The Danger In Front

How many times have you come across this in broad daylight; see picture? This lorry is carrying a mountain load of scrap metals, over the permitted height of its body and tilting dangerously, obviously overloaded.

It makes you want to stop such vehicles and give the drivers a tight slap on the face to remind them of the dangerous act they have committed. Where are the police? If they have really been caught and summoned umpteen times, why are they still on the roads, everywhere? Just driving around Prai you will spot them.

Meaning to say they have got away with it and blatantly breaking the law under the nose of the police and JPJ. Sounds fishy? Perhaps the lorry owners have "settled" in advance with them! But believe me, try your luck driving with an expired roadtax or talking on the handphone without a hands-free kit, they will spot you easily. Meaning to say, they are not "blind". Needless to say more, inefficiency and irregularities are all there to be seen.

What would you do the next time you spotted such vehicles? Overtake them as fast as you can, bet ya!

Honey, they shrunk the....products!

I know there are many grouses in the past since the essential goods risen in Malaysia. To add salt to wounds, the fuel hike was the mother of all increases that makes everybody angry except (there is exception to anything in Malaysia!) the ONE party, its cronies and hardcore supporters. Or should I say the corrupted ones???

Well, it is not the topic here. What I'm trying to say this time is about the contents of some goods that used to be 'that much' are now 'this much'. For instance, instant noodles which are much smaller in potion....I need one and a half packs to fill my stomach now. In other word, it is only three quarter a pack nowadays. 'Mamee instant snack noodle' is a classic example. It is so so small now that you could hardly believe your eyes. It just makes you want to "curse" a little every time you take a bite at it.

I got another classic example of 'selling price remains but the contents have shrunk or reduced' due to increase in manufacturing cost. I'm talking about Sunkist Orange Juice Drink with Juicy Sacs. Well, two weeks ago I went to a friend's house and was served a cup of the juice. I instantly felt good with it. It was an instant hit, so juicy especially with plentiful of juicy orange sacs. So, came last week I bought it at a supermarket since my kid was pestering me to get one.

But hey, it never crossed my mind that the sacs in the pack that I bought was so much little than the cup that I had at my friend's house. Imagine, a cup filled with juicy orange sacs to the brim and the one I had at home was ONLY scattered or partially filled!!! And the juice tasted so much like orange squash. Know what I mean?

I beg someone to answer this question, "Is there a double standard in the packing or I have bought the new stock and thus the contents have changed due to the rising cost?" Even the Gardenia bread is not spared. If only you noticed, it has become so much lighter. But they have managed to make it fluffy still, as disguise maybe. A double slice is just not enough for your morning breakfast.

So, the next time you come across your daily essentials, please take a careful look and compare 'now and then'. Oh, and the price as well. Then, make a shout-out like this, "HONEY, THEY SHRUNK THE PRODUCTS".

Boobs Watch 2

Well, I spotted this advertising banner in BM one fine day. Like I say, I will share many more such glaring mistakes in my blog, just for laugh. Ha, ha, ha.

This one is supposed to tell its customers of the day it is closed for business - rest day. Instead of "Hari Selasa" (means Tuesday)....just take a look at what is printed on the banner. I don't think it is even in the Bahasa Malaysia dictionary! And "Berbuka Peniagaan" (means Business Opens)....hmmm, it leaves much to be desired. Spot the mistake there?

Hence, it qualifies for 'Boobs Watch 2'.

Boobs Watch

Holy cow!

Read the message on the board carefully....if only you can get the meaning out of it - the English version. I bet you will laugh till your balls drop. The Chinese version is probably right to tell the guests that 'this is the place to exchange foreign currencies'

But, what the hell is 'FOREIGN CURRENCY SEEKS TO CHANGE THE STORE' ....!!! Anyway, talk about China readiness to welcome the million visitors to its Olympic Games in August. I wonder they have corrected all the signboards in public places before August where the games start. Otherwise, visitors who only understand English will go bonkers. I found this at a hotel which I stayed in last year in Dongguan, China.

I know the Chinese government is working very hard to keep up with English nowadays especially when the Olympic is just around the corner. I do find such glaring mistakes in Malaysia at times. Well, I will not spare them either.

What the heck.....just for laugh to get our minds off the current national issues that WILL MAKE YOU AND ME GO BONKERS. Surely!

Things are expensive but do not get shortchanged when you eat out

We are a family of three but whenever we eat out we would like to "stretch" our dollar. As you know, Malaysia now is everything boleh; boleh naik tak boleh turun (can go up, cannot go down). I'm talking about the prices of essential goods lah! Even then, you can just sum up in general, everything seems to go up nowadays. No thanks to our tak boleh BN.

So, how to stretch your dollar then? Take for example, if you have a family of 4 and you would like to have a family meal outside, say...chicken rice or duck rice. Usually you will tell the uncle "4 persons eating", right? There he goes and make you a plate of juicy chicken with 4 rice. Now, have you ever wonder or come across more often then not, the plate of chicken supposedly for 4 persons is not-so-enough? Either you eat less and let your family eat more or you order 'add one more plate please'. So, the uncle got more business from you and you also spend more instead - over budget lah sometimes.

How about order half a bird straight next time and you know it is more than enough? In a way, everybody can enjoy the meal and it actually cost less because half a bird is about RM9.00 nowadays. BUT, beware though...you may also get shortchanged or cheated (more direct) if you are not aware how a plate of half a bird will look like. Is it this much or that much when the half bird is totally chopped down to pieces? Worse still if it is de-boned (boneless) will look a lot less on the plate.

I have had my experience in BM and Chai Leng Park and I felt cheated by these not-so-smart con men. When you cheat or con people, you are known as conman lah! No difference. Like I say, to stretch my dollar and at the same time give everybody at the table a sumptuous meal, I usually order half a bird, even for my family of three. How do we determine that the plate is not half a bird? Believe me at certain places, we will totally get our stomachs all filled up. With these con men serving, you are left with half filled stomach - not satisfied! And the portion on the plate, left me scratching my head. How on earth they want to cheat people like that just to make a few bucks? Malaysia boleh!

Another way to determine how big the portion to expect on a plate for half a bird is - buy one and cook it at home and then chop them into pieces and see for yourself!

Now, I want to know; if this thing happened to you, would you stand up and confront the fellow (chicken/duck rice seller) or shut up and walk away, not going back there anymore? Or spread it to your friends? Use the internet/email if you do!