Deepavali Banner Gone !!

What Deepavali , What banner ? When ? who ? How ? Relax relax , I'm getting to it , slow and steady so you all can understand well , lol . First come first , introduction , Just got almost two weeks to go for festival of light( Deepavali ) . My family running a small business , selling mutton . We involve in this business almost for 20 years , Indians are our major customers and Deepavali is the time , our business reach the peak .
Lately , number for Malay customers start to increase . In my opinion , it is good we attract Malays to buy mutton , because their market is big(population) . So what i suggest last Hari Raya to my father was , "We do a banner , wishing Selamat Hari Raya , and place it in a strategy place in our neighborhood " , my father not really key in to this idea , but i brain wash my father( First time i manage to do that , haha) , and make him order a Hari Raya banner with our companies name and my dad's and my contact number printed at the bottom of the banner . Its not a small banner , quite big also .
Just after we receive the Hari Raya banner( three weeks back )

We place it exactly opposite of a mosque in my place . Guess what , my idea worked , when thou not a big success , but my father get few "Thanks" phone calls from public(Malays) , they also say , they will order mutton for upcoming "Kenduri" . Banggenye saye( I'm proud ) , this success make my father accept my next similar idea . That is print a banner for Deepavali . Same concept , wishing happy Deepavali and company name and contact number at the bottom of the banner . Two weeks back , we receive the Deepavali banner , the design was simply superb . My father tell me "Better we apply a permit from local state government office before heng this Deepavali banner " , i replied " never mine , see at our Hari Raya banner , already there for three weeks , no one disturb , so don't worry , we just place this banner , near a place where Indians come most "(M1) . Than what , i and my father , went heng the banner ( about 9m , 6th Oct ) near a strategy place , not far from where we place the Hari Raya banner . The banner looks really cool , sure will catch whoevr's attention cross that place .
Next day morning , just next mooorning , i cross place with the hope of can see our nice banner again before i go for collage . I crossed that place , aic.......... , where is the banner , my eyes can't believe it , the DEEPAVALI banner not there , but HARI RAYA banner still there( its there since last three weeks) . Straight away i stop and call my father , tell about this( 7th October 11am) . He just say "ok" , nothing else . I feel helpless , a poster which cost RM 300 , missing in action . I went collage with sad . What happen next:

7th October 5pm :
Dad call me , he say :" after you call this morning , i straight away call Shah Alam(HQ) , and ask them straight away , " Why you guys took our banner" , they have no idea and ask me call the local state government office , even thou i really don't know who took the banner , with strict i ask them" Why you guys took our poster" , they admit , actually they who took our poster away . Than i ask them nicely( taroo ) , base on procedure , if avlocal government officer want take away the banner , first they must inform the owner of the banner , not just simply take and keep it . Than i ask what are the reason make them take away the banner , first reason they gave , the banner placed near junction , second we did not took permit to place this banner . I really get angry and ask them back, " ok i admit , it is wrong to place banner near a junction , but permit .. , we dint took any permit for Hari Raya banner and it still there even after three weeks , why you guys only disturb the Deepavali banner ? " , than the officer replied " Encik jangan salah anggap " , than i ask more " there are politician's banner placed exactly near the function , all that you officers not bother about , officer replied " politician punye tak boleh usik encik" . Than at last , the officer ask us come to their office tomorrow morning to pay the fine for DEEPAVALI banner and apply for permit ".

My dad went to their office early next morning( 8th October 7.30am ) , first they do like don't know and ask him to wait , after he rise his voice and ask question , a officer came and entertain him . They say , they misplaced or already send the banner to Shah Alam HQ , they also not sure , what a irresponsible answer . What to do , new state government , same old attitude , even worse . Than they ask my father come to their office few times , and this saga continued for one week , and at last , last monday( 13th October ) , my dad call their office and they confirm that , they lost the Deepavali banner , and say their famous sentence " MAAF UNTUK KESULITAN ".
Guess what , the HARI RAYA banner , still there with no one's disturb .........................

Hari Raya banner still there even after three weeks , snapped last monday( 13th October )

3 comments:

VG said...

bullshit la. why these ppl r like this. menyampah to c their useless attitude. ask them to bayar ganti rugi for the banner la. duit bapa dia org ke simply nak hilangkan. mana tau sengaja buang the banner.

damn la! ish.. ish.. ish..

Anonymous said...

which local government officials been refund back money for their own mistake , never been happen in Malaysian history , some more just involve very normal citizens like us(even pay all the tax , lol ) , they sure won't layan one .

Anonymous said...

It is nothing new...for as long as the public service (state and federal and schools) is dominated by one race not reflecting the multi-racial population of our country, we will always be treated like we dont exist!

Regardless of what party rules...the puplic servise is still the same...kakitangan kerajaan pusat ke kerajaan negeri ke...still the same people.....dominated by one race only so naturallu their sentiments and concern will be one sided.....

There is only one way for things to change...give more representation in public service...more gov jobs to non-malays...when the ratio is balanced then everybody will be taken care well....equally :)