Thursday, June 09, 2005
I just had a long day at work and my mind is still reeling from the screams of children. I never knew those tiny lungs could produce multi-decibels, glass-breaking and ear-splitting shrieks. But it is better than if they are all quiet, not able to answer you or hear a melodious sound their whole entire life. Anyway, my colleagues were discussing this math trivia today. See if you can solve it! There were 3 people who shared a hotel room which cost $30 a night. Each paid $10. But the manager decided to give a discount of $5 and handed the $5 to a bellboy to pass to the 3 people. The bellboy did not know how to split the money so kept $2 and split the remaining $3 equally among the 3 people. Each received $1, which means each only paid $9. However, $9 X 3 = $27 + $2(with the bell boy) = $29. Where did the last $1 go?
Finally received a postcard from my alma mater, requesting me to collect my A level cert. Got it yesterday and guess what, I have to collect it by today. How ridiculous can it get? As I have to work the whole day, I asked my parents to do the honours. They were there real early, but some clerk claimed the certs were there yet. They then took a walk round my school until some HOD saw quite a number of parents and told the same clerk to get out the certs. This just shows the ineffectiveness of some school systems which unfortunately plagued me since I started school. Anyway, my parents saw some students who came in their school uniforms to collect their certs. Hello? You have already graduated? Do you miss wearing the uniform so much or you do not have any other clothes? Sigh...
Thanks to all the blogs i referred to (countless) for html code help :) (esp. cyn' and sixseven)
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