Give Others A Way Out

That day, I sat down for 6 hours of Bazi consultations. Only excusing myself to go the restroom once.

I would request my clients to order something for themselves. Occasionally there would be clients who said they would just get plain water. I would remind them that it is better to order something, no matter how small, since we are using the premises for a couple of hours.

Sometimes if the client seems reluctant to spend, I would offer to pay for him/her. But till now, no one took up my offer of a treat. My clients understand my well-meaning intentions.

I do not take coffee, tea or juices due to my proneness to gastric. So I usually order small bites.

It was obviously quieter around. I met three clients and with the arrival of each client, I ordered something from the menu.

A client seemed puzzled at my ordering, and asked if I was hungry seeing several clients back-to-back. He wanted to give me time to eat a proper main course.

I explained:

It is my way of giving back. I am seated for so many hours. It is not right to just order one cake that pay for my 6 hours of “rental” and receive endless refills of plain water.

That would be taking advantage of such a nicely-renovated environment and the staff’s prompt service (just not smiley enough).

Equivalent to stealing.

Moreover, I have ran businesses before. I know how stressful it is for the boss with the never-ending overheads. Who knows, maybe helping someone’s business out can help save another person’s rice bowl and the livelihood of a family.

3 Bazi consultations get me over S$1K. Wouldn’t it be stingy of me to just spend a few dollars?

There are many ways of giving back and helping to stimulate our economy.

This is just one of my ways.

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