Eileen Likes To Eat

We stopped by at Hong Kong Supermarket to do some grocery shopping after lunch. And I spotted….

FROGS!!!!  Really fat frogs for sale!

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June 2nd, 2009 | Category: ANIMAL, RANDOM, WTF | Comments (5)

Be aware of Chinese restaurants. I really don’t mean to be a racist. I am Taiwanese (and a lot of people consider that as Chinese, too). It’s just from this story I heard. This story didn’t come from a customer, but a Chinese person who used to work as a server at a Chinese restaurant. This Chinese woman told me some horrible things she and her coworkers used to do to their customers. The worst part is… she told me she never felt bad doing those things. Maybe that’s one of the reason I never considered her a friend.

First, they eat your food before they bring it your table. They eat it with their hands, picking up a shrimp there, a piece of beef there. If they really like the food, they put some of it into their own “bowls” to eat more later. (Yes, they keep a bowl in the back to steal people’s food.) Then they arrange the plate with fingers again so you’ll never know someone already ate your food.

Then they cheat you with the bill. This woman said that they use the handwritten order pad. They scribble down the dishes you order, but will NEVER put the individual price for each dish. Then when they add up the total, they ALWAYS add some extra money to it. If it’s a small order, they can only add $3 or $5. If it’s a big order, they can add $15 or $20. If it’s a big order and the customers also order alcohol, they can add $50 or even $100. Especially if it’s one of those big banquet table that somebody is treating. She claimed that from her experience, people who treat will NEVER check the bill. They didn’t want to look “cheap” or “stingy”. So they usually just bust out their money and pay without even looking at the bill.

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February 12th, 2009 | Category: WTF | Comments (24)

* This is a venting post. *

Generally, I believe the goodness of people. Even people I don’t like, I still won’t think them as evil. But today at work, I found evil.

There was an incident between co-worker Tracy and I a few weeks ago. She made some mistakes on a customer’s call and the customer called back angrily. I got the angry phone call and didn’t really know what happened. I put the customer on hold while asking Tracy what had she done. She pretty much did everything wrong, even spelled the customer’s name wrong. So I told her right there that she made a mistake. Instead of just admitting her mistakes, she went to our team lead and said that I embarassed her in front of other co-workers.

When our team lead told me about her complaint, I really didn’t think I did anything wrong. I had to ask her about the previous call in the office because the customer was waiting on the phone. If she didn’t make mistakes, why would she be embarassed? But this was nothing personal, it was just about work. I tried to be more considerate in her position. I guess for some people “face” is very important. To avoid tension in the office, I tried to be a bigger person and wrote her an apology note for “embarassing her in front of other people” according to her. She then told me that everything’s cool between us and asked me not to tell he manager about the incident.  But I still told our manager the incident because I just think she should know about it.  I’m really glad I did that.

So issue was solved.  She stoped talking to me but that was fine.  I thought things were ok…. so I thought.  Until today….

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October 22nd, 2008 | Category: WORK, WTF | Comments (17)

I went to traffic court to fight for my ticket today and I lost! I am furious because the highway patrol officer did not tell the truth in court. I truly believe I did not do anything wrong and this trial was unfair. The next process is to appeal my case. I have no experience in doing this, so I posted on Expert Law forum to ask for advice. I am posting the same thing here. You guys can read about what happened, and maybe give me some suggestions on how to appeal the case? Thanks in advance!

Oh! One more P.S. I am behind on replying comments, I will try to get to all the comments as soon as I can. Thank you guys for your patience. ^^

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How Should I Appeal for My Case?

My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: California

Case:
I was driving behind a bus in carpool lane. The carpool opened up to two lanes. I merged over to the second lane, which became an exiting lane in about 1 mile. I changed back to the original lane in front of the bus before the dotted white lines become double solid line. A highway patrol officer came into the carpool lane between me and the bus from outside the carpool lane and pulled me over. He issued me a 21755vc violation ticket, which is “unsafe passing”. I stated that I didn’t think it was wrong because I pass at the dotted white lines area and the bus was far behind. He answered that there is no passing in carpool lane whatsoever.

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September 9th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (6)

今天中午洛杉磯發生了5.8級的大地震，還蠻可怕的，大家都沒事吧？

Today around 11:45am, I just turned on my computer and was getting ready to check my emails.  All of sudden the floor started shaking.  I was on the second floor of my house.  It felt like somebody was jumping up and down and the floor was also going up and down.  Soon after it started swaying from side to side.  Earthquake!  And it was a big one!

The news said it was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake.  The center of the quake was 30 miles east of Los Angeles.  The quake was felt all the way in San Diego and Las Vegas.  I’ve heard it on the news so many times that there was a big earthquake that is way overdue in Los Angeles.  I hope this was the one.  No more big earthquake, please!

Is everyone in LA ok?

July 29th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (13)

昨天晚上和Wen在MSN上閒聊，聊到了網路上交朋友這件事情，我們互相分享的一些經驗，真是讓我忍不住有感而發的想寫一篇文章。

因為寫網誌，認識了不少可愛的網友，大家都有共同的興趣(當然就是愛吃啦)，也很容易聊得開，Wen和我也就是由網友變成無所不聊的好朋友呢！基本上我們都很喜歡認識新朋友，也很喜歡和新朋友聊天，無論是透過留言，或是直接從MSN上交談，說話投機的朋友常常是聊到欲罷不能啊！不過…. 也常常遇到完全不想理會的網友。

先說一點我最不能忍受的，常常有網友把我加入了MSN，然後傳來的第一通訊息就是「你是誰？」，把別人加入MSN還要問別人是誰，這是不是一件很沒有禮貌的事情？會有人打電話到別人家裡然後先問人家你是誰嗎？如果你是這樣的網友，很抱歉，你已經被我加入完全不懂禮貌的黑名單了，對於這樣的網友，我通常回答也不會很客氣，大部分就是直接嗆回去說「你把我加入還問我是誰？我都還沒問你是誰耶」，有些網友這時候才會說是看了我的blog加我的什麼什麼的，不過一切都太遲啦！這樣沒禮貌的網友，對不起我不想跟你聊天。

我一點都不介意網友們把我加入MSN聊天，但是基本的禮貌是一定要有的，當你把我加入後第一次和我說話，可以很簡單的自我介紹一下，例如「你好，我是XXX，看了你的blog把你加入MSN」，這樣就好啦！讓我知道你是誰，為什麼加入我，這樣不是很有禮貌嗎？

還有一種網友我也覺得很沒禮貌，就是沒有耐心的網友，請大家了解，我不是每天掛在線上沒事和你聊天的人耶！有的時候電腦開著，但是也許我在忙其他事情，回應MSN會慢了點，請不要一直傳「???????」過來(還是一直狂傳喔)或是一直按nudge(就是會響鈴聲那個功能)，這樣很沒禮貌，因為你有空聊天，別人不見得有空陪你聊啊！

在網路上會變成熟悉的好朋友，其實是種很自然發生的事情，如果網友常來留言，或是有自己的blog(我都會去看)，我們自然會越來越熟悉，也越來越多話題可以聊，但是有些網友可能看了blog覺得對我很熟悉，卻從來也沒留言或者和我聊過，忽然就來個MSN，然後表現得非常熟絡，甚至要求一些怪怪的事情，這也是完全很沒有禮貌的事情。

舉個例子，之前有位完全不認識的網友，某個星期六晚上忽然MSN來跟我說他是我的blog的讀者，星期一要搬家回台灣很急，先是問了我很多搬家公司的問題，接著要求我幫他找搬家公司的電話，甚至幫他打電話去詢問，接著就問我可不可以把他家的家具等等搬來我家放，我回說放我家哪有地方給你放，他回說「你家沒有倉庫嗎」，這位網友可是從來沒有和我說過話的耶！這樣的要求是不是有點無理取鬧啊？怎麼會因為你常讀我的blog就自己覺得跟我熟成這樣呢？我很樂意幫忙網友，但是也沒好心腸到像菩薩下凡解度眾生那樣好嗎？

其實有的時候我在MSN上也是很沒有禮貌的人，這些狀況通常都是這些沒禮貌的網友惹惱我之後，我也都會很沒有禮貌回去，講話很直接，所以網友可能覺得我人很壞，很不好親近什麼的，其實真的不是這樣的，我只是希望大家可以有禮貌的交朋友好嗎？

其實我人很好的(自己噁心的這樣覺得哈哈)，所以大家只要有禮貌，請盡情的和我交朋友吧！^^

後記：
因為不想在留言板上互相打口水戰，直接在這裡說說感想。

(1) 這位誤把我家當成搬家公司倉庫的網友跳出來留言，說他覺得自己並沒有不對，而且我是造謠生事，完全沒有指名道姓或做出任何人身攻擊的簡短敘述，如果說的不是事實，怎麼會有人自己跳出來說「你說的是我」？對一個完全不認識的人我何必花費心力去編造故事啊？本來就是真實敘述我自己有感而發的親身體驗。

(2) 旅遊秘書不是搬家公司，我家也不是倉庫，有人會走進餐廳然後說「老闆，我要修車，我付$5給你讓我把車停進餐廳兩個月吧」這樣嗎？然後餐廳老闆拒絕了以後就說「我是跟你談生意耶！你會不會做生意啊？」。(哈哈哈哈覺得自己想的這個例子很好笑啦！)

(3) 我從不刪除留言，唯一會刪除的是那種spam廣告，我保證從沒有刪除這位網友的留言，因為我認為每個人都有自由發言的權利，也可以由個人言行中更了解這個人。

(4) 對於別的網友做出人身攻擊是不對的行為，最近剛好看到星光二班和三班的八卦報導，環球宣傳的抒發文中寫著「被狗咬會痛 會有傷口 但為了被狗咬 就要拿棍子去追打他 那實在是失去一個身為人類的尊嚴 而且咬人是畜牲的天性 也許今天咬了你 明天就只是在忙著找下一個目標」，希望大家不要被激怒之後口出惡言罵回去喔！(我要以馬總統為榜樣 @^_^@)

對於這位網友的留言不想再浪費時間回應，我也不會生氣，因為為這樣無聊的人生氣蠻無聊的，大家也別回應他了，謝謝許多網友支持的留言，大家要記得當有禮貌的人喔！ ^^

May 4th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (53)

之前在賣花陳的blog上看到一篇有關油電車Hybrid的文章，看了陳先生對我最支持的環保油電車批評只是用來騙選票和騙鈔票的工具，實在非常憤憤不平，另外對於陳先生在他文章中提到超速沒多少就被警察攔下來開罰單，所以他恨透了這些只抓他卻不去抓開更快的別人的「欺善怕惡」警察，這樣的論調就更讓我感冒，所以我是該篇文章的第一個留言者。

我選擇大方的留下我的名字和網址，因為我是誠實的表達個人的感想，並不想當那種故意不留名字或是留假名字的人，而是要為我自己的言論負責，我留言的時候有想說「應該會有人和我有不同的看法，留這樣應該是會被人罵被人討厭吧？但是我還是要負責啊」，所以我不怕，就誠實的留下個人資料和感想。

今天想說過幾天，回去看看陳先生的回應吧！陳先生算是有風度的對我的留言「哈哈」幾聲的一笑置之，後面接著是幾篇留言是支持陳先生的，再看下去，媽呀！我居然看到又一篇「我」的留言，用的不但是我的名字，連我這裡的網址都一起用下去，這完全就是冒著我的名字留言啊！

各位常看我文章的朋友，快幫我評評理，看看那篇留言，我的中文程度有那麼好嗎？你們應該了解我平常寫文章的語氣，和我的中文程度有多白話吧？馬上舉例那篇留言中我根本看不太懂的詞，「化學元素提煉？」「放屁製造二氧化碳？？」「交管研究所？？？」「典型的鄉什麼的(那個中文字我完全不認識也不會念所以打不出來)？？？？」←所以鄉什麼這個詞我連什麼意思都不知道，老天有眼啊！那篇留言真的真的真的真的不是我寫的啦！我文筆哪有那麼厲害啊？

因為那篇留言，我就被一些陳先生的潛水客和路見不平的讀者罵的亂七八糟，真的覺得很委屈啊！如果是我本人留的第一篇被罵我虛心接受，但是被人冒名然後被罵，我無法接受啦！

我是誠實的人，我對我自己的言論負責，也希望大家能為自己的言論負責，如果真的不想讓人知道你是誰，匿名留言也比冒用別人的身分留言正確吧？希望大家相信我啦！

陳先生，我對你文章的留言是針對那篇文章發表我自己的感想，完全針對文章，就事論事，鄭重聲明，只有第一則留言是我本人留的，希望你能明查，謝謝！

唉~~~~ 欲哭無淚啊！(又忍不住要PS一下，我好像越來越能了解馬英九被謝先生抹黑的那種無奈心情耶！)

January 30th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (24)

只想針對「綠卡」事件說短短的幾句話，曾經擁有過綠卡就是不愛台灣嗎？馬英九當時有綠卡又有哈佛高學歷，大可以在美國留下來找到好工作，但是他卻選擇放棄留居美國，回台灣投政，為台灣人民做事，綠卡事件更讓我確定馬英九有多麼愛台灣！

身為總統候選人，應該討論一些比較有意義的議題，而不是盡去找一些無聊的往事來討論好嗎？謝謝！

January 29th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (43)

後！忍不住了啦！真的想說不要在這裡談論什麼政治這種會引起紛爭的話題，所以好多次忍住沒有寫什麼了，但是今天看到這則超白目的新聞，我真的忍不住了啦！民進黨選上的新立委余天一家人怎麼會爛成這樣啊？

沒看到這則新聞的朋友，基本上發生的事情是因為停車糾紛，余天的不成才兒子和一位60幾歲的阿伯發生衝突扭打，余天兒子說是阿伯和三個別人圍毆他，阿伯說是余天兒子先動手，接著余天帶著他老婆兒子一起在電視上哭，說這是馬英九的報仇，民進黨官員們接著說，連余天的兒子都被打了，大家還該投票給馬英九嗎？

這是我聽過最智障白爛的拉票理由！！！！

先光就這件事情來說，雖然兩邊的人都說是對方先動手，但是對不起，我選擇相信60幾歲的阿伯，余天兒子年輕力壯，阿伯年紀大又瘦小，60幾歲的阿伯會不自量力的先動手我不太相信，而且不管是怎樣的糾紛，年輕人是不是應該要懂得基本上的尊重老人家？吵架就算了，還動手打老人家，還要在電視上哭，這是不是惡人先告狀？況且目擊證人根本就都說只看到余天兒子在打瘦弱的老人家，還說要落兄弟來報仇什麼的。

余天兒子「哭著回家找媽媽」(套民進黨官員的金言)之後，狀似流氓的民進黨新立委老爸帶著老婆兒子一狀告上警局，硬說阿伯邊打他兒子邊說「立委兒子又怎樣」，人家阿伯明明就說根本不知道這位打他的年輕人是誰，是被告上警局才知道他是余天兒子，這是怎樣？狂往自己臉上貼金喔？以為他爸當選立委就全台灣的人都認識他是立委的兒子喔？我覺得比較有可能是人家根本不認識他是誰，他自己會說「我是立委兒子，你敢怎樣」吧？

最扯的一點就是這也要扯上馬英九，兒子動手打老人家也要牽拖成國民黨的陰謀，是馬英九報仇，什麼跟什麼嘛？然後民進黨官員還很認同的跳出來說「對對對，因為余天兒子被打，大家千萬不能投票給馬英九」，現在是把全台灣民眾當白癡在騙嗎？

余天的不成才兒子做過什麼事情鬧過哪些新聞大家都該記得吧？除了有吸毒前科，還有那被批評唱歌不好就鬧出來的崩潰事件，妙的是那批評他唱歌不好的評審也莫名其妙被人家毆打耶！提到余天一家人，大家應該只覺得他們全家人都很愛賭吧？一天到晚就是打麻將還會幹嘛？余天的弟弟也因為販毒被處死刑，余天也因為選舉恐嚇對手的案件在被審理當中，這樣的人怎麼還會選上立委？簡直就是標準的民進黨流氓官員，現在一上任也馬上表現出民進黨最會的牽拖鬼扯風格，反正就是胡亂編故事牽托給馬英九就對了，不過這麼講的這麼扯，民眾們沒有這麼白癡好嗎？

我真的是每天看台灣新聞每天都在氣啦！今天這新聞實在太白癡太氣了忍不住要罵一下抒發一下情緒，來看我網誌的朋友們，也許有些你們是支持民進黨的，我也很尊重你們的政治立場和意見，只是千萬不要告訴我你們支持余天「我兒子跟人家停車糾紛打架是馬英九報仇的陰謀」這個說法，如果你們會相信這種鬼扯的說法，那我只能說你們還真是「愚民」啊！好氣好氣~~~~

January 20th, 2008 | Category: WTF | Comments (28)