the 2 hours test of patience..

i went through something this morning which really really tested my patience..i'll be taking part in the ipoh international run this coming sunday so my sis and i went to collect the goody bag this morning..the starting time of the distribution was at 8.30am..wanted to go at 8.30 but somehow, i woke up at 8.30 so by the time i reached there, it was already 9am and i thought, nevermind, i'm at advantage since it's working and schooling hours and i'm involved in neither..

to my surprise, as i stepped into the place..gosh..i see a LONG line..some long some short, depends on which category..i was supposed to collect from 3 categories..most of my coupons were for category J so i went for J first since it's only moderately long..though the line wasn't that long, those people were really getting on my nerves...the people at the counter as well as the public..the people managing the distribution..GOSH!!! how INEFFICIENT!!! they were so extremely slow..i was so near to the front line yet so far cause they were super slow..they're not even sure about alphetical orders..couldn't they search for the name faster? search for the numbers faster?get the tshirts faster? so big bunch of people behind the counter moving like snails..

as for the public, why can't they just wait in line?? they had all sorts of ways to just squeeze themselves into people's way, cut queue and start handing in as many as 10 receipts all at once..they take so slow to even get 1 bag of goody bag done..what more 10?? my sis started queueing up for the K and L line which was the longest cause they put both categories together and it has the most participants (aged 13 to 15 )..then i went to the D line ( open category 13 and above )..the line was so short yet so slow..nevermind, still bearable..

then it was already about 10am, i went back to the K line with my sis and guess what? the line didn't move at all!! people kept cutting in the line from the front..
slow workers in charge + immoral people + over helpful and inconsiderate people who helped their friends to collect SO many bags...and i was queueing there so long for just 1 miserable bag for my brother..

anyway, i finally managed to get my brother's bag at about 11.15am..2 hours plus there..gosh..really no joke..really testing my patience and it's REALLY limited..but i guess everyone's patience there was at maximum level already.. next time, go earlier, don't take things for granted..really didn't expect to see so many people there cause the last time i went to the star office to collect the starwalk goodies, there were seriously very few people..not a single student...just a few uncles and aunties who aren't working and the people there were so much more efficient and faster though the procedures were only a lil simpler..do you know many students actually skipped school just to collect their stuffs for international run this morning?? unbelievable..

i've captured a few pictures just before i left cause i'm so not satisfied with how they manage things..


snails at work...


tortoises at work..


here's how the procedure goes.. They : -
1. take your receipt and tshirt coupon..
2. search for your name on the name list..(they're really slow at this )
3. see what's your running number..
4. copy it down on the receipt..
5. ask the assistant to help find the running tag with your number..
6. see your tshirt size from the name list (same row as your name )..
7. then ask the assistant to get it
8. put the running tag and tshirt into the paper bag
9. copy your number onto the registration card..
10. tear the registration card from a booklet and put into the bag..

then after getting your bag, squeeze your way out..


can you imagine how slow they can be??? well i know another reason why are they so much less efficient compared to starwalk...simply because....*i can't mention it here*..lol..ask me personally if you wanna know..


the crowd...the queue by the wall is the K line..it's much longer..next time, they should just open more lines for categories with the most participants..or probably even limit how many bags a person can collect at a time then you won't see the same person standing in front for so damn long..

here are the bags...


bags without loops for me to carry..it's quite hard to carry all of them when there's no handle..


inside mine..got a yellow shirt..inside other bags are dark blue and red..i collected 2 dark blues, 2 reds and 1 yellow and mine is yellow..m i the special 1?lol..i rather have red though but nevermind..be grateful and accept what i got..match my running tag anyway..lol..

oh well, after so much of critics, i admit there is an improvement compared to last year..they do have sufficient tshirts (i think) for people who registered early unlike last year when they had to reprint the tshirts so many times ( a few different designs and got uglier each time ) and hardly any of my friends got the size as ordered..3 cheers to the printing and distribution of tshirts this year !! lol..

can't believe that this post is actually...so....LONG....too much to express within that 2 hours there..lol..thanks for reading till the end if you did..

p/s. 1 advice, if you're joining international run, if you wanna help your friends collect their stuff, not too many and take only the same category ones..otherwise get more people to queue up in other lines at the same time if you have a few categories to collect from..

till then!!