Damned it you do, damned if you don't.

I hate following policy, and yet I love it because I'm a firm believer in following rules. I got called a c*nt tonight because I followed policy. We don't give out information for security purposes. I'm sorry that your school is so full of crap that they don't know what they're doing, but we CANNOT give out that information! It is against policy. And then my supervisor told me to just give it to them, and she (customer) goes, "Now was that so hard, you c*nt?" I disconnected the call. That's abuse and you have no right to speak to me that way. I was on my last nerve, anyway.

But seriously, on what planet is it okay to act like a petulant child?

I get a lot of shit for swearing by Zune, but it's the only player I've used in the past 5 years, and I'm loving it even more with each upgrade... So, here's something for those who rock the sweetest mp3 player around -- a few backgrounds to make use of the ZuneHD's way-too-sexy OLED screen. All are in the Zune's widescreen 272x480px resolution. All are tried and tested, and all look really effing sexy on the device, if I do say so myself. Kyo-centred, of course.

Mini Sample:


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OCN Keyword Ranking 2009
A ranking of male and female celebrities users search for on OCN in 2009.

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Lady, I understand you're trying to do something nice for a homeless guy you see all the time, but please stop talking long enough to let me help you!

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Actor Funakoshi Eiichiro (49) and actress Fukada Kyoko (27) both attended the stage greeting prior to the preview screening of their movie called "Ululu No Mori No Monogatari" (A Tale of Ululu’s Wonderful Forest) that will open on the 19th.

The story is about a baby wolf named Ululu that helps to tighten the bonds of the family that adopts him. This movie is going to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the HoriPro agency. Funakoshi about the movie: "The animal is cute of course, but also the family gives off a very nice feeling. Overall it’s quite a heart-warming movie." Fukada liked the animal as well. "It’s like a dream-come-true for me to work together with an animal. I’m really happy."

Yuuka (29), Ishihara Satomi (22) and other signed talentos also came to appreciate the 50th anniversary of their agency.
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those kinds of dogs are sooo cute
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Conspiracy theorist Benjamin Fulford is outraged because a Japanese TV network called him up and asked him to present mainstream American views on their program. Unlike some of the other stuff he writes about, this actually seems kind of believable:


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SOURCE: http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/12/07/benjamin-fulford-calls-for-advertising-boycott-of-fuji-tv/

Takes place at the grocery store of doom in NW Indiana, where it's a blank and Van blank thing.

This happened with one of the FIRST orders I rang up today, and you'd think it was enough to put me in a rotten mood for the rest of the day, but luckily it didn't. The customer in question was a woman shopping with her husband. They buy three loaves of freshly baked Italian bread from the bakery that ring up $1.99 each.

Woman: Uh, isn't that bread supposed to be $1.29? There was a sign back there that says it's $1.29.

I tell the customer I'd have to call the bakery department to make sure. I page bakery explain to the bakery manager that the whole Italian bread is ringing up $1.99, but the customer swears she saw a sign that said $1.29 instead. Bakery manager tells me the whole Italian loaves are indeed $1.99 and that only the sliced loaves of Vienna bread are advertised this week as $1.29, and it's in the sales paper. I pull out the sales paper to check on this, and what do you know? My bakery manager is right.

So I have the unpleasant job of explaining this to the lady customer.

Me: Ma'am, I'm sorry, but you bought the unsliced loaves of regular Italian bread. Only the sliced loaves of Vienna bread are $1.29 this week, and the regular Italian bread is $1.99.
Woman: ...But this is Vienna bread!
Me: No, I'm sorry, this is unsliced Italian bread. This isn't the same thing.
Woman: But the sign back there under this stuff says it's $1.29.
Me: But this isn't the bread that's on sale, ma'am. The sales paper has the sliced Vienna bread on sale for $1.29.
Woman: (gets up in my face) I DON'T THINK YOU COMPREHEND WHAT I AM SAYING. The sign back there says this is a dollar and twenty nine cents. I will go get the sign and show you it.

First of all.....I swear to God, the way the woman got in my face and said this was enough to make me want to slap her, it was that uncalled for. Act like I'm stupid or something, UGH. Even her husband looked annoyed with her. Second of all, I HATE when customers think they can go back there and grab the sale sign or show where they found it like they're always right and I can take their word for it. NOPE, SORRY! But I kind of gritted my teeth and paged the CSM over for help.

Customer: *huffs and puffs* If it's going to be this much trouble, I don't WANT the damn bread.

My CSM comes over, I explain the situation to her, and I ask her if she can approve an override for $1.29 for this customer. CSM says that's okay and helps me with that. Problem is, there's a new way we have to do this for bakery stuff because it doesn't override correctly when you do the normal way. Meanwhile, the woman is getting all huffy and puffy about my CSM having to come over and help me with the override, and actually walks away from the register to go to her car, telling her husband, "This is too much hassle over bread, you can deal with it."

She got her precious bread that she argued the price over at the price she wanted, and she still had to be a bitch about it. I could've been mean and really stuck to my guns about it and not have gotten my CSM's approval for the price override, but I got the override anyway because I wanted to please the customer. And she still have to be a bitch about it. WTF, man?! Can't you just be happy with what you're getting? What the hell is wrong with people?

TOKIO's Joshima Shigeru Takes the First Place in Johnny's Popularity Rankings; Wins it By an Overwhelming Margin



A survey that is being conducted on internet poll site Sentaku asks "Who do you think is the most popular Johnny's right now?" The poll is set to close on the 28th February 2010.
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This happened a few weeks ago, so apologies if Im a bit iffy on the details.

( Angry old women )

Basically, these two women came into work (I work in a big supermarket chain), and I was on one of the long registers (the ones people with trolleys go to, not an express). So these two ladies put their basket full of stuff on the belt, without emptying it. We ask customers to empty their own baskets, as its a huge pain in the arse for us to do it, it can cause wrist problems and crap, and it takes a lot of time, which holds everyone else up.
Bold is dialogue.
Me - me
L1 - cranky bitch no. 1
L2 - cranky bitch no. 2

Me - Hi how are you? Would you mind emptying your basket for me please?
*two ladies stare at each other, open their mouths, then look at me*
L1 - Why?
me - It just makes it easier for me to scan everything, and makes it quicker for other customers
L2 - What did she say?
L1 - She said it makes it "easier" for her!
L2 - Oh yes! Because her job is soooo hard! How rude! When I worked at (insert store name) we would NEVER say that to a CUSTOMER!
Me - Well, it can also cause injuries like RSI, if we have to do it for every customer
L2 - What did she say?
*Me, starting to think L2 is deaf AND mean*
L1 - She said it can cause "injuries"

So she emptied the basket *very* slowly, and I ended up emptying most of it while they were bitching anyway, but she leaves the basket on the conveyor belt, while the lady behind wants to put her stuff on.

Me - Could you just put your basket on the floor over there for me?
L1 - *gapes* PLEASE!!! *scoffs* How rude
*L1 and L2 scoff and mumble to each other*
*L2 hands me her Visa card, which is the same colour as our loyalty card thingies*

Me - That's (this much) do you have a loyalty card?
*L1 and L2 simultaneously stare at me*

L1 - Oh! I gave her my Visa card! Shes gone and put it on my credit card! I didnt want her to do that!

Actually, I hadnt done anything, because I was waiting for them to say yes or no to the loyalty card. L2 snatches card off me, hands me loyalty card and cash. I ring it up, give her the change.

Me - Have a nice day
L2 - *scoffs* *mimics* Have a nice day!
L1 - We're never coming back HERE again!!!




Umm... okay then... All I did was ask you to empty your basket. Youre like, 50, surely throughout your life youve learned some manners, every staff member in our shop will ask you to empty your basket... The worst thing is, the angrier they got, the more polite I tried to be, and they got ruder. Also, just because you're deaf, doesnt mean Im not, I can hear you bitch about me...

Another story from the toy store. Today we had what I can only describe as a form of a scammer.

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Hi, this is my first post here. :]

I really love alan's new song, Nobody Knows But Me.
It's so beautiful and heartbreaking, especially the lyrics.
I translated them into English if you're intrested.
It's my first time translating, so sorry if the sentences sound a little weird ^^

( Nobody Knows But Me )

SJM meets up with Ariel Lin during their promotional tour in Taiwan.

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I'm only posting these because Siwon cut his hair, and it is magnificent.

Veteran Chinese singer Anson Hu is releasing his latest album for an all-Asia release on December 8. In order to promote his latest album, Anson met with the media in Shanghai and approached them with his “resignation letter.” Initially startling the media after the release of his new song directly translated as “Unemployment Love Song”, they soon discovered it was only a cover of his disc printed as a “resignation letter.” The media was not alone in falling victim to the publicity stunt, as the boss of Anson’s music label was also startled by the stunt as well.

In regards to the debut song off his new album, Anson said that he wrote the song in regard to the financial crisis striking Asia. The crisis, which affected his friends and former classmates, with some being unemployed and others losing not just their jobs but also their relationships, drove Anson by impulse to write a song about it. He wanted to share their similar experiences with people through the song so that they can gain the strength to persevere.

In addition to releasing his new track off his new album, Anson also filmed for its MV. Shot mostly in the business district of Neihu, the filming locations overlooks the district’s famed Miramar Entertainment Park shopping mall and carousel, the streets of its various office building locations, as well as sight of the skyscrapers of downtown Taipei off in the distance that can be seen from Neihu.

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More of Anson's videos for those who are unfamiliar with him at the source: CpopAccess

20 icons featuring the Middle Ages for the_histories's 20in20 plus 14 alternates:

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Crowd Lu appeared as special guest on WAHSBBT a few days ago. During one of the segments, Blackie asked Crowd how he managed to reach the high note in “好想要揮霍” (Hao Xiang Yao Hui Huo), Crowd explained that singing high notes is like squeezing the last bit of toothpaste out from the tube. Both Ye Shou and Louis (Xiao Lu) tried their best, but “that last bit of toothpaste just couldn’t be squeezed out,” Blackie joked.



Crowd and Wen Zi performed the dance that Crowd made up himself (which is widely available on the net), and the girls kept shouting, “So cute! So cute!” And Apple even called Crowd, “Xiao Ke Ai (little cutie, which is another nickname for bra),” making Crowd a little embarrassed.

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Source: CpopAccess

Damn, it sounds like he's losing his voice :(

F.I.R. has not released an album nor filmed a MV in 2 years. When they went to Yang Ming Mount to film their [We Are] MV, the weather was quite cold. Faye, who was wearing thin layers, recalled all her memories from past MVs: “Female stars are so unlucky.”

The trio’s new album [Rang Wo Men Yi Qi Wei Xiao Ba/Let’s Smile Together] will be released on Christmas Day, the 25th. Amidst the breakup rumors, F.I.R.’s first title song [We Are] dispels such rumors and states once again that “We are F.I.R.” Their record company invited up-and-coming director Chen Ying Zhi to direct the MV and spent much money to create a exotic environment on Yang Ming Mount. This song is a combination of English rock and a dreamy tone. It is a song to satisfy fans’ relentless wait of 2 years.

Before filming, F.I.R. was very excited. But during filming, they got to the site at 4 am in the morning. The temperature was below 10º Celsius. Faye, who wore a thin long dress, shivered while complaining: “Female stars are quite unlucky. They always have to wear thin layers. Can someone sew on some sleeves for me?”
The director dug a big hole, creating a huge white-colored entrance to the hole. He asked F.I.R. to climb from the hole in order to depict a rebirth. Faye, who wore the long dress and high heels, found it hard to move. She almost fell directly into the hole. But as she looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her, she said: “It feels like I’m in Canada.” As the sun set, the entire crew went to Riverside Park. The director created a snow setting; many people who were exercising in the park were curious. In the short 10 minutes of filming, the fake snow cost about 300,000 TWD. But the results were beyond satisfactory. The trio anticipates the reactions from their fans.


original source: UDN Entertainment
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