Zizi's Guide to Getting Your Way.
Hello readers and welcome to today's journal entry.
First off, let me ask you guys a question. Don't you just hate it when you don't get your way?
Unfortunately for me, today was one of those days. It all started when I was running late for class coz my printer was acting up.. Managed to reach college at 10.30 on the dot though. Phew!
Sadly, someone else had already parked at my self-claimed parking spot. Huuu. As I thought today's tutorial session would end at 11, I quickly swerved into an empty spot at the visitors parking bay.
Upon reaching the staff room, it turns out the groups got all jumbled up, so me and some others were pushed to the 11 o'clock session. Haih.
Rushed like mad for nothing. Okay, whatever la kan.
When we finally got to see the lecturer at 11 something, Kristie walks into the staff room and informs me that my car kena clamp.
What the???
Once tutorial was over, I walked out to check on my car and true enough, there was this stupid clamp thingy and a pink note under my windscreen. It stated that I have wrongly parked at the visitors parking bay, and had to pay a fine of RM10 at the Main Office.
I get to the office and pay the fine.
Theeeen, the office lady announces that I have to pay another RM30 for the clamp to be removed.
What in the world??
I check that pink slip, and nowhere was it stated that an additional RM30 had to be paid. So I refused to pay. Why should I??
She panics and says I have to wait for the principal to return from lunch and settle it with him.
So fine la, we go get some lunch and return at 1.20 only to find that he still hasn't returned.
Wait wait wait until 2 and he still doesn't show up.
The office people make some calls, and turns out he's at some "important" meeting and they don't know when he'll be back. Ada hati expect me to wait for him lagi, as if I don't have better things to do with my time.
The guy in charge of unlocking the clamp was saying that he could remove it for me, but nanti the office ladies marah.
Alaa bukak je la, the principal wasn't even around! Settle je la. Why la nak waste so much time?? The school is so damn desperate for 30 bucks ke?
Then I heard the van driver guy saying something like "Alaa, bayar je la. Kereta boleh beli pulak..."
Okay please, that's not even the point! It's not that I can't pay, I just tak puas hati coz it's not stated ANYWHERE that an additional RM30 will be imposed to remove the clamp. Not on the pink slip, not on the clamp thingy, not even on the parking warning announcement (that is hardly noticeable).
If it was stated on the slip, then fine I wouldn't mind paying la jugak.
And what's up with using the clamp la? Tau la baru dapat, they all like jakun wanna use that thing every opportunity they get. Like hello, you use the clamp when people park somewhere without the yellow box, or are blocking the road or something. I was in a parking box la wey. Ridiculous.
At 2.30 the principal FINALLY arrives and we have to talk in this room. Blegh.
I tell myself to keep calm, and not raise my voice when talking to him. Everything was going fine, and I managed to restrain myself from shouting and cursing.. He blabs on about how he is a lenient person and sometimes shuts one eye (tutup sebelah mata) bout parking violations. But since I'm a repeat offender, that's why my car got clamped. Arghh! The first time I parked there, it was raining kotttt.
Okay, at that point I accepted that it was kinda my fault.
But I was not gonna lose this battle! There's no way I was gonna admit defeat after all my effort.
I stress on the fact that the RM30 fine was not stated anywhere and without realising, tears are streaming down my face.
Shiet. Shiet. Shiet. What are you doing?? That was not in the plan, Zi! Make it stop, now!!
I scramble inside my bag to get some tissues, and to my surprise, the principal says he'll let me off the hook this one time and explains why they do what they do.. I say I totally understand, but don't get why they didn't give any sort of warning beforehand.. We talk about the lack of proper parking spaces, and he was like so in denial. He was saying, if I wanted a good parking spot, I should come at 8.30. Hellooo? If my class is at 10.30, I nak datang at 8.30 buat apa? And besides, I DO arrive at college at 8.30 when I have 9 o'clock classes, but the basement is always full. He explains more, and I keep nodding and say "I understand.." but I wasn't really listening... All that mattered was the fact that I was free to go. Woo hoo!
So yeah, when all else fails, look cute. If that doesn't work, you cry. Lol
But please, no feet stomping and pouting. Remember, the look you are going for is helpless and vulnerable, not whiny brat.
However, don't overuse this method and only use it in really, really tough and sticky situations.
;-)
Thank you for reading and stay tuned for other posts in the "Zizi's Guide to..." series.
Hope you have/are having/had a great day!
xoxo,
Zuliana
First off, let me ask you guys a question. Don't you just hate it when you don't get your way?
Unfortunately for me, today was one of those days. It all started when I was running late for class coz my printer was acting up.. Managed to reach college at 10.30 on the dot though. Phew!
Sadly, someone else had already parked at my self-claimed parking spot. Huuu. As I thought today's tutorial session would end at 11, I quickly swerved into an empty spot at the visitors parking bay.
Upon reaching the staff room, it turns out the groups got all jumbled up, so me and some others were pushed to the 11 o'clock session. Haih.
Rushed like mad for nothing. Okay, whatever la kan.
When we finally got to see the lecturer at 11 something, Kristie walks into the staff room and informs me that my car kena clamp.
What the???
Once tutorial was over, I walked out to check on my car and true enough, there was this stupid clamp thingy and a pink note under my windscreen. It stated that I have wrongly parked at the visitors parking bay, and had to pay a fine of RM10 at the Main Office.
I get to the office and pay the fine.
Theeeen, the office lady announces that I have to pay another RM30 for the clamp to be removed.
What in the world??
I check that pink slip, and nowhere was it stated that an additional RM30 had to be paid. So I refused to pay. Why should I??
She panics and says I have to wait for the principal to return from lunch and settle it with him.
So fine la, we go get some lunch and return at 1.20 only to find that he still hasn't returned.
Wait wait wait until 2 and he still doesn't show up.
The office people make some calls, and turns out he's at some "important" meeting and they don't know when he'll be back. Ada hati expect me to wait for him lagi, as if I don't have better things to do with my time.
The guy in charge of unlocking the clamp was saying that he could remove it for me, but nanti the office ladies marah.
Alaa bukak je la, the principal wasn't even around! Settle je la. Why la nak waste so much time?? The school is so damn desperate for 30 bucks ke?
Then I heard the van driver guy saying something like "Alaa, bayar je la. Kereta boleh beli pulak..."
Okay please, that's not even the point! It's not that I can't pay, I just tak puas hati coz it's not stated ANYWHERE that an additional RM30 will be imposed to remove the clamp. Not on the pink slip, not on the clamp thingy, not even on the parking warning announcement (that is hardly noticeable).
If it was stated on the slip, then fine I wouldn't mind paying la jugak.
And what's up with using the clamp la? Tau la baru dapat, they all like jakun wanna use that thing every opportunity they get. Like hello, you use the clamp when people park somewhere without the yellow box, or are blocking the road or something. I was in a parking box la wey. Ridiculous.
At 2.30 the principal FINALLY arrives and we have to talk in this room. Blegh.
I tell myself to keep calm, and not raise my voice when talking to him. Everything was going fine, and I managed to restrain myself from shouting and cursing.. He blabs on about how he is a lenient person and sometimes shuts one eye (tutup sebelah mata) bout parking violations. But since I'm a repeat offender, that's why my car got clamped. Arghh! The first time I parked there, it was raining kotttt.
Okay, at that point I accepted that it was kinda my fault.
But I was not gonna lose this battle! There's no way I was gonna admit defeat after all my effort.
I stress on the fact that the RM30 fine was not stated anywhere and without realising, tears are streaming down my face.
Shiet. Shiet. Shiet. What are you doing?? That was not in the plan, Zi! Make it stop, now!!
I scramble inside my bag to get some tissues, and to my surprise, the principal says he'll let me off the hook this one time and explains why they do what they do.. I say I totally understand, but don't get why they didn't give any sort of warning beforehand.. We talk about the lack of proper parking spaces, and he was like so in denial. He was saying, if I wanted a good parking spot, I should come at 8.30. Hellooo? If my class is at 10.30, I nak datang at 8.30 buat apa? And besides, I DO arrive at college at 8.30 when I have 9 o'clock classes, but the basement is always full. He explains more, and I keep nodding and say "I understand.." but I wasn't really listening... All that mattered was the fact that I was free to go. Woo hoo!
So yeah, when all else fails, look cute. If that doesn't work, you cry. Lol
But please, no feet stomping and pouting. Remember, the look you are going for is helpless and vulnerable, not whiny brat.
However, don't overuse this method and only use it in really, really tough and sticky situations.
;-)
Thank you for reading and stay tuned for other posts in the "Zizi's Guide to..." series.
Hope you have/are having/had a great day!
xoxo,
Zuliana