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Published: April 19th 2006
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So yeah, now that I've got a icket out of KL to head to Lumut (which I bought last night), I wake up this morning in agony! Ok sorry for the details, but you asked for them. In Goa about a week or so ago, I started this weird rash liek thing on the back of one of my legs, No biggie just small spots and not really itchy at all. It happened to me before when I was in Mexico, and I think it was from swallowing sea water and it left as soon as I left to go home. So I figured it was something like that or just some sort of sun rash or something. It kinda spread a bit last week but nothing to bad. Anyway, last night I noticed that it was getting a little worse but I figured I'd wait 'til I got to Bangkok since it's much cheapre there to see Dr's. Anyway I wake up at 4 am, just in agony from the itch. I could'nt' stop scratching thinking, "Frig those bedbugs!!!". So I get up to go to the washroom and notice that my "rash has spread to my back and arms". Nothing I'm too worried abou really, but it's just sooo itchy that it's driving me insane! I noticed last night that there was a skin Dr. nearby but they were closed. I had already bought my ticket out for 9am. Anyway this morning I say screw it I need to see this Dr. I go check and they only open at 9am and so I'm like "ok, I'll go change the time for the next bus out". But of course it ain't that easy... I wish! I got back to the ticket counter and kindly ask them if I could change to a later time.."no sorry mam, we can't do that, it's in the computer and it says 9." so I say "but I really need to go see a DR before leaving cause there is no specialists on this little island", "sorry mam, we can't", "but it's a computer and that's why we have these now, so it's easier to make changes and do business..", "nope can't do anything, it says it on the back of the ticket", "but sir, it's written in Malay (Baha), I can't read this and it didn't say this anywhere else..." "no, can't change it", "I already paid 19Ringgit and I'm still gonna be taking YOUR bus to the same place... what's the difference?" (at this point I'm getting pretty agitated, I'm sorry I slept like crap yesterday 'cause of those friggin bedbugs and the itch!) "No" , "alright then, this is ridiculous, can I speak to your manager?" (can you tell I've work customer service before? LOL, this tactic usually works... but no not here it doesn't) " go to the next counter # 81", so I go and say the same stuff and the lady tells me to go to counter 73... "well that's where the guy told me to come see you!", " you must talk to him, that's where you bought it" (you gotta be kidding me...) I go back. "can you give me your manager's number or the company number? there's gott abe a way they can do this? It's computerized for goodness sakes.." "call the number on the back at the Taiping office.." "Fine whatever" So i go get a coffee cause I'm just too frustrated at this point and figure it ain't gonna change, just drop it. I go back to my hostel, try and call them and keep in mind this long distance call is costin gme a fortune but fo rsome reason I just don't wanna let it go. " I try calling a few time by putting 20 RM's, but it gived me about 10 seconds to talk then it hangs up. I finally put more change and talk to the lady explaining what is happening and she just keep sbabbling away telling me I have to call all these other places and won't give me one seconds chance to say a word and I run outta time on my call and it hangs up! ARGH! At this point the nice guy who works at my hostel says "how much was your ticket?", "19 RM", "why bother? just get another one later and pay for it again. it's only like 5-6$ CND", "yeah but that's either accomodation for another night or even 2 days of meals fo rme...", " true but it doesn't seem like you're gonna win this one..", "yeah well, I guess, but I'm just trying to prove a point, it's the way I am, hard headed.." he laughs.. :yeah you are...", " but now I have to pay 70RM + whatever the meds I'm given and the price of another ticket..", he shrugs, "alright, I give up", So now here I am missing my bus outta here, waiting for the DR's office to open and then going ot buy another ticket out... ANd itching like crazy! All I want is to be on the beach drinking a beer! Is that much to ask? LOL
Ok so that's my story for today... hope you enjoyed it, I gotta go find out what kind of nasty bug I caught in India and hope that it goes away soon...
Later!
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Alex
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Getting it off Your Chest
That was quite the little rant Step. Do you feel better letting it all out? I'd tell ya what I think yo got, but I'm not sure who reads this blog...so put on some mittens, have a beer, and stop bitchin..