Courtesy Test : Fail !!!

'haha... tat's funnie...'

'Yep! Kaz din noe things will turn out this way! :p'

'so u wanna come out on thur.... we meet for lunch? ;)'

Nothing on the screen. 1 minute.... 2 minutes... well maybe she needs time to think about it, Stephen thought. So he strikes up another conversation with his male friend, Lionel.

They chatted for about 5 minutes.... then Lionel is suddenly offline. The conversation ended in an abrupt way. Well maybe something wrong with his connection... I'll wait.. Stephen thought. He remembered the lunch thing... so he went bck to the previous window. No reply!!! And she her msn mode is at 'Busy'. Lionel still not online. What? Went off without saying goodbye? And Liza is snobbing my lunch offer? Stephen is devastated.

Stephen is in no wrong. The fault lies on his 'two friends'. They are being rude.

When you set your msn mode to 'Busy'... what do you mean? I admit I practise double standard.. that is chatting people up nd sometimes totally ignore people while in 'Busy' mode. Once... my friend msn me while I'm in 'Busy' mode....
'Eh... dun act busy leh. Tok 2 me..'
So... when the user is in 'Busy' mode... does he really mean it? Then he online for what? Why the fella disappear while talking halfway? You mean he is like that in real life? The lack of etiqute while using online tools really disturb some 'real gentleman or woman'.

Relak lah... this is not that serious what you say. But I say.... it is a problem. It will slowly strain relationships in a certain way. So please, practise some manners while online.

Others.....

Motorcyclist got squeezed out of his lane by a BMW... nearly causing an accident.

Ah Kang make a 'zhick' sound when ah peh's wet cloth touched his arm while cleaning the table in a hawker center..... instead of saying 'thank you'.

Friends of friends cutting queues. They thought they are lucky when they met someone familiar in the queue because they can 'sneak' in... oblivious to the menacing stares behind them.

People not paying up. Once in attachment to my father's workshop, my father pulled me up and told me to be wary of a guy as he said 'he is greedy'. Apparently this guy didn't pay when father foot the bill during meals.... though my father did not say he is giving a treat. And it does not happen only once. 'I may be the boss and have enough money..... but I did not say it's my treat. He gives me the impression that he is trying to smoke through and have a free meal', father said. No wonder he got blacklisted by my father.

Nearby people not giving a helping hand to someone in need.

Fail Fail Fail!!!

*** Inspired by recent happenings. Though it may be only a handful... but enough to spoil my day.