On Monday, I had accidentally sat on my specs and caused it to bend a little. Just wanted to share with you people the kind of life I get here... ("screw") ups & downs.
I asked my driver to send it to any Optical shop to see if they can help me bend it back properly. Before lunch, my driver returned with the specs... still not properly bent. So I guess I had to go personally to tell the optician how it should have been done.
When I reached the shop, the person say that they do not have the necessary equipment like the simple plyer. I would have to leave my specs behind for him to send to the workshop for fixing. Ok... just leave it with him...
The next day, when my driver collected back the specs, it is still not really twisted back properly. I had to scout the whole MG road and Brigade road for optical shops. I remembered when I was just strolling along these places, optical shops are everywhere. Strangely, that night... all these shops seemed to have disappeared. Managed to find one optical cum watch shop. The guy examined my specs closely for sometime and tell me it will break if he tried. I asked if I could borrow the plyer, I'll do it myself. He said he dun have plyers. Duh... 2nd shop that dun have plyers. Can't believe how they adjust spectacles.
Got to another shop along MG road. He said his technician had gone home and locked his toolbox. Duh... I decided to try my luck at this shopping centre called Garuda Mall as my driver said the shops close ard 9 to 10pm... it was only 8.45pm then... Gosh... the only 1 optical shop is closed. =(
Finally today, I went to find the one at MG road (technician gone home that one). To my surprise, the shop is closed! Closed on a Wednesday daytime. Maybe scared that I'd go and find them. Anyway, found another optical shop along MG road. The boss was once again another one who is reluctant to help. Until I persauded him to just lend me his tools, I'll do everything at my own risk. He only then agreed to let his helper bring me to the basement. This helper is a young chap. Very eager to help. However, he is overly cautious about handling my specs that he didn't really bend it back properly too. I took over n try. He was nice to remind me on which part of the specs i must be careful not to apply too much pressure as it may affect its alignment to an extent where the lens will not be able to be held in the frame.
Yeah... learnt something new... He got impatient looking at me fumbling with it that he decided to kar kar lai and bent it hard...and he managed to kinda fix the specs to my satisfaction. He was nice guy who refuse to accept tips from me... Hmm.... Moral of the story is... in India, everything can screw up in ways you could not have imagine. However, most things will eventually work out and works out better that what you expect (maybe after too much disappointment, your expectations dropped too).
Very longwinded hor? hehe...
I asked my driver to send it to any Optical shop to see if they can help me bend it back properly. Before lunch, my driver returned with the specs... still not properly bent. So I guess I had to go personally to tell the optician how it should have been done.
When I reached the shop, the person say that they do not have the necessary equipment like the simple plyer. I would have to leave my specs behind for him to send to the workshop for fixing. Ok... just leave it with him...
The next day, when my driver collected back the specs, it is still not really twisted back properly. I had to scout the whole MG road and Brigade road for optical shops. I remembered when I was just strolling along these places, optical shops are everywhere. Strangely, that night... all these shops seemed to have disappeared. Managed to find one optical cum watch shop. The guy examined my specs closely for sometime and tell me it will break if he tried. I asked if I could borrow the plyer, I'll do it myself. He said he dun have plyers. Duh... 2nd shop that dun have plyers. Can't believe how they adjust spectacles.
Got to another shop along MG road. He said his technician had gone home and locked his toolbox. Duh... I decided to try my luck at this shopping centre called Garuda Mall as my driver said the shops close ard 9 to 10pm... it was only 8.45pm then... Gosh... the only 1 optical shop is closed. =(
Finally today, I went to find the one at MG road (technician gone home that one). To my surprise, the shop is closed! Closed on a Wednesday daytime. Maybe scared that I'd go and find them. Anyway, found another optical shop along MG road. The boss was once again another one who is reluctant to help. Until I persauded him to just lend me his tools, I'll do everything at my own risk. He only then agreed to let his helper bring me to the basement. This helper is a young chap. Very eager to help. However, he is overly cautious about handling my specs that he didn't really bend it back properly too. I took over n try. He was nice to remind me on which part of the specs i must be careful not to apply too much pressure as it may affect its alignment to an extent where the lens will not be able to be held in the frame.
Yeah... learnt something new... He got impatient looking at me fumbling with it that he decided to kar kar lai and bent it hard...and he managed to kinda fix the specs to my satisfaction. He was nice guy who refuse to accept tips from me... Hmm.... Moral of the story is... in India, everything can screw up in ways you could not have imagine. However, most things will eventually work out and works out better that what you expect (maybe after too much disappointment, your expectations dropped too).
Very longwinded hor? hehe...
posted by Nekradus | 7:30 PM
1 Comments:
Haha... What a journey you had there in getting your specs fixed!Glad to know that everything is fine now.
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