Angkat, Tolak, Masuk, Picit
Just today I went to a petrol station. It was an Esso station, to be exact. I picked up the pump and filled up the car myself. While filling up the petrol, I noticed that the dock of petrol pump (once you took out the pump) had a little lever. You can flip it up. And then I remembered: Somewhere about 10 years ago Malaysians were introduced to the concept of "Angkat, Tolak, Masuk, Picit". It translated roughly to, "Lift, Push, Enter, Squeeze". A long time ago, there were petrol attendants who filled in petrol for the motorist who pulled up to the petrol station with his ride of choice -- be it BMW or Proton Saga. It was good for the motorist to go to the petrol station and be asked, "Mahu berapa?" ("How much?") In those days, the petrol attendants received the payment at the pump and proceeded to fill in the petrol for you. You felt like you were paying them for a job well done, which was often the case. Then somewhere along the line some people ...