Mood: Silly (*yay* 4 day work week!)
Song of the moment: Aerosmith - Rag Doll (it just popped in my head.. outta nowhere!)
I really should blog more often. The strangest things happen to me, and when I go to blog I usually discover I have 5-10 stories I want to write about. And I admit it.. I'm just too damn lazy to write about them all. And I'm sure you, the reader, would probably get scared off by the length of my entries. So let's just stick to 3 stories today:
Phantom Lunch Date
I had to drive down to Detroit again for a 20 minute meeting with GM (those are so not fun!). So basically it's a 4h drive there, stay there for 20 minutes, then 4h back home. I left pretty early in the morning so I would arrive on time for the 2pm meeting. I got into Michigan around 12:00 and decided to stop for lunch. Since the company was paying for my lunch, I decided that my company should treat me to a nice Japanese lunch.
The restaurant was actually run by Japanese people, not like our Toronto Chinese-owned-Japanese restaurant. So right there I was thinking it's going to be as close to authentic as it can get. WRONG! They brought me green tea in a glass cup. Anyway, I looked at the menu and noticed that they offered a Bento box lunch, but it did not say what was in it. I kindly asked the waitress, and she brought out this replica of what the box contained. I was sold. So I ordered that. So I'm sitting there waiting for my yummy Bento box, when the waitress comes out w/ miso soup, salad and 12 maki rolls. I was thinking "Sweet! This meal is going to be awesome!". By the time my Bento box came I was full, but I continued to eat anyway.
I was cutting it close, so I asked for the bill. I got the bill and to my surprise I had 2 extra items on my bill that I know I did not order. I guess someone ordered me those 12 extra rolls. I wasn't too happy. It was an additional $10 to my bill. I called the waitress over and asked her about it. She said I had ordered it, but I was pretty sure I said "Just the Bento box please!". Then the manager came over. I tried to reason with him at this point. So I say to him "Buddy.. look at me. I'm this skinny little Chinese girl. Why would I order so much food knowing I can't finish it?" I also told him I thought the 12 rolls came w/ the lunch (which is true... but I did find that a bit odd). He finally agrees with me, telling me "You are right, you shouldn't be charged for something you didn't order. I'll go adjust the bill". So... alright! I get the bill back and to my dismay, the manager only took off $1.50. CHEAPASS! The waitress, realizing it was her fault, came over to apologize. At this point, I was really cutting it close and was willing to pay the bill and leave (after all, it's not on my tab! If it was, it would be a totally different story!). The waitress insisted on talking to the manager again to get all the extra charges removed from my bill. So, again the bill was taken from me and readjusted. The manager comes back with the bill and says to me "Sorry about that, I realized that I did not compensate you enough for our mistake". The dude took off $4.50. Fearing I was going to be late for my meeting, I just paid the bill and left.
What I don't understand is, he admitted they made a mistake, yet I still had to pay. I'm never going back to that restaurant again!
Creepy Comment
During the course of my day I usually have to walk from my desk to the lab approximately 5 times a day. Sometimes I take a shortcut and walk through the production plant. On occasion there is this floor worker that bugs the crap outta me. Every time I see him, he usually tells me I have to take him out for Chinese food (as a joke.. but it's geting old if you ask me). Once he even went out of his way to block the exit I was going out of with this massive crate, and refused to move it until I promised him I would take him out for Chinese food. Eesh!
So today, I was walking through the plant and I spot that floor worker walking towards me. He had one of those scanning guns used to track inventory (I guess... I donno!). He points the gun at me and moves it up and down. Then he says to me "I'm scanning you from top to bottom" EWW CREEPY!!! I guess it's both hilarous, but just down right creepy, all at the same time. The things I have to go through during the day... hahah
My Addiction
I bought Kingdom Hearts II last Saturday and I'm hooked. I have been waiting for this game for God knows how long. It's got me.. hook, line and sinker. Dammit!
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