Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Anecdotes from the workplace
"Dear Joann,
How are you! I and my family reached New York already few day. Now is summer but whether still very cold. If you received my cheque, I hope it will be in the flag day box. How is flag day? I belief must be a good day! See you soon. Love, Neo"I received this postcard from a nurse I met at work. I interviewed her last year for an article in the newsletter. Ever since, she has been showering me with a lot of love and concern. Along with the postcard, she gave me a key chain which she bought from Niagara Falls. Good to know that nice people still exist.
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My colleague Gen has an expensive pure-breed Yorkshire terrier dog which she constantly speaks of. While having lunch one afternoon, we somehow got to the topic of races, dialect groups and religions. So I proudly turned, gave her a 'haolian' face and told her that both my parents are Chinese, Teochew and Catholics. That makes me an expensive, pure breed Singaporean!!!
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There is a deliciously yummy Tom Yam stall at the coffeeshop near my office. When it closed down a few months ago, I was devastated. Recently, a brand new Tom Yam stall opened and it tastes just as nice as the old one. Unfortunately, the stall owner happens to be super chatty and talks loads of crap, so that sorta kills my appetite. One day, he asked me why I'm not eating Tom Yam and off the top of my head, I just told him that I'm having a sore throat. Then, he pointed at my bowl of laksa and walked away. Oops...
Posted by Jo at 12:19 PM
