Venetianly Telco Relation Officer

One of the reasons why someone go to Macao besides the St. Paul's Ruin, is to pay a visit to The Venetian. To me, it's just another shopping complex paradise + casino repackaged as a tourism attractions. In another words, money squeezing machine. Getting to Venetian is very easy. There is a lot of shuttle buses around to fetch you from another casinos or airport absolutely free. The buses are clean, air-conditioned and sharp to the time. Best still, is the disco light you get to feel along the aisle during night ride.

I watched from Discovery Channel about this open sky that the Venetian is boasting about inside their shopping complex. It is night at the outside but daytime 24/7 from the inside. It is as though the time when I was in UK. It's 8PM and the sky still looks like 5PM. I guessed Nippon Weather Paint Blobby must have shoved his backside on the ceiling just like he did in the advertisement.

With the building inside resembles Rome architecture, one could even get a ride on their gondolas that travel along the river inside the the complex. The driver of the gondola even sings with Pavarotti accent. I didn't go for their ride because firstly they charge by head. Secondly, it's darn expensive. Thirdly, I don't understand any words he sings from his mouth. Last, they don't provide life jacket and I can't swim. Apart from casinos and shopping complex, it is of no difference like KLCC+Genting Highland. My colleague and even the taxi driver in Macao warned me on places like casinos. It's filled with all sort of bad people that cheat money and ermmmm whatever you can watch from Young and Dangerous film.

I was told to keep an eye on GRO. Guest Relation Officer. Nope it's not political or police officer. A Yahoo search about this guy asking what GRO means tickles my funny bone. Darn. Such a job can be labelled so professionally. Why can't an office receptionist who entertains calls be labelled as Telco Relation Officer then? You can easily identified some of them who dressed in tight fittings. In a way to boost their chance of getting some rich papas from mainland. Some are very direct and some are very indirect on their approach to lure their customers clients. The staff from the hotels shoos them away from loitering around the lobby which is within walking distance from the casino.

I too had a chance being asked by one of them. This lady was very funny in her tactic. I was looking at the directory to look for Manchester United store. Noticing that I'm travelling alone, she walked besides me. Cautiously looking around, she pretended to pick up her handphone and talk loudly in a mainland Mandarin accent,

"Wei, you want to do or not?"

I understood what she was trying to signal to me. Now I'm convinced that the term TRO (Telco Relation Officer) is getting more suitable for them nowadays. I pretended to pick up my handphone too and reply in a not-so-perfect half bucket Mandarin,

"Wei, this is police station. You called the wrong person!"

LOL. Well, that was the answer I intended to reply at first place. But well, they are human too. We might not respect their jobs professions but given the chance I'm sure they won't choose flesh trading business. I just ignored her and walked away.