Loyalty Reward

It wasn't until these few days that I've started riding at 80km/hr on the highway. Everybody else seems to be in such a rush. Riding couldn't be more enjoyable than to cruise at a speed where you can still take your eyes off the road in front & enjoy the scenery for a while (which there isn't much actually, but still it's a pleasure).

Business has been so-so. Quiet during most of the time. If it wasn't for the TV & VCD player, I don't think I can stand being in the shop for 10 hours.

Today is the 1st time a customer traded in his mobile phone, which he bought from me 2 weeks ago for another model. Such loyalty must be rewarded although not too generously. But still I gave him a higher trade in price for the old cellular & a discount for the new. I could tell he left my shop a happy man. I love it when customers appreciate my service. Such joy is simply unable to be put into words.

Kidneys & Peanuts

$600,000 per annum is not peanuts & it is definitely not a joke. But a 1 year bonus?!?! That's totally absurd! That is ridiculous! Why should a CEO of a NON-PROFIT organization be paid such an astronomical bonus? Because NKF manages to raise millions of dollars everytime they host a charity show?

I guess things wouldn't have turned so ugly had Mr T.T Durai been more low profile about it. So what if The Straits Times published an article about an alleged "gold plated tap"? Now we know what a bad idea it is to sue SPH, or any other organizations of such magnitude.

But did Mr T.T Durai withdraw all charges because he saw "no purpose served in continuing litigation & acrimony with The Straits Times"? Or was he pressured into such a decision by other factors or people of higher authority? That, perhaps we will never know as a supposedly "10 days court case" abruptly ended on day 2.

Then again, what if CPIB suddenly decides to intervene? Will more dark secrets be unfolded? I shudder at the thought of what the board of directors are receiving at their end based on what Mr T.T Durai has pocketed in the past 3 years.

Now the cat is out of the bag. The fleet of 8 cars with chauffeurs, the Mercedes Benz & what was that again? $600,000 is peanuts? I tell you, $600,000 can buy alot of peanuts!

Leaving on a jet plane...

My Delicate Delicacy left for Indonesia this morning. Although she will only be gone for 3 days, but

我好想你...
在这三年里虽然我们的感情没经历过什麽大风大浪，但小波折到也发生了不少。
最庆幸的是我们的感情实终没受影响。
事到如今你也应该了解你对我有多麽的重要。
我也西望你知道和了解我所做的一切全都是为了我们的将来。
虽然现在我们只能在周末向见，但无时无刻我都在想着你。

汕， 你是我的一切，我的全部。我正等着你回来，等着再见到你。

風水

Since the opening of my shop in June, business had been slow for that whole month. Perhaps it was due to the location or maybe it was because of the design of my shop. Hmm...

Anyway, had a light conversation with a customer today who so happens to work for a geomancer. Although he himself is not a geomancer but I believe more or less he did pick up a thing or two from the master. As per what enlightenment he offered, my shop seems to be too red. Geomancy or 風水 is about the 5 elements, that is 金，木，水，火，土. Red symbolises 火 & in retail, customer is 水. As the theme of my shop design is mainly red in color, he said that in overall it is too fiery for the water to penetrate, which could possibly be the reason why business is so slow. Then again, it is up to the individual whether to believe in it or not.

As I wondered on about this geomancy stuff, I thought about the sales on Saturday. That was perhaps the best since opening day. As compared to today at that precise moment, I was experiencing the worst. But everything seemed to change as the sun sets. Businesss did pick up & all in all, I did manage to capture 1 last customer before closing time. Profit margin is not my main criteria at this moment, rather awareness & customer rapport is.

Now that I'm moving into the second month of business, I hope sales improves so I can have a better sleep at night.