Broadband confusion

“No thinking. That comes later. You must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head. The first key to writing is..to write, not to think”
-Sean Connery/William Forrester
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Song of the moment:
Cairo To Casablanca-Madanitche
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On tuesday, i went online and registered for telecoms streamyx online..after many clicks and entries, it went back to the original page, i thot it was bollocks and nothing happen.
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So on thursday,i went to tm point, the shop and registered..everything went fine and the guy asked me to fax the telephone owners IC (the General) later for application since i didnt have it with me..i got the IC copy afternoon, so i figure ill just go and pass it to them by hand tomorrow (saturday)..however when i was there, the guy said the application is not going immediately through, apparently there was streamyx at this house before bla bla..i put on my semi hearted surprise face..exhausted of dealing with the General about the former account.
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Today, now, friday, just now, when i was on the way to my last class for tuition, my student said she was out and was on the way back..since i was near taipan, i dropped by the maxis office and tried to find out more about their wireless thing..gedebak gedebuk, i registered under the impression, thats that, i get my stuff, for free of a 30 day trial..after the forms, the guy said, ok within 7-10 days we’ll have it over to your house and install it..i said thanks politely because he was a nice chap, and walked off..plus currently, shah alam is not officially covered by them, hence the 30 day trial.. (btw, something happened here, cont. reading or scroll down).
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Yes something happened which has not for quite sometime..i was standing waiting for this female sales rep to help me coz she was busy helping this other guy, and this guy noticing my ‘ermmm..uhuh’ look..asks me what can he do for me..i smiled and felt like saying alot of mischievious things, but kept the sarcasm to myself..he looked like a nice decent polite chap, kind/soft voice.. probably a temp. for telecoms..or temp sales rep. ..i told him what i wanted to find out about n wanted to register now, since it was pretty straight forward..he gave me a form, i gave him my IC that he asked for, and i helped myself to a pen..

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After a minute, he came back to me from where he was at the photocopy machine, a good 2 metres away, and asks

are you malaysian?

..i told myself, cheeky little mutt, i just gave him, my IC Biru! this question was new to me but not altogether..i say yes..and change the subject asking him where else do i have to fill in the form..he points out..and then turns to that female colleague of his and say,

‘hah malaysian’

..then comes back to close proximity and ask,

where are u from?

and this point i saw where this was going

ermm..selangor aa..shah alam (to keep it simple)

owh, ur father drpd mana? (he realizes i can speak malay)

ermm (getting a tad bit annoyed, but reminded myself of my new kind hearted self), dia daripada singapore

ohh..mak?

at this point i said kaninabueychiaochibye but to myself..

mak pun orang singapore jugak..

owhh okok..tapi u muka tak macam orang sini..

“makkau punya laki laaaaaaaa…aku nak broadbanddd..ya Allahhhhhhh..” i said to myself..so i replied still politely

tak, grandparents saya arab aa

at this point i assume he reached his climax and got satisfied so decided to cease pestering and confer with his colleague..mind you, i do mean confer, at that photocopy machine, and it was clearly audible to me.

laaa..orang siniii..tapi arab la..aku speaking je tadi..terkejut aku dia ckp melayu..tu la pasaaalll

i took a deep breath, collected more sins under my breath, exhale with nasal sound effect..i guess my hidung dinosaur was not big enough to make him note of my subtle annoyance..
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it was not that bad la..ive had worse..more direct..more in your face..about 2 years ago me and the General went to the clinic, which ive been going to since the late 80′s, stood at the counter giving our account digits there and the clerk, whos been working there for years, looks at both of us for a few seconds, points with her index finger at me, the General, then me, left right..and says..

ya Allahh..sama muka dia..anak bapak..sebijik..betull..