Wednesday, May 07, 2008

cry me a river...

i must blog something before i leave. my small boss has left for the US of A. its a happy stress feeling. Happy because for the next 2 weeks i have one less boss breathing down my neck, stress because now everything has fallen into my responsibility.

The annoying QS has gone from bad to worse. she still incessantly calls at every second of the day. i get phone calls up till 10pm. it has become so frequent that the whole office knows about my so called "prank calls". then when the phone rings after office hours... i could hear giggles at the back and someone telling me to pick up the call because its undoubtedly mine. i refuse to answer the call. but somehow or rather she always manages to get through. sabotaged!
let me give an example of how useless the conversation is...

" phone rings...
me: hello
QS: hello and good-a evening, simiuo
me: yes. oh yes i tried calling your colleague and yourself earlier but no one answered.
QS: is it you call me? when you call?
me: around 6 something
QS: i am in the office at that time. are you sure you called? we were in the office. im very sure of it
me: i dont know. maybe you all left for dinner
QS: no. i was in the office.
me: anyway... what is it you want?
QS: can i check with you something?
me: yes (actually it means NO!!)
QS: it;s about the stone and tile tender
me: what about it?
QS: Can i check with you, is it the supplier comply to your specification?
me: eerr
QS: what i mean is, have you reviewed the sample and is the supplier comply to your specification?
me: why you need to know?
QS: why i need to know ah. is it they comply to your specification? .... (everything is mumbled because i had stopped listening and went back typing my reports).... so is it they comply to your specification? can you let me know
me: hmmm
QS: how about X's submission? is it they comply to your specification?
me: only X complied on their submission for the tiles
QS: how Y? is it they comply to your specification. how about their alternative submission? is it acceptable to you all? they only submit alternative
me: nope. all alternatives were rejected
QS: how about Z's alternative? is it you accept their submission?
me: nope. why are you asking me this?
QS: i need to know is it they comply to your specification
me: are you just being Kay-po?
QS: kay-po!? no i am not being kay-po. this is very important i need to know is it they comply to your specification. hey simiuo, how can you say like that.
me: but i tot we're having a tile interview this friday. can this wait?
QS: i need to prepare myself before hand. so i need to know is it they comply to your specification.
me: okay. for tiles its X supplier. then for stones its Y for durango marble.... Z for the ash grey bla bla
QS: i never ask you about the stone. i only ask you for the tiles. i dont need to know about the stone.
me: oh. okay. as i said X comply to all tiles for the units.
QS: what about the common areas? is it they comply to your specification?
me: all comply for the tiles to the common area.
QS: what about your report? when can u issue it to me?
me: i tot we're having an interview in friday. so i cant issue until thats done.
QS: what about the suppliers alternative proposal?
me: as i said. we reject all alternative proposals. all not acceptable.
QS: can you give me a tabulation on the things.
me: eerr.
QS: are you sure you called at 6? i am at the office at that time. or you make a mistake.
me: no one picked up. what can i do
QS: really? but im sure i at the office.
me: anyway thats not important now.
QS: hey simiuo... i am sure i was in the office... (everything was muffled again as i went back to typing my work...) * silence*..... so what about the stone? is it they comply to your specification?
me: huh?! eh can we have this conversation another time? im trying to finish up my work and its 10pm.
QS: okay. can you call me when you are done with your work?
me: what?
QS: nevermind. just issue me the tabulation if they supplier comply to your specification.
me: okay bye.
QS: thank you bye bye.

half hour later...

me: hello... mkpl architects
QS: simiuo
me: yes
QS: can i check with you something?
me: yes
QS: is it they got the site meeting tomorrow at 9am?
me: yes
QS: so you will issue the minutes?
me: im typing it right now
QS: oh oh... okay. so you will send it to me.
me: yes.
QS: thank you bye.


goodness me. that was a bloody long conversation. i wanted to write some more on my other happenings. but its so late now i wanna go home. sigh.

2 comments:

Serenely said...

maybe she has a crush on you and is just trying to find excuses to hear your sexy voice!

Alfred Lee said...

Not long ago, a local young architect (from Tasmania U) complaining to me that he had a verbal fight with a lady QS cos he also could not stand the continuous nagging ! Still, I like the way she pronounced your name "Samiuo" :)