FOOLISH FOREIGN STUDENTS

KLCC sunset view from Bukit Belacan @2019

26 February 2019.

8.06pm, a China student group at Faculty of Law - UM going to Villa Pandan Condom. 5 pax (4 amois and 1 boy) outside the lobby, the 4 amois tried to squeeze themselves into the middle seat which I told them it's not possible even their bodies are skinny. So I asked the two of them to seat at the last row. I told them that it's not used to order big car if they want to squeeze together! When almost approaching the condom, the boy who sat next to me asked me to enter the 'No Entry' road. Lajiao lah. This is Malaysia, not China! I screamed at him.

CONTINENTAL TYRE IS A GERMANY COMPANY

Monday, 25 Feb 2019.

Morning, got 2 fish.

7.12am, MOO a Malay guy at Jalan Indah 4/4 Ampang Indah sending to KL Sentral. MOO is working as risk management in a Hong Kong insurance company in PJ. He just joined the company from his previous company, Zurich Insurance. We talked and talked all the way. He asked me about my daschcam as his car was involved in an accident last month and now it's in a workshop for a repair. His wife is in PD for seminar. And he doesnt have other car to drive to the office.

8.03am, MAB a Germany matsalleh at The Sentral Residences going to Continental Tyre PJ, Jalan Tandang 204a. At first we talked a bit about his contract job here in Continental Tyre. He's been here for a site visit but his time he got a 2 year contract. Then I reckon that this Continental Tyre is a Germany company indeed.

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After work ...

4.24pm, PAK at Zuellig Pharma Persiaran Pasak Bumi, Seksyen U8 going to Concorde Hotel Shah Alam. He's booking 6 seater to ferry 3 Brunei execs (2 male + 1 lady). At the company's entrance guard post, the makguard (lady) was not very friendly and wouldnt allow me to come in. But later the other guard open up the gate. Bugima lah.

WEEKEND RUN ERRANDS

Saturday (23 Feb) & Sunday (24 Feb) got to run errands.
No honey no money.

SORRY NO RECEIPT

Friday, 22 February 2019.

Morning got one fish.

While driving on SKVE ...

7.20am, ERI 3 Malay girls ping me using Justgrab from Puteri Palma Condom Block G going to Wisma Consplant 1. It's quite a long journey, but we just kept quiet all the way. It's a 31km in 40min. At the dropoff she asked me for a receipt which I told her to wait for Grab to send it via her email. Then they left.

2 DAYS NO PING

Wednesday, 20 February 2019.
Thursday, 21 February 2019.

No ping.

LATE TO OFFICE

Tuesday, 19 February 2019.

Morning, got 3 fish.

8.04am, ZAY a Malay lady with short hair at Jalan Jati Kampung Melayu Ampang going to the Gardens Mid Valley city.

8.51am, WIV a matsalleh at Nadi Bangsar Jalan Tandok sending to Quill 9 Jalan Semangat PJ. He sat infront next to me.

9.19am, JOT a Chinese young man infront of Eu Yan Sang Herbs PJ, going to Kelana Business Centre PJ.

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After work, ...

6.28pm, SUM at Pusat Hemodialisis Shah Alam, Jalan Astaka L U8/L sending to Sri Teratai Apartment Puchong. He ping me to pickup his mom at the dialysis center. He asked me which route I am going to drive. I check on the Waze and told him that I am going to drive using Federal highway and LDP. He gave the total fare including rm2 for the toll. But later I reckoned that Google maps directed me to use the NKVE towards ELITE and later to Sunway toll plaza. Total toll fare is rm3.20. I told the minachi not to worry about the toll because I am going to pay for it. This minachi liked to talk and talk too. She story mory about her life, especially about her son.

A FRENCH VISITOR

Monday, 18 February 2019.

Dear diary, I supposed to go to Lumut this morning. But my boss screwed up, so I went in to the office.

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After work, I drive Grab ...

5.27pm, ALS a matsalleh alone at Mettler - Toledo Services Asia Pacific which is nearby only and sent him to 28 Mont Kiara via NKVE. Since he's sitting infront next to me, I turned off my mp3.

6.21pm, TEL a French young guy at nearby CIMB Solaris Mont Kiara sending to Masjid Jamek KLCC. This guy is from Maghribi (Morocco) descendant. Although he spoke no good English, he likes to talk to me all the way to the town center. He's working now in a French school in Segambut as a sports teacher. He's also noticed about my mp3 reading on surah Yassin. He said he like this beautiful country. He's been here for the last 6 months and he got another 6 months before his contract expired. His wife also here staying with him and she's a descendant from Maghribi also. He reckoned that he should know Zinedine Zidane, a legendary magic soccer player. But his look more toward Thierry Henry!

SET MY DESTINATION TO KULAI

Sunday, 17 February 2019.

Morning, while driving home with wife and 10 min to our house, I set MD to Kulai. This is because I plan to drive to KL directly after dropping the wife. Then suddenly ...

8.49am, SLW ping me from nearby Jalan Tasek 6 wanted to go to CIQ JB. But I need to send the wife home. After the dropoff, SLW still on the line waiting for me to pick him up. Soon later he called and I told him that I was on my way. So he waited. The young chinese guy is working as a chef in Singapore. He brought a sandwich wrapped in a plastic and he asked me whether he can eat it or not. I said no problem, "wehh lu tak makan boleh mati hoo.," I dropped him at the CIQ back entrance, at the bus stop.

After dropping SLW off, my MD still on while I was still driving to Kulai town. And no ping even after I exiting into the Plus highway just before Senai town.

BLUE GRABCARS

Saturday, 16 February 2019.

Today I am in JB, not doing Grab since I am sending my mpv cab to Toyota Service center in Plentong. After checking in the cab to the workshop at 2pm, I was calling Grabcar to Jalan Permas 1/1.

2.32pm, LKL a Chinese driver accepted my ping. But when I looked at the apps, his car is moving away from my pickup location. Minutes later, this apek called me and told me about his movement and asked me to cancel. So lazy lah dis apek. Lajiao lah. Actually I dont mind to wait, but I cancel it anyway.

2.37pm, MAA a Malay young man accepted my ping, but he's exiting into the Pasir gudang highway towards Johor Jaya which adding the journey time for another 10 minutes. Aiyah. I told him I can wait if he still wants to come and pick me up. He asked me to wait lah. He's driving a rare blue Honda City. He said he's doing Grab as part time as his business on blasting and painting is slowing down now. The fare is rm5 for a distance of 2km.

After doing some run errands on the shoplots, I wanted to go back to the Toyota service center. But I changed my mind since it would take another hours to complete servicing my cab. So, I just walked down to the nearest mosque, Masjid Plentong. I stop here inside the mosque for iktikaf until Asar time.

When the clock showing almost 4.50pm, and the azan is buzzed off already, I called another Grabcar to send me to the service center. MAA (not same as previous driver) a young Malay man with blue Proton Myvi arrived soon at the mosque gate. The trip distance is only 1.2km for rm5 fare. I dont mind.

A TOURIST BANGLA AND OUR CORRUPTED POLICE MEN

Friday, 15 February 2019.

Only one JustGrab story.

A Bangla guy, JIP at Mydin Jalan Masjid India KL sending to Nidoz Residences @Desa Petaling (under construction).

As expected from his appearance that this Bangla cannot speak Malay and his English is not so fluent. He said he's a tourist here for the last 4 days. He visited few places in KL and went to casino (Genting Highlands). And he's flying home to Bangladesh tonight (2am) with Biman Bangla Airline. When asked how he likes Malaysia, he said Malaysia is good, everything here is good, but Malaysia polis no good. Aiyah! "Singapore police good, China police good, but Malaysia polis no good," he showed his frustration from his face and shaking his head. How about Bangladesh police? "Bangla police also no good," we laughed and laughed. At first he didnt want to tell me in detail about our polis department. But later when I asked again about his unhappiness with Malaysia polis, he told me a tragic story that happening to him a few days ago. "The polis caught innocent me in Kotaraya, asking for rm700! I got passport, everything fine, no problem, no problem, but the polis still asking for money from me!" Actually he brought a bulk of Malaysian ringgit cash on his pocket. "I brought eleven thousand ringgit on my pocket, at first the police wanted two thousand ringgit!" I asked him why he brought so many cash money, then he said he wanted to go shopping. "I want to buy iphone X, 2 pieces, for me and my wife!" I asked again, why he didnt buy the iphone in Singapore or Bangladesh? He said, the iphone price is more expensive over there (rm6000). The iphone price here only rm4400 which he bought them in Low Yat Plaza! So I jokingly told him that he still can save a lot of money even after he "kanna pow" by our polis here. Lol. He's doing a cement business in Bangladesh. And he told me also that this is his third time coming visiting this beautiful (lah sangat) country.

RICH COUNTRY POOR COUNTRY

Near Duta Toll Plaza, there was an accident @2019 yesterday.

Thursday, 14 February 2019.

Afternoon no fish while going to work.

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After work, got 2 fish.

6.06pm, DAR at Jalan Penyair U1/44 Glenmarie Industrial Area. The Singaporean Chinese guy liked to talk and talk all the way to Hilton Hotel KL Sentral. We talked about our countries' politics, and economy. Also we talked our cost of living, ie cars, Grabs, causeways, VEPs, and a bit of our families. He came here on business trip and he just visited a remote radio controlled toy shop on his expensive hobby. He also likes to play drone. He's 46 now and his wife is early 40 and they just got their first baby (girl) thru IVF. It costed him about SGD17k. It reminded me on Datok Seri Siti Nurhaliza on her first baby thru the same method too.

7.15pm, TAN a Japanese young executive at nearby Plaza Sentral going to Regalia Suites. I wrongly greeted him "konnichiwa," then I apologised. I should say "konbanwa" instead. At the suites lobby I said to him "arigato gozaimasu" and replied the same.

GOT PROMO ALSO WANT TO CHEAT

Tuesday, 12 February 2019.

Started at 7.32am with fuel about another 141km and the odometer readings at 152,799km.

No ping on the way to the office.

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After work, got 2 pings.

5.43pm, ALE at FlexLink Engineering, Jalan Tiang U8/93 going to Sunway Pyramid. No, actually the China man wanted to go to Clio Hotel which he said he couldnt find it on the apps.

6.26pm, an amoi (01622048**) at nearby Sunway Geo Tower lobby sending to Mighty Owls Center Jalan 16/155c, Bukit Jalil. At the dropoff, although she used promo code (rm5), she thought that the fare was Grabpay. I said, no, it's cash. So, she paid me and said thank you.

A RARE 3 JOBS IN THE MORNING WHILE GOING TO WORK

Monday, 11 February 2019.

7.22am, 3 + 1 middle east boys and girl at Ampang Prima Condom Block C sending to Marefat International School Jalan Ipoh.

8.19am, a Bangla guy ping at Alliance Bank Jalan Ipoh to send his pinoy wife (gf?) to Lorong Burhanuddin Helmi 9 TTDI.

8.43am, SHB a malay guy at MRT Bandar Utama going to Boulevard Residence Damansara.

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After work, due to no more lifeline which I used them in the morning, so I cannot set the "My Destination". But I only set 6-seater option and there is no ping all the way home.

NO TOLLS PLEASE

Sunday, 10 February 2019.

In the morning, I completed 7 jobs.

8.31am, I got ping from EDWIN from Midfields 2 Condom, but when I went inside to Block F2 lobby (not F3 as he noted earlier), and I waited for 7 minutes, but he didnt show up. So I cancelled the trip and got rm4 from Grab.

8.51am, MAC a "mapren" Nigerian guy at nearby Midfields (different entrance). When he hopped in, he said "no toll no toll." I was confused at first but then I reckoned that he dont want to use a toll highway. Okay lah. I sent the negro to Kolej University Polytech MARA fro rm10.

Dear diary, this is not the first time a rider asking me to avoid toll roads for saving just a few dollars (rm2).

But in the evening, no fish. Actually I got one Jaws trip (rm105) to KLIA from nearby Sunrise Park Apartment. I excitedly tried to screenshot the ping on my iphone, but I hastily pushed the wrong button and quickly the job was missed. Demm.

A FRENCH CONNECTION

Saturday, 9 February 2019.

Only one Justgrab story.

4.00pm, FRI a matsalleh guy at LRT Ampang going to The Garage KL, Jalan Hillview. This 65 year old French guy liked to talk, so we talked all the way. He’s no family, his wife died already. He visited here after so long. He just came back from Chieng Rei Thailnd. He’s staying near KLCC for a week. He’s working as a tour guide in Los Angeles. Then after a few minutes, I told him that I was studying in Flagstaff Arizona very very long time ago. He said he also bringing tourists to Grand Canyon and staying in Flagstaff at night. "That's why you speaks like an American!" he said before entering the MRR2.

Then at the dropoff cafe, he said actually he wanted to visit the collapsed highland tower. Wahlaweh. Then he also wanted to visit the defunct Mimalamd Park. “I liked to visit the abandoned places,” he said.

OFF GPS LOCATION AGAIN

Thursday, 7 February 2019.

Only one JustGrab story.

5.54pm, SHP a chubby Malay lady ping from Jalan Saujana Indah 7. But the gps pickup point was way off by the roadside. I sent the lady to First Subang Mall.

NEW YEAR EVE

Monday, 4 February 2019.

Tomorrow is Chinese new year 2019.

Only one JustGrab story.

8.31am, JUN a Malay lady at Lobi Utama Hospital Serdang. She came in with her little sister who asked me to send her to outside parking. Later I sent the lady to her home at Jalan 2/154D Desa Damai Cheras. They've just visited their sick mother.

GRAB JB TONIGHT

Saturday, 2 February 2019.

Driving Grab at night.

8.09pm, 4 local Indian (2 men, 2 women) at Mutiara Apartment Block C. I sent them to Jalan Dedaru 7, Masai.

8.46pm, AWI ping me to pick an Indon cewek at Jalan Jelatang 27 shoplots and send her to Larkin Sentral. She asked how long it would take to arrive at the bus terminal. I told her from the Waze about 23 minutes. Later, at dropoff point, I saw another cowok was waiting for her. She kissed his hand!

DESTINATION: TBS

Friday, 1 February 2019.

Today is public holiday for Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan. Hari Wilayah.

Only one JustGrab story.

NUR 2 Malay girls at Menara B Fakulti Perubatan USIM Menara MPAJ with big baggages going to TBS. Actually, they wanted to stop at KLIA transit.

Pick up my son at the same TBS and straight drive to Jay Bee.