Tiu Nia Ma ger Chau Hai!!!

Translation: Screw Your Mother's Smelly Vagina
Loosely translated: F**k You!

That was the first public expletive I uttered at a customer's place today. And despite everything, I felt it (my actions) was totally justified.

It all happened when we were rushing to complete the customer's Hotel. While my techs were doing the CCTV, I was handling the PCs, and the door system. Previously, the customer was in a bad mood (or maybe because it was so close to hand-over time) rushing all the contractors that today, no one was in the mood to work anymore. And those who came, finished as fast as they could be literally ran off.

As I was held back by two other customer's, by the time I came over, it was already four in the afternoon. And so, letting my techs alone to do the CCTV installation (which was a bad idea because it never occurred to them to do the camera alignment at the same time. But then again, they too did not have the mood to talk to the customer nor bothered to set up the TV for viewing) I handled the Door system. The door system was the same system which they bought from China and handed over to me for testing a few months back. And now, its my responsibility to set up the PC and its relevant software. As the PC was to be located in the front counter, I had to do the setup all over again since the counter was being worked on. Once the electricals were finished, I plugged in and switched on. Nothing happened.

So I decided to check on the power points and this was when I got an electrical shock, thanks to my sweating arm as I was upstairs earlier, trying to fix two electrical doors where the installer screwed up but ran off. Yes, I know its not my job but since I was testing it, I learnt how to set and align the locks. Anyway, after getting the shock and still alive, I checked on the power points and found out all three (Earth, Live and Neutral) connectors were live. I called my tech as witness and he too confirmed the electricals were wrongly connected. And so, I informed the electrical guy of the problem.

Me: There is something wrong with the mains. I can't ge the PC to work
Him: What?! Its working la.
Me: No, its not.
Him: Then what the hell's wrong with it?

(The way he answered and his attitude towards me was rude and that's when I lost it)

Me: What the fuck are you talking about? I tested it (mains socket) with my test pen, all there points lit up and you tell me there's no problem? What the fuck is wrong with you? If I plugged in the PC and really switch it on, and there is damage, you're going to pay. You got it, asshole?
Him: So what do you want me to do? I'm going to pay for the damage? Dream on. And don't be so arrogant.
Me: What the fuck, man. What the bloody fuck! Tiu Nia Ma ger Chau Hai! This is your fucking job! Fine, if you won't do it, I'll just do my job and switch on the fucking PC.

A few minutes later, while I was about to really call my bluff, he rushed back and told me not to switch it on. He took his tools and discovered that it won't switch on which is an indication that the wiring was wrong.

Him: Next time don't be so arrogant
Me: What the....... Well, fuck you! Tiu Nia Mah! This is your fucking job, OK!

While this was going on, all my tech were watching me in silence (which I know, is that their mouths were open wide inside) because I have never done this before.

Later on, my Boss called me up asking about the incident because the electrician told hid big brother who then told the Supervisor who then called him. I explained my side of the story and he was laughing. Hard. I can almost hear him choking. Because, he told me, it was hard for me to believe him as I have never swore before.

After listening to his side of the story, my Boss told the Supervisor this: Yes, he (me) does have a temper but there are two possibilities, which is either the electrician made the story up or, the situation created by him was very bad.

But the politics is not that easy because the customer is actually related to my Boss and the Super is also known to him. Fortunately, they know we're neutral and do not take nonsense from anyone as we would report straight to the customer regardless.

But I was pissed off because of a lot of things:
1) That counter was ready for days and they did not do (wiring) anything to it.

2) The door system is related to their electrical system and we had to adjust our schedules to suit theirs and they could easily be off the mark by a few hours.

3) Some of the cables were hidden under the counter and we did not know until we asked the electrician. I asked,
"Where are the cables?"
"Under there"
"Why didn't you take it out?"
"You didn't ask"
"Fuck you, you think I am stupid?" [Yeah right in front of the customer too]

3) His brother, who took the full brunt of my anger, really did have an attitude problem, as if he was denied freedom from working in forced labour camps or something. But the customer did mention about him in their meeting, stating that this guy easily attract trouble and when it comes, he will either win the fight or get beaten to Death.

On the next day, we kept away from each other.
Just in case.