Occasionally I pass by these nombor ekor shops (Magnum, Toto, Kuda as the community calls them "MTK") watching the peoples around. If you wish to see the "variety" of peoples in our society, this place summarizes it all.
Why I say so?
I used to work in one of the outlets as operator. I saw all the types of attitudes of peoples (customers) through a layer of glass just separating us. I'd seen different types of attitudes. I'm also a frequent "customer" because I'm "forced" to go buy numbers eventhough it's totally against my will. There are 2 types of views I see from 2 perspective, as customer & operator.
I admit & confess here that I developed a personal hatred to all this I call "nonsense investment". So my post may be biased to make myself sounds moral, "holy", judgemental & righteous.
There is only one thing in common that binds all the people there togather the desire to seek wealth. Trust me, money is all they care. Eventhough some will say it's just RM1/day/number just for fun, it's all bullshit. No mater how well you package it & how nice you justify yourself about it to make yourself righteous, it's still gambling. If it's not money that you are after, then what for you put your money to waste there? Investment? Get real please. Hypocrites who claims their action's motives differently from their sincere intention is just a small reflection on what's in store in peoples heart around us.
Let me give a scientific & statistical awareness. Simply cut, all "investment" will suffer 34% loss overtime. That means if you throw RM10k in, you will only gain back RM6.6k in all mathematically computable possibilities. Only 2.3% of people will be happy per day while 97.7% others cursing their fate over missed numbers. (all this is for 4D game ALONE, I didn't count for other games). It's an obvious "donation" to the companies, that's why they flourished. If not for the charities they contributed to the communities, they are real blood suckers.
The atmosphere inside these outlets can be just described in one word: BIOHAZARD. Majority (almost all) of customers here smokes. Not only that, they have bad breath. Even the operators inside can't escape from their toxic gas. & they tend to blow it right through the opening in glass. & most of them came after work or during break time, meaning they are sweating (majority are workers who do no enjoy the privilege of having air-conditioned office). Imagine the smell they have on their armpits with the strong sensations of sunbathed body aroma therapy just like when we came back from school last time during our evening sessions (ask your mom how is the smell if you don't believe). Add with their money hunger aura, I would rather smell my own shit.
I think the occupational health officers should close down all outlets. It's high health hazard to all workers & public people.
Other than health hazard, these outlets also displays our kebudayaan budi bahasa. it's like a multi lingual verbal dictionary of vulgar lesson. I can assure you will "learn" some famous national swearing & cursing (eg: KNNBACCBLJ, a 10 words combo of Hokkien carut), a little of Tamil version without combo, very less Malay version & surprisingly, none of English version (the famous F word). What a cultural-rich place to be in. No better language lessons available in town other than here. Sexual harassment words although very rare, did occurred. Female operators being sexually "talked"....is not a joke. Although the frequencies of these foul languages being "aired" is very small, but it is not something we can be proud of.
Education & moral wise, how about your parents teach you how to gamble when you are still kids? It happened here. Ohya, how about the notice "Judi Adalah Haram Di Sisi Agama Islam"? So it means only Muslims can't gamble? Others are "licensed" to gamble? It just sounds so wrong. It's a form of bias-ness & stereotyping. & yet I see those "warning" as a suggestion only, not a commandment. Or they say forbidden fruits taste sweater, so forbidden money gained through forbidden ways are even more sweetening? Religious teachings seems to be just a requirement to be a Malaysian; first principle in rukun negara: kepercayaan kepada Tuhan. I can hardly see any faith in God. Or people around toy around with God's name (no matter what religion) in the constitution?
If some noticed, there are frequently either community centers (old folks home, homeless shelters, orphanage) or OKU's trying to get some donation in the entrance. I can tell you how heartless the people around. It's like as if they were forsaken by the community around. None even bothered to entertain them. I wonder if a person can throw RM100 into a sure-lose investment, why not bother to give RM1 to make someone feel better? Eventhough I doubt the credibility of those "needy" there, I don't mind being cheated RM1 for charity to show care. It's the same outside there.
Other than I will not gamble, this is also the biggest reason I hate to go there, because I have to selfishly ignore them while becoming one of the heartless moron throwing money in hope to gain more. Please pray for me in this. Although it's against my will to go, but I cannot disobey commands. I just hope someday my conviction will be accepted.
I may be exaggerating here but I summarize all this from worst case scenario & with all the again...mathematically computable possibilities of things happened here base on my experience from 2 perspectives as well as stories told to me.
Conclusion? Not pointing at anyone this time. I'm not shooting someone this time. It's just a sharing of thoughts.
Edit (add): Not to mention crimes....Armed robbery did happened. Haha
