Past Values

I have a job. Been working for about two months now, sorry about the silence all this time. Been too busy.

Anyways, during my time working in 1 Utama, (I work at a game shop, by the way) I have to put up with bratty kids and idiotic parents about half of the time. Not that the job is without its benefits, considered I'm practically paid to play, but the amount of moronic people I meet is staggering.

Imagine, if you will, this situation.

Kid comes up to me, asks about the memory stick for the PSP. Told him the price and everything, kid says okay. Kid calls dad, which says okay as well. I test out the card, which checks out. Dad pays, kid walks off happy.

End of it? Not very likely, as you've probably figured out.

It was half an hour till we closed shop, and we were just hanging around listening to music and stuff. Kid from just now walks up to me, complains that the memory stick ain't working. He says the card isn't detected when he slotted it in.

Fair enough. I check it out. On the back of every card is this warranty sticker, which states the manufactured date and whether it has been tampered with or not. I look behind, sticker's torn off. I asked the kid if he torn it off.

While I was in the middle of asking him, the dad shows up, overhears me say that he wasn't supposed to tear off the sticker.

Dad goes ballistic, starts tearing into me that he didn't know that you weren't supposed to tear off the sticker, and that it was my fault that I didn't inform them beforehand.

AND if that wasn't enough to make your blood boil, dad keeps railing on about how I should replace a card for him because his machine could read other cards. Funny thing was, it was a brand new card, which means no games, and yet when I checked inside, it was full.

Which lead me to think that he was trying to cheat me out of a memory card. I even offered to check his machine and repair it for him, which at that point he started going on about how he had friends in high places and how he would tell them all not to come to shop here and how he would try to sue me with his court case based on the fact that the customer is always right and how he would arrive in court with only his underpants on, blah.

Man, how much more stupid can you get? Sheesh.

What makes me angry and sad(more angry than sad) is that this kind of attitude is extremely common nowadays. Manners and integrity are almost nonexistent in this day and time.

The question which is most prominent here is why have integrity, mannerisms and overall good attitudes have deteriorated till the point of nonexistence.

The thing is, I know the answer, but I still don't get it(pretty much).

Men, I'm asking you this.

Why have you deteriorated till the point where you're so devoid of everything that defines a man, for example manners and integrity, to the point where it shows on your face and changes your features? (seriously, it does. go compare a good man with a nerd and say it isn't so.)

Seriously man, its like a freaking syndrome. Just look at typical nerds nowadays. Sad to say, Malay nerds and Chinese nerds are becoming more and more alike. They even look alike, so a point. Indian dudes, good for you, you don't seem to have many nerds among you.

You know what I think?

Nerds aside, I believe that the human psyche actually affects the physical appearance of a person, so even if you're like me, and girls shun you the moment they see your face (not really lah. don't be so sensitive, heh.), if your attitude is good, it shows. same goes for those above average looks, if you're a nerd, too bad, man. It shows.

So, I think that the link between the looks and the attitude, are the values instilled in them. Those brought up well are normally more liked because of their attitude. Similarly, those that have been through bad times early on in life, have a better attitude because they know what it's like to hit rock bottom.

Seriously, it's time people started re-learning their values, else they lose what little humanity they have left. And I'm not being overly dramatic, it's true. Take away values from a person, and he/she becomes something like cattle, surviving on instinct.

Have you really taken the time to wonder what happens to them? No need to think, just open your eyes and take a good long look. Go to a place with lots of people, like a shopping complex or a mall. Just observe the people going past, and you WILL see them. Some are so far gone that they have actually regressed. Look more like animals than men.

While I am trying to make a change by showing people how real men are like, it'll take more than me to change things. So, please, do something about yourself or that nerd you know.

Otherwise the term "gentleman" will really be a term of the past.



This post is meant to kick some butts and open eyes to the current situation.

Any comments are welcome, and personal contact can be arranged. Eventually.

Don't like this post? Bite me. Haha.