"Herd Mentality"

Ok, this may be a little of or may not be at all, but herd mentality is the first thing that came to mind yesterday in my situation.

Had to top up my cashcard before exiting the shopping mall, and had to queue for the POSB atm to top it up. The queue was horrendous when I arrived!!! I would think there was about 30 ppl queueing in front of me!!! It made me wonder how many machines were there up front. Lucky for me, i had my bf queue up while I walked all the way to the front and saw that there were 2 atm machines, but everyone was queueing up for one! I asked the few ppl queued in front what was wrong with the other machine and no one knew what was wrong, so i bravely checked it out. Did my transaction in 2 mins flat and got outta there!

It always happens this way... If there is something that has not been in use, and ppl are queueing up for another, very few venture to see what is wrong with it. Of coz, there are situations that you may not want to venture to check out the unknown, like for example in the toilet (in case of UFOs swimming in the bowl that would scare you!). But it would've shorten the queue time tremendously if someone were to just check if the other machine was alright.

In the end, I'm glad I did. At least I wouldn't have taken half an hour or more to queue for the machine only to realise that there was another working one next to it that no one bothered using.

What's wrong with youths these days?

Just saw in the news two separate articles involving young teenagers.

A 13-year-old boy had been caught adopting pets for free and selling them on for a profit. The key issue here is how he used sympathy of pet owners to give him their pets, saying how his own pet had died and how the dog looked like his own pet.

His scam was only exposed when one of the dog owners found out what he was doing. Seriously, a brilliant business idea but absolutely inhumane. How did a 13 year-old think of such things to do?

Then a 14-year-old was arrested for killer litter, throwing a glass bottle off a roof. Certainly not a bright one, but certainly as inhumane. Imagine someone dying as a result of this foolish act.

Damn kids! What's up man!

And they dare to call me Orbin!

The Really Rich ppl vs the Average Rich ppl

Over the Mother's Day weekend, i had the 'honour' of speaking to someone who really made my blood boil.

One of my clients were looking for a copywriter to describe their products online. I mentioned to my mom about this and she so happened to stumble upon someone who said she welcomed this 'fresh change' after years of writing for lingerie and developers. Naturally, if i were to 'recommend' someone, I would like to know their background, etc.

This lady I called insisted that she had no resume and she had written for large companies and i was being totally ridiculous in asking her for her credentials. Hello, nowadays there are many many cases of fradulent claims ok! I feel heavily responsible if you were a quack. I merely asked her to email me coz i didn't want to write it down and risk losing that piece of paper and she told me i was the only person who told her not to bother. I think she's a mind reader coz by that time, i already made up my mind that this lady was too haughty to be introduced to my client.

She kept repeating "I didn't ask for this job you know" (Then why did u mention to my mom to ask me to waste my time calling u?!) and kept saying "I write for really big companies which i cannot name, and this will be the smallest job I've ever taken" (then again, dun take it la! Why waste my time talking to u?!) and then insulted the clients by saying that their website was china-pek and if they could hire just anyone before, then they could hire anyone now.

Just because she grew up averagely rich (and was probably fussed around a lot), doesn't mean she had to put on an air about it throughout the whole conversation. After all, I was gonna be the one to talk to my client about her! Guess she won't get the chance to write for this puny china-pek company.

Contrast this to the same client looking for the copywriter. He is freaking rich. But humble as hell!

That is the difference between the Really Rich and the Average Rich. We see this in many instances in Singapore and Malaysia...

Hello Hello!

After 3 long years, I am back again! Hopefully this will not be the first and last post for this year. Ok la, i promise it will not be!!!

Anyway, first things first, gotta see how I can reset my email so that it links to some other email since the email i used to set this blog up donkey years ago is an unused one. So yes, getting back in here required some skills and activation of some of my brain cells.

Once i have settle that, i have a really interesting story to tell of a haughty (and nearly psycho) woman I spoke to on Mother's Day...

More on that soon...

Oh, thanks Mr Orbin, for reviving this! :-)

Extremist!

Osama died!

As in my earlier post, I was talking about how the ugly or in my words "Orbin" people can be when they are challenged. And such extremist attitutes shouldn't exist. However, it is sad that it does exist.

Looking at my FB newsfeed, there are many strong views of both the ruling party and opposition. Arguments that go beyond reason. I'm a complete neutral, I just think the philosophy of too much of anything is not good for you (and this includes good stuff, try drinking ginseng every meal). So extremist attitutes should not exist!

Chill people chill! Just get on with life damnit!

And they dare to call me Orbin!

Elections

At the country both Miss Yucki and myself are in, the people are filled with election fever.

And I realise that when you're being challenged like never before, you tend to let the 'Orbin' side of you come out. As has been the case in recent weeks.

I just want to see a good clean fight with no arrogant smashes on character and personalities please.

Keep it clean, man.

And they dare to call me Orbin.

Where is Miss Yucki?

Miss Yucki said she will be back blogging here after 6 June 2008, on the tagboarg here.

I've been waiting almost 3 years!

And they dare to call me Orbin.

Damn stupid people

Anyone who saw the ruins that is in Myanmar would surely have felt for them. No food, no clean water, corspes everywhere, water everywhere.

The whole world wants to help, but why couldn't help reach them a fortnight since the disaster happened? You would have to ask the damn stupid people preventing it.

What is seriously wrong with them? Finally I got word that clearence has been obtained so ASEAN countries can began real help. It is 2 weeks late, you shitheads.

God bless th victims and I pray better days will come for them.

And they dare to call me Orbin.

Crappers

I think Ms Yucki will be extremely surprised to see a post here. Haha, I beat you to it!

Anyway, something happened on Friday that made me grossly upset and further proves that my initial view of my new management was right. Cutting costs on necessary spending nd spending more one useless investments, and people, and the most useless department in the company. What injust!

Bloody blind shit, why do we have to take such shit when we're under-appreciated?

And they dare to call me Orbin.

Weird Ppl Week (WPW)

Experiencing a WPW this week. Loads of WP walking thru the door. Yesterday, this guy (must be obsessive compulsive disorder) walked towards the glass door and i opened it and he pointed to it to me and i said come in (gestured him lah) then he walked in really slowly. Then he started like twitching and all and told me he wanted to apply for the institution. I was like ok, go online. he said, "i have no computer" i said, it's all online, so find a public terminal. He started twitching again and shifted his weight from the right to the left foot. then he finally wanted to go out (by then i had already activated the door) and he pointed to the door again and i said, it's opened. He turned around and said, "im scared" yea, like i can help u. Then he said "i only O levels". hmmm... Then, he hung round the outside for quite some time fiddling with the stapler that we provided to ppl who were submitting their documents and i think after he was happy that there was no more staplers to staple the brochure i gave him, he left. Freaky.



That's not all. Just today, another older freako stepped in. Worst. He wanted information, and i said all the info is online and gave him the brochure that we had. then he asked me this same thing 5 times and i repeated the same answers 5 times. All this was happening when he was standing right in the corner of the room away from me. Hmm... weirdo. usually ppl asked to sit down and speak to me. Anyway, his mouth looked like he had loads of icing sugar and din wipe it away so i was glad he didn't speak to me that closely. Then he went outta the door and then came in again and asked me again a question 5 times! ARGH. then he was happy.



Gosh. If insanity was contagious, i would've gone insane some time ago with all these ppl thru the doors.... Oh wait.... Maybe I already am!

Arrogant but Stupid Bastard

Forgive my words. NOT.

Damn mad. This arrogant but STUPID bastard just walked into my office. He wanted to find out about the courses available at this institution, and when i asked him about his qualifications, he was trying to mask his stupidity (obviously NO decent qualification) with some stupid story about his company wanting to sponsor him for some studies. I bet his company was trying to tell him to go take his primary 6 exams since he's so DUMB.

Anyway, he said he was asking for his colleagues as well (all who were obviously smarter than him since they had degrees) and i explained to him that ppl with degrees shd go for a post-grad dip or something in Business since the courses here are all full time and caters mostly to students who graduate straight from high school.

But nooOooooOO! This BUGGER said, "I beg to differ. You ask a Finance guy to take a post-grad course in Engineering he would fail." I was stunned. Shit. I shd've thought of the response immediately but my brain was too occupied with things. Either that or in the presence of stupidity, my brain tends to slow down.

But think about it, Stupid idiot. OF COZ a guy with Finance will fail in Engineering! STUPID. But ppl with Engineering background can go on to take post-grad programs in Business. DUH! How dumb can some ppl get.

I got so fed up i turned to my comp and started typing, leaving that idiot by himself to talk to himself. I know that puts my job in jeopardy if he ever complains, but let him do so lah, i'm no longer afraid of these stupid ppl. Anyway, i bet he's so stupid that he's gonna run to his momma and ask her to help him.



By the way, where is Mr Orbin?!?!?!?!

Excuse me, i'm an incoming student from XXX

Ok. This post is not directed to any country or race so i've crossed out the country of origin of this incoming student's father.

They walked into the office and the father introduced his son as an incoming student from XXX. This was how the conversation went. I wish I could express the look on my face and the accent to you in person. Perhaps those who know me, the next time we meet, i shall do just that.

Father: Excuse me, this is my son. We are from XXX and he is starting school in August. We have just finished out medical examination earlier on but want to find out where we can deposit our pee.

*Shocked look on my face. Stared at his in disbelief." "Huh" (Me)

Father: Yes, we applied the tuition grant already and the tuition pee loan. Now we need to know how much pee to pay.

*Stunned*

we are the police station

OMG. Guess what?

My colleague knows exactly who the emailer was talking about!!!!

We ARE a police station!!!!

OMG

we are not the police station

The things that happen to me nowadays... tsk tsk tsk... can write a book liao.

I just received an email from somebody looking for her library book. Read and think: Does she really think we'll be able to help her locate that person in the midst of the thousands of students we have in the uni?????


Hello there

I'm afraid i face a slight problem and need your help.

I lent a book from the (Institution) Library to a stranger in need around the (date), and the library threatens me that the book is due in a week. Only the foolish are generous, as the wise old men say, and this time the old bats must be correct, for I failed to remember his name that i may contact him when the book was due. I'm sure the fellow has immersed himself in cosmological affairs long enough to have forgotten that the book will be due soon, and I face a problem contacting him.

Could you please help? He mentioned that he was going to write the (some exam), and since people in (Institution) only write the (some entrance exam) for one reason, i'm hoping that you have an account with his details under it, most importantly a phone number and address (I will now proceed to embarrass myself highly by letting you know that i never bothered to take his number or e-mail down).

To help locate his account, I managed to garner the following from memory:

1) He is short, equal to or over 5'7", with short cropped hair almost as in a crew cut. For two days in a row he specialized in wearing loose little sleeveless vests, but they are not singlets. He also specializes in wearing three-quarters, the ones i saw were grey in colour on both the days i saw him. Being a Chinese National living in Singapore, he always wore sneakers, and i suppose also always wears them. As expected of those who immerse themselves in Deep Cosmology, he wears spectacles. He is a thin, lanky fellow with a grim (but not sad) Chinese face.

2)He is a Chinese National who at the time of our meeting was going to write the (some entrance exam). He also possessed a student card, which made me wonder why he was studying for the (some entrance exam). One possible logical explanation is that the card belonged to someone else, though i quite clearly remember his face on the card. Assuming that was his face on the card, would it be possible to track him down through his distinguishing feature, given #3 below?

3)His distinguishing feature, and also the reason why i remember his face so well, is that his face appears as if a million bees had decided to sting it all at once. There are reddish pink bumps all over his face, and although i don't know what could have caused these specifically it is very likely that it is the result of an allergic reaction. This is his unique, one-of-a-kind feature which none of the other students have which i hope will help identify and locate him best.

I'm afraid there isn't much else i remember of the fellow, and I do hope that the information above, though not enough, will help track him down.

Thank you very much in advance for your help. I will try and see if i can dig up anything else from memory. Please let me know if you need any more information from me to help track him down, and i will gladly provide such.

Hope to hear from your soon,
Regards
DAKJEIUHFRLIEFHNRF


So am i a police database now? Shucks. She'll have better luck at the police station. At least she can do an identity kit to be posted all over the Institution!

weird things happen in pairs

Ok. Dun worry, I didn't see the same lady again. But yesterday was a day full of weirdos, at least when it is daylight.

Anyway, it was lunch. My fren and I was having subway and out of the corner of my eye i saw 3 ladies walking by the sidewalk, talking really happily. Suddenly, i caught sight of a skinny lady on a bicycle, with a HUGE cardboard box behind her.

The lady cycled next to the 3 ladies and suddenly swerved in to grab on of the ladies in the neck. As quickly as she grabbed, she also let go and stood there on her bicycle staring at them. My initial thought was they were frens (u know how frens like to shock other frens to strengthen their relationships? Heh.)

So anyway, one of the other gals asked the lady on the bicycle wat her problem was. She mumbled something, they shouted something, then she quickly cycled away.

After she left, the gal who got grabbed told her frens that the crazy lady grabbed her (DUH, a lil too late right!) and by the time one of her very alert (so alert that they din even know the lady grabbed the fren's neck) tried to 'bravely' to chase the woman, she was gone!

How interesting.

Some people have all the patience

Ok. I was on the train to work this morning and I saw probably the most PATIENT (or at least the most stoned) gal I have ever seen in my ENTIRE life!

What happened was this:
There was this old lady sitting next to her. That corner of the train only has two seats. I didn't notice this old lady until i had the 'opportunity' to move in to the train as it was pretty packed. I was happily listening to the radio when i dunno how come, but i just turned my attention to this lady.

She was dressed unlike any old grannys u will see around Singapore. She's in her sports shoe, really short shorts and some top lah.

Anyway, this granny was talking and talking and talking non-stop! So i wanted to catch a glimpse of the person she was (or seemed) to be having such an interesting conversation with. I saw a gal (probably in her early 20s) next to her reading a book and paying no attention to the granny. I was thinking, must be another rude lil teenager whose when the granny nags just ignores.

So i took off my headphones and listened (yes, travelling to work is SOOOO much fun!). Whoa, actually, the granny was just rambling on and on and on. I came to a conclusion that they must not know each other.

The gal was still calmly reading her book and paying NO heed to the granny. i checked-- NO headphones. OMG.

Throughout the whole journey, the granny's mouth was non-stop talking (GOD, Please dun let me be like this when I grow older) while the gal just continued reading her book, as tho it was as silent as the library. As i stared more and more (i cannot help it lah!) more ppl noticed the granny and the gal too! LOL so they started staring too!

When I got off, it was still the same situation! U know wat? The few moments that i took off my headphones, i already cannot stand the noise the granny was making. And i wasn't even sitting next to her.

That gal is AMAZING. If i were her, i'd probably ask the granny to shut the f888 up, not that the granny would stop coz i think she's a lil cuckoo. I think I'll probably get up and squeeze thru the crowd to the next cabin just to get away from "Super Mouth Granny"!

Kudos to that gal. Must be all the training of ignoring her mom's nagging that helped in the end!

Idiot who can't see her own mistake

The following is a dumb shit that I had to deal with for arranging an appointment with a business partner from her country. We have an office there to help us coordinate stuff.

Names below are fabricated to conceal their identities. Let's not humiliate them to the max, shall we?

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From: Sugar
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:04 PM
To: [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]; Orbin
Subject: Re: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi [colleague]

It`s ok for Phoenix to have dinner on 1 Aug. Her schedule is from 30 July to 2 Aug. She will live at [some hotel]. Her contact number is +** ***********.

Hope the above clarifies.

Best regards,

Sugar
----- Original Message -----

From: Orbin
To: 'sugar' ; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi Sugar,

Thank you for sounding Phoenix out for the dinner on 1 Aug. Please confirm with her the dinner appointment. We will be choosing a Chinese/seafood restaurant that is situated close to her hotel so it will be convenient for her. The venue will be confirmed when we arrived in [my next business trip destination] so we can scout for a dinner place. We hope to meet her at the [business premises/office] and proceed to the dinner together.

Thank you and best regards,

Orbin
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From: Sugar
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:34 PM
To: Orbin; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Subject: Re: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi Orbin

Okay, Phoenix will go for the invitation on Aug. 2. Since you have got her mobile phone no., you can contact her to remind her at that time. Then you can talk to her on site.

If have any questions, pls contact me again.

Best regards,

Sugar

----- Original Message -----

From: Orbin
To: 'Sugar' ; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi Sugar,

Thanks for the arrangement. May I confirm with you that the dinner will be on 1 Aug, and not 2 Aug as mentioned in your previous email?

Best regards,

Orbin
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From: Sugar
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:58 PM
To: Orbin; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Subject: Re: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi Orbin

I just mentioned that her schedule would be 30/07-02/08.

It`s okay for dinner at 1 Aug, she has confirmed.

Hope the above clarifies.

Best regards,

Sugar

----- Original Message -----
From: Orbin
To: 'Sugar' ; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: RE: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

Hi Sugar,

Thanks for confirming. If you were to refer to your earlier email, you mentioned “Okay, Phoenix will go for the invitation on Aug. 2.”, and that was why I needed to reaffirm the date.

Hope that clarifies.

Thanks and regards,

Orbin

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From: Sugar
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:41 PM
To: Orbin; [colleague]
Cc: [my manager]
Subject: Re: Dinner appointment with Phoenix, [some important] Asscoiation

sorry, I found the mistake. Thanks.

Best regards,

Sugar

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Notice how abrupt her apology is when she realised it was her mistake? I can accept an honest mistake, but I cannot accept idiots who refused to admit to their mistakes and can still lie blatantly.

"Sorry, I found the mistake?" And "Thanks"?

What a dumb fool.

P.S. I'm sure everyone can tell how good her writing skills are too.

And they dare to call me Orbin!

I'm not a dog, bitch!

I really cannot stand my office receptionist any longer.

She acts as if she's some kind of big f*** in the office, and acting as the watchdog for the HR department thinking she's some kind of prefect in school. She must have been a poor pathetic student back then, getting back at whoever she could right now.

No wonder she's an outcast here.

Anyway, I hate it everytime she does that stupid, disgusting whistle whenever she leaves me my mail on my in-tray. You know, the kind you use on dogs? *Pwee pwee* come get your food, *pwee pwee* go fetch, that kind of whistle???

It irks me, you damn shit!

Stop it before I really start treating you like a dog.

And they dare to call me Orbin! Hrmp!

When will this end?

Upon advice from my superior, i stopped replying the African after that last plea by the name of Jesus Christ.

Ever since then, he still sends that same email over and over again. It doesn't stop does it.

Today, he is a lil more innovative. He sends a msg with some portion that belonged to the first email and the second email. HOW interesting.

Ok, i know u'll get tired of reading about this (just like i'm tired of getting his STUPID emails) but i promise this will be the last post, unless he does anything interesting. hehehe


Hi Miss Admissions Officer
Please, am still pleading with you in thy name of Jesus Christ to re consider my admission.
However, think of the timeless, money, patience and I decided to go through because of SMU as my choice of University.
No other Universities can offer my vision and my dreams carreer as your institution, so pleae clearify my admission.
I want to paticipated the next matriculation for 2007 seasion.
For God sake, approve my stand within the few days ahead.
May God bless you,
Felix



Eeee. I dun NEED his wish of blessing. EEEEEEE I'd rather he just leave me alone.

It didn't stop there

After my official email to the guy, he still wrote another letter (when will he give up!!! ARGH)!

Plz Admissions Officer
Give me one more choice, considered time, money, effort,and anxiety I have been through, consider my admission, am pleading with thy Name of Jesus Christ Please don't turn down my vision and dreams towards (the institution).
I can't afford another University....
May God bless you in aboundance....granting my admission.
(The really desperate and irritating Applicant)

God's name didn't work, so the African trying the Jesus route now. Doesn't he know it won't work either?

I dun mean to be rude but i highly doubt he could afford this institution and the cost of living in Sg. Our current students from Africa has dwindled from 3 to 1, and the 1 is struggling everyday to work instead of study. How can right?!