Today I am an angry shoemaker. Full stop.

Homo sapiens, please read everything of what I have written below. For half a year I've been managing the shoes, I met different types of characters. Stupid, Irresponsible, mad customers, the list goes on, but THIS TIME, this one big fatso has turned on my gas and fire once and for all.

I actually spent approximately ONE WHOLE MONTH talking to such unsuccessful homo sapien.

I actually spent so much time and effort to reply all her mails, talk to her, search for a CIMB bank account high and low, ran to Singapore to get the shoes, rush through the shoes right after Cas's wedding, and reading all her rubbish nonsense.

Yes, I know I am stupid, but this whole crap thing is RIDICULOUSLY FOOLHARDY CRAZY!

----------------------------------------------so the story goes like this...

( Intensive assessment period. Time for emails checked even if I did not expect any new orders during hiatus. Everything written below are directly copied from my gmail inbox.)

Nov 3- her- 18.0cm - size 27

Nov 4- me- Hello there Tiffany:

Is it alright if we'll inform you about your orders again after mid-November. Currently we're still having our assessments. Thank you sweet =)

Hope to hear from you soon.

Ziwei @Tenladytoes

Nov 4- her- well the thing is that i'm leaving back to taiwan in two weeks. a week and a half actually, and i really wanna get this for my sister. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT DELAY IT. haha.

Nov 6- me-Hello there Tiffany:

When is your exact date to fly off to Taiwan?
Orders will only resume at 14th November. Sorry about the inconvenience.
And we do mail worldwide too =)

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon. =)

Nov 7- her- 20 something. not too sure yet cuz i have to first pass my driving test on the 19th. how long will it take? like if i pay on the 14th, will i get it before the 19th?

Nov 8-me- Hello there Tiffany:

That should be alright, but I can't guarantee 100% the shoes will be sent to your place right before 19th, maybe 19th or 20th should be the safest. =) Hope you will understand.

Thank you and please do not hesitate to clear your doubts here.

If it's alright, please do include your particulars as stated below:
- Full Name
- Mailing Address
- With/Without strap
- With/Without Initials

Thanks again!

Ziwei @ Tenladytoes


Nov 8-her- yeah sure the 20th is okay too.

Full Name: Tiffany Chung
Mailing Address: Blah Blah Blah
With/Without Strap: No Strap
With/Without Initials: No Initials

so could you please tell me the total amount and your cimb account (preferrably) or maybank? thanks.

Nov 13-me- Hello there Tiffany:

Your shoes are under the process of making.

Payment via Maybank funds transfer is greatly appreciated.
Name: Blah Blah
Acc: 1234567890
Total: Blah Blah Blah

Thank you and have a nice day.

Oops one last thing sweet =) Can I have your phone number too?
The shoes will be sent off via Poslaju.

Thanks!

Nov 13- her-Phone number Blah Blah Blah- okay see the problem is that in the last two weeks i've made numerous visits to maybank. more than 15, because people just can't reply fast enough..and my grandmother won't take me to maybank anymore. so is there anyway to have my transfer the money to a cimb bank? theres a cimb bank right around my place in country heights, so i could just sneak there myself..do you have like a friend who uses cimb? i could put the money into his/her account and you can get the money from him/her..i'm sorry its so messed up.

( At this point of time, I've finished Cas's wedding, fetched Jeff, got into Singapore to get her shoes, painted, air-dried and ironed. Everything done in fear of not meeting the deadline. Normally I will NEVER start the shoes before payment is made due to previous similar stupid experience. And I was asking all my available friends if any of them has a CIMB bank account, like mad.)

Nov 18- me- Hello there Tiffany:

Sorry sweet I have been asking a few friends if they have cimb account yet in vain. I have completed the shoes, really sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Or do you have any friends with internet banking? That will quite likely solve the problem =)

Thanks and once again my deepest apology.

Ziwei @ Tenladytoes

Nov 18-her- no..no internet banking. i have no more friends to ask in malaysia anyway, they're all off somewhere else for uni. i just got back from ns and i'm leaving to uni too, soon. please please ask some more?

( SHE HAD DAMN LOTS OF REASONS THAT SOUNDED SO VALID!!!)

( At last I've found out that Jeff has a CIMB account and immediately I emailed her.)
( At this point of time I was still very very VERY patient.)

Nov 20-me- Hello there Tiffany:

Oh great! I've just found one.
CIMB savings account no: Blah Blah Blah
Name: Blah Blah Blah
Thank you =)!
The shoes will be mailed off immediately when payment is done.

Ziwei @ Tenladytoes

Nov 20-her- okay great. i'll definitely make the payment tomorrow, thanks for looking around!

( AFTER BLOODY 4 DAYS. No news from her. Hence I decided to sms & email her. She did not reply my sms, but I later got her email.)

Nov 24- me-Hello there Tiffany:

Have you made the payment?
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Ziwei @ Tenladytoes

Nov 25-me- hey, due to unforseen circumstances i'm going to have to cancel the order..sorry.

Nov 25-her- Hello there Tiffany:

It's alright. But the shoes are done long time ago. You should have informed me earlier.

Thank you.

( Notice that I was still that tolerant.)

Nov 25- so what if they were done a long time ago, i told you it was due to unforseen circumstances. ugh you're so inconsiderate you probably don't know how to read.

Nov 25- It's alright. The effort and time spent is definitely wasted , just wanna tell u about this. And I went into Singapore all the way to get the shoes. I went all the way to ask my friends for a CIMB bank account just for you and now you're saying that I am illiterate. Probably all this effort is unforeseen unfortunately as well.

You're being an inconsiderate customer too. The payment pending has been so long since the email stating the promise you've given for the purchase.

Thank you so much. I learnt alot from customers like you.

Ziwei @ Tenladytoes

---------------------------------------------------End of story. End of legend.

I no longer received any mail(s) from her.

I was thinking so hard. Ok if you really face unforeseen circumstances, why can't you just tell me earlier or discuss with me? She told me the shoes were supposed to be done on the 20th, and I've completed them. She told me she will pay up the day after, and I waited. I spent almost a month to deal with her. I tried my best to go along with her oh-so-many difficulties ( or excuses or lies I really don't know), concerning nothing but her convenience of the whole shoes ordering process.

But all these are definitely fine with me. Cause I have met a customer who talked with me for 3 months ( or 72 emails) before deciding to the design. I am alright with ALL THESE.

BUT YOU SCOLDED ME ILLITERATE. YOU EVEN 'URGH!!'ED AND SAID SO WHAT IF THE SHOES WERE DONE LONG TIME AGO.

Tiffany Chung, the shoes ( supposed to be your sister's, ordered by you bloody bitch) are now right beside me. I use my BLOOD & SWEAT to complete them. I use 110% effort and care and love to do this very pair of shoes. Every pair.

If I can't read with my eyes, then you're the one who can't read with your heart. Or should I say you don't have a heart at all.

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Ok I am done with all the shoutings and big bold black words and exclaimation marks. I feel happier now. & I'm gonna save the shoes for the flea market. Really worthless if the shoes were to have such brainless master. All I wanna do is to concentrate on happy stuff. Goodnight. Ok it's 4a.m. now. Good morning then.

p/s: Worst goodbye bitch. Worst thank you bitch. But the Best Lesson I had bitch.