Remember The Name

The phone rang and I picked it up to hear a woman's voice.

Me: "Good morning, CPK may I help you?"

Caller: "Who is this on the line?"

Me: "This is Max speaking."

Caller: "Is Suhaimi around?"

Me: "Suhaimi? Hold on a while."

*goes off to look for the manager only to find he's not around.

To Colleagues: "Where's Suhaimi arh? Got see him around?"

Colleague: "Why? Who is on the line?"

Me: "Dunno leh. Wait arh."

Me: "Hello, thank you for waiting, may I know who this is?"

Caller: "I'm calling from the office. Is Suhaimi around?"

Me: "Oh.. I see. I'm sorry but he's not around at the moment, can I get him to call back? Or.."

Office: "Is there anyone around I can talk to? Is there any other manager around right now?"

Me: *Looks around "I have Sam around. Is it okay?"

Office: "Are you busy right now?"

Me: "Erm not really."

Office: "You just finished setting up?"

Me: "Er.. yeah." *wonders why so many question

Office: "Max is it? Are you from the front house?..." *conversation drifts off

Me: "Sorry?"

Office: *caller again talks so fast I couldn't catch a word.

Me: "Er.. sorry? What is it again?"

Office: "EH WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! I'M ASKING IF YOU'RE FROM THE FRONT HOUSE!!"

Me: "Oh, er.. yes yes I'm from the front house."

Office: "Who is around right now?! Is there any other front house staff around like Zaki or anyone else?"

Me: *Looks around again "I have Siti here. Issit okay?"

To colleague: "Erm Siti, line 1 for you." *hands the phone over to colleague afterwards

BITCH! **KNN CCB! I thought to myself. Didn't tell me her name and still have the f*cking nerves to shout at me over the phone just because I asked twice what she was saying. I mean what rights has she? Just because she's from the main office means she has the rights to shout at me?? Just who is this bitch? I kept mumbling under my breathe before my colleague put down the phone. "Who was that on the phone just now arh?"

"Linda." Said my colleague.

Making a mental note, I sworn I would remember that goddamn bitch's name and I'd remember her well if I see her one day. "Linda huh? I'd remember her name." I said, furiously before I got back to work. I hate arrogant people, and I hate people who can't speak politely over the phone. People like that, deserve a bitch slap to the moon. They must have very low esteem to need to act like kings and queens to feel good about themselves.

** note: short form of a hokkien swear word.