“Sir, would you like to apply for a credit card?”<\/i>
\n“No thanks, I do not wish to be caught in the evil trappings of credit cards.”<\/b> (I actually said that. Without looking at the guy, of course.)<\/p>\n
“So… how many credit cards do you have?”<\/i>
\n“Er… none, why?”<\/b>
\n“Wah, you so rich ah?”<\/i><\/p>\n
I’ve always paid cash upfront for everything before this.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t until YK<\/a> told me how he got his Visa Electron<\/b>, that I decided to get myself one. No, not a credit card; a debit card which could be used at most<\/i> credit card terminals. So I’d head over to a Public Bank<\/b> one of these days.<\/p>\n It was the beginning of the month, and I was depositing some cash in my savings account in Bank Simpanan Nasional<\/b>. As I walked out, I saw a banner advertising their Matrix-i<\/i> card. I quickly turned back and applied for one there itself.<\/p>\n Why BSN?<\/p>\n There is no kiasu<\/i> queue of annoying, annoyed aunties and uncles. The tellers are polite<\/b>, friendly Malay ladies in tudung<\/i>s. Heck, they are forgiving to newbies! (Probably because they don’t have the annoyed crowd.) I would not have to line up behind an impatient businessman. Everything is relaxed. They have a numbered ticket machine (in some places.) They aren’t Maybank<\/a>.<\/p>\n There was no hassle filling up the form, with an upfront payment of RM50. (Of which RM8 went to making the card?) Two weeks later, it was ready.<\/p>\n On a side note, when I was a kid, I wanted to be an inventor. I used to draw all sorts of contraptions. I found these inspiring links:<\/p>\n What to do with your old computer<\/a>The MAKE Blog<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nNintendo controller phone<\/a>
\nCap-on macro using binocular lens<\/a><\/p>\n