a semi-charmed life

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Always remember those who serve.
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy
entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of
water in front of him.
"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in
it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing
impatient.
"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked
away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the
waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There,
placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies..

well, i'm sure everyone's heard of this nice little human-interest story. i'm embarrased to say that it made me think of my birthday dinner at holland v a few wks ago. because the bill came up to abt 48 bucks for two and i promptly snatched up the 2 dollars in the bill folder thingie and handed it back to jus. when he insisted on leaving a tip. :\ this coming from the girl who happily took the thank you cards for great service and stuffed it in her wallet fully intending to give it out when she meets nice friendly people in the service industry. come to think of it..the cabdriver that night was pretty nice too. argh. but in my defense(tho i think i've already character-assasinated myself...painted myself to look like the closet kiamsiak pok i always was), the service at the italian restaraunt wasnt much to shout abt so i guess taking 10% for service charge shld more then compensate the tip i didnt leave behind.

5:22 PM

Friday, April 07, 2006

i applaud u too, Noah Riner.

Noah Riner, 21 — homeschooled son of a Baptist preacher, and now student body president at Dartmouth College — sparked national controversy with his September 20th convocation speech to incoming freshmen. In what is traditionally an immemorable speech, Riner maintained that character, not just intelligence and talent, must be the goal for true education.

read more here. btw, this is a worthy read i picked up from joy's blog.

what truly sparked the controversy was because Noah Riner spoke about Jesus Christ being the best example of character for us to emulate. The world at large(except maybe the red states in US) isnt willing to accept Biblical teachings, and this disapproval is further fuelled should it be a in a high profiled setting such as the Dartmouth College convocation speech. thus, it's very courageous and admirable of Noah Riner to have stood up for his faith and to speak the truth.

i'm inspired.

3:45 PM

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

because i cant put this into words.

careful, it may backfire.

:)

11:32 AM