This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Friday, November 17, 2006 |
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I followed my mum to the market today (more so out of her need for me to help her carry all her groceries than out of my own free will.) At the fruit stall, i spotted the stallholder (auntie) occasionally handing out pamphlets to interested customers. The sales pitch went something like "Auntie, 来啊来啊，cherry 对身体很好, 你看这个报道，很好leh! 来啊，买 cherry 啊..." ("Come and look, cherries are good for health, you can read this report. Come and buy cherries...") I took a peek over one of the bewildered customer's shoulders, and saw a printout in Chinese, presumably a report about the health benefits of cherries (I didn't have time to read in detail, simply scanned through it.) However, the source wasn't stated so I don't know if the report was for real or not, but we can't blame the auntie for that, can we? Glancing over at the product the auntie was recommending, the sign on it proudly stated: USA Cherries $8. $8 for a bunch of cherries is IMHO, a little overpriced. But maybe its of a high quality? However, my mum didn't buy it, so who knows? Nevertheless, kudos to the stallholder auntie for her efforts in selling off the very nutritious cherries. I think she did better than those wordless "promoters" who just stand by the side of the pavement, flashing out flyer after flyer almost mechanically for passer-bys to take (and perhaps use as toilet paper). See, even our neighbourhood auntie knows the value of globalisation/modernisation, and heeds the Government's push to move along with it and continually improve ourselves. Great job, auntie. |
'Twas teh winnar at 6:36 pm.
