bill them all

come visit us at the foyer!

have you ever noticed how, as residents in a nation whose piracy rate is among the highest in the world, we react to original cd and book prices? having worked part-time at a musicbookstore during last summer break, the reaction is nothing short of amusing. for the first two customers lah. after that i begged them to "purchase! don't time waste!"

you quote the price, then we add rm5 for "handling fees"

haha! just a little catchphrase there. our little innovation from the line "kill them all" to of course, "bill them all", is drawing some attention. for the wrong reasons. let's just say here that it is not a good time to be wearing the shirt and being a member of the female gender. you'd be trying to explain the benefits of joining the club while admitting that yes, upon closer inspection, the words are not dead center.

why don't we add another buck for "entertainment fees"?

yes, i painted my shirt. it took me around an hour or so. what you have to do is spread a generous layer of white in a front and back motion so as to make it creamy (but not too much until it froths) and bake it under the toilet hand dryer set at a temperature of 120 degrees for about 5 - 10 minutes. depends on the humidity of the restroom you chose. serves 1 shirt wearer who's not too particular about having cracks in the words.

no danny, use the black pen. the black pen!

working at the booth, we all have to be a little less particular about things. because after two to three days of being pulled down and put up again, the board and all the things on it turn into flimsy pulp. the styrofoam words, pictures, and text bearing mahjong papers lose their ability to stay up. but with a little touch up from meiyin and her people, the board should stay up fine throughout the whole of next week.

laura don't just promote your own department lah!

next week is when the 'clubs and societies' week begins. hopefully people would be more used to the book prices by then. hopefully there'd be no more "WOW! it's that much?!" and "is this the lowest price? can i get it cheaper?". it's a second hand book honey, it's already cheaper than the original. and we're running a business here, not a charity. MBC.. not MCC.

hmm.. which dept has the least work?

anyway, please excuse the casualness of this entry. next week will be covered with more depth. promise!