Why Would I Write

Category: Thoughts

  • Face down receipts

    You know, one thing that has puzzled me for the longest time is how mamaks handle their receipts. If they don’t stick it in a cup or fold it up, they always hand it to you face down. And one of the first things you normally do is flip it the right way up to see how much the restaurant is going to extort you for that piece of fried chicken. This isn’t a rare occurrence or something strange that happened once in my life. It happens all the time.

    I can’t think of any reason why they would want to put the receipt face down. It’s not like it’s going to make the meal any cheaper. The numbers don’t change. Are they aware of the exorbitant prices they wrote down that they’re too ashamed to hand you the bill face up? And that by the time you finish turning the piece of paper around, they would have already walked away?

    I’m not complaining about the prices – after all I chose to go to that mamak in the first place. So why hide the price? No other restaurants seem to do this. Hell, you’d be hard pressed to get a bill in the first place if you eat in a Chinese restaurant that wasn’t serving “tai chow”.

  • Songs, Straws, and Celebrities

    Songs, Straws, and Celebrities

    One of the most frustrating things I experience on a frequent basis is hearing a tune or song in my head and not knowing what it is. I’ll spend hours of my day trying to figure out what it is. Even in today’s connected world, it can still be a chore.

    You don’t know the words to the song (or worse – the song has no lyrics) and you’re left with a barely recognizable tune which you hum out – usually in the wrong key and nobody can help you to figure it out. Soundhound can’t recognize your shitty humming, and you don’t have the words to Google.

    And then sometimes you find a song that sorta sounds like what you’re looking for, which satisfies you for a bit, and then you realize that it’s not the song you were looking for. Or it turns out to be a song you didn’t like in the first place and it was stuck in your head just because.

    Usually, you’ll forget about the song by the end of the day. But a few days later, another song will take its place.

    From all the years I’ve been alive, one thing I’ve noticed in every fast food restaurant is that nobody ever takes exposed straw from the straw dispenser. EVER. I’m the only one who takes it.

    I get that people think the exposed straw is somehow dirtier than the other straws inside the dispenser, but is that really the case? Who’s to say the straws inside aren’t just as dirty or even dirtier?

    I’ve yet to get sick from using a straw. Until then, I’ll be saving myself presses and extending the lifespan of the straw dispenser.

    Why do girls say it’s such a waste whenever an actor is hot and gay? It’s not like they had a chance with him in the first place.

    If a hot actress is gay, guys think it’s a bonus. lnny

  • Hola, Ubuntu

    Hola, Ubuntu

    So, this weekend has been pretty interesting. Here’s rundown of what happened:

    I finished my online grammar course (woot), onwards to essay writing now! Week one and I can say it’s already much more challenging than the previous course.

    I started Spanish for beginners, and man – I haven’t felt this dumb in a looong time.

    I watched The Visit. Scared myself shitless, thanks Milin :*

    I installed Ubuntu on my sister’s old laptop. It’s actually pretty cool. Haven’t used it for more than a day yet, so we’ll see if I miss anything from Windows. I doubt it though, since I can pretty much do anything in Chrome. Will report back in a week or so! I need to get a new battery for this laptop though (it’s a Dell Inspiron N4020 – any suggestions?)

    Screenshot from 2015-09-21 00:51:28

    I did some non-coursework work. Tomorrow’s my last day at Priority, so I want to get everything finished before I leave. Looking forward to my weeklong break and my new job!

    I upgraded my vape. Finally joined the ranks of mods and rebuildable tanks. However, it’ll probably be some time before I understand what I’m doing. For now, I’m just gonna stick to atomizers I can buy.

    Happy Monday everyone! I heard it’s school holidays, so traffic should be great!