Leahs Cafe

While we were at a few government departments getting paperworks sorted out this week, we noticed that the televisions at the waiting area were not showing the television programs like they normally did last time. The LCD screens placed around the waiting area were flashing commercials after commercials.

Many people were actually watching the commercials as they have nothing to do while waiting for their turns. Looks like a win-win situation for the said government offices, by giving permission to the ad agency to do television marketing at the waiting areas, they probably get a kick back plus free supply of big flat screen televisions.

We actually got to know some local businesses that we never heard of through some of the commercials. Isn’t it a good idea for local businesses to get some exposures?

Have been busy running around since Monday, running to and fro a few government agencies to get all the paperwork done. Haven’t have time to sit in front of the computer nor check in the various networks for assignments.

The buyer of the business had paid us a down payment on Monday as we signed the sell and purchase agreement. On Tuesday, we changed the company registration record to add the buyer as new owner. On the same day, we called the architect in so that we could start submitting the plan of the premises and start the name transferring process. On Wednesday, the buyer met the landlord, we did an assignment of the lease then went ahead to send it for stamping.

The name on the license needs to be transfered to the owner before she pays me the remaining purchase price. It usually takes more than a month to get approvals from all the licensing agencies if all the paperworks are in order. We hope the transaction can be closed and settle before the end of April.

Was at this particular bank today, second time in this month, was told the bank’s computer system was down and the transaction couldn’t be carried out. Was asked me to go in another hour or two. They could have done things manually like it used to be and enter into the system later, couldn’t they? May be they are just lazy and took the downtime as their well deserved break!

I bet they won’t think it’s fun to have downtime so often if they are running their own small business. May be the bank needs to look into getting Sophos to minimize the possibility of any attacks from virus and/or malware and to be able to recover as quick as possible if there is any future attacks.

In the competitive business world, it’s SO bad to tell your customers that they have to come back another time, for they may just walk out and never return!