Getting “Collection” money without shame.
Posted: October 22nd, 2007 | Author: faddy | Filed under: General | 29 Comments »
The other day when I was Raya-ing at Kimmy’s (previous entry), the doorbell suddenly rang and Kimmy got up to check out the visitor. A short conversation through the gate later, Kimmy turned around looking perplexed and called upon greater authority – his father.
The rest of us stole glances at one another as we saw a boy around 15 years of age entering the house alone and settling himself down. Through a complex series of shrugs and eye rolling by Kimmy, we found out that the kid was a complete stranger. Needless to say, 10 minutes after his sudden appearance, he bade goodbye; a couple of cookies in his tummy and his pocket filled with one more green packet.
In my experience helping out at home during Hari Raya, I have come across a couple of similar incidents – strangers coming into a home for raya. However, usually the situation would call for a whole group of children of around 10 years of age, not a solo teenager :/
In any case, my take is that I find it unethical to visit a complete stranger’s home, what more with the motive of getting money. I know some will say that they’re just children out to have some fun, but it is in my humble opinion that this ‘fun’ they’re having are at the expense of others’.
Coming in big groups at one shot, can you imagine the flurry that the host has to take to serve drinks and food on the table? And after all that, they take a gulp, grab a bite, make a big mess and din, and queue up with palms held high waiting for the money.
Did they not spare a thought if the host is tight on cash or something? Some may argue that the host has an option to give or not to give the money, but parents being parents with a soft heart, they’d just shell out whatever possible so as not to disappoint the kids. Bleah.
Well, maybe I’m being too pissy about this after going through the situation annually. So yeah, what’s your take on such behavior? Yay, or nay?
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orang west gitu ah.. pelik2 belaka semuanyer. but that guy’s skin was thicker than an elephant’s ah to do such a thing. SORANG pulak tu….
Nak kene smack? Aku tak pelik kan, Fit, kan? Haha.. Anyway yeah I have to agree budak tu memang tak tau malu :P
hahahaha does that makes me pelik also, fitree?
i salute him for his bravery though! maybe next time we should ask him along ah. join in the gang ah bebeh.
and faddy, i want picturesssss. =(
yes you are pelik. heh :p
Please, I don’t think I want such a shameless person to be my friend -.- haha.. anyway, hope you enjoyed the pictures!
wthell???? y tt pic?? so fugleehhhhh…
Ugly is the new pretty!
Salaams
Girl I think this is happening every where..Once our house was attacked by a group of young kids aged about 10 and there were not friends of my siblings…
My mum tak kenal pun siapa…Entahlah what innovative kan even though not righ…hmm!
Wasalaam..
Btw is u coming to me house?
Salaams Kak em! Haha, well, these kids berapa ramai? If not so many, maybe it’s ok lah. Tapi kalau macam satu bus, nak kene smack! haha..
me is having exam until AFTER syawal. After syawal, is me still invited? kekeke..
Salaams
YES OF COURSE U ARE!
ah kau. anjat gergerl.
Happened a few times to me a few years ago. One of them managed to get in – female soloist. That too coz my KL uncle let her in, thinking it was a friend of ours. Then on another occasion, a big group with Chinese kids in their entourage. We didn’t let them in. In return, they broke our flower pots along the corridor. Terrible, right?
It’s true, it’s unethical. Also, there were reports of things stolen while the host was busy in the kitchen preparing drinks for them. And then, there could also be cases of poisoning too that we don’t know of… who knows, pergi rumah orang with different intentions [collect duit], lepas tu makan tak berkat. Food poisoning lah jawab nye…
Parents should teach their children not to do such things. School teachers should bring this up too. In fact, I blogged about this a few years ago coz I was getting a bit worried since my mom is too soft-hearted and gullible, she’d give in to such things.
Erk, woah I think your experience with the kids were much worse then mine; thank God I didn’t get such a rowdy bunch! I think the parents play a bigger role then the teachers with regards to this, since yang selalu bawak beraya is the parents. Teachers maybe can slot this in civics education.
No offence to our neighbours across the island, but I have heard of such incidents happening quite often over there. Weird but true.
Anyhow I would probably still let them in and treat them to the cookies and drinks. However no green packets involved. Not compulsary to give them anyway. Oh and I will not let go of the baseball bat I have in hand!
I heard alot of it happened in kampung-kampungs over the causeway, but I guess in kampung-kampung, everyone sort of knows each other so it ain’t that bad a situation as strangers. No green packets, nanti kene cap Haji Bakhil hahahaha!
i will ask them NO RAYAing at my house!!
YOU THINK wat??? my house is your PERSONAL bank issit??
wahahahahahhahahahahaha
I can SO imagine you putting on your bitchy aura hahaahaha!
Definitely nay.
I’ve had experiences like that in the past years and my mum will ALWAYS give them some money because it’s “zakat fitrah” or something like that. Those kids don’t look like rascals anyway, but I still feel like they’re money-grubbers.
I know my mum’s friend has had a bad experience with kids like that, complete strangers who just go Raya-visiting. They come, they eat some cookies, drink some carbonated fizz, leave with money packets and…
BLOW IT ON ARCADE TOKENS.
My mum’s friend knows this because she actually bumped into them at the arcade and gave them a piece of her mind. Needless to say, dia dah serik and doesn’t give out any more money packets, haha.
So yeah, NAYYYYYY!
hahahhaha arcade gekpoh eh? keekke.. padan muka diorang kene marah. Taste the wrath of the makcik!!!
yeah a similar incident happened to my ma’s fren last yr. not kids though, but teens who claimed were her son’s frens.. when her son was not in and when they were having an ‘open house’.
the gullible makcik let them in.. and when those teens left.. they eventually realised a no of stuff were missing.. like cash and handphone.. etc..
i believe small kids are harmless, but it’s better be on your guard cos u never know… small kids, they just do it for the ‘duit collection’ only I guess..
Woah, teens some more! I’d find it very suspicious that they come when the son is not in, since teens usually call each other to check first. Moral of the story is always to check and double check, I guess.
:) wah, collection. i never get any for the past 4 – 5 years.. so sad :P every hari raya, i sure broke. cos all come to me, cik ani, cik yanni, cik here and kak here, nak duit!! nak collection.
Yerlah, awak dah berapa tahun!
it just happened to my mum last week! but the kids were a great bunch. not the ones who take a sip, makan biskut satu then belah.
i’d see them first. if they look macam odd (kalau intention is to just get money, can see clearly on their faces and actions) i’ll refuse them.
anyway, visiting of houses is not just to collect duit raya.
Looks can be deceiving, Kak Yati! Better becareful hor :) And yes, it’s also for the minta maaf and rapat-ing of the silaturrahim.
Big fat NAY to the little brats.
And no, I’m not a Hari Raya scrooge. It’s just plain rude.
Amin! hahhaa…
i’ve also experienced this kind of situation before at my granny’s. my grandma lived in the same flat at a different unit last time and w/out fail when raya comes mesti ade budak budak ribena nih datang beri salam, a group of abt 6-10 kids altogether.My late grandpa was so kindy in letting the kids come to celebrate Raya at their house.all he can say is that these kids reminds him of those times back then at the kampung.lol.in the end dpt jugak budak2 tuh duit collection;
hahah yeah my Mom told me its a kampung thing also. By the way, what’s a budak ribena?