Since the beginning of the year, prices for everything in Kuala Lumpur have gone up no thanks to unscrupulous small time traders and business people.
A couple of our Australian associates came to Kuala Lumpur recently on business. One stayed at Hotel A, the other at Hotel B, both in KLCC, the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
The meeting was to be held at Hotel B, so the guy from Hotel A took a taxi to Hotel B since he was not familiar with Kuala Lumpur. It is actually within walking distance and there is a LRT route as well.
The taxi driver drove him to Hotel B and charged RM50. To justify his high charge, he went one round Kuala Lumpur to another Hotel B (a hotel with the same name) and then went back to the actual Hotel B.
So this guy had to pay RM50 for the ride and he was 45 minutes late for the meeting.
As a comparison, if a taxi driver in Singapore is reported to do something like this, and found to be guilty, will have his permit canceled, blacklisted for life where he will never be able to find work again and in serious cases, be jailed.
Meanwhile, the guy at Hotel A is actually a regular guest at the hotel, since he comes to Kuala Lumpur twice a month. However, during his stay this time, the door of his room, which uses those swipe key, was faulty and it became ajar while he was at the hotel lobby.
When he returned to his room, he found his mobile phone (with a local number that he uses when he is in Malaysia) and RM300 cash missing. Thankfully all other documents, passport and laptop were still there. So, the question is, "Is this an inside job?"
If an outsider did this, why were his other stuff untouched?
See what impressions these guys have of Malaysia now?
A couple of our Australian associates came to Kuala Lumpur recently on business. One stayed at Hotel A, the other at Hotel B, both in KLCC, the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
The meeting was to be held at Hotel B, so the guy from Hotel A took a taxi to Hotel B since he was not familiar with Kuala Lumpur. It is actually within walking distance and there is a LRT route as well.
The taxi driver drove him to Hotel B and charged RM50. To justify his high charge, he went one round Kuala Lumpur to another Hotel B (a hotel with the same name) and then went back to the actual Hotel B.
So this guy had to pay RM50 for the ride and he was 45 minutes late for the meeting.
As a comparison, if a taxi driver in Singapore is reported to do something like this, and found to be guilty, will have his permit canceled, blacklisted for life where he will never be able to find work again and in serious cases, be jailed.
Meanwhile, the guy at Hotel A is actually a regular guest at the hotel, since he comes to Kuala Lumpur twice a month. However, during his stay this time, the door of his room, which uses those swipe key, was faulty and it became ajar while he was at the hotel lobby.
When he returned to his room, he found his mobile phone (with a local number that he uses when he is in Malaysia) and RM300 cash missing. Thankfully all other documents, passport and laptop were still there. So, the question is, "Is this an inside job?"
If an outsider did this, why were his other stuff untouched?
See what impressions these guys have of Malaysia now?
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