Mon, 12 Oct 1998

It must be call from heaven

JAKARTA (JP): When a Blue Bird operator received a call ordering a taxi, he was pretty sure that the voice was that of a long-time male customer whose name was on the database.

So a taxi was dispatched to the usual address.

But the taxi's arrival amazed the son, who immediately called Blue Bird telling the operator he was certain his father had not ordered a taxi.

"You see my father is not with us anymore... he died one year ago so it's impossible that he ordered a taxi," the son told the operator.

Just as stumped, the duty manager, Herman checked on the recall recording system and found that the disputed conversation between the operator and the man in question did take place.

Curious, the son insisted on visiting the taxi's headquarters to listen to the recording.

Looking surprised, the young man said he heard his father's voice on the tape and asked for a copy of the recording as a memento. (pan)