Kids toys from the past and current difference

For a year now, everywhere I go like having lunch or dinner in nice restaurant or food stall. I will see kids having their own ipad.

Last 2 weeks, I asked my friend who have 2 son aged 2 and 5 yrs old, why all kids having ipad rather adults. I feel like the purchasing power is actually the kids. He told me that without ipad, it is hard to eat without peace and make the kids occupied with movies and games.

But during my childhood time, I'm required to sit and not create tantrum even I'm bored during a meal time. If I try to be become a monkey (cranky behaviour), my parents will discipline me thoroughly.
In my whole childhood, I only have a baby doll in rabbit costume to play!! My house garden is my playground. I like to pretend the garden is my kitchen where I will pluck weeds or small leaves and light up candles under the plant pots and start cooking the weeds/leaves.

What I feel kids nowadays expect more things to be given to them on their feet than previous generation. Not spoilt but just privilege.

Tipping

Not sure whether it is all correct, as I found some are incorrect thou

http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/what-to-tip-your-waiter-almost-everywhere-in-the-world/

Blaming yet not admit oneself wrong

Malaysia's Defence Ministry blaming Google as  they had relied on the free online Google Translate for the English version of its official website, which resulted in the many mistakes found on the site.

Seriously, it is a butt joke for us all. They do not say sorry but blame of Google instead. I guess malaysia ministries do only understand and read BM language. Wonder how they interact with other countries' nation. Probably in broken english or expect others to learn/understand BM????

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/10/nation/20120110074210&sec=nation

2012 the restarting from the beginning

This is a new year, from having an awesome. Now suddenly one man show in everything. Hoping I could cope with what is thrown to me. Must pray more often.

Public Holidays in Malaysia 2012

On January and February 2012 has awesome public holiday for Malaysia

Hair experience

Few months ago, I bought a everyday coupon where it is cost me only RM79.90 instead of RM414. The coupon stated it is either hair rebonding or colour or highlight + cut, wash and blow.

I find it a good price and it is so near to my place. I able to save 80% (RM 334) wor!! I decided to use it to color my hair.

I make the appointment last month and excited but worried. When I reached there, I gave them the coupon and the thing start. After choosing the color, right away I was asked to add/purchase " RM50" a serum to protect my scalp from the color chemical. I was like FINE, they were happy I decided to buy the serum. Then after colored my hair, they again ask me to buy a hair treatment range RM30 - RM 100 so that my hair will not be dry. I decide to take the cheapest which is the RM30. When they put the hair treatment, they only put at the bottom tip of my hair. I was like WOW!! I paid RM30 to put at small fraction of my hair, but not the whole head?
Seriously, I could buy a jar of hair treatment cheaper than RM30 where I could use more than 5 time and I even could splatter all my hair with it. It is not worth it at all.

After he washed my hair, I sat and wait for the person to dry my hair. All of them reluctant to even dry my hair, by pushing the duty to one and another. I was getting unhappier every minute. They were like kids rather behaving like a hair dresser. One of them start to dry my hair with reluctant look. FYI, there were no  other customer during that time.

As the coupon also include cutting hair, I asked the person who was drying my hair to just trim my hair a bit at the bottom. No drastic change of hair needed. AGAIN they pushing the duty to each other infront of me. Hello!! You are not suppose to act and behave such manner infront of your costumers. The worst part, they curse each other with bad words in playful manner but I feel it is so so wrong.

In the end, I paid RM160 in total for a color and cut hair. I feel damn cheated as I could go to my normal hairdresser who charge me the same price. What is the RM334 of service/treatment in the coupon I gotten to saved from? I got no idea as I feel like I been fooled when I left the place. It is like I paid a normal price for my hair.

When I paid and he asked me to come again. In my heart, your team have a set of bad image to the shop. I do not think I will ever go to the place as the services hold a very important key to ensure existing clients return again and again.

However not all deals are leaving a bad impression and image, but some owner rather cut the cost/services just because of the deal has cut of their profit margin. If you are so reluctant, please do not even agree to the deal propose to you. You can reject it when been offered. :P

EPF from 12% to 13% effective on 01/01/2012

Now companies required to contribute another 1% from 12% to 13% for their employees' EPF, while the employees' contribution remain at 11% as for now. But this is only applicable to those earning MYR 5,000 and below per month

While those employees age 55 yrs old and above earning not exceeding MYR5,000, employers will contribute at 6.5% from the previous 6%, a difference of 0.5%.

Well, it is something better than nothing.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/28/nation/10167736&sec=nation

Indecisive in queuing or pretending?

Do you confront where 2 friends standing in front of you and both of them are indecisve which cashier to go for to pay their goods. By this, they both decide to queue different line.

I'm totally do not mind at all as long they decide to separate way, however I get so piss off when the other friend decide the line I'm on faster than hers. She decided to act an idiot and pretend I'm not queuing as started to cut the line and stand infront of her friend. That's make me piss off as you already decided the line, then accept your turn. Not jumping here and there like a school girl.

Sigh!! In airport, shopping malls and even in toilet also like that!