Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Freaky Friday on Sunday

TGI Fridays, the greatest American cultural achievement of great food and jello shots up to your nostrils till you puke stomach acid smoothie. It's one of the examples of an American dream, the place you had all the great fun and depressed on the way out. Not because it's a great place, but create economic recession of your life savings, knowing that you will came up 3/4 poorer and about 1/4 of your life gone. This is the time you know that this is the first & the last time you will come again. It’s like going to Disneyland but made it as far as the entrance because you have to pay the ticket to return home.

My friends & I, five of us were having a big day out. Gathering of some sort. We were deciding what to have for dinner. I thought of myself, since we don't do these that often, might as well try out something extravagant, classy & fun. So I gave suggestion that we all should eat at TGI Fridays. All agreed & headed to where the greatest American culture and cuisine. The place was awesome. Nice music, great decor & the food was great. We were having the day of our lives. Unforgettable.

Then it's almost time to wrap up for the next programme & we asked for a bill. Shih Ying paid for it because none of us had enough amounts to pay all at once. The bill came, & the waiter explained to us that the next time we come again; we will have a free meal with any purchase for another meal. I doubt that I will. So she paid the bill. "Rm277.70 is quite a lot." "It was RM227.70" Blue replied. "Wow a RM50 tips. That's so generous of you." We all teased her for being really generous. When the change came, we found out of RM50 short. So we told the waiter that she paid RM300 & there should be a RM50 back for RM227.70 bill. So he went back & checks. A few minutes later, he came back, hoping he would return with the correct change, instead, he asked us "Are you sure you gave me RM300?" Yes I'm sure Michael Jackson still had his white plastic skin on. When comes to money, we are very positively sure. "I assumed you gave me RM250." he continued. Seriously, I tried so hard not to be tolerating with this kind of stupidity & in competency, assuming that he has his period & still sure he had a sex change. Then he called the supervisor.

For some reason, we were "educated" on how the management works in which has no whatsoever related to the situation we're in. To make matter worst, "RM50 is just a small amount" he said. Well I could tell the guy in the hospital, whom had an end stage of cancer that he's going to die anyway & recommended him the coffin build material and tombstone sculpture work and tell him that he's required to pay RM50 for bookings. The argument almost lasted for an hour, so we decided that to meet the manager instead. We were hoping for meaningful solution.........instead, he teaches us how to use commonsense. At this point, our patience & agitation had reached our limit. He gave up and gave her back the actually change that should have been returned to her in the first place.

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