Rude Phone Calls

Finally get to update my blog again. I was really busy for the past week till the point that I was considering checking into a mental institution! No seriously, it was that bad. For the past 11 days or so, I was working till about 9-11-ish averagely and even on Saturdays and Sundays! Yeah, most of it was backlog work from the office but also I was busy helping out a friend on a project during the weekends. So yeah, my home is now officially a hotel. Of course there were 1 or 2 days that I manage to get off by 8pm, but usually it's later than that.

Oh well..back to the main point, I received 2 really rude and annoying phone calls yesterday. The first was from this "Ah Lian" telemarketer who just simply annoyed me. For those who don't know, I do not like telemarketers who call and speak to me in Chinese (in any dialect) or in any other language other than English, even though I understand them. To me I think it's really unprofessional because English should be the main language for all telemarketing communication. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to condemn or stereotype "non-Engerish" speaking people, but at least first have the courtesy to ask if I understand the language to begin with! Here's how the first conversation went:

*Phone rings*
Me: "Hello?"
Ah Lian: "Ni hao?" (Hello)
Me: "Yes? Who do you want to speak to?"
AL: "Ni ser pu ser chiang hwa yi ma?" (Do you know how to speak in Mandarin?)
Me: "Sorry, what?" (I actually don't know Mandarin but I want to see if she gets me..)
AL: "Ni ser pu ser chiang hwa yi ma?"
Me: "Sorry I don't understand. Can you speak in English please?"
AL: @$#%$!!! (mumbles something in Mandarin) *SLAM!*
Me: @$#%$!!! ????????

I think you get why I was so annoyed. Then as if that wasn't enough, in the evening, this happened:

*Phone rings*
Me: "Hello?"
Some Malay Dude: "Selamat petang Encik. Encik ada masa tak? Saya nak beritau pasal satu offer dari Hotel xxx" (Good evening Sir. Can you spare a few minutes? I want to let you know about this offer from Hotel xxx)
Me: "Errr..sorry I'm not free at the moment, and not interested"
SMD: "Tapi Encik, kenapa tak mau offer ini? You boleh bawa you punya family semua enjoy kat sini untuk harga rendah" (But why sir? You can bring your family to enjoy a stay at such a low price)
Me: "Sorry! NOT INTERESTED!!!"
SMD: "Tapi kenapa Encik? Offer ini tak boleh dapat mana mana" (But why Sir? You can't get this offer anywhere else)
Me: I'm sorry, I'm busy right now, and I'm NOT INTERESTED!
SMD: Ok lah! Kalau macam tu, tak apa lah Encik, Terima kasih. (Ok then, if that's the case, then nevermind. Thanks a lot)
Me: .........

WTF?? I mean, I was already busy and agitated, yet I have to result to such incompetency! Some people just don't get it when you say you're not interested or that you're busy at the moment. Perhaps the company who hire these people deserve to be shot. Maybe they have such low budget, they cannot afford to hire a proper professional and just got someone from off the street to do their work! Well you know what they say, you pay peanuts, you get monkeys!