Subjects: General

Will the surprises never cease?

Posted 2006-05-28 (日) 午後10:15 by terra

This is one of the funniest sh*t I’ve ever read…

Q: What are the procedures to renew my membership if it is expiring soon?
A: You have to maintain sufficient fund (sic) in your XXXX account. The system will deduct the renewal fee from your account and renew your membership automatically on the date of expiry.

Q: How much is the renewal fee?
A: The renewal fee for A and B is $42.00 (inclusive of [tax]) and $21.00 (inclusive of [tax]) respectively.

Q: What should I do if my membership has expired?
A: You will have to come down personally to XXXX to appeal to our Customer Service Officer for late renewal. All renewal is subjected to approval. An administrative fee for late renewal will be imposed

Q: What will happen to the balance fund in my expired account if I do not have sufficient fund for renewal?
A: A monthly maintenance fee will be imposed and deducted from your XXXX account after your membership has expired.

Subjects: General

Something I’ve been seeing at the Isetan supermarket every Wednesday when I go for my regular Japanese class: whenever customers with 1-2 items make their way to the payment counters, they seem to immediately head towards the only express counter in the supermart, despite the obviously long queue, even though the regular payment counters are free. This is a society where we’re so anal about ‘obeying’ signs that we don’t seem to use our eyes and heads to judge anymore.

Subjects: General

Mood: Discoveries & Relevations

Tags: Isetan, Japanese

Disgust

Posted 2005-05-01 (日) 午後7:24 by terra

Some people seem to think that one can be so cheap as to be bought over by a couple of simple things such as dinner and drinks. They pretend to be nice but all they are are really wolves under sheep skins. These people sicken me.

Subjects: General

Devastation in Asia

Posted 2004-12-31 (金) 午後12:38 by terra

What a terrible week to end the year for the regions in Asia as the devastating forces of the tsunamis (Japanese: 津波), triggered by a 9.0 earthquake in the west of Indonesia’s Sumatra, ravaged coastal regions, decimating villages, towns and tourist resorts in Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka.