“Telus is different cause they use towers. Rogers uses satellites, right, so there’s always one around, and if you connect to the roaming satellite instead of the regular satellite, that’s where you get roaming charges.”
And we smile and nod.
I don’t remember the children’s sobs of suffering and anguish being this intense last year. Perhaps this year’s surrogate Santa is creepier than last year’s? Perhaps the children are gradually cluing in to the fact that their parents are placing them in dire peril for a few moments’ amusement and a $10 five-by-eight?
It’s a real [...]
I upgraded to a BlackBerry recently, the 8130 with Telus and $15 unlimited data. It’s a good deal, if you’re into that sort of thing. The issue I ran into was that the device includes a Google Talk app, but no MSN/Live/RebrandingIsOurMiddleName Messenger app. Now, I know there are third-party IM apps out there for [...]
The Mall’s idea of festive muzak is to play about a dozen different versions of “Santa Baby” recorded by a host of slutty female voices and slutty male voices and emotionless-yet-still-slutty digital vocoders.
Mix in some Bing and a few tracks from the soundtrack from Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown and you’ve got Xmas Shopping Funtimes.
I am [...]
Nhi and Huy has the best pan-Asian mall-cuisine of all times and spaces. You need to know this.
Guys who have goatees and wear Oakleys hate me.
The feeling is mutual.