A hotshot worker ???( as if!)
Right.
What the heck is going on .
Something is definitely amiss here and i couldnt figure out what was it.
In the the recent week, strangers ( whom i positively sure with myself i’ve never met them, past by them or even brushed shoulders with them before) keep coming up to me and offer me jobs.
STRANGER NO: 1
Description: thirty-ish, very fair, businesswoman -like(direct selling i presumed and it turned out accurate), two little kids , frameless glasses,gold rimmed.
She’s supposed to be my customer.after paying for the stickers, she asked me wether i’m interested in skincare and cosmetics which i replied with quick no.
at first , she said my skin needed to b fixed and claimed her product will bring fantastic results( yeah, like i would buy that)
Me, unprepared for such unassuming marketing attacks( its already 9.30 o’clock, tired, weary and i’m supposed to be closing the shop) couldnt help but listen and before u even finished saying " cosmetics" , i still couldnt figure out how i have her card in my hand , her phone number and she having mine.
Its the most bad move of all.
She wont leave me in peace.I received invitations for some sort of valentine dinner at hotel singgahsana, being offered door gifts, being sent invites to some product launch in damansara, which all of them i politely refused and lied my way out .
She’s really a tough nut, for quite a small woman like her,i’m quite impressed .
she even come to the extent of offering me a ride back and forth if i have transport problem( one of my little white lies)
One week passed, and she should be forgetting about me right?
Oh boy, look she’s coming…the dread swelled even bigger with every march she took towards me.
Its her in the flesh, complete with bag, catalouges, survey forms and member registration form.
I wonder why i’m not surprised.
Very persistent eh? must be Kelantanese
Eat this one.
I said u need to call my mother for permission.
Which she voluntarily did without hesitating.
Ah, i’m a bit dissapointed.
When she’s on the phone with my mother, i thought it was quite a good plan, my mother is also a tough nut HEM and she could finish the job for me.
The job is not even finished, its just the beginning, i dunno how , but somehow i end up setting up a meeting at her saloon this saturday.
And i couldnt help feeling regretful( at the same time cursing my own bloody mouth) as i gazed my name written in her organizer.
How do they do it, these bloody direct sellers?
I couldnt mouth the two-letter word " NO", which i believe , even a three year old can say it with perfect ease.
Sigh* .I wish i was three years old.
STRANGER NO 2:
Description: Shoulder-lenght hair, GAP t-shirt, black rimmed glasses, flawless english
This one caught me by surprised.
I just finished packaging her newly purchased Incredible Hulk bag when she suddenly offered me a job.
She gave me he card ,took my phone number and asked me to call her back.
Rough description of my job will be something like briefing teachers to sell their company products in their respected KOPERASI.
Then she was off in a hurry before i could finish " What the he.."
Today i did call her and lets just say the outcome was quite positive.
STRANGER NO 3.
Description: She sells accesories and clothes . Typical- ur-mom-look. Makcik style of speaking.Stumpy yet kind hearted.
She was obviously desperate to talk to someone.
It was her worst day ever.
Her one-year worker had been fired for stealing money continously during her working-stint.
Her new orang gaji was so stupid ,when asked to bring a plate, she brought a cup.
And she couldnt even masak nasi, plus ,she was the prime suspect of the sudden dissapearance of money around the house.
She asked me a favour whether i would like to work with her, which i politely refused.
My boss will go livid, i explained. I’m not a big fan of animosity.
But we’re malays,she’s chinese…she pushed on.
Okay. one day favour only while u try finding an employee.
I asked her , why asked me of all people,
She said ,
" Ntah, rasa macam nak tanya awak jer.."
Eh?
P/s Got bad news today, my 0.5 metre radius friend had lost his handphone while talking to a customer.We thoroughly believe that the " customer" was an accomplice of the alleged theft.
oh, this is my 41’st post..
February 28th, 2006 at 9:35 am
wargh…u really got everyones attention eyh??gle ah..huhu…u must got sumthin in you that’s special??can give me ur secret tak??hehe..can use ur trick ble interview scholar..gotta admit la…impresse with ur blog…weyh why tak on msgr??
March 3rd, 2006 at 9:53 am
oh my god. i wonder la y u can haf that kind of attention from so many people? ko pakai minyak pengasih ek nani? haha. i just can say, im so proud of being 1 of ur fren nani. gle r. maju sungguh ko skang.