1 Sept 73 (Sat)
Shir was working part time as a Rothman’s girl, every
big function, she gonna go and promote the cigarette, today got so many
functions, so her manager asked her to find 4 more girls, she called me, her
sis & friends.
At three o’clock, the sales man came to fetch me and
three other girls, we were promoting Dunhill at ‘The Lau Fatimah Shares and
Broker Company’, we were all wearing Maxi, reached there, we folded the
ashtrays and distributed them nicely on every table, it was a buffet, Dunhill
cigarettes and matches also placed nicely on the tables, was about time, the
sales man took out 4 trays and lighters, 2 were golden and 2 silver, I tried
the golden lighter, quite difficult to manage, so eventually change to the
silver one, two were standing at downstairs, two of us serving at the entrance
of upstairs, when everyone comes in we wish and said ‘good evening, have a
Dunhill, Sir’, quite interesting but my hand tired like hell, carrying the
tray, at first we were quite nervous, but after all it was a good experience
for me to meet all those people, we have to serve round when everybody
came. About seven we only went back, the
sales man gave us the cigarettes which left behind.
So hungry, quickly made one cup of milk and ate some
biscuits.
Pair2 came, we chat for a while. 力力 promise to choose the cloth
for making my dress, so we went to the shop together, bought two materials,
costs me $26.70.
Spent them to opposite’s ‘红图麵’.
My left hand felt so painful and tired, but after all,
I gained $20.00 more for this month, if next time got these type of job, I am
sure going. At our Company I work 4 days
only can get 20$, now only a few hours I got 20.00$ already.
2 Sept 73 (Sun)
This time, the Vienna Boys Choir at last came to Ipoh,
asked Mutthu to book the tickets for us, 3.00$ all sold out already, so we
bought the 5.00 dollars seat.
I went with Shir and her sister, same as the French
Boys Choir, but this time the boys look younger, got a drama ‘Tale of Vienna
Wood’.
After the show, we went to eat ‘Tau Gay’, Mrs. Wong
pay first, tomorrow we’ll pay her back, so stingy, even though you spent us,
costs how much? 5.00 dollars over only, if I foot the bill, I won’t collect
back from them, that fatty stingy woman.
3 Sept 73 (Mon)
This week is my turn to attend the telephone.
Mr. Goon wants the line, I don’t know how to operate,
lucky he didn’t blame me, he asked me to learn first.
Paid Sir 15.00$ for the ‘Economic Course’, the course
will starts tomorrow.
4 Sept 73 (Tue)
My Econs Class is from 7.30 pm to 9 pm, the class is
started today, quite interesting. Beg
Mr. Hah to buy me the ‘Text Book for Econs.’ for me.
5 Sept 73 (Wed)
Beg Shir to accompany me to the tailor, she looks so
unhappy, after work, seems like raining, asked Mr. Goon to let me go back
earlier, he agreed.
Took my two materials to the tailors, met Ong &
Tan there, if I know they are coming to tailor today, I’ll come with them, won’t
trouble Shir at all.
6 Sept 73 (Thur)
The Econ. Text book costs me $4.40 only, claimed back
the fees and text book already.
8 Sept 73 (Sat)
Irene suggested to have barbecue at Shir’s new house,
Shir said her sister mumbles, she afraid that we’ll burn black all those grass
in the garden, so I said it is better to cancel the party, Shir said was not
nice after all those planning for these few days, and not nice to refuse
them. So let her lah, but don’t blame me
if got trouble.
9 Sept 73 (Sun)
Just woke up, Tan, Ong & Toh came already, I
thought they’re going to market, so went together with them, but found out they
were going to Kuala Kangsar, Toh’s boy friend was going there to collect the
outstanding A/C, we went to have a look at the Palace, still celebrating
Sultan’s daughter’s wedding, I felt so hungry, cos’ I didn’t have my breakfast.
Way back, we bought a bundle of banana from the
roadside store.
We bought the chicken from the Jelapang Farm and
plucked two paper bags full of lemons for making juice.
Reached home about 1.00 pm, have our lunch nearby,
then went marketing. 3.00 pm before
we’ve bought all those necessary things, we afraid not enough time to prepare
all those food.
So tired after finished all those foods, sleep for
awhile, around seven, we carried all those thing to Shir’s house at First
Garden.
Ho, Mrs. Wong, Chin & Irene, didn’t help us this
evening, so we decided to charge them a few cents more.
Played games, no appetite, and was time to clean and
went back. Everyone help, except Ho,
Mrs. Wong, Chin & Irene again, we were so angry about them.
Toh’s friend said I have the loudest voice these
evening.
Shir’s brother also mumbles about their gramophone.
They haven’t shifted in yet, so got no tables &
chairs inside, we sat on the floor.
10 Sept 73 (Mon)
So tired today, actually I can take my off day today.
Last night, we were quite enjoying ourselves, I made
those ‘smallpox’ – name of the food, cut those lettuce into cubes, placed
nicely into lidi, used red colouring to decorate it, but nobody ate, so we
played games, punished those forfeiter to finish it. What a clever idea.
11 Sept 73 (tue)
Moon Festival, this was the quietest Moon Festival I
ever had.
No Econ. Class, with Mum we went to the show ‘今日之恋’, the photography was very artistic, it was a Japanese production.
12 Sept 73 (Wed)
I took my telephone off day today.
Early in the morning, roam around the town with Mum.
Afternoon to the show ‘5 crazy boys’, worse than ‘5
crazy boys of the game’, meaningless, I didn’t enjoy throughout the whole show.
Paid for the Institute of Book Keeper’s exam fees,
$25.00, lucky can claim back from our Company.
14 Sept 73 (Fri)
Mr. Eng asked whether we girls want to transfer to
Johore Bharu for the Flyover Contract or not.
I intend to go, so I asked how much the Company pay
me, he said minimum $350.00, otherwise how to survive, he can arrange
accommodation for me. I said I better
consider first.
Lunch, Francis spent me to have curry rice at clock
tower.
15 Sept 73 (Sat)
Shir has shifted away already, so I got to walk to
work & back alone, at first feel lonely.
Tidy my table, wash handbag.
Buy stripe and Mum bought a Pilot silver ball pen for
me, look like Pewter ware.
About eight o’clock at night , heard some noises from
outside, rush to window and see what had happened, saw flames and smoke not far
away, Mum & I were so curious, we run to the place and have a look, it was
market on fire, the whole roll of stores all burnt down.
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