an irrepressible annoyance

I went back to PKU this morning on AirAsia, carrying my leftover fatigue with me. While in the boarding lounge, I was already slightly annoyed by the group of noisy MEN sitting around me (the flight was fairly full), talking in loud voices. I am guessing they are imported "foreign workers" in PKU. Anyway, that was ignored and I went about my own business, all the way from boarding till I arrived in PKU. Anyway, I wasn't in my best mood and I guess when I'm not smiling I do look a little unapproachable, but that's besides the point. So then there I was, handing my passport over to the relevant "authority" for that lousy stamp. And the bugger started to ask me lots of questions. I sensed trouble. 

And when I told him I hadn't printed out my return ticket that I've bought online, he TOLD me to go into the office. So I retorted, "why do I have to go to the office?" and he practically screamed at me, trying to intimidate me, saying, " AM I IN CHARGE OR ARE YOU IN CHARGE?!!!" What a f-ing asshole. So I went into the office where the PIC was and asked to make a call, and called my mom. She came in, did the whole expected routine of everyone knows what. Anyway, while it wasn't a big deal, the blardy bastard had the nerve to say that I was rude and ROUGH in his words, that I shouted at him even though he asked me nicely. Nicely my ass. 

The matter was settled pretty easily the usual way but by then I was BLOODY FURIOUS. The idiot completely changed his tone and told my mom to tell me that he wasn't trying to throw a temper at me and that I should not be mad at him. And I WAS MADE TO SHAKE THAT IDIOT'S HAND. That was literally painful.

My mom couldn't understand what the big deal was but when I ranted off to my best friend, she completely got me and empathised with my almost indecently pleasurable wish for the bugger to burn. And she said,

"People like us can't stand assholes like these. We can't accept the way things are, and we want them to change. We are moralist. That's our problem."

She got me thinking. Are we really moralists? Or are we simply too arrogant and self righteous to some point, so much that we refuse to bow down to supposed authority should they in our opinion, insists on being unreasonably and disgustingly unjustified? Why would we rather bang our heads against the brick wall consisting of the empty heads this system is upheld by, rather than maneuvering around it to eventual achieve our final aim? 

For me I think it comes back to a very simple and yet personal thing, that is, the matter of PRINCIPLE. I have no problem with decidedly greedy individuals who would use their power to achieve personal monetary gain AS LONG AS THEY DO IT OPENLY. Make your intentions clear and I'll go with it. But don't try to falsely maintain an appearance of nobility; pretending to uphold you sworn-in work ethics and principles, when in the end, your motive is crystal clear. And the worst of all, don't bloody pin the blame on the very person you were trying to get the dough out of in the first place. Now that's simply DESPICABLE. For that makes the person not only greedy, but also hypocritical, underhanded, despicable, and most of all, a big big coward. 

I've had enough experience in this matter to comment on such, and such an individual is the one I despise most. One who first interrogates you, then accuses you of some invisible crime worthy of detention, then detains you, tries to intimidate you, then makes it sound like it's your own doing that leads you to that situation, which basically means he's maligning you, then blackmails you, then when you relent, turns back with a smile, shakes your hand, THANK you and pretend you're their new best friend. 

Now that's a whole new level of DISGUST I have for individuals as such. 

Can you blame me for my ranting?