Maxis Sucks!!

I am so pissed with maxis i dont know how to put it in words. I've been having this problem for 10 days. Can you believe it? 10 freaking days!!

I have been using maxis for the longest time. I was among the first to get it, which explains why my modem has “Huawei” printed on it.

I’ve never had any major problems with it. In fact, I’ve been promoting it to my friends, colleagues and clients.

Something is definitely wrong with maxis network but their helpline keep pointing it back to me. I’ve been talking to them so many times; I even know what they will say.

Below are the steps:

1. Unplug your modem, wait for 15 minutes and try plug it again
2. Uninstall the programme and install it again
3. Go to settings, and change your connection type. Try 3G only or GPRS only …
4. Try choose your network manually
5. Check your Local Area Connection

The best i could get was 84.2KB. WTF??

Since I memorised the entire troubleshooting process, I did everything on my own. When the was still “NO NETWORK”, I had no choice but to call their helpline. This time, a lady by the name of Rina answered.

And guess what, she asked me to repeat the whole process. I repeteadly told her I HAVE DONE ALL THAT CRAP AND ITS NOT WORKING.

So, I told that girl:

Me: The reason I’m calling is to ask you what the hell is wrong. This is like my 7th time calling in 10 days. What is wrong? Should I bring my laptop and broadband to one of your outlet to get it fixed? I cannot afford to waste my time on this non-stop problem
Rina: *Silence*
Me: Hello… hello? R u there?
Rina: Yes sir, I’m here.
Me: I just asked you a question. And you just kept quiet??
Rina: Can you check your Local Area Network?
Me: I HAVE DONE THAT. Is there anything else I can do?
Rina: No sir, that’s the only thing you can do.
Me: So, you are saying, I just have to bear with it? I’m paying for the service and I expect my broadband to work.
Rina: *Silence*
Me: Hello.. r u there?
Rina: Yes sir.
Me: You are not helping! You don’t even answer my questions!
Rina: Can I have your address, sir. (For some weird reason, all of them like to ask this question)
Me: Check on your system!
Rina: Is is Suite C-10…..?
Me: Yes. You have all my details.
Rina: Is it a high rise building?
Me: Yes, it is. I am on 10th floor. But don’t you say that was the problem. I’ve been in the same office since I bought your broadband and it was working just fine.
Rina: I will check with my technical support and will call you back shortly.
Me: Call me when you have the solution.


5 mins later

Rina: Im calling from Maxis…..
Me: Yes.
Rina: My technical team is going through your complain record and they will contact you once they have identified the problem.
Me: And how long will that take:
Rina: I’m not sure, sir.
Me: How long does it normally take?
Rina: I’m not sure.
Me: I’m very upset with this. I am paying for nothing!
Rina: Is there anything else I could help sir?
Me: No, you never help anyway.

I've been a loyal customer of Maxis. Maybe its about time to change!

UPDATE: It's been 47 hours and their "Technical Team" have not contacted me.

~Cheers!

Red Bull Female Driver Search -Top 6!

Let's congratulate these beautiful ladies:

Top row, from L-R: Raja Mardiah Idris, Diana Chin, Norazah Bt. Harun

Bottom row, from L-R: Lee Hui Jing, Nurhayati Omar, Carmen Lim

They are the final 6 of Red bull Female Driver Search. Today, they begin the 3-day boot camp in their quest of becoming Red Bull Rookie!

~Cheers

Liena's Bday!

Happy Birthday Liena!!!

~Cheers!

2 in 1

Tuesday, 10 March 2009 * 3:00pm. * Sunway

1. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. launched it's 2nd outlet at Sunway Pyramid. With total investment of RM3.5 million, the outlet is the largest Bubba Gump outlet is Asia!

2. Elemis, the leading British luxury spa and skincare brand join forces with Mandara Spa in the aim of developing the ultimate spa experience in Malaysia.

~Cheers!

VIP Party

Monday -9th march : It was a public holiday. But i was working (and not complaining!)

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co had a VIP Party in conjunction of the launch of their 2nd outlet at Sunway Pyramid.

There were red carpet, glamorous people, star-studded celebs, fabulous spread of food and neverending fun. The band was superb!


It was a great event, it was rather obvious as everyone walked out with a huge smile on their faces.

~Cheers!

When adults are still kids..

Nana turned 2* and its certainly call for a celebration. It was on weekday and everyone was rushing from work. So we settled with a simple dinner at Secret Recipe at Ampang.




It started off pretty decent. We all had dinner and shared the latest news & gossips. Then a guy came to sell these cute little cupcakes:



And if you haven't noticed, i discovered the frame-shot effects with my LG phone. So, i got my friends to pose for me.

Liena

Liena (She saw the above pic!)

Alin

Fedo

And then everyone were asked to choose one cupcake and pose with it.

Happy Birthday Nana... Wishing you the very best in everything... let it be life, work or love =p

~Cheers

Indonesia Trip

When i first decided to go to Indonesia, I didn't have any expectations. I just had a plan; to shop for my sister's wedding and try to have fun.

Things were pretty chaotic before my trip. I had to settle everything at work, make sure everything is OK (even I knew I had very reliable colleague to handle everything).

I had to leave my laptop at office so that our IT dude so that all my data will be transferred onto my new laptop when I come back. That was pretty tedious …

So, let’s begin the journey….

I only got time to change my cash to Rupiah at the airport (I know the rate is bad!). With 11million in my wallet, I felt like a superstar. Haha

The flight was on-time and pretty smooth. It was Indonesia AirAsia, so my experience commenced on board! The language was very intriguing (I had been practising for a couple of month!)

DAY 1

We arrived at Soekarno Hatta airport and was greeted by Pak Suharto (not the ex-leader, but our driver).

He brought us to the hotel and from there, we didn’t waste much time. Straight to the mall. One of the things I was hunting was wedding invitation card.

Me: Disini ada kad kawin ngak?
People : Apa ? *Blur*
Me : Undangan perkahwinan ?
People: Apa itu?
Me: Jemputan majlis nikah?
People: *Confused*
Me: Invitation Card??
Me: Kad jemputan….. tahu ngak? Itu bila nikah mahu dijemput tetamu…?

And they show me like 15 things about weddings… none of them were invitation card.

Me & Fedo had a hard time figuring that out. He couldn’t stand it and texted his colleague whos been there.

Her reply came back saying “Kartu Undangan Sai”

There’s no chance on earth for me to figure that out! Hahaha… to cut the story short, I only got to order the cards around midnight, at our driver’s house. I told him I was looking for it and luckly his neighbour does printing. Very kind of them.

By the way, the people over there were so bloody nice. Pak Suharto would run to us to take our shopping bags everytime we came out of a mall. And when we were at his house, he specifically told us to keep our shoes on. And they treat us like super nice.

Ok, back to the story… i bought a couple of things and got very excited along the way. our very first dining experience was funny. We went to this restaurant and out of a sudden, there was about 35 dish on our table. My mum had told me about this, but still it was not like what i expected.

These is after we told the waiter to get rid of what we dont want

I went shopping again. and got people to help me decide. some had to model for me. Haha

DAY TWO

After a good night rest, check-out, we head to another famous city of Indonesia; Bandung. The journey was about 2+ hours. Unlike Jakarta, Bandung was nicer, cooler, cleaner, greener, artsy and simply stunning.

There were plenty of FOS and things were pretty nice and cheap. It was about lunch time when we arrived, so we took a not-so-quick bite at a restaurant called Blue Monster Juice. Their presentation was really nice!

And that place was surrounded by soothing & eye-catching features.



Guess, AX, Gucci, Prada… just name it…..

There were just too many boutiques, shops, outlets to go.... and we went to almost all. when finally we could not feel our feet anymore, we look for food. We wanted to try something new, so, we asked Pak Suharto to suggest.

At first he was a little reluctant, but we insisted for him join us for dinner. He brought us to a restaurant which (according to him) is rather famous.

The rice was wrapped in banana leaves.

It was then when i found out a major different between the food in Malaysia & Indonesia. Over there, people enjoy their rice 'dry' whereas we indulge the curry, gravy or whatever liquid that dissolve the dryness of rice.

We were rather confused on how to eat the food. I asked for a gravy and they said its sold out. I look around, and everyone was eating it dry. But loads of vege.

We all end up with soup.

on the way back to the hotel, we made a stop at.......

Petronas!

Apparently the station was deserted. According to Pak Suharto, petrol at Petronas there is pricey. Haha

DAY THREE

We got ready to go back to Jakarta. Just look at our luggage from Bandung:



We went to about 3 malls. It was crazy and honestly crazy!!! It was my last day and i had to just go all out and buy buy and buy... It was not that easy la... coz you have to go all out with bargain..


The price can be a little crazy sometimes and you have to rely on your pr skills... hehe... which was not really a problem for me.


But, imagine doing that for 5 hours straight! I was just exhausted.



I spotted something fimiliar... something that is proven to energise, revitalise your body & mind.

Krating Daeng... (What the hell?)

Finally, we made a stop at the Plaza Indonesia. Here, everyone is good looking. The babes were nothing but sexay. We had dinner at Secret Recipe.

My tiny drink

Lemon juice (Despite being a MALAYSIAN brand, the presentation there are much better!)

At this point of time, i was already chilling coz i got most of the things on the list


DAY FOUR

Azli & the rest went back earlier. Their flight was at 8am. It was just too early for me. Me & Fedo woke up around 8am and went for breakfast. And guess what? We went to the mall again!

It was like the explorace. Asusual, i finish all of my cash.On the way to the airport, we went to collect the invitation cards. Had a heart attack when i saw the amount of luggage i have and proceeded to the airport.

It was rather nerve-wracking experience just looking at the stuff i bought. But everything went very well and we got back without any problem.

It was a great trip (lol... of course it was... when you spend millions.

Cant wait to go there again. Maybe more on site-seeing

~Cheers!