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COOL STUFF: Blue Ball Machine

I have no idea what this is… or what it symbolises.. It just looks damn cool.

THE BLUE BALL MACHINE (CLASSIC GIF)

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盲從

護主並沒有錯
但是盲目地護主
無論他說甚麼做甚麼都是對的
這 就是錯誤的
這 就是盲從

可是如果有勇敢的人提出來
會有一窩蜂的人把他推倒踩在地上蹂躪
然後過不久又會有人來
板上很歡迎和板主和團員不一樣的看法
不是自打嘴巴嗎?

舉例
前幾天有人提出代排和插隊的情形
剛好提到一個在板上大家都認識的人
那個人(好像叫萬萬)親口說出她找人代排這回事
可是板上很多很多人還是一味認為代排沒有錯
因為是一個換一個 人數並沒有增加
我搞不懂
我搞不懂代排這個動作甚麼時候合理化了
我搞不懂大家為甚麼沒有辦法看清楚
即使是朋友 做錯事情就是要出來指責她
如果錯了就乾脆地道歉
而不是拼命把錯誤合理化

再來因為青峰的部落格上面的一篇如今已加密的文章
鬧出了不少事端
有人在青峰板上的文章噓文
提出說部落格是公開的東西
要在上面說甚麼都得注意

雖然那個F大噓文是有點誇張
但是其中的內容還是非常中肯的
可是不巧的是他踫到了蘇打粉
他們一看到有人噓他們的神的文章的時候
眼睛立刻被蒙上了
只看到噓文 其他都變得模糊了

我看到有人請這位F大尊重自己的時候
對不起 我笑了
只要不是說青峰有多偉大有多貼心有多好的人
就不尊重自己?
那麼我應該是最不尊重自己的人了
因為很抱歉我心目中的吳青峰常常做出
我覺得他不應該做的事情
他沒有多好 也不過是個人
我可以了解明白他做事背後的原因
但是並不代表我永遠贊同他所做的每件事
所以不好意思 我很不尊重我自己
我應該反省嗎?

我真得很想對那些喜歡青峰的人說
真的喜歡他就不要一味地護他捧他
因為這樣對他來說並沒有任何的好處
反而是害了他
大家都愛好聽的話
大家都需要別人的認同
可是如果大家無條件地接受認同他做的所有事
只會讓他變本加厲
玩得更瘋狂更沒有後顧之憂
而這是不對的

或許你會說 那裏是蘇打綠的板
他們要護主他們要捧他是他們的自由
但是這個是成就自大好高騖遠又不會顧慮別人的藝人的罪魁禍首

也許因為我是認識他們在先
他們的歌變成小小的歌迷在后
所以我和別人的想法有點出入吧

還有最後我想對那些認為部落格是私人的地方的人
很抱歉 我不知道你活在甚麼年代
但是現在的世界
即使你把你部落格的文章刪掉
我還是有辦法把它給找回來的
而且只需要google cache
輕而易舉根本不會困難

現在這種科技發達的年代
只要你的東西是放上網絡的
就已經失去了私密的權利
網絡上是沒有所謂私人的東西
你在部落格的言語代表你
就已經失去了私密的權利
網絡上是沒有所謂私人的東西
你在部落格的言語代表你
我如果覺得你的部落格說的話
對我造成誹謗
我是可以告你的
它就和你親口對我說
起著一樣的作用

所以請你放棄部落格是私人的東西的迷思
張開眼睛看清楚這個新世界吧
不要活在chalk & dust的時代了

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Musings

Service Matters

Really. Service makes a whole lot of difference to the overall atmosphere of a meal. The food doesn’t have to be top grade, but service is what makes it a cut above everyone else.

So it happens that the worst kind of service was rendered to me last Saturday, after the Mayday concert. We all trooped down to the usual Mayday supper place at Tiong Bahru area. We have been here many times and the lady boss is quite familiar with our faces and have seen us around even when Mayday isn’t here. However, as it is after the concert, the entire area was packed to the brim with Mayday fans and a few tables of unsuspecting customers.

Now, we are regulars, and we know that we would have to wait a long while for our dishes to be served etc. Mayday IS obviously more important than us small fries. XD… However, what we did NOT realise was that our orders could be cancelled even when we explicitly said that we still wanted that one dish that had yet to arrive!

Now, the situation was this. My table had about 7pax.. So I ordered 4 dishes. 2 veg + 2 meat dishes. One of my friends does not eat meat, therefore the 2 veg dishes became really important. The first veg dish was really fast (cos Mayday eats the same thing) that was okay. But it was 30mins and one reminder to the lady boss later, that the 2 meat dishes arrived. Another 20mins passed and still no sign of the final veg dish. So we checked in with this china server.

First she said cos this final dish (Fried Golden Mushrooms) is a bit harder to cook and would take a while. So I protested. We’ve been waiting for almost an hour and half. How long more does it need to be cooked!? The rest initially wanted to cancel the order but because one of us doesn’t eat meat, I told her to continue to serve us that particular dish. So never mind, I asked her to ask them to hurry up.

Lo and behold, the next minute she came back and promptly informed us that our order has been cancelled. It was a totally WTF moment there I tell you guys. It took me so much will power not to stand up and scream fuck-you stupid bitch at her. I made a big show of calming down and asked her if I could swop that with some other veg dish, anything that was easy to cook.

She said we’ll still have to wait. And the reason? (Here comes the classic part) They were busy cooking crabs. I totally blew it. I told her (still nicely) that fine, we’ll forget about that order and give me the bill. Her whole attitude was so nonchalant and couldn’t-be-bothered, as if we are not customers. After she walked off I was so pissed I went to another friend’s table to complain..

And I found out that she told them that there was no more Golden Mushroom! I was totally going WTF at that point in time man. I think I raised my voice so much that the others said that Mayday kept looking over to our side trying to see what was wrong.

Really, I don’t give a damn. If it wasn’t because THEY were there, it wouldn’t have been so chaotic and messy! My friend wouldn’t have gone hungry and had to eat only ONE DISH! I wouldn’t be so pissed… Them and their stupid never-ending crabs.

If I had known they were looking at us, I’d turn around and stare at them… Maybe even scold them for being such assholes. I was irrational with anger then.

Then when the lady boss came over to collect the bill from my friend’s table, we complained to her.. But making sure we did not scold HER, but ensured that she understand how unhappy and upset we were.

I hope that China woman gets a good scolding and bucks up the next time.

And because of this, I dropped $22 at the roadside eating place. DAMNIT.