It was back to hospital after a week of New Year festivities, and Dan was sitting at the college lobby before lunch when a friend of his walked past, with a corrugated cardboard package in his hand.
Dan:
Dan:
What's that?
Friend:
Friend:
Something I ordered off eBay: sunglasses. I had it addressed to the college.
Dan:
Dan:
What sunglasses?
Friend:
Friend:
Oakley's. It cost me about 400 bucks all the way from the US, including postage; to get one here would be at least 700. But the thing is, the courier guy flicked my glasses!
Dan:
Dan:
What???
Friend:
*takes out an empty Oakley shades box*
*takes out an empty Oakley shades box*
The guy stole my shades and gave me an empty package! And he had the cheek to remove the masking tape, and then repackage that thing and send it over!
Dan:
Dan:
Well... at least he had the courtesy to complete the job and send you the package =P So, what are you gonna do now?
Friend:
Friend:
What else is there to do? I'm gonna complain to the postal service.
Dan:
Dan:
You sure it wasn't the fault of the US Postal Service?
Friend:
Friend:
Yeah. Once it reaches Malaysia it becomes the responsibility of the Malaysian Postal Service. And guess what? It reached Malaysia on the 23rd of January.
Dan:
Dan:
...
Friend:
Friend:
It took them 1 month to get from KL to Ipoh.
An isolated case? Or reflective of the efficiency of the local system?
An isolated case? Or reflective of the efficiency of the local system?
5 comments:
ooh he prob bought the same shades as hengwoon. similar prices but he got his for 500 here cos he bought the non-polarised or smthg. crazy.
moral of the story: never buy things of ebay if u need it to b sent all the way here
hahaha... yeah man... i rmb vicky once sent me an express mail... she wanted to return RM20 to me or something... a few years ago... so anywayz, when i received it, da envelope was empty... stupid postman... >.< only in msia, ppl... Only In Malaysia... =/ dayumit...
20 bux use express mail? luckily its only 20.
that time we bhanders weren't close... didn't meet up for more than a year... and altho vic and i live so near to each other, we hardly meet up so she sent me an express mail... hehehe... eh, when is booze party arr? =P we haf it at pui yin's house la... she offered a few times ady... we just need to plan properly only...
40 arr...? sorry... hehehe... ;P yeahla... i hate to be racist but those stupid malay postmen shud be shot la... not forgetting the malay policemen oso... they pray 5 times a day but they r so filthy corrupted and so filthy evil... most incest acts r committed by friggin' malays... i hate malay men! sorry... i know i'm a bit emo... but da stupid cab i took last aug was driven by a malay man as well so... yeah...
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