Karen of Voi

I got into a bit of a tiff with three young ticketing officials at the Voi SGR train station. This was over legitimate tickets that needed name-change to indicate the travelers, not the buyer. They said the only solution acceptable by “the system” was to cancel them, get fined for it, and take a 50-50…

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The Saccharide Wars

Willpower is overrated. I’ve heard about people going cold turkey on bad habits – too much smoking, cracking knuckles, alcohol, gnashing teeth, biting your lip, etc. “Yeah! I woke up one morning and decided enough! And from that day on I never touched another cigarette!” I don’t know about that. I just don’t believe in…

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The Shit Scoopers

*Warning: Contains some graphic description that may churn the stomach. One day, true story, the toilets in the senior dorm broke. This was in one of the high schools I went to, a school that turned out to be a perfect fit for my personality and mental disposition. The school had no fence and no…

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