Dear Tuan Haji Wan Sharpudin bin Wan Ramli,
Please be informed that yesterday afternoon, Monday, April 05, 2010, one of your delivery men threw a cement brick at my dog, who was secured behind a 5 foot high fence and 5 - 6" high concrete walls on both sides of my neighbor's property. In addition, he has a valid licence. The nature of all animals is to do what nature has predetermined. In the case of my dog and all dogs, by nature they are to bark. And that is exactly what my dog did, bark. Not only does he bark at the mail delivery person, he barks at the rubbish collectors, the electric meter readers, the newspaper delivery guy, people who hand out fliers and the list goes on. Out of all the people whom I've just mentioned, no one has ever thrown a cement brick at my dog. Never, except yesterday, by one of your people.
Interestingly, there was no mail in my mail box after the incident took place! Not a single piece of mail! Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that your delivery person, purposefully stopped at my house, picked up a brick and shot it at my dog. I saw it with my very own eyes. Allah (SWT) is my Witness.
I was in the house working from my home-office as I do most of the time. Every single day that I am at my home-office I would look out of the front windows and watch the men collect the rubbish from my house and my neighbor's house. When it comes to the post man, I do exactly the same. Yesterday was no different. Your delivery man stopped in from of my house, thinking no one was home, because there was no car parked in the driveway, the doors and windows were shut. I saw him taunting my dog, who was barking due to the nature of all dogs. I knew that something was going to happen. So I rushed to get my camera to put it on film. As soon as I turned on the camera, your postman had already picked up the cement brick, which was in front of my house and shot it at my dog. Keep in mind, that my dog is behind a 5 foot high fence and licensed. Your post man was on his motorcycle when he shot the brick. After he shot the brick he casually rode to the next house to deliver mail. He never thought anyone saw him and that anyone was at my house. I confronted him, for he was only two or three houses down the street from my house. I asked him as to why he shot the brick at my dog. Before, I could even finish my sentence he caught an attitude and stated that my dog was barking. In other words, it was justifiable to throw a cement brick at a barking dog who is secured behind a fence and is not a threat to anyone opposite the fence. Interesting!
He went on to say that my dog bothers him when he delivers mail. I told him that it was his job to deliver mail, and if he don't like dogs, he should find another job. He was really upset and embarrassed that I confronted him. I spoke to him in Bahasa Malaysia so that he could understand exactly what I was saying. That shocked him even more so that I could speak Malay. He told me that if I want my mail, then I should collect it at the main office myself. Again, make note that there was not a single piece of my in my mailbox. So why was he in front of my house? He knew from the moment he left the post office where he collected and organized all the mail, that there was no mail for my house. He knew that, so why did he act as though he wanted to deliver mail to my house, other than to get close enough to taunt my dog and throw a brick at him?
I was very upset and I wanted to throw a brick at him, but two immature people do not make a right. So I didn't. I am much bigger and better than that. Due to wisdom, I called my wife and consulted with her. She gave me advice. My wife even spoke to you yesterday over the phone.
I would like you Tuan Haji Wan Sharpudin to inform your delivery person to apologize to both my wife and I for his immature and unacceptable behaviour yesterday afternoon. I am confident you know who the culprit is. There are records in your office as to who delivers mails and where it is delivered and the registration number of the motorcycle used. I have lived in Malaysia for over 17 years and I know very well how the system works here. Or course you may try to cover the backside of your staff, but a responsible person, a State Manager of Pos Malaysia and a Muslim that you are, I am confident that you will reprimand such person and do the right thing.
My wife and I look forward to receiving an apology within the next day or two from the postman who threw a concrete brick at one of the creations of Allah (SWT).
Thank you
Nathaniel Rhine
(Address not posted on this blog but on the actual letter to the addressee)
Please be informed that yesterday afternoon, Monday, April 05, 2010, one of your delivery men threw a cement brick at my dog, who was secured behind a 5 foot high fence and 5 - 6" high concrete walls on both sides of my neighbor's property. In addition, he has a valid licence. The nature of all animals is to do what nature has predetermined. In the case of my dog and all dogs, by nature they are to bark. And that is exactly what my dog did, bark. Not only does he bark at the mail delivery person, he barks at the rubbish collectors, the electric meter readers, the newspaper delivery guy, people who hand out fliers and the list goes on. Out of all the people whom I've just mentioned, no one has ever thrown a cement brick at my dog. Never, except yesterday, by one of your people.
Interestingly, there was no mail in my mail box after the incident took place! Not a single piece of mail! Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that your delivery person, purposefully stopped at my house, picked up a brick and shot it at my dog. I saw it with my very own eyes. Allah (SWT) is my Witness.
I was in the house working from my home-office as I do most of the time. Every single day that I am at my home-office I would look out of the front windows and watch the men collect the rubbish from my house and my neighbor's house. When it comes to the post man, I do exactly the same. Yesterday was no different. Your delivery man stopped in from of my house, thinking no one was home, because there was no car parked in the driveway, the doors and windows were shut. I saw him taunting my dog, who was barking due to the nature of all dogs. I knew that something was going to happen. So I rushed to get my camera to put it on film. As soon as I turned on the camera, your postman had already picked up the cement brick, which was in front of my house and shot it at my dog. Keep in mind, that my dog is behind a 5 foot high fence and licensed. Your post man was on his motorcycle when he shot the brick. After he shot the brick he casually rode to the next house to deliver mail. He never thought anyone saw him and that anyone was at my house. I confronted him, for he was only two or three houses down the street from my house. I asked him as to why he shot the brick at my dog. Before, I could even finish my sentence he caught an attitude and stated that my dog was barking. In other words, it was justifiable to throw a cement brick at a barking dog who is secured behind a fence and is not a threat to anyone opposite the fence. Interesting!
He went on to say that my dog bothers him when he delivers mail. I told him that it was his job to deliver mail, and if he don't like dogs, he should find another job. He was really upset and embarrassed that I confronted him. I spoke to him in Bahasa Malaysia so that he could understand exactly what I was saying. That shocked him even more so that I could speak Malay. He told me that if I want my mail, then I should collect it at the main office myself. Again, make note that there was not a single piece of my in my mailbox. So why was he in front of my house? He knew from the moment he left the post office where he collected and organized all the mail, that there was no mail for my house. He knew that, so why did he act as though he wanted to deliver mail to my house, other than to get close enough to taunt my dog and throw a brick at him?
I was very upset and I wanted to throw a brick at him, but two immature people do not make a right. So I didn't. I am much bigger and better than that. Due to wisdom, I called my wife and consulted with her. She gave me advice. My wife even spoke to you yesterday over the phone.
I would like you Tuan Haji Wan Sharpudin to inform your delivery person to apologize to both my wife and I for his immature and unacceptable behaviour yesterday afternoon. I am confident you know who the culprit is. There are records in your office as to who delivers mails and where it is delivered and the registration number of the motorcycle used. I have lived in Malaysia for over 17 years and I know very well how the system works here. Or course you may try to cover the backside of your staff, but a responsible person, a State Manager of Pos Malaysia and a Muslim that you are, I am confident that you will reprimand such person and do the right thing.
My wife and I look forward to receiving an apology within the next day or two from the postman who threw a concrete brick at one of the creations of Allah (SWT).
Thank you
Nathaniel Rhine
(Address not posted on this blog but on the actual letter to the addressee)
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