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Best Employee Award

I was in Bandar Kinrara yesterday morning & I stopped by a newspaper stand to buy, of course, newspapers. There were two stalls along the road, one is manned by a Malay man (probably around his 20’s) and another one is manned by an old Indian man in his 60’s.

I didn’t know which one to choose (suddenly it became the hardest decision that I had to make), but thinking that the old man still has to work despite his age to look for ‘rezeki halal’, I finally stopped at his stall. He approached my car & I told him I needed two papers. He went back to his stall & got me the papers. When he came back, one hand was holding the papers & another one was holding something. He handed me the papers & I gave him RM4 in return…. then immediately he handed me my change…. Oh! He had coins in his other hand, which really impressed me.. talking about efficient customer service here. I smiled and took my change, to which he said….

“Thank you… selamat jalan!” .... and waved at me.

I mean, where can you find a polite and friendly salesperson nowadays? Even those working in renowned department stores couldn’t even smile at you, let alone to thank you for the purchases you made. I was really touched with his friendliness… I thanked him, smiled back at him & drove away, feeling satisfied all over. I knew I made the right choice when I stopped at his stall. He should be awarded the Best Newspaper Salesman in town!

I thought of taking his picture but knowing that my O2 camera will not do the justice, I changed my mind. The screen of my digicam is not functioning properly so all pictures became very blur… and I’m still trying to find time to send it to the service center. When we were in Kuantan during the Merdeka weekend, we had to be satisfied with what my O2 could perform. I did snap here and here although the qualities of pictures were not that good…. look at these...

Comments

Anonymous said…
Kak Aini say: datang kuantan tak say hi hi bye bye pun kat ur senior kat sini noo?? Anyway hope u had a great time here. Last two weeks Nomi had a chance to meet Nomi after 12 years. Lama tu kan? She had a work-trip here actually.Jumpa Een tak?
NAH said…
Kak Aini,

I told you to drop me an email, kita pun tak tau camna nak contact awak. Last jumpa een masa raya last year & that was the last. Nomi macam dulu ke? Dah ada family baru lom? Anyway, email me ok!
Anonymous said…
Nah,

Actually I e-mailed you twice but never got a reply..Your mailbox makan e-mail ke? :)
Nomi still single mother of two. Katanya sibuk dengan kerja dan settlekan hal2 berkaitan harta sepencarian. Btw, dia dah tukar kerja ke misc integrated logistics.
ps: ur e-mail: nazuraa@gmail.com kan? mine is atanis@pop.jaring.my
Anonymous said…
Hello orang jauh

Lama saya tak drop by sini
Tak makan angin kat Spore lagik ke?
Takmo serik lah
Kan tour guide yg berwibawa ada (me, me n me)
Hehehehehe.

Kawan Blog mu di seberang tambak
NAH said…
Kak aini,

Yes, betul lah tu.... nanti kita check again.

Cwab.....
*hugs!!* ye la, awak pun lama sangat dok dalam pasir, tak klua klua. BUat masa ni, takde la kot... kalau ada, kita tell u hokay...
D.N.A.S said…
Nah,
datang Bandar Kinrara tak talipon I pun...I dok BK5B.
I don't deny the excellent services provided by our newspaper men, you knowlah... imagine, having 2000 customers macam I ni... hihihi....
NAH said…
Dee

Yes, I went to BK5 lah!!! yang dekat Smart Reader tu.... lah, lain kali i singgah rumah u bleh?

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