Sunday, July 29, 2007

偷食

七月二十四日傍晚,外面下着滂沱大雨,天色已经几乎暗下来了。我从办公室的窗口望出去,只见雷电交加,车子塞得动弹不得。大概一时半刻也回不了。

肚子饿得非常厉害。我分析了一下,有两个选择。

第一,Call Pizza。 可是我的现金只有五十左右。如果要叫批萨,礼貌上必须问问其他的同事要不要也来一份。五十块一定不够。

第二,看看办公司的茶水房还有什么可吃的。

结果到茶水放转了一圈,什么也没有。

情急之下,心生一计。昨天有两位同事从苏州公干回来,给每个同事分发了一些当地的小食。我的份量早就吃光了。也许还有些同事还没吃。

我到每个Cubicle巡了一下,结果发现我的一个女同事桌上仍让放着一盒苏州产的椒盐酥。饮食男女,人之大欲,不能怪我偷了。

我迅速将椒盐酥弄到自己的桌上,立刻吃了起来。椒盐酥就如一块饼干,一口咬下去,立刻融化,咸咸甜甜的,自有一番风味。

故事的高潮终于发生了。椒盐酥里面突然有东西蠕动。我定了定神,再看清楚,终于发现有一条蠕虫探出头来,跟我打招呼。我立刻将口里的东西全吐出来。我没有尖叫,也没有叫其他同事来一同观赏蠕虫,只是很平静地将整盒生虫的椒盐酥丢进垃圾桶。

低调处理是必要的,因为不能让同事难为情,毕竟人家给我们带礼品是一番诚意。第二,我吃的是贼赃,也没有什么可以投诉的理由。

当晚回到家里,看见星洲日报的社论就是在谈中国食品的质量问题,感觉上社论是为我量身定做的。

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Paradise

It only took one remark to take down some VIP, well, at least in most countries.

This happens in Japan. (Defense Minister stepped down after saying that Nagasaki bombing "could not be helped", which, in my view, is a truth)

This happens in US. (Harvard president steps down after saying that women might not be as good in terms of math and science, which, in my view, is a debatable, academic topic)

In contrast, Malaysian politicians live in a paradise. They could say all kinds of stupid, outrageous, incorrect stuff, and there would be no consequences.

"Women leak every month.."

"Which building in the world doesn't have problem?"

"When HAMAS and Fatah fight, it only benefits Israel"

"If singaporeans don't want to invest in this project, we are okay".

And, it's a waste of my time to record down many ugly and completely senseless remarks uttered in the sacred parliament. None of these motherfuckers gets any punishment. No sorry. No shame. And there will be no justice.