You know what freaking pisses me off? When people call, they go, “Hello, can I speak to Miss Aileen-Grand please.”

I will then correct them and say, “Irene-Gwen.”

Then they will say, “Aileen.”

I repeat, “Irene.”

And they promptly proceed to ignore me, without so much of an apology for bastardising my name. Having to deal with a lot of strange people of late (delivery of my furnishings, HDB service), this problem has been occurring at an alarming rate - alarming because my blood pressure is right now at an all time high and am ready to go into teacher mode and force the poor sod to repeat after me till he gets it right.

How would Peter (whom I was speaking to on the phone earlier) appreciate it if I call him Beater, or Peteer, or Asshole!

Get it wrong the first time, I forgive. Get it wrong despite me correcting you and then proceeding to ignore me, deserves a swift big kick on the butt!