Date:
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Time: 7:39 PM
Banks
What is it with banks and ruining my day?? =.= Everytime I step into one I either 1. don't have the write paperwork 2. can't deposit a check 3. have to prove my identity 4. can't seem to sign my name correct or 5. am in a rush meaning the line to the counter HAS to be a km long
....Ok so those of you who read my blog know that I worked making pastries at MM hotel during March .... er I still haven't been paid Why? Because I don't have a bank account here. So on Wed I went to open one at Maybank. Everything went fine I filled in the paperwork, signed here signed there and got my passbook and my ATM card. I was happy. Very happy. Happy because I thought I was done with the whole "Opening an account fiasco" Also happy because to open the account I had to deposit 200 dollars which my mom lent me ... ok so I can't touch the 200 dollars but it was still there in my name!
Anywho on Thursday I went to MM to drop of the paperwork. I was in a good mood since me and Iida had lunch before hand and I'd meet/helped create Bun Man ( I'll tell the story asap when I'm in a better mood -.-) So there I was with the bun and Iida... down in the basement of MM hotel. I got past the security check point easy =D They didn't check my IC -.- maybe the can recognize me... I hope so because other wise they just let random strangers into the hotel and thats not really good.
Anyways I went to human resources and went up the counter and told them I was there to give them my bank account number ( I was still in a good mood from before so I was smiling all happy like) and thats when they dropped the bad news. Apparently they only accept accounts from POSB and UOB. Believe me... my smile turned into a frown pretty fast. I think I may have begged them to accept my account ( =.= ) and I asked if they could write me a check, but the answer was no. -.- So then I filled in the paperwork rather depressed. I did however get them to agree to let me fax them the account number.
Any who to cheer myself up I took pictures of Bun Man on the bus. When I got home my mom was pretty upset at MM and was going on about how we don't live in the middle ages. People should be able to have bank accounts where ever they choose and not where their employer tells them to open one! But what choice did I have but to go get a UOB or POSB account asap?? So today in the morning I asked my mom to take me to UOB.
=.= Er she wasn't very happy to go (neither was I) but we made the trip to the nearest UOB waiting in line (which was about a km long... because we we're in a rush) and finally sat down to open to account only to hear that because I don't have a student card =.= I have to bring a letter from my school saying I'm a student. Well... I did have that letter but... it was safe at home!!!!
So now I'm back home resting (aka blogging) and then I'm going to make the trip back to the bank to open a student account by my self. =.= I don't want to do that!! I don't like banks!! I always think some crazy person is going to come in with a gun and demand we all get on the floor!!! o_o K my mom just said I have to go to the bank now... wish me luck!! c'est 'au revoir!! (thanks passerby =D)
