daily gripe

long long January. kinda figured that it would be a fast track all the way once Jan 8 started. launched this little baby at this place opposite the Tyler Print Institute along Md. Sultan.

Nokia N76. looks really cool and this time round at least the functionality works out to be a full package. good MP camera, landscape mode, clamshell and large screen. the keypad has to be tried to tell but overall design looks really fantastic. and it comes in black as well for that ultra chic look for the non-red inclined.

work piled up as usual. what else is new? i said this in 2006 and said that it's funny how the year revved up so quickly. i bet that 2007 was waiting around the corner, laughing.

'boy, he has no idea how 2007 is going to begin.'

so anyway, work aside, i got the keys to my apartment. the current owner is this really good chap. he and i have a common aim: to get the transaction of the apartment settled ASAP. lawyers are advising that i might be able to ge ownership sometime in march, which suits me really well. *fingers crossed* hope nothing happens to affect this timeline.

spent an entire day at the new place waiting for the interior design firms to come and measure the area in order to prepare a design quotation. there was this guy from Unique who should never be used again. we made an appt with him to come do the measurements during one of the exhibitions at the Expo. he did a no-show. we called him at the office and found out that he had a 'walk-in' that caused him to do a no-show. so no call to explain that he was held up, no call to inform us that he needs to change the appointment. and all he could offer was a half hearted 'sorry' and a 'can i call you again to fix an appointment?'. now if you have given me such a bad first impression, what makes you think i will give you another chance.

btw, i called the customer service manager to complain. i have yet to hear back from them.

had a really lousy cab ride one night last week. called from a cab to pick up from great eastern centre.when i reached there, found out that there was some large scale construction going on and the entrance to the lobby was blocked. so i crossed the road, called the operator to inform the cab to pick up from one george street instead. operator reports that she cannot get through to the driver. i am one step away from cancelling but she says that from the tracker, he is somewhere near me so i didn't. 15 mins later, he pulls up at a side street next to where i am. and from the moment i get in complains about 3 things - that he had to wait for 20 mins at another lobby, that he had to wait for 3 days since i wanted to pay by credit card and that he was upset at the operator.

at the beginning i was willing to humor him but when he started calling up the operator manager halfway through the drive to complain, when he began to tailgate and speed needlessly and the clincher, when i paid by credit card and upon checking which slip to sign, he went 'you pay by credit card, should know what to do', that really hit the limit. i paid, got out of the cab and made a complaint.

similarly, i have not heard a word from Comfort yet. btw, the cab number is 3220.

and finally, i learnt a solid lesson at home today. things don't always happen the way you want them to BUT the rejoiner can read: that roles are reversed and tables turned; what once was can be the basis and foundation for what will be. why can't extremes meet in the center?

*really looking forward to a holiday. somewhere far. away from work. away from other factors. just to chill, recharge and refresh.*