let me tell you a story......
once there was a goblin who lived in a box, a small little box. as most people will know, a goblin is a mischievious magical creature, prone to creating mischief and making a nuisance of themselves.
this little goblin, called the petty-cash goblin, likes to play around with money; notes and coins. he makes the money disappear and re-appear at random whenever the box owner attempts to reconcile the amount in the box. a $10 short there, a $12.30 extra here....making it virtually impossible to match the figure on the books with the actual amount in the box. as conscientious as the owner is of recording each and every transaction, the amount will never match....because the evil goblin is at work to make everything topsy turvy. he casts an evil 'cantseeruptious' spell and hocus pocus! goes the money in the box. the amounts involved are never substantial....just a few dollar extra or a few cents less; nothing that will make you raise your alarm and sound the battle-call - of that the goblin is certain and oh so cunning and manipulative. the owner can lock the box with keys and chains, double lock it in another box or even to the extreme of employing a surrogate owner....but they are all no match for the evil goblin whose pure joy is derived in watching the owner's bewildered face.
don't be fooled into thinking that this is only one single goblin who lives in one particular box. ask the world over, everybody and anybody who has ever handled a petty cash box....... you'll learn that this goblin comes readily attached with ALL petty cash boxes. no amount of diligence will safe-guard you from the goblin.
once there was a goblin who lived in a box, a small little box. as most people will know, a goblin is a mischievious magical creature, prone to creating mischief and making a nuisance of themselves.
this little goblin, called the petty-cash goblin, likes to play around with money; notes and coins. he makes the money disappear and re-appear at random whenever the box owner attempts to reconcile the amount in the box. a $10 short there, a $12.30 extra here....making it virtually impossible to match the figure on the books with the actual amount in the box. as conscientious as the owner is of recording each and every transaction, the amount will never match....because the evil goblin is at work to make everything topsy turvy. he casts an evil 'cantseeruptious' spell and hocus pocus! goes the money in the box. the amounts involved are never substantial....just a few dollar extra or a few cents less; nothing that will make you raise your alarm and sound the battle-call - of that the goblin is certain and oh so cunning and manipulative. the owner can lock the box with keys and chains, double lock it in another box or even to the extreme of employing a surrogate owner....but they are all no match for the evil goblin whose pure joy is derived in watching the owner's bewildered face.
don't be fooled into thinking that this is only one single goblin who lives in one particular box. ask the world over, everybody and anybody who has ever handled a petty cash box....... you'll learn that this goblin comes readily attached with ALL petty cash boxes. no amount of diligence will safe-guard you from the goblin.
so, when you buy a petty cash box.....look carefully. turn it over and over again and scrutinise it to make sure that it does not come along with an evil goblin.
my friends, this is not an urban myth. this is a real story.....so beware.
10 comments:
OMGY! someone in the household doing a David Copperfield with the petty cash ah?
*OMGY= Oh My Goon Yum
dun blame it on the goblin, you just can't count! hahahahaha..*oops, i'm in trouble*
you sure it was the goblin and not the witch that is at play?
dear cocka: lol at 'OMGY'.
you see u so outdated...david copperfield old-fashioned already lah (eventhough i absolutely adored him in the 80s)....now is david blaine...and that guy...i oso don't know the name.
dear wuching: *cracking knuckles* .....
dear ah pek: when there's a problem, always blame it on the male sex! that's the rule.
Horror stories from the Lavender blog!
Run! Nobody is safe! Not you, not your petty cash!
Always validate petty cash with receipts. That will kill the goblin?
After you minus the floating and if there is a positive, then that belongs to me.
If there is a negative, then ME tops up the shortfall.
dear jonzz: you make it sound like the lavendar homicidal killer.....have a nice ring to it, don't you think?
dear pooh: technically, yes. but sometimes there are emergencies where you pay or take the money first and the receipt or voucher was not generated. or amts paid were not reimbursed....i'm guessing it's something liddat but i have been as conscientious and careful at it as possible...but still i'm getting MORE money in there than the books show. pssttt...actually, i think the petty cash is growing money...like a magical box. i'm going to be rich, filthy rich!!! hahahaha. but at this rate of a few dollars and sens....i'll be old and gray before i see some real money. sigh! *grins*
dear licky: you can't have the good without the bad. tell you what....you fork out the $109 shortfall for last month..and i'll hand you the $1.49 excess for this month. deal?
OMG ME, you're completely losing it. LOL!
It's like the missing socks in the dryer. You can NEVER find the matching pair. It's like the dryer ate it.
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