Friday, July 15, 2011

Behind the "Too Much Service"

There are many things to be noticed in every time you go to the mall. Well, recently i notice something that is very interesting; which is the janitors way in cleaning the tabels, inside the Food Court. Every janitor has his own little area that he is responsible for, he cleans it before the customer sets there. Well, it seems that the cleaner cleans the table Before the customer comes + During the customer sets there + During the customer deciding to leave the table + After he leaves the table = the total is Four Times!

Let me explain it more, his duty is to clean the table two times; one after the customer leaves the table which means before the new customer comes; and the second time when the new customer leaves the table for another new one to come. This is his duty, but it seems that he likes to do the cleaning thing more than what his duty tells him for his own sake! Especially in fron of the customer he likes to do the cleaning thing. 

I see him during his cleaning ( the extra ones) looking how the customer reacts, and he tries to see the customer's hands direction whether to the bag or bocket or to anywhere. After he finishes, he tries to make himself a little bit busy in organizing the chairs and walking around the table waiting if the customer wants extra chairs or extra cleaning!


Because of this "too much service", people used to treat them arrogantly, as slaves, with superiority, and as if it is a duty to do "too much service" forgetting that this is something Extra, and for what they do it?

Any human needs some appreciation and motivation to continue living and working in Life. And it will be double if this human is one of the minorities: saying "Thank you", " Your cleaning is good" with two thumps up, and giving tip will encourage them to work more with smile, too!

What we see recently in many videos published about abusing the workers, and the weird treatment from the workers toward people is exactly because of the "Lack of Rights" for both of them

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Facebook and Twitter asking Saudis for actions!!

I feel bored, nothing to do, so i decide to open Facebook, and i see the box written on it "what is in your mind?" I paused for a while to think of what is in my mind, and guess what? Nothing!

i decide to visit Twitter, and i see above the box written "what is happening?" Well, nothing happens! We are just trapped in this boring routine eventless life with little to do.

Our saudis define this social network in new way where they use ID alias for many reasons; using Facebook to show their "non-face" pictures, dating, showing off things that can't be shown in their real names; using Twitter to tweet what they are thinking about whether they go to wedding or not, whether someone thinking about continuing his speech with his friend next to him or not, whether he can travel by plane or car, and asking for advise about what he/she would do with those people who get them nervous!


what i want to say, they use the tools around them pointlessly. I don't know the real reason behind that whether  because of their "small, narrow" minds, or the monotonous life of Saudi Arabia and its routine are the causes behind that?


one of the most things i hate to do, or let's say i have never done it

I have never watched the movie, seriers or show more than one time. i really wonder how some people like or have the "ability" to watch a movie or serier or anything more than one time! I even heard from some friends that they watch a series more than FIVE times! How could they? don't they feel that they are wasting their time by re-watching the same thing? Don't they get it from the First time? Is it too interesting, too valuable to re-watch it again? Or they simple don't value their Time? Many questions come to my mind when i met those people, but i've never asked them why! For me, i think seeing it once is enough; i get the idea even if it is only part of it, it will be enough for me; i knew the story, so i can't re-watch it again, i really an't see the same thing again! patientless am i? 

Well, this notice brings me to another thing to be noticed; i am too patientless to revise my work, essays, and even my spelling and grammar! i remembered since i was in the first grade when i wrote the answers in exams, i had never revised it, even the last year of high school, even in college! Even my assignments, homewords, my Researches!! 

I remembered also when i was a child, i used to hate photography. I cried and tries to hide myself when my father or mother wanted to take a picture of me. My first picture was taken when i cried refusing to be pictured. They used to chasing me in gardens trying to take a picture of me, and i ran as fast as i can wishing they stop their decision! i don't know the exact reason, but i think i hate to see myself in a static picture. I didn't see my first pictures for about one month, and when i saw it, i had, and still have a little, sort of dislike toward them, and not only my first pictures but all of them. I rarely see myself in pictures.

And not only pictures, but also videos!  i feel it is something weird seeing or watching yourself talking, laughing and moving as if you are unconscious when you are recorded in this video. 

In the contrary, i spend a lot of times seeing myself on the mirror, and sometimes dancing in front of mirror. So, the idea is not about hating myself, or my appearance. But i hate being narrowed or trapped in certain image though it is something in the past.

Now i really thank my parents for taking photos of me though i still refuse to see myself, but i think it is good to keep part of "you" from the past for memories.


what i want to say is that, i have this "re-.." issue almost in every thing, and i just noticed it recently. And the reason is not clear for me yet. 




p.s this article is not revised, and will not be revised ever :)