International foreign exchange rate conversion. RM is not used because RM is not a valid currency outside Malaysia and international remittance is not possible in RM.
3. Why is there a difference in Love.com.my conversion rate compared to my credit card provider conversion rate?
Love.com.my conversion rate is based on the average interbank exchange rate for the said currency. This rate is provided by the number one exchange rate website: www.oanda.com . This rate may be slightly different (approx 1-3%) compared to the rate your bank charges you as your bank will make a slight conversion commission out of every converted currency transaction. Love.com.my revises this rate every month.
4. Does Love.com.my gain anything from the conversion difference?
No, Love.com.my does not gain anything out of the conversion rates. In fact, Love.com.my is also charged a conversion commission when the USD is converted to RM in Love.com.my Malaysia bank account, this rate would be around 1-2%. On top of that Love.com.my pays an additional 5-5.5% credit card commission for each transaction. In total, Love.com.my pays approximately 7-8% of the value of your order to facilitate the safe processing of your transaction.
5. Why does Love.com.my choose to bear so much additional cost (7%) compared to a conventional retail transaction (2%)?
The reason is because Love.com.my believes in using the most reputable payment processing to protect our customer's sensitive credit card information. Love.com.my will not sacrifice this principle under any commercial circumstances. We will consider using a local bank one day when we find their internet security and functionality is acceptable under normal international best practices. At the moment, we don't think they offer as much protection as WorldPay.
After I read the explanation/FAQ about the conversion, I did not really understand and a little confused.
But I was charged about additional 10% on the grand total shown on the Love.com.my Checkout page without clear information.
The additional 10% charges were not stated in the Checkout page and the conversion rate of USD was outdated.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
New Love Story part 13
She seemed to be surprised that I was driving MyVi also.
I wondered was it because she was surprised because I was driving the same car as her or was it because she expected me to drive a much bigger and luxurious car.
I alighted from her car.
We greeted each other goodbye and good night.
I said I would wait for her message or call, which may not come or I would continue to message her and ask her out.
She said, "Don't worry. You still can ask me out. I haven't rejected you."
Can someone teach/guide me what to do next as of now? Why the situation look so familiar and similar to the previous case? Be friend first then slowly no contact or does she really mean she want to get to know me more before we get into relationship?
Can anyone gives some advices?
I wondered was it because she was surprised because I was driving the same car as her or was it because she expected me to drive a much bigger and luxurious car.
I alighted from her car.
We greeted each other goodbye and good night.
I said I would wait for her message or call, which may not come or I would continue to message her and ask her out.
She said, "Don't worry. You still can ask me out. I haven't rejected you."
Can someone teach/guide me what to do next as of now? Why the situation look so familiar and similar to the previous case? Be friend first then slowly no contact or does she really mean she want to get to know me more before we get into relationship?
Can anyone gives some advices?
New Love Story part 12
She said she appreciated what I had done and said she always appreciated what people did for her.
She praised me for my courage and initiative to express my feelings and my actions.
She asked whether I realized that she was older than me quite a lot.
I told her I roughly counted her age from the clues she gave me during the lunch in Mid Valley.
She said she purposely gave me those hints.
She said she could accept a younger guy if the guy was fine with that.
I told her I knew it.
She said actually she sensed my intention quite obvious since I took the initiative to date her out after we came back from the Taiwan trip.
She said she gave me chances by going out with me when the timing was right.
She just felt that I was a little rush by sending her flowers to express my feelings even though she was touched also.
Later, she told me that there was a friend's friend, who is an expatriate, who confessed to her through messenger a month later after he just met her for two hours in his friend's friend gathering before New Year.
She straightaway ignored him and unfriend his Facebook.
Then, we changed the topic back to career and business to avoid awkwardness.
We talked for a little while.
She looked at clock on the wall and said she wanted to go home to rest early.
I paid for the bill.
She paid me back 10 MYR.
I asked her where she parked her car and she said it's just behind.
She offered to send me to my car.
I didn't reject because I could accompany her to her car.
She praised me for my courage and initiative to express my feelings and my actions.
She asked whether I realized that she was older than me quite a lot.
I told her I roughly counted her age from the clues she gave me during the lunch in Mid Valley.
She said she purposely gave me those hints.
She said she could accept a younger guy if the guy was fine with that.
I told her I knew it.
She said actually she sensed my intention quite obvious since I took the initiative to date her out after we came back from the Taiwan trip.
She said she gave me chances by going out with me when the timing was right.
She just felt that I was a little rush by sending her flowers to express my feelings even though she was touched also.
Later, she told me that there was a friend's friend, who is an expatriate, who confessed to her through messenger a month later after he just met her for two hours in his friend's friend gathering before New Year.
She straightaway ignored him and unfriend his Facebook.
Then, we changed the topic back to career and business to avoid awkwardness.
We talked for a little while.
She looked at clock on the wall and said she wanted to go home to rest early.
I paid for the bill.
She paid me back 10 MYR.
I asked her where she parked her car and she said it's just behind.
She offered to send me to my car.
I didn't reject because I could accompany her to her car.
New Love Story part 11
She said there was a guy that she would like to know more about him also.
She might lose this friend because of my action on last Friday.
She said she no reject me yet but we could continue as a friend to know each other better before proceeding to the next stage.
I told her that I agreed to give each other time to get to know better but there was no way to do that if she was busy all the time.
I told her that I was also afraid to call or message or ask her out too frequent to avoid disturbing her during her busy time.
She felt that she was wrong also by not taking action to meet more or communicate more.
She might lose this friend because of my action on last Friday.
She said she no reject me yet but we could continue as a friend to know each other better before proceeding to the next stage.
I told her that I agreed to give each other time to get to know better but there was no way to do that if she was busy all the time.
I told her that I was also afraid to call or message or ask her out too frequent to avoid disturbing her during her busy time.
She felt that she was wrong also by not taking action to meet more or communicate more.
New Love Story part 10
He told her that someone had sent her something and asked her to come down and get it.
She guessed that must be someone sent her flowers since it's Valentine's Day.
She said she guessed so from her experience.
She carried the flowers all the way up and people were asking her on the flowers.
She felt so touching but scary at the same time.
She said she was fine with the flowers and the words "Happy Valentine's Day!" but not the words "Miss You So Much!".
She said I could use those words if she was my girlfriend already.
She could accept those words from her younger cousins or nephews but not from someone whom she was not that close yet.
She said she didn't reject me directly.
We could still become friend first and get to know each other better to see whether we could start a relationship.
She would like to know more about me.
It would be better if I didn't send her flowers and said those words.
She was more than happy to get to know me better.
She felt a little freaky and not so comfortable with me after I did that.
She said I was a little aggressive and said I shouldn't be too rush on this.
I quickly explained that I sent her flowers because I would like to show my intention clearer and I would not want to be just her normal friend.
She, as a friend at that point of time, advised me that "Happy Valentine's Day!" would be sufficient to show my intention already.
I told her I added "Miss You So Much!" because we really didn't meet each other for almost two months.
She guessed that must be someone sent her flowers since it's Valentine's Day.
She said she guessed so from her experience.
She carried the flowers all the way up and people were asking her on the flowers.
She felt so touching but scary at the same time.
She said she was fine with the flowers and the words "Happy Valentine's Day!" but not the words "Miss You So Much!".
She said I could use those words if she was my girlfriend already.
She could accept those words from her younger cousins or nephews but not from someone whom she was not that close yet.
She said she didn't reject me directly.
We could still become friend first and get to know each other better to see whether we could start a relationship.
She would like to know more about me.
It would be better if I didn't send her flowers and said those words.
She was more than happy to get to know me better.
She felt a little freaky and not so comfortable with me after I did that.
She said I was a little aggressive and said I shouldn't be too rush on this.
I quickly explained that I sent her flowers because I would like to show my intention clearer and I would not want to be just her normal friend.
She, as a friend at that point of time, advised me that "Happy Valentine's Day!" would be sufficient to show my intention already.
I told her I added "Miss You So Much!" because we really didn't meet each other for almost two months.
New Love Story part 9
She was playing game from her mobile phone.
She handed me the menu and asked me to order my food and drink.
She said she wanted to play the game for a while to relax herself while I was ordering.
I was done but she was still playing.
I was looking at her after that.
I was not sure whether she realized it.
Her hair was covering part of her face while she was looking and playing her mobile game on the table.
She realized that I had finished my order.
Then, she put her mobile phone aside.
We started our conversation with working, our previous trip, her Australia trip, my coming trip, her coming trip, the previous Taiwan trip members gathering and etc while we were eating our dinner.
Suddenly, she became serious after I was done with my dinner.
She thanked me for the flowers that I sent to her on last Friday Valentine's Day.
She liked the flowers and said it's lovely.
Then, she said luckily she didn't accept my invitation to come out on last Friday and luckily it's Chap Goh Mei.
This was because she didn't want to spoil my mood or "hurt" me on the Valentine's Day itself.
She felt this evening would be nicer to talk it over.
She said she was surprised and touched to receive the flowers from me.
Yet, she felt scary at the same time.
She received a call early morning last Friday.
She didn't know who was that but he was the delivery person.
She handed me the menu and asked me to order my food and drink.
She said she wanted to play the game for a while to relax herself while I was ordering.
I was done but she was still playing.
I was looking at her after that.
I was not sure whether she realized it.
Her hair was covering part of her face while she was looking and playing her mobile game on the table.
She realized that I had finished my order.
Then, she put her mobile phone aside.
We started our conversation with working, our previous trip, her Australia trip, my coming trip, her coming trip, the previous Taiwan trip members gathering and etc while we were eating our dinner.
Suddenly, she became serious after I was done with my dinner.
She thanked me for the flowers that I sent to her on last Friday Valentine's Day.
She liked the flowers and said it's lovely.
Then, she said luckily she didn't accept my invitation to come out on last Friday and luckily it's Chap Goh Mei.
This was because she didn't want to spoil my mood or "hurt" me on the Valentine's Day itself.
She felt this evening would be nicer to talk it over.
She said she was surprised and touched to receive the flowers from me.
Yet, she felt scary at the same time.
She received a call early morning last Friday.
She didn't know who was that but he was the delivery person.
New Love Story part 8
...and she said she didn't want me to wait so long.
I suggested to meet another time since she seemed to be tied up with work and would be tiring for her.
She replied the meeting was cancelled just after I sent my reply.
She asked to meet early at 8 pm since there was no more meeting.
I asked her where to meet. She was thinking. She said PJ State.
I asked any specific shop she had in mind but no response. I searched in Google but there were not much choices.
I went to take a bath and get ready while waiting for her reply.
She replied and told me to meet at PJ State Pappa Rich for a drink only anyway.
I felt more pressure and worry after hearing that.
She needed a talk and just a short drink.
I wondered what was she up to...
The shop was just in front of Menara MBPJ.
I parked my car and walked to the shop.
It was 8 pm sharp, I went in and wanted to find a "strategic" table.
I saw her sitting at a corner after I went in further.
I walked to the table.
She saw me and said, "Hi!".
I suggested to meet another time since she seemed to be tied up with work and would be tiring for her.
She replied the meeting was cancelled just after I sent my reply.
She asked to meet early at 8 pm since there was no more meeting.
I asked her where to meet. She was thinking. She said PJ State.
I asked any specific shop she had in mind but no response. I searched in Google but there were not much choices.
I went to take a bath and get ready while waiting for her reply.
She replied and told me to meet at PJ State Pappa Rich for a drink only anyway.
I felt more pressure and worry after hearing that.
She needed a talk and just a short drink.
I wondered what was she up to...
The shop was just in front of Menara MBPJ.
I parked my car and walked to the shop.
It was 8 pm sharp, I went in and wanted to find a "strategic" table.
I saw her sitting at a corner after I went in further.
I walked to the table.
She saw me and said, "Hi!".
New Love Story part 7
In the end, I didn't wait for her reply and I ordered 24 red roses (meaning Miss You So Much) and 10 pieces of Belgian L'amour fine chocolates, which cost me RM296.
I ordered from love.com.my and requested to write the message "Happy Valentine's Day! Miss you so much!".
I was nervous on the 14th of February 2014.
I missed the time to check the status of the order.
I called between 5 - 6 pm but the phone number was not reachable.
I emailed them to ask for status.
At night, Jaime messaged me to inform me that she received my flowers and she said, "Thanks for the gesture.".
I was wondering what's the meaning of her sentence.
I replied, "hope you will like it.".
She replied, "I like it, flowers are lovely. But I think we need to talk, perhaps a short drink will be great. Cud we meet on monday aft work?".
I sensed it didn't sound so positive.
I thought if she wanted to reject me, she didn't have to meet me.
She could have just messaged me.
Perhaps she would like to reject politely.
I agreed to meet her.
On 17th Feb, I was worry and nervous.
My heartbeat was so fast and "abnormal" for the whole day.
I couldn't really concentrate on my work and the planning of coming Taiwan trip on 28th Feb 2014.
I rushed home as soon as possible.
I saw her messages sent at 3 pm after I reached home around 6 pm.
She said she was extremely busy today and suggested to meet up at 9 pm.
I suggested to meet at Jaya One.
Later, she messaged again to say that she would be having meeting till late night ...
New Love Story part 6
I just said never mind and suggested to meet some other time.
On 11th Feb, I asked about her office address and she couldn't tell me the exact address but only the name of the building, which she wasn't sure as well.
She asked me why did I want to know and I just simply told her that it would be easier for me to find her for dinner next time.
I confirmed with her again on the name of building but she didn't reply anymore.
I guessed she just felt weird.
On 12th Feb, I asked her whether she is allergy to flowers, seafood, dust etc.
The main point here was to ask whether she was all right with flowers but she didn't reply again.
On 13th Feb, I messaged her to confirm whether she would be working on 14th Feb or not.
At the same time, I asked her to meet on the following week.
I was struggling to send which flowers either red roses or other flowers and gifts either with bears or chocolates as well as from which websites either Love.com.my or Blooming.com.my.
On 11th Feb, I asked about her office address and she couldn't tell me the exact address but only the name of the building, which she wasn't sure as well.
She asked me why did I want to know and I just simply told her that it would be easier for me to find her for dinner next time.
I confirmed with her again on the name of building but she didn't reply anymore.
I guessed she just felt weird.
On 12th Feb, I asked her whether she is allergy to flowers, seafood, dust etc.
The main point here was to ask whether she was all right with flowers but she didn't reply again.
On 13th Feb, I messaged her to confirm whether she would be working on 14th Feb or not.
At the same time, I asked her to meet on the following week.
I was struggling to send which flowers either red roses or other flowers and gifts either with bears or chocolates as well as from which websites either Love.com.my or Blooming.com.my.
New Love Story part 5
She went on a vacation to Australia with her friends/colleagues for almost two weeks.
I was really so depress and missed her so much.
I felt that I had to be slightly more direct.
I asked about her trip and condition while she was in Australia.
I added a "miss you..." after the last sentence.
She just replied some of my questions and ignored the "miss you...".
I asked her when would she come back but she only told me that she would be back the week before Chinese New Year (CNY) without a specific date.
I continued to ask her how would she celebrate her CNY but no response from her.
I stopped messaging her.
She sent me a cute picture of horses and wishes on the night before first day of CNY.
I sent her back a greeting and asked a question but she didn't answer the question.
She sent me a message "kong hee fatt cai" (greeting for CNY also) after 6 days later.
I asked her when could I meet her again (with sad emoticon).
She asked me whether I would be free the next day for a talk.
I felt so rushing and didn't prepare to meet.
I asked her whether could postpone to weekend but she said she had something on that weekend.
I asked to postpone to next Friday, which was the Valentine's Day and also Chap Goh Mei (last day of CNY and also Chinese Valentine's Day).
She agreed to meet.
However, on that Saturday she said she couldn't join me for dinner next Friday because she had to go home to celebrate Chap Goh Mei with family.
I didn't give her pressure...
I was really so depress and missed her so much.
I felt that I had to be slightly more direct.
I asked about her trip and condition while she was in Australia.
I added a "miss you..." after the last sentence.
She just replied some of my questions and ignored the "miss you...".
I asked her when would she come back but she only told me that she would be back the week before Chinese New Year (CNY) without a specific date.
I continued to ask her how would she celebrate her CNY but no response from her.
I stopped messaging her.
She sent me a cute picture of horses and wishes on the night before first day of CNY.
I sent her back a greeting and asked a question but she didn't answer the question.
She sent me a message "kong hee fatt cai" (greeting for CNY also) after 6 days later.
I asked her when could I meet her again (with sad emoticon).
She asked me whether I would be free the next day for a talk.
I felt so rushing and didn't prepare to meet.
I asked her whether could postpone to weekend but she said she had something on that weekend.
I asked to postpone to next Friday, which was the Valentine's Day and also Chap Goh Mei (last day of CNY and also Chinese Valentine's Day).
She agreed to meet.
However, on that Saturday she said she couldn't join me for dinner next Friday because she had to go home to celebrate Chap Goh Mei with family.
I didn't give her pressure...
New Love Story part 4
The second dinner was at Pasta Zanmai inside the mall also.
We had dinner and talked for a while only this round.
She reached around 8 pm and left before 10 pm.
Again, I couldn't really get the conversation going.
I hate myself for that and felt down as well as sad on that night.
Time flew and it's Christmas.
I didn't date her out during the Christmas and New Year.
I just sent her some cute greetings.
She sent back some greetings as well.
On and off I messaged her and sometimes she replied them.
I felt sad and disappointed when she didn't reply to my messages.
Yet, I felt so happy when I got a response from her even though it's just a simple reply.
We had dinner and talked for a while only this round.
She reached around 8 pm and left before 10 pm.
Again, I couldn't really get the conversation going.
I hate myself for that and felt down as well as sad on that night.
Time flew and it's Christmas.
I didn't date her out during the Christmas and New Year.
I just sent her some cute greetings.
She sent back some greetings as well.
On and off I messaged her and sometimes she replied them.
I felt sad and disappointed when she didn't reply to my messages.
Yet, I felt so happy when I got a response from her even though it's just a simple reply.
New Love Story part 3
First dinner, we were eating at Pho Hoa Vietnamese Restaurant just located at the mall below my condominium.
We were having fun talking for two hours from 8-10 pm.
Then, the restaurant was closing.
She suggested that we went to have a drink elsewhere since the restaurant was closing.
I suggested that we continued at the Starbucks beside the main entrance of the mall.
I ordered a hazelnut chocolate drink.
She asked me to order a glass of warm water for her.
She talked about a guy, who used to date her out but he wasted her time by hesitating about the time since it's so late after work and there's not much time to spend together.
She complained that the guy was out of her list already since he wasted her a few hours by his hesitation to ask her out since 6 pm and he dragged till 8 pm.
She was giving him chance to ask her out by giving him hints but he was too hesitating and worry too much.
Luckily, I took the chance to have dinner with her even though only could spend a few hours together.
She left around 11 pm when Starbucks was closing also.
I asked her to message me once she reached home and she did.
Then, on and off I messaged her but sometimes she replied and sometimes she didn't.
Most of the time, she didn't put emoticons while replying my messages and making me to feel her "coldness" in her responses.
She was totally different while we met up for a dinner/talk.
She was talkative and friendly.
After some time of inviting her, she agreed for another dinner only.
It's weeks after the first dinner. She was so busy.
We were having fun talking for two hours from 8-10 pm.
Then, the restaurant was closing.
She suggested that we went to have a drink elsewhere since the restaurant was closing.
I suggested that we continued at the Starbucks beside the main entrance of the mall.
I ordered a hazelnut chocolate drink.
She asked me to order a glass of warm water for her.
She talked about a guy, who used to date her out but he wasted her time by hesitating about the time since it's so late after work and there's not much time to spend together.
She complained that the guy was out of her list already since he wasted her a few hours by his hesitation to ask her out since 6 pm and he dragged till 8 pm.
She was giving him chance to ask her out by giving him hints but he was too hesitating and worry too much.
Luckily, I took the chance to have dinner with her even though only could spend a few hours together.
She left around 11 pm when Starbucks was closing also.
I asked her to message me once she reached home and she did.
Then, on and off I messaged her but sometimes she replied and sometimes she didn't.
Most of the time, she didn't put emoticons while replying my messages and making me to feel her "coldness" in her responses.
She was totally different while we met up for a dinner/talk.
She was talkative and friendly.
After some time of inviting her, she agreed for another dinner only.
It's weeks after the first dinner. She was so busy.
New Love Story part 2
It's weeks after the first date and I asked her for several times to meet up but she was so busy with her personal errands and activities before her new job started on the following week.
She said she just started her work and there was a lot to catch up.
Finally I managed to date her out again during a Sunday.
We went to Mid Valley for a short meet up from 1 - 4 pm.
We had our lunch at a Korean food shop at LG Mid Valley nearby the escalator to The Gardens.
She talked about her life in university.
She was studying in Australia during her final year and it's 90's.
I was calculating her age after she gave me some clues.
90's I was still in secondary school.
Let's say she finished her final year on 2000 and she took a 3 years course.
She started her university life on 1997.
I started my foundation year and university life on 2002.
Our age difference will be a minimum of 5 years provided that she was going to university after her Form 5 on 1996 without enrolling into Remove Class and Form 6 also.
After lunch, we just window shopping around The Gardens while talking.
Then, we sat down at Moo Cow to have some yogurt ice creams.
We continued to talk for a while there.
We talked about our previous Taiwan trip.
Most of the times, she was doing the talking while I was listening.
We bade each other goodbye.
She started her job not long after that.
She was so busy since then.
Afterwards, we went out for dinner twice only after she was getting more and more busy.
She said she just started her work and there was a lot to catch up.
Finally I managed to date her out again during a Sunday.
We went to Mid Valley for a short meet up from 1 - 4 pm.
We had our lunch at a Korean food shop at LG Mid Valley nearby the escalator to The Gardens.
She talked about her life in university.
She was studying in Australia during her final year and it's 90's.
I was calculating her age after she gave me some clues.
90's I was still in secondary school.
Let's say she finished her final year on 2000 and she took a 3 years course.
She started her university life on 1997.
I started my foundation year and university life on 2002.
Our age difference will be a minimum of 5 years provided that she was going to university after her Form 5 on 1996 without enrolling into Remove Class and Form 6 also.
After lunch, we just window shopping around The Gardens while talking.
Then, we sat down at Moo Cow to have some yogurt ice creams.
We continued to talk for a while there.
We talked about our previous Taiwan trip.
Most of the times, she was doing the talking while I was listening.
We bade each other goodbye.
She started her job not long after that.
She was so busy since then.
Afterwards, we went out for dinner twice only after she was getting more and more busy.
New Love Story part 1
It's been some times since the last time I posted.
I met Jaime in a budget group tour to Taiwan that I went with my parents on last September 2013.
We hardly talked to each other during the trip because I had to help my parents to take photos and took care of them.
We talked and spent time together slightly more towards the end of the trip.
Actually I messaged her through Whatapps since the very first day I got her phone number but she could not use her phone to online because of some issues with her phone WIFI.
Time flew and it's time to go back Malaysia.
We bade each other goodbye after we reached airport in the early morning around 5 am.
She saw my first day message and asked me to keep in touch.
I asked her whether I could date her out for dinner and movie sometimes.
She said, "Why not?! I am yet to report to my new company."
I was happy.
We went out a few times but each time only several hours.
First time we were having lunch together and then we went for a movie in One Utama.
She drove all the way from her house in Cheras.
It's a weekend.
She wore slightly better than during trip and with makeups.
Her lipstick was a little too reddish.
I worried she felt boring because we didn't talk much.
Or should I said I didn't talk much.
We walked and talked for a little more after the movie.
She said she had to leave before dinner because she agreed with her parents to go home for dinner.
She is staying outside by her own even she is a local KL people.
She said she wanted to have her own space.
I met Jaime in a budget group tour to Taiwan that I went with my parents on last September 2013.
We hardly talked to each other during the trip because I had to help my parents to take photos and took care of them.
We talked and spent time together slightly more towards the end of the trip.
Actually I messaged her through Whatapps since the very first day I got her phone number but she could not use her phone to online because of some issues with her phone WIFI.
Time flew and it's time to go back Malaysia.
We bade each other goodbye after we reached airport in the early morning around 5 am.
She saw my first day message and asked me to keep in touch.
I asked her whether I could date her out for dinner and movie sometimes.
She said, "Why not?! I am yet to report to my new company."
I was happy.
We went out a few times but each time only several hours.
First time we were having lunch together and then we went for a movie in One Utama.
She drove all the way from her house in Cheras.
It's a weekend.
She wore slightly better than during trip and with makeups.
Her lipstick was a little too reddish.
I worried she felt boring because we didn't talk much.
Or should I said I didn't talk much.
We walked and talked for a little more after the movie.
She said she had to leave before dinner because she agreed with her parents to go home for dinner.
She is staying outside by her own even she is a local KL people.
She said she wanted to have her own space.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Weird Dream
Nightmare
I was driving down a hill.
Supposed I just turned and turned to follow the road downhill.
I was a little sleepy when I thought about that.
But when I turned... and turned...
I blackout and didn't know what happened after that.
The next thing I knew I was on a bed in a hospital.
I got a few cuts here and there but no serious.
There was a Chinese newspapers near my bed.
I picked it up and saw the headline about a car fell down from a hill...
Suddenly my parents and brothers were around the bed talking and talking but I could not hear what they were talking about.
But I guessed I was the "main character" in this headline.
Then, the dream continued with a site with cars.
From what I remembered... it was a open carpark in a police station.
I didn't know why I was there.
I remembered I got a car key somewhere in the police station.
I tried to use the car key.
When I pressed the green button, the alarm of a car triggered.
When I walked towards it, it was an old Perodua Kancil without wheels, filled with men.
Then, it "jumped scene" and my friend Lem told me that my car key was inside an outdoor big rubbish bin.
There were some old newspapers and some bun wrappers in the rubbish bin.
It was not so dirty since there was not much rubbish.
Lem told me the car key was thrown into the rubbish bin by a couple standing at the car next to mine.
The guy said, "Cannot open my car then I throw it la..".
His and his girlfriend looked so proud and their looks could make people wanted to slap or punch in their faces.
I said, "Cannot open your car then can simply throw the key into the rubbish bin?!"
They showed me the annoying looks.
My family member and I were hesitate to search the rubbish bin for the car key.
But Lem searched the rubbish bin and found the car key.
We were going to get into the car and we saw the car beside us moved forward a little and stopped.
It was the edge of a hill in front of the parking but fenced with metal bars.
The couple was shocked.
We were almost bursted into laughter.
Suddenly, I woke up from the dream...
It was just 8:18 am. Grrrr... zzzZZZ
I was driving down a hill.
Supposed I just turned and turned to follow the road downhill.
I was a little sleepy when I thought about that.
But when I turned... and turned...
I blackout and didn't know what happened after that.
The next thing I knew I was on a bed in a hospital.
I got a few cuts here and there but no serious.
There was a Chinese newspapers near my bed.
I picked it up and saw the headline about a car fell down from a hill...
Suddenly my parents and brothers were around the bed talking and talking but I could not hear what they were talking about.
But I guessed I was the "main character" in this headline.
Then, the dream continued with a site with cars.
From what I remembered... it was a open carpark in a police station.
I didn't know why I was there.
I remembered I got a car key somewhere in the police station.
I tried to use the car key.
When I pressed the green button, the alarm of a car triggered.
When I walked towards it, it was an old Perodua Kancil without wheels, filled with men.
Then, it "jumped scene" and my friend Lem told me that my car key was inside an outdoor big rubbish bin.
There were some old newspapers and some bun wrappers in the rubbish bin.
It was not so dirty since there was not much rubbish.
Lem told me the car key was thrown into the rubbish bin by a couple standing at the car next to mine.
The guy said, "Cannot open my car then I throw it la..".
His and his girlfriend looked so proud and their looks could make people wanted to slap or punch in their faces.
I said, "Cannot open your car then can simply throw the key into the rubbish bin?!"
They showed me the annoying looks.
My family member and I were hesitate to search the rubbish bin for the car key.
But Lem searched the rubbish bin and found the car key.
We were going to get into the car and we saw the car beside us moved forward a little and stopped.
It was the edge of a hill in front of the parking but fenced with metal bars.
The couple was shocked.
We were almost bursted into laughter.
Suddenly, I woke up from the dream...
It was just 8:18 am. Grrrr... zzzZZZ
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