Due to a recent reorganisation in my company, some changes were made to the seating arrangement this afternoon. I’ve now moved from a windowed cubicle to a windowless environment, which suits me just fine since I’m not claustrophobic. A pity, though, that in the haste to move, I did not have the chance to check… Read More »
The Japanese are not only capable of coming up with crazy inventions, they also have a weird taste for food. Just when you thought Nyotaimori (the Japanese art of eating dead, uncooked fish off of a naked woman’s body) is bad enough, along comes another way of eating that’s fraught with moral compunctions of cannibalism.… Read More »
Where is your conscience, my friend?Killing millions, occupying their landGathering other people’s property in your hands How can you sleep, or rest, in peaceWhen others have really nothing to eat Where is your conscience, my friend?Suppressing opinions, brainwashing young menPurging oppositions to further your own ends How can you eat and not feel sickBy the… Read More »
Some go to bars to drink and forget; others to socialise and hang out. But do you know there’s a watering hole in China that caters specifically to angry people? Since April last year, the Rising Sun Anger Release Bar in Nanjing has become all the rage (excuse the pun) for people who suffer from… Read More »
Most Important LessonDuring my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the… Read More »
While they share a similar set-up, Costco is in fact the antithesis of Wal-Mart. Unlike Sam’s Club, Costco has embraced good business practices and treats its employees with respect. Jim Sinegal, its CEO, rejects Wall Street’s assumption that to succeed in discount retailing, companies must pay poorly and skimp on benefits, or must ratchet up… Read More »