Open House

I am not a fan of "Open House"......seriously! Neither do I object those who wish to do it.

It is the hassle of going through the traffic that turns me off. Imagine, the volume of traffic generated by hundredths open houses in an area, it can bring traffic in KL to a complete halt! To make it even worse, there are no traffic police to direct the traffic unlike during the morning rush hours.

I always enocunter headache to find a vacant parking space when I arrive at the venue. Where the hell can I park my car? It seems that all visitors or empty parking spaces have been filled up with cars. More often, I have to park my car miles away and I am being forced to walk under the scorching heat of the sun right on my bald patch! How terrible is that?

Another uphill task at the venue is to socialize with a bunch of people who you have no ideas who they are. It is even worse when they learn that you work in an organization which is very critical to the masses like MAS. They will interrogate you just like an ISA victim with non-stop questions about the airline. The safest way is to declare that you are unemployed and lead a mundane lifestyle or you put up a sour face that no souls on earth will even dare to ask your name. But, that is not the whole concept of an open house! It suppose to be a cordial affair and an invigorating situation where you mingle and uncover what is hidden under the social fabric of the society that you live in.

Don't get me wrong....I am not opposing open house but I hate the fact that it has become so commercialise with everybody tends to showcase the wealth that they have accumulated since the last open house. It is the traffic jam that I have to contend with and it is the hassle of finding a parking space. By the way, I have to attend an open house at a friend's house in Kg Pandan by 12pm today and before I start complaining, I have to get ready so I will not have to endure the traffic jam and the problem of finding a parking space. I promise that I will be kind to the people there. Anybody care to become my chauffeur? ;)