Friday, September 28, 2007

Communication Break Down



F**KING LOUSY SERVICE


Hell!! I was lock out from the outside world from Sunday till Wednesday.


On last Sunday, When i woke up in the morning i lost my internet connection. Thinking it was a minor problem, because i experience it before, i make a call to the Singnet broadband help desk. I explain my problem to the technician, he asked me to turn off and on the modem after 35min to reboot my connection... It doesn't work! I called again, and they said that was all that they can do! They will arrange telco technician to check my land line, which means they will come down to my place to do a physical check.


Thinking it was a Sunday, the best they can do was to arrange someone to come on Monday. I WAS TOTALLY WRONG. They said the earliest date was on Thursday! Fuck, what am i going to do without my best companion? I was getting crazy and very hot temper. I wanted their manager to give me a call..


No one call.. The next day I gave the help desk a morning call, hoping that the technician will do something to it again. Thinking it was a fresh new day, maybe the system can get back my connection. To my sadness, the technician from the other side said :' you already call us yesterday and we already arrange for our technician to go and check on thursday!' . He also said :' what you want me to do, the other technician already do for you yesterday. NO NEED to do again'. OMG, that's what a customer service technician told me! Where is the service from Singtel? i was so fucking angry. Can't they said something better knowing that the customer is frustrated at that point of time or they can actually call the backroom to try to reboot again to check.


I was angry because the arrangement for the technician to come down was far too slow. Being a state owned company, this is a bad example. And here we are talking about being a first world country where communication are very important, and such reaction is unacceptable.


Many of my friend shifted to other service provider because of their bad service and attitude that their staffs have. But when come to billing, they are super on the ball. Any late payment will cost you S$5.50. Like it or not you have to pay and cannot complain. Let say your plan are S$35, jus think for yourself the late charges is how many percent of the plan? That is 15%, better income than 'loan shark'.!!


Why they are double standard when customer are having problem? Can't they just be more efficient when they come to solving problems and faults?


For those who work at home, that was a few days of income lost! And they will never compensate you in any manner. I was sad to said that i am now bond with a contract with them, so i cannot change to another service provider. But i ensure you, coming Nov, I will get singtel out of my life.




Saturday, September 22, 2007

MOTORBIKE SHOP

CHOO HOCK - AH KOON



Ah Koon's shopfront



Ah Koon's father working



Reflective view of the shop through a phantom side cover.


Our Ah koon at work. Just his back coz he said:" I didnt shave for a long time, next time la"



Phantom tank on the ground




My Astro Boy




ABS for phantom



Used filter



Where I got my bike transform to a mini "fatboy"....


My friend introduce me to Ah Koon to service my bike. They all said that he is the expert in repairing Phantom. After I got my bike, I went there straight away to let this so call famous Dr. Phantom to service my bike.

It was there, i started my road to mod and many time and monies spended there. It is from a hobby and now becoing a investment. More than 2K was spend and i have not got what i wanted. Comparing to another PK member 'DragonLee'. His 'Skullz is too good to be true that i have to pay tribute to his bike in my blog.

Singapore Big Bike Fest SBBF

Our Convoy

Our Convoy

My Pandy

" What a week for me "

This is the first time i participate in the SBBF. I was really excited about it and really want to make it a great day out. The event was held at Suntec City near the fountain on 15-16 Sept 07.


I just got my new side box and front wheel cover from Madman ( He sells bike accessories ) a week before the event. How can I get it fix on time? I decided to DIY as i know my regular mechanic, Ah Koon will not able to fix for me. He is always busy with servicing bikes. For accessories installation, I guess he just don't border too much especially the accessories are not brought from him.


11 Sept 07 - A hot sunny afternoon. I decided to get my side box fix. I went home around 2pm, leaving my works to the good hand of my contractors. I start getting the side box fix. First, I want to install the chrome rack. It really tough to get the rack onto the back fender's screw, and l realise that the exhaust pipe was in the way blocking the rack. I have to remove the center screw of the exhaust pipe to lower the pipe before i can get it fixed.

As the exhaust pipe was poping up to the rack, i can't fix the box right to the front of the rack. I have to push back about 4cm to get it installed. Lots of sweat and dirty hands, finally i got it all fixed up around 5.30pm. WOW.... i so happy ... but than, one more thing, my front wheel cover, how?

12 Sept 07 - I went down to Ah Koon's place and look look see see... Actually i want koon to shift my 2 side lights from my fender to my side box. Met Yas there, and he also want to get his rockstar to dress up for the event. I waited almost 2 hours to get the light shift only after i try to borrow some tools from Koon to start doing it myself. However, Koon help me to fixed it.... Ilove my purple side light.


13 Sept 07 - My bike cannot start in the morning!!! panic as how i going to join the SBBF? I push start in the afternoon and ride all the way to Koonz., bring along my front wheel cover. As usual, koon was busy doing overhaul for a few bike. I ask koon to change my battery ($38) Ex or not??.

This time i ask koon whether he can fix up my front wheel cover as i much wanted to get it up for SBBF. He rejected me saying that 2 bikes need him to complete by the next day. As usual he will say : " this thing very difficult to install, must take out wheel and brake disc". I paid him for the battery and left with my heavy heart. HOW?? No wheel cover for SBBF....


14 Sept 07 - I knock off early today, thinking how to fix the front wheel cover. Alas, I finally decided to DIY...! First time in my life to dismantle a front wheel... With some interior fitting out knowledge, I took out my car jack.... jack my bike up at my open carpark downstair.. took out my phantom tool box. grab a spanner and opened my front wheel. OMG, i didnt realise that the brake disc alan nut was so tight.... I use all my fucking strength before i get those 4 stupid nut off...!! Fixing the wheel cover was really a piece of cake. Now the best part arrived. How the hell i can put back my wheel in with only myself.... Just as hope are running low, my buddy Robert came to my rescue. with his little lift... My wheel fitted in just as nice as i wanted. Now I have my front wheel cover fixed in one and a half hour. Bravo...........

15 Sept 07 - Working in the morning.... A rainy day... How to go to SBBF with a shinny bike. I waited till 11.15am and rain stopped. I zoom to kKFC from Raffle place. I was at Republic Plaza working then. Reached kKFC.... saw a few PKs... Skullz and Pinkphantom are central of attention.

We hang around for quite a while before we move off as a convoy. Saw scooters, S4, HD and our Goldwings brothers. Short convoy., was really disappointed coz nobody was watching us!!!

Suntec was full of bikes.. we were asked to pak in front of the sponors booths. My bike was right at the front and you know what... Nobody about to look at my beautiful bike... F**K. Pinkphantom was in the competition and skullz also drew alot of photgraphers.

Even Yas got a Ang Mo lady taking photo with him... Watch some performance from VMC and got our goodie bag after 3pm... Big Bike Fest?? walk around and go home :(

Few that our PKs need more gathering to strengthen our relationship.. It like a OTOT thing to me except for the convoy.












Friday, September 21, 2007

My dog, she loves me so much

My cutie in a plastic bag she call home

She loves the bed

Someone attracted her attention?


She won't want to get out of the plastic