Darn The Draw
Pardon me. I'm having a blogger's block. My first.
Partly due to the looming results. God bless me with 4As this Friday. Pleaasssseeee.
Largely due to work. Had been working with HSBC for the past few days. Distributing apples, promoting financial plans, interacting with the crowd and pleasing customers with gifts. These duties hardly match up, but that's what I do for a miserly 5 bucks an hour anyway.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here we have for you is Financial Wellness with HSBC. Just fill in some particulars and you stand to win away our attractive prizes, as well as get a free 10-minute complementary massage from our therapists. What's more, you might just be the lucky one to walk away with our grand prize, a trip for two to New York City~!!"
I sounded fake. You dipped into the box, grabbed a colour ping pong ball out and showed it excitedly to me. I looked at you. If you are old and poor and possibly a gian-peng fellow who had your luck tried the previous 2 days, you are most likely to be unlucky (again) and walk away with a pen (again!). If you are rich and well-dressed (or chio), you get Takashimaya, Pizza Hut or Haagen Daz vouchers. Whoa!
But anyway, lucky draw ain't lucky at all. You could have all the luck in the world but we'd still give you a pen. You could break a mirror in the morning and still get the attractive (as if) vouchers, as long as you sign a financial plan.
"Could you take one of those balls out and see what you've got?"
Customer (or chiobu) pondered excitedly over which colour ball to choose. "Hmmm..." We faked excitement on our part. "Whooaaaa..."
"Let me check. Whee!! You won yourself a Takashimaya voucher. Well done, customer/chiobu!!"
Laughter all around. Some genuine (for the cheapos, I supposed), others fake (us!!).
"But I don't want your voucher," some customers would lament. "I want that pen!!"
"Whoa, you really do have the keen eye for the exquisite! This pen happens to be a collector's item!!"
Laughter all around.
"Not funny lor. Nabei."
Sorry. Blogger's block~!!
Partly due to the looming results. God bless me with 4As this Friday. Pleaasssseeee.
Largely due to work. Had been working with HSBC for the past few days. Distributing apples, promoting financial plans, interacting with the crowd and pleasing customers with gifts. These duties hardly match up, but that's what I do for a miserly 5 bucks an hour anyway.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here we have for you is Financial Wellness with HSBC. Just fill in some particulars and you stand to win away our attractive prizes, as well as get a free 10-minute complementary massage from our therapists. What's more, you might just be the lucky one to walk away with our grand prize, a trip for two to New York City~!!"
I sounded fake. You dipped into the box, grabbed a colour ping pong ball out and showed it excitedly to me. I looked at you. If you are old and poor and possibly a gian-peng fellow who had your luck tried the previous 2 days, you are most likely to be unlucky (again) and walk away with a pen (again!). If you are rich and well-dressed (or chio), you get Takashimaya, Pizza Hut or Haagen Daz vouchers. Whoa!
Sidenote: I know you got yourself a pen, Audrey. You exclaimed with shock on your face. You probably knew about the farce of it all. But fret not, you are not un-chio. I tried to give you the voucher. My friend was simply blind, thats all. HA.
But anyway, lucky draw ain't lucky at all. You could have all the luck in the world but we'd still give you a pen. You could break a mirror in the morning and still get the attractive (as if) vouchers, as long as you sign a financial plan.
"Could you take one of those balls out and see what you've got?"
Customer (or chiobu) pondered excitedly over which colour ball to choose. "Hmmm..." We faked excitement on our part. "Whooaaaa..."
"Let me check. Whee!! You won yourself a Takashimaya voucher. Well done, customer/chiobu!!"
Laughter all around. Some genuine (for the cheapos, I supposed), others fake (us!!).
"But I don't want your voucher," some customers would lament. "I want that pen!!"
"Whoa, you really do have the keen eye for the exquisite! This pen happens to be a collector's item!!"
Laughter all around.
"Not funny lor. Nabei."
Sorry. Blogger's block~!!
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