Submission Done

This was going to be my 3-monthly ritual form now on. Submitting the GST, which was due at the end of this month. The paperwork alone was a bit of a nightmare, but hopefully I got everything in order. The fact that the under the law, it carried a criminal penalty did not help matter.

But the Customs Department had streamlined its process and payment had been less of a pain. I was able to do everything online, with the payment linked straight into my bank account. I didn't have to physically open my chequebook or take a trip to the bank for this one.

I must say I had been having sleepless nights thinking about all this and certainly its combination with the economic downturn was starting to take its toll. Prices were all going out while salaries remained stagnant, or in some cases coming down for those unfortunate enough not being able to retain their job. Best to take stock during this time of economic downturn to plan ahead ....

Got me some Euros

4. 16. That was the exchange rate this afternoon when I went to the money changer. 1 EUR cost me RM 4.16. I must confess that I haven't been doing any homework as fat as the exchange rate was concerned. I went out thisbafternoon since u had some free time, and just went ahead to buy some Euros. Not cheap from the sound of things.

Even the queue at the exchange was painful. Being at KLCC, there were plenty of foreign visitors doing some business and the clerk seemed to be extra careful in scrutinizing the foreign notes. Maybe they had been conned a few times before.

I would be on call tomorrow, so the only time to get organised was Saturday afternoon. Packing and hair cut done. I only wished that I had more time to relax before the long flight.

We Got the Tix

I had a hard time buying the tickets for Universal Studios this morning. I was trying to use the MayBank offer of 15% discount. Unfortunately at the check-out, I was told that since I have yet to register my credit card to my mobile, I couldn't proceed. Not giving up, I called the customer service. Then, I was given the lamest of excuse, I can't register because the system is down.

The sad thing was, according to the lady of the other end of the line, it may be down the whole morning. I was asked to call later. She wasn't very pleased when I asked what to expect when I got registered in terms of the mechanic of the check out later. She just told me to just follow the instruction on the screen and I will then be asked to enter a code which would be sent to my mobile via SMS.

So tried again earlier from work. True enough the system was still down. To register again later, I have to call the customer service again and go through the queue and punch-in menu system. Waste of time.

I ended up using my UOB credit card instead and forfeited the 15% discount. Sigh!