You see, there is this electronically locked door that leads into my office. Everytime an employee intends to access the office, he/she will have to scan it open using their electronic badge. I presume that it was there to keep out non-employees or unauthorized bums from entering the office unnecessarily.
But then, as always, such shallow measure is usually not as effective as the authority have expected. Most of the time, these ‘outsiders’ would just wait around for someone with access to unlock the door, and they’ll just tag along to get into the office. It has always been like this and most employees don’t really give a damn about it.
This was exactly what happened yesterday. Encountered 2 Indian chicks waiting around by that door when I was returning from my coffee break. Like what I always do, I ignored them and scanned my badge against the scanner. Once the door was unlocked, I swung it wide open… so as it will not close too soon and lock those Indian girls out again (I’m always a nice guy).
But just as the door swiveled to it’s furthest reach, I suddenly heard a loud yelp, suffixed with an exclamating expression of “AMMAAA!!!!” (that’s “MOTHER!!!!” in Tamil). It was one of the Indian girls. Apparently, she was standing right behind the door when I swung it open, and it wedged her flat onto the wall like a steamrolled cicak.
I initially wanted to apologize, but changed my mind after a short while’s worth of consideration.
1) I was afraid that I’m gonna burst out laughing at her face instead of apologizing
2) She was too stupid to deserve an apology for standing behind an opening door
3) She was trying to enter my office illegally anyway.
I then decided that I couldn’t be bothered and walked back to my desk chuckling to myself.
AMAAAA~~~~
reminds me of the joke my teacher told us…..
Aiyoyo! Why is she standing there? So farney! Hahaha!
i was sure u wouldn’t apologize.. unless they look like goddess..
a bit rude. don’t u think?
The supervisors at the lab where I work had to issue an announcement telling people to stop letting other people through the electronic lock into the lab area to use the toilet there. Now we harden our hearts and they hold their bladders.
ammaaaa - Somehow strange, this expression seems to be stereotypical enough to be applicable on most of our Indian friends’ situations/encounters. From labor pain to dealing with extreme sadness. This word is next to the legendary word “fuck”. Simply amazing.
primrose - Precisely. Why would she stand behind a door when someone’s opening it?
noraru - I’m very sure it’s rude. Even if she’s a goddess, I wouldn’t have deigned to apologize. Maybe it’s because I’m an asshole *shrugs.
I’d only apologize if I feel that I’ve done something wrong… not because I have compunction for somebody’s misfortune (especially if it’s stemmed from that person’s own stupidity).
mega - Hey! That’s what been happening here too! These people come in droves to mess up our toilets by pissing all over the seats and leaving their shits coagulate in the goddamn bowl. But hell, I don’t see blocking these unauthorized personnel off would solve the filthy toilet problem. I guess we need to proper toilet education instead…
(i’m sorry but, I always flush. So, it’s not me.)
AMMMAA…LOL
did she shake her head while exclaiming AMMAAA
Who knows in a few days time, there will be a notice pasted on the door warning about the door hazard… in 4 languages …somemore.
kinda bad bad guy…they’re human too…
being nearest 2 d door & d only gurl in my dept(bunch of chauvanist engineers)..i hv to get off my butt and open d door..damn! interrupting my concentration reading ur blog :p
souplad - I don’t know if she gyrated her head. That’s because she was wedged behind that darn door. The door’s blocking my view… heheh.
kokbeng - I know I’m a bad guy. It’s a known fact. I suppose it’s just natural for bad guys to do bad things - like refusing to apologize to someone who has just hit a boner on her own…
tyra - Awwwww…poor you. You should’ve sabotaged those chauvinist engineers’ PC like I’ve taught you people how to. Just copy and paste following URL to get the idea…
http://www.michaelooi.net/2005/01/18/how-to-piss-your-favorite-asshole/
reminded me of my condo lobby door. it’s magnetic, so once it closes, the magnet kicks in and u hv use the proxy card to “beep” it open. once i opened the door, this cicak was at the top. mebbe it was thinking it cld outrun the door closing so wun kena kemek. but too bad, the door shut too soon, and it died btwn the magnets. after dat the door kenot close properly
“AMMAAA!!!!”
She was calling out for her mother. You sure she was not the daughter of one of the Indian ladies working in your office?
is it a glass door? Imagine if the glass breaks and shattered all over that fella’s head…
olivia - Oh man you killed a cicak??? MY GOD YOU’RE CRUELLLL !!
viewtru - I’m not too sure. Maybe she has a pet roach called “Amma” too.
blaxez - Not a glass door. Even if it’s a glass door, it wouldn’t be normal glass. It’ll be some hard tempered glass. Won’t break one… But I can imagine the coolness if she were to crash through a glass pane … heheheh.