I can’t stand people with ridiculous expectations.
It’s either they expect their money is worth more that what it is, or they expect the people they hire will slave away and lose some sleep over their work. I don’t know which one of these is more disgusting than the other.
I was blog-hopping the other day, and I found this one blog in which the tuan tanah wrote an entry criticizing a number of photographers’ work. Mostly it’s about the ‘recycling’ of ideas between wedding photographers. Basically, the famous ones do, the others will follow.
Lets’ be realistic here. How many angles are there to shoot anyway? Dari tepi, sudah. Dari sudut 45 darjah, sudah. Dari celah tengkolok, sudah. I guess because those style are so prevalent, it has became a standard expected of them. Tak kira lah yang nubie ataupun pro, semua pun semacam wajib ambik gambar macam tu. Other than that, everything else totally depends on the photographers’ creativity. And what other impetus for creativity if not money? Normally the price is set by the photographer beforehand, which means that he already knows what he can or cannot do. So how hard is it to ask the photog the kind of pictures that you want? Kalau photog tu tak reti buat, silakan cari photog lain yang lebih terer, dan semestinya lebih mahal bayarannya.
Another annoying trait that I can’t stand is being difficult to the waiter.
2 years back I was out lepaking with my ex-housemate. She ordered apple juice je pun, tapi requirement diaaa… mak aih! Mengalahkan order dekat Starbucks! Lebih kurang macam ni lah requirement dia : a bit sweet, but not too sweet, more sourish, but not too sourish, and more pulp, please. That waiter must have a hell of a time explaining to abang tukang bancuh air how she wanted her drink to taste like. I can’t deny that she’s a nice lady, but that one trait of her’s did drove me nuts for a second. Luckily she wasn’t one of those who in addition of being difficult, is also rude to the waiter.
Oh yeah, about being rude to the waiter! Teringat satu cerita ketika masih bermastautin di Shah Alam.
I was at a mamak with my friend, and suddenly we heard a small commotion at a table behind us. Apparently the waiter was a bit slow in attending to a 50-something pakcik and his two friends. So the pakcik, without malu-malu, intentionally complained in a loud voice. Not too loud, but just enough to attract other customers’ attention. Ayat yang paling aku tak tahan, “Ini duit saya dalam wallet ni jangan kata meja ini saya boleh bayar. Semua meja dalam tempat ini pun saya boleh bayar sekali!” I took a glance at the pakcik’s two friends. They didn’t say anything, but their body language gave it away. Malu hoi ada kawan camni! The pakcik should have book a table at some posh restaurant instead of going to the mamak if he wanted 5-star treatment.
My point is this; a ringgit is a ringgit. Don’t ever dream as if that one ringgit will buy a one ringgit and fifty cents worth of service. And quit it with the ‘customer is always right’ attitude. No they’re not, especially if they’re being such a douche.
