June 26, 2009
Looks like the entire world is in shock. Every news channel is covering Wacko Jacko’s death today. Almost everyone on Facebook has something to say about him. Betcha the entire world is also blogging about it right this minute or have already blogged about him hours ago. The entire world is in grieve.
I first heard about it as soon as I opened my eyes this morning. And that’s only because Silver Bullet had whispered “sweetly” in my ears with a “Oh, by the way, breaking news today: Micheal Jackson is dead”, as he woke me up from my slumber in his usual morning routine of kissing me goodbye before he leaves for work. Since then, I’ve got “Heal the World” playing in my head over and over again. A song I’ve long forgotten. 7 hours later, the song is still in my head. Just bizarre.
Honestly, I don’t know what to think of it. At one time in my life when I was a little kid, I did like Michael Jackson. Over the years, I outgrew him. All those nasty stories about him did little to rekindle my fondness for him. For a long time, I thought he’s a certified cuckoo. For a long time too, I could only shook my head and roll my eyeballs each time there’s a media frenzy about him and his life. For a long time, I had only felt sorry for him. He was, otherwise, a man of great talent indeed. He may be a celebrity, but like us, he was not immortal. Like us, he was only human. No amount of glory in one’s lifetime can prevent anyone from a certain death. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop is certainly no exception.
One thing is for sure, the world will continue to grieve. All that’s left is his legacy. A legacy that’s to be remembered for a long time to come.
What pains me is what will happen in the next few days to a month or so. The untimely death of Michael Jackson will continue to grace the headlines of all news and entertainment channels. I’m not really looking forward to 24/7 coverage on Michael Jackson for days on end. I need other news feed too, please.
There are people dying…If you care enough for the living…make a better place for you and for me. What Michael sang countless times can never be more apt in this case. Heal the world. Move on. It will be a better place for you and for me.
June 26, 2009
Having made our order online from ChefsXP yesterday, it somehow felt like we had to wait for a darn long time before the food actually arrived at our doorstep. Perhaps, we were spoiled, but usually, our order would arrive within the hour or even less. It did seem like we have been waiting for ages, so Silver Bullet sent a polite email to ChefsXP to just ask on the delivery status. I hardly think it was a petty thing to do, sending an email to confirm on the status. Since this is Thailand, there have been occasions where orders were forgotten or didn’t get through. It is, in fact, the right thing to do.
This was the reply from ChefsXP which came 44 minutes later:
From: On Behalf Of ChefsXP
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 08:44 PM
Subject: Re: Order received by the restaurant
Hi,
I’ve done that before. Soooo hungry it feels like a really long time! After checking the time of your order, the time of your email, and checking with the driver, I think we were pretty much right on time!
I trust you are enjoying your meal. We’ll try to knock a few minutes off the delivery time next time.
regards
Bruce
08412xxxxx
Seriously. Is it just me or there is really something not right about the tone of that email? WTF? Whoever that person behind that email was, it is just not funny. We are your paying customers, not your fxxxxng buddies! All we did was ask you a polite question on the delivery status and even if you are blasé about it being “just another annoying complain”, where is the respect for your paying customers? Really not tickled by the highly displaced sense of humour. Am I right or am I right?
June 26, 2009
Yesterday was one of those evenings where home delivery became the order of the day. Simply because, I wasn’t really in the mood to do anything in the kitchen. Come to think of it, I should have just sucked it up and cooked! Instead, we regretfully made a wrong choice of ordering from Olivie Cafe, one of the restaurants listed in ChefsXP.
Take the Chicken Pesto Panini aside, the rest of the food we ordered from Olivie Cafe simply sucked. The Fried Calamari was awfully chewy and usually, being a big fan of calamari, I’d have no problems finishing them all. I only had ONE yesterday and decided I couldn’t really eat the rest as something was really off about it. The Banana Choco Crepe tasted fake, as if it was being chemically processed. I have reasons to also believe that the Spaghetti Kamut Spicy Seafood I had as my main dish was the cause of my food poisoning late into the night. I should have said something when I thought the prawns in my spaghetti didn’t appear too cooked; but instead I shrugged it off, decided not to be too anal about it and stuffed it in my mouth. I paid the price 4 to 5 hours later when I woke up several times with diarrhoea and spent quite sometime hugging the toilet bowl, puking my guts out.
That’s definitely one restaurant to blacklist. Safe to say, we won’t be ordering from Olivie Cafe no more.
There are people dying…If you care enough for the living…make a better place for you and for me. What Michael sang countless times can never be more apt in this case. Heal the world. Move on. It will be a better place for you and for me.