ATM

Yesterday morning before I went to work, I stopped by the Maybank ATM in Nountun, Inanam to withdraw money. Had to pay for my SCB credit card and balance of last year’s income tax payment.

The withdrawal transaction went on smoothly until the second when the money supposed to come out. Nothing happened except I could hear a loud noise. I tried to press a button, or any other buttons for that matter so that the machine would react! But all I could feel was the machine making a freeze on me. Oh no! What is happening???!! At the time I was the only one there so I could walk off eventhough my ATM card was still inside the machine.

I saw the security guard inside the bank and motioned him to come to help me but he ignored me. Forlornly I went back to the machine but at least the ATM card came out and immediately the ‘Out of Service’ sign showed on the screen. I went on to the next machine and quickly checked on my account balance. The balance is still correct. Phew!

I proceeded to withdraw the money I needed and left the bank to go to work.

As I drove off, I realised why the security guard ignored me. He had finished his shift and was about to go home as he was pushing his motorbike out from inside the bank to the entrance.