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Secret Lives of Tech Support
Tech guy walks into room. He says, customer wants to know if his item can be replaced, out of warranty. Other tech guys look like they want to punch him. A: “No no no! How can you get up and leave the counter and come in to ask me that question?” B: “Why not?” A: (deep breath) “What [...]
The Tao of Retail
Rule #1: Never, never, ‘profile’ a customer because he/she looks like she isn’t going to buy, or can’t afford it. Rule #2: Never, never, ‘profile’ a customer because he/she looks like she isn’t going to buy, or can’t afford it. Rule #3: Never, never, ‘profile’ a customer because he/she looks like she isn’t going to buy, or [...]
Bananas and Coconuts
Me: “If a Chinese person who think he’s white is a banana — white on the inside, yellow on the outside — and an Indian person who does the same is called a coconut — brown on the outside, white on the inside… what does that make someone who’s yellow outside and brown inside?” Z: “Rotten [...]
Ten Simple Pleasures
Someone was asking me what my ten simple pleasures were. I had to take a few days to think about it. Train rides to unknown places: from Singapore to Thailand (done), and hopefully on to Laos and China eventually; but this year, 4000 kilometres around India, and still hungering for a Trans-Siberian fix (Singapore – Beijing [...]
Journey with the Desert Boys
Batch 1 — one down, about a gazillion to go. The following photos were taken in Jaisalmer, the magical desert city in Rajasthan, India. One of the activities one can partake of is to venture out into the desert on a camel safari. Because we were pussies, we only did a day’s safari: it is possible [...]
All Kinds of Suckers
Peter: “I got a bruise on my knee last night, because I jumped when England scored that first goal. I was wrapped in a flag.” Me: “Hmmm. I happened to have been outside an English pub, when England won the rugby world cup. A bloke ran out and did a horizontal pull up on a tree [...]
Referrals
I guess the time is ripe to give another plug to my favouritest S.E. Asia travel site. Be sure to sign up as a member, and to tell them how you got there. It’s absolutely essential for anyone planning a trip to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam or Thailand (more than Lonely Planet, IMHO).
Ebaying El Bulli
Well, you have 11 hours and 38 minutes left to bid for a dinner reservation at Ferran Adria’s El Bulli on Ebay. Starting bid: US$1000. Considering that the waiting list to even get a place to eat there is anytime between 6 to 12 months, buying a spot for US$1000 compared to the opportunity cost [...]
5 Months with Adobe Lightroom
First impressions can change. In fact, when it comes to software, I’m that itchy-fingered beta tester who likes to dive into early versions of software, and either comes away terribly disappointed by the bad implementation of a great idea, or overjoyed by the final product (usually the former). For those who are late to catch [...]
Goodness Gracious Me
For a couple of years, GGM was all I ever bothered to turn on the tv for. Some friends and I were talking abouut it the other day, and I realized how much I missed it. Naturally, everything is on YouTube these days… so… for no particular reason, other than nostalgia: