At first she sounded polite (speaks in broken english), and then she asked for my name. So I told her my name and then she asked me whether I know mandarin and attempted to speak mandarin to me. I told her I know cantonese only.
I softly replied her, "May I know who are you asking for?". The old lady replied, "Looking for you..". Frankly speaking, I don't know who she is and she told me she's from the Chinese Church.
The next thing I know, she scolded me on the phone and shouted. I literally move the receiver away from my ear and I stoned.
This is what she scolded (roughly)... it's all translate into english version la.. cos she was scolding in cantonese.
Crazy old lady: I'M LOOKING FOR YOU! ARE YOU THE ONE WHO TELL ME TO LOOK FOR El. P.T NUMBER IN THE DIRECTORY? WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE TO CHINESE PEOPLE. HUH! ENGLISH CHURCH PEOPLE TRYING TO BULLY CHINESE CHURCH PEOPLE AH... HOW CAN YOU BE CHINESE WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK YOUR OWN LANGUAGE (mandarin)? I USED TO ATTEND YOUR CHURCH FOR 8 YEARS BUT I STOP GOING FOR AWHILE AND NOW I COME BACK. IS THAT HOW YOU ENGLISH CHURCH PEOPLE TREAT YOUR MEMBERS... *I moved the receiver away and I felt like hanging up the call*
Me: I didn't speak to you just now also... I don't think I'm the person that you're looking for... (spoke in a soft manner).
Crazy old lady: I DON'T CARE.. YOU GO ASKED AROUND WHO TALK TO ME IN THAT RUDE MANNER... I WAS JUST TRYING TO ASKED FOR El. P.T'S NUMBER AND SHE GO TELL ME TO SEARCH THE DIRECTORY... IS El. P.T THERE?!?! I WANT TO SPEAK TO HIM... PASS ME TO HIM...!!
Me: OK. wait ah... *happily passed the phone* and I told El. P.T that someone is very hot over the phone. Scold people like nobody's business.
Then my colleagues who are standing around my cubicle were shocked. "Huh! What did she say?" one of my colleague asked.
Told them she scolded me la... as if like it's my fault that I don't know mandarin or being rude to her over the phone. Which I did not speak to her. I never ever speak rudely to anyone on the phone before, except those who called to kacau-kacau or keep insisting that they call the right place. Even the worst Dr. Kamala who called me so often also I never sound rudely to her... where they themselves who are the ones that's being rude and scold people.
When I was telling my colleagues, I nearly cried out. How can that crazy old lady scold innocent people like me...!?!? Suddenly felt that I'm the guinea pig. Even that Dr. Kamala who called me last week, can't remember what she said and she was angry on the phone and said something about curse and then hang up the phone. That's even rude isn't it! But after awhile she calls back and apologise for what she has said to me earlier and say that she'll pray for me and my future. Everytime she calls, she'll said the same words. I feel like scolding her over the phone. She keeps telling me that people are cursing her and bla bla bla... I wanted to tell her off... Who's so free to curse you...? People have so many problems in their life, still got time to curse you ah.. I think you need to go see a psychiatrist la... How can you attend hindu and then tell me Christian stuff.. DOESN'T LINK!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO PISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lord! Forgive me Lord for acting this way... help me to stay patients with these people... need your strength, guidance, peace and Your Holy Spirit when I speak with these problematic people. And Lord, I pray that You guard our mouth piece when we speak to people over the phone. Not just myself but to all the entire Staff too. Thank You Lord!
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