An Intriguing Tale Of Being An Owner

Many years ago, an ex-employee proclaimed to our customers that we didn’t have to pay for our car because our car is a company’s car..  *slap forehead*.  Well.. this company’s car is gonna be done paying for it.. and we were gonna look into changing the auto insurance to non-collision but we were told not to.. because  our car is still i pretty good condition and only 4 yrs old, and truth be told.. they all said.. that as soon as you take collision out.. something is gonna happen.  Just the other day.. because of the darn weather here.. we almost got rear-ended.  So nah.. i have to talk to the man again about it.

Customer walked into our store yesterday coughing.  Proclaimed.. that we need not worry.. because whatever he got wasn’t contagious.  He then continued to say he had the flu and pneumonia .. and walked around some more.  I was really upset.. because my kid who is not 5 yet knows how to stick her head outta the room.. when she wanted to sneeze.. and to think that an old fella in his 30s .. can tell me.. that he is not contagious..!  i’m short of asking him..  WHICH PLANET ARE YOU FROM, SIR..??  *slap forehead*.

Yes..! it’s up for watching right now,  Gem Of Life Episode 36 is on my entertainment blog.  Enjoy..!!  And you should know that if Gem of Life Episode 37 comes up .. you know where to look for it.  Working is important.. and so is making money at the store.. but one needs to enjoy life too.. and for me .. currently.. Gem of Life series.. is my JOY. !  what about  you ..  ??

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Yes.. for any business, locality is very important.  But what businesses and things that surrounds your business is very important as well.  So there is currently a big debate here.. for the people who runs the Y’arc and the downtown.  We want it downtown.. while the people at the Y’arc wants it on a street away from town.. and not friendly located for the tourist.. or to help the downtown people.

Sure the people from the Y’arc is probably saying.. it’s none of my business.. whether.. it helps the downtown businesses or the people who owns properties around that area.  But if they are asking for money from the taxpayer to built that darn thing.. on that darn street.. well.. i’ll say THEY BETTER CARE..!!

This Y’arc i’m talking about is a art center..where plays are staged.. and this is in a location right now.. that is not getting maximum exposure at all. .and to spend a few million to put another new one up.. is ridiculous.. if it does not benefit anyone but themselves.. and those arty farty types.   And if they don’t come to town.. i’m gonna be mighty pissed..!!

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I had a customer come in yesterday to our store and wants to exchange 2 games that he had bought 2 weeks ago, for another 2 games..?? *slap forehead* ! And the reason..?? he played it before in another system..and he beat it over and over again already.  *slap forehead*!

So when we buy games from Walmart, 2 weeks later, we too can return it to Walmart because we are done playing with it..?? and exchange it for another 2 games..??  And to think that he insisted on doing the exchange.. and didn’t even blink an eye .. when he told us the reason.. only makes me wonder what has  he got in his brain..??  was he sitting on it the whole time..?? The JOYS of owning your own business..!!!

PS: Yer wondering if we did do the exchange..?? yes. .!! the man did..! i wouldn’t..!!  but outta goodwill he did..!!!  oh my God..!! if i had been alone..!! i would have jumped over the counter . .and smacked him with the 2 games.. he tried to return..!!!

We started opening on Sundays today .. till after Christmas.  Our hours are 12 – 6pm but since it was raining the whole day today..  we didn’t really get a lot of walk ins.  But that’s alright.. because even though we had to work today.. we still manage to have healthy food waiting for us… for dinner after work.  It took a little planning on our part to have healthy cooking but i could never work . .if i knew that the kid wasn’t eating right.   So yes.. ! i made the man cook beef stew in a slow cooker.. before heading out to the store… and it was a great decision.  Nothing beats coming home to an already cooked meal.

Waiting for Gem of Life Episode 34 ???  I know you are ..!!!  hehe!! so am I .. been watching out for it for the whole morning now.. and it’s almost lunch time.  Well, I’ll keep looking for it.. even though i have work to do.. and post it on my entertainment blog once i get it.  So hop over there.. or check back later.. over at my movie blog.

PS :  I was wondering last nite.. how come no one talk about Song Sai Mun’s latest g/f huh..?? isn’t she younger than Jessica..?? and isn’t Song Sai Mun.. older.. than Martin..??  Why so unfair one hor..??

When you are young and crazy .. like I had been.. and without kids.. or saggy boobs.. you think you own the world.  You also think that you know everything.. and if your boss were to reprimand you .. it’s his/her fault.. or that he/she is against you.  Well.. i’ll let you in on a secret.  Many years ago.. i thought the same way too. Most of my bosses were from US or from Spain or Greece… and I’ve always thought.. my bosses were kinda crazy.

But guess what..??  many years later.. helping my spouse with his business.. i know exactly where my bosses were coming from.. and I’m ashamed to say.. that i might just have been too bull headed and blinded by pride to have a good thing going.. and blew it.

Surely .. no one wants to be pointed out as wrong.. or no one wants to be told.. to do stuff.. and no one wants to go to work.. and we all still wants to get paid.  We want to chat with our b/fs.. or our kids.. or run out during our own emergency .. irregardless of your own obligation to your company or your boss.  Afterall, our kids comes first right..?? well.. wait till you own your own business like i do.. then you will know.. that you cannot be further from being right.

All i can say is.. RESPECT YOUR BOSSES.. because they really know what they are talking about.. and they really been places.. before they go into the position they are in now.

Gem Of Life Episode 33 is being downloaded now.. as i speak, so you know what to do .. if you want the link or to watch online.  Enjoy..!

Woohoo..!! finding found the download link for Gem of Life Episode 32, I can’t wait to watch it…!! not gonna eat lunch yet.. till i’m done downloading..! you want the link..?? go to my entertainment blog eh.  Have fun..!! but donch watch it .. when you are working..  afterall.. not everyone owns their own business eh.. kkekekekee!!! watch it when you go home lah..!! but download it first.

On Saturday .. we had a customer come in with her 1 day old computer.. that she had bought elsewhere.. because of a special plan offered by the phone company.  In it,  there were like 100s of viruses.. as soon as we had it up and running.

We charged the customer $40 for working on it.. cleaning it up.. and putting on new anti-virus software and all.. and felt really bad for her.. because had she bought it from us.. she wouldn’t have this problem.. because we would have put in the firewall stuff for her.  But having said that.. we can understand why she bought it from the phone company ..for they finance it for her.. without any hassle.  Wherelse, being a small store like ours.. we can do the financing or offer it.  *sigh* And it’s a darn good thing … we don’t charge so much.