Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Customer Service MY ASS

So I called Verizon because I want to pay my outstanding bill...

For the past 3 weeks, I have been trying to call them because they don't have a 24 hrs customer service line make it really difficult while I am in a different time zone.

When I finally get through them after a long time of hearing the machine talking and talking, I finally talked to a human being. Then as usual, he transferred me to their billing or whatever department that can take care of my problem.

After the transferred me, and I gave all my information again, the person said they don't take care of business account only residencial, and they transferred me again.

The it was another section of machine talking...then:

"May I have your first and last name?"

"May I have the 10 digits number that you care calling about?"

"May I know which states are you in?"

"Sorry, we don't take care of California number, here is Pennsylvania."

You shouldn't even ask the last question when you get my area code......

Fine..after 3 transferred, I was still at no where to pay my bill.

Call again another day, same thing...

Call again another day, same thing...

Call again another day, I started yelling at the customer service and sent a nasty email to them about me will never pay my bill because they had been wasting my time and international calling money. And their customer service is sooooo screwed!!

And now, I am labeled as racist insane unprofessional caller after they wasted so much of my time and money just because I want to PAY what they deserved.

I don't know what's wrong with this world, and I am sure understand why the US is deeply affect by the recession now and how the US still so far behind in so many things can still consider themselves as developed country and proud about their service culture.

I booked a 3 days trip to Hong Kong the other day for USD 100 at the office, and they guy sent my booking details and bus ticket directly to the front door of my factory without tips and additional charges. I was only 20 steps by feet away from completing a transation.

Now THAT IS WHAT WE CALL SERVICE!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

New year resolution

I have never done any new year resolution in my entire life.

But this year, I think I am going to make one because my life since to have more direction in this coming year...despite the economy recession, I am very looking forward for a brand new year!

I think the biggest thing for me next year is either buying a house in JB or start my business, probably with the help of my boss because he will never want me to leave him, aiks.

But it doesn't matter, I literally have no work to do everyday, so I have plenty of time to plan and generate ideas.

Next, my second resolution will be staying fit. I was so disappointing about myself that I can't complete any trail one shot in Mammoth on the first day of season...So routine exercise, meditation, skipping rope and yoga...I have to be really determine this time!

Third, I want to ski in another country in 2009, maybe 2009/2010 season? Target is China and Japan.

Fourth, cut down my shopping for clothes and shoes.

Fifth, read more books and news. Even though I pick up reading again this year but is not enough.

I guess that's good enough, now going back to pack for my trips.

Hongkong next week, home next next week, Singapore next next next week, Jakarta next next next next week, HEAVEN next next next next next week!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Dream a little dream

I start having strange dreams...

I dream that I was skiing on ground, on the top of a hill in Hong Kong, exactly the same hill I saw on a movie yesterday. With a good view of the city, long grass field across the hill, on a bright sunny day.

I was in T-shirt and shorts, wearing my ski and boots, riding down the rocky road in full speed without my poles.

I could feel the bumpiness, I can feel every single rock that scratches the bottom of my ski. Then I put on my helmet on the run (just in case some cars hit me), and here come a small hill, and I just jump off the hill with perfect landing on the grass.

This is insane and I think I am going crazy. I thought I can forget about the white powder after coming back to China. You got it, the white powder, like heroin.

I found myself wondering on the street on a Sunday afternoon, nothing at all interest me, the crowd, the yelling, the loud music from the store, the stalls that along the street with antique stuff, the fancy dress and sweater and this and that... until I saw a kick ass beanie.

How can I find excitement again when there's no snow? I think what's killing me now is knowing there's snow somewhere and knowing there's way to get there, be there and start riding.

I check my bank account and there's plentiful to spend...

Skiing is like my secret lover, so seductive and irresistible. I would really want to say my favorite quote to it everytime I put it on: " I wish I knew how to quit you!" But the addiction is hard to quit, because it makes me smile eventhough is just in my mind.

It is not easy to go to any ski resort here in China, and I don't count on meeting quality rider to go with me, it will be all by myself.

Maybe I can spend all these time practice loneliness and keep my training schedule, a lot of running, push up, yoga, make sure I am fit for the slope.

When I am fit and no fear of being lonely, I guess I can start my on journey of seeking the white powder.

(PS: I don't really know how to ride on powder yet, but I have an image about it... I guess when I get a hang on it, I will never ride on powder, I will be floating on it.)

Friday, December 19, 2008

Babies boom

So this year, there are 6 new born babies in my family.

Which is ridiculously a lot.

Plus my lovely nephew last year. There are 7 young babies in the Wong family.

Plus some babies from my friends...

The last time I check friendster, people are really busy getting married, lots of wedding picture.

The most recent time I check friendster..

I see babies.

I told my mom I want one too after seeing my sis and my bro have their own.

I suddenly get the rebellion feeling of being the youngest again. Whatever your bro and sis have, you want one as well.

But I do want a baby and I think my parents can't really disagree about that because their life is absolutely perfect by now. Anything that I will have is a bonus to them, they got a grandson and grand-daughter, anything additional to that they should feel very bless indeed.

But my mom gave me to cool look, she was like who you gonna have a baby with? A stranger?

Why not? All I want is just a baby...

So I have something to think about before I go to bed.

I have something to look forward to after I wake up.

I will look younger.

I will be happier.

I will start looking further than tomorrow.

I will be so different.

Anyway, is time to bed and start thinking what to think about before I close my eyes tonight.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Conclusion: I am a jerk

So today I did a video chat with my friends in OC, I have not done any video chat with a friend for a long time, the only time I do video chat is to see my lovely nephew and niece.

Then I make a statement that being single should have the most fun, which is a philosophy that I always believe in, but my friend thought that being single will make you more selfish.

Is a world about you, not anybody else anymore.

But what's wrong with loving yourself more?

You become more picky, and end up single forever become very likely.

Possible.

And he said I should ask someone what they think about me.

And I did.

Then now I am sitting in front of my computer feeling uneasy.

I don't remember when was the last time I ask someone what do they think about me. Not how do I look tonight, how's my dress?

So it turns out, I am a jerk after all, just like anybody else.

Maybe being by myself all these time really got into me, but I am still out there, not completely defensive about everything, not yet.

But for the first time in my life, I am in good shape when I am on my own.

Everybody grow up, eventually. People can't be energetic all the time, especially when they get older.

So I can't have someone to grow together with me and still keep up with my living style and pace.

I don't get tired, and I always want more than what someone can offer. I want to be still spontaneous and I want to take control over things. Is getting harder to do so when people around you are moving to another level. When people spend most of their time compromising.

Or I am moving to another level, they just stay on the same place?

Ok, I don't even know what am I writing about anymore but I think, in conclusion, I am a jerk in many ways.

And I never thought of that, that's amazing.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Leaving Los Angeles

I know I will come back again.

But it is good to pack everything and feel like you might never come back to a place that you can consider your other home.

After all these crazy days of packing, moving a lot, I mean GODDAMN A LOT OF BOXES, catching up with friends, meeting up with important clients... I just suddenly realize my 7 years of moving experience is still not enough. And I just found out I have never move out completely from a place before, there's always someone stay behind, because I always have a roommate and I am always the one the leave first (because I leave from place to place oh so very often)

This trip back to LA feel like a vacation trip, didn't do anything serious really. Mostly fun stuff. Going through some tough time as usual, a lot more of self-discovery, and a lot more confusion has been created in just 5 weeks.

I don't know is it because of me or because of Los Angeles or something else, I am always someone that not particular myself whenever I come back to LA. I still haven't figure out what goes wrong but I have come to a point that I don't hate LA that much anymore and I don't really mind that I have to come back again and live here.

But, I will want to live it differently. I need a good plan.

I am in LA on and off for about 2 years, it gave me 1 good year in 2007, but 2008 was almost the worst period in my life. So is 50/50, if I have a chance to stay longer, I would want a lot more than just 1 good year.

I am just a person tryng hard to live a life and take different opportunity, and I am very disappointed with my performance living in LA. I blame the place a lot but now I think I should move on from pointing figure and really take the challenge on how to live my LA life all over again and make the full out of it?

If chance is given, what would I do and what would I not do?

What will I keep and what will I leave behind?

That's a lot to think about and chances are, I might have to come back and give LA another shot.

But if I have an option to choose if I want to come back to LA or not, I probably won't pick LA anymore.

If I have a chance to come back to the land of freedom again to live one more time...

God please, send me to New York City!!!!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

I am a cat, I have 9 lives

After a roller-coaster long night, I woke up with swollen eyes.

And I realize I really look like a cat instead of a panda.

Which is a good thing, because I still don't know why panda exist when it is not even a part of the food chain. It exists for only exotic reason and I wonder why the Chinese make it symbol of the country...(and now you know why the history of 5000 plus years left nothing good but bad habbits)

But cat is different, cat has 9 lives.

It has the strenght to survive and they don't need anyone to protect them.

And they never feel sorry for the mess they did, cat is the ultimate most selfish animals on earth and there's only "me" in their world.

So I want to be like cat, I want to have 9 lives, and I want to learn how not to feel ashame about me doing something wrong.

How to become more selfish and how not to say sorry anymore.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Survive another day

It only happens in movies... when a person pass out, they woke up in a hospital or in the arms of their love one.

In reality, you woke up and you are alone.

Is hard for some people to imagine the feeling of no one but yourself is within reach.

Is hard to imagine a situation like that when you wake up every morning, there's someone sleep next to you.

That's why people sleep together after they got married, is just a nature of having a certain level of protection.

Because you will never know what happen while you are sleeping.

Is amazing to think about we spend half of our life at the moment that we have no control over- sleeping. You can't really control your heart beat, your breathing, your dream... you have absolutely no control over anything. You just let your biological machine to do all the work and keep you alive.

And even believe in God doesn't rescue you when somethig happen to you while you are sleeping.

But there's one thing you can rely on which is your brain, your brain will never want you to die and you can absolutely count on it. I can't really count on my heart like most people, but I guess my brain will do an even better job on things to keep me alive everyday. Something to do with my major I guess, the power of your mind is no mystery for me anymore. I use it all the time, and it works everytime I use it right.

I tell my brain I want to be able to open my eyes and look at the beautiful world every night before I go to bed.

And my wish is always granted.

Taking pictures

I don't know why, I just lost interest in taking pictures.

I still smile though.

Blame the facebook, because you know you don't have to be the one that taking picture to own the pic.

You will be tagged anyway.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Simple

I guess a good way to overcome a bad mood day is to look back how you used to be happy.

I love to look at old pictures whenever I feel really down, those pictures always make me smile or laugh.

It also reminds me, things can be really simple, life can be really simple, to be happy again can be really simple.

Then I go to bed, sleepy through a bad mood day.

Tomorrow, when I open my eyes, it will be brand new day full of possibility.