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Monday, September 15, 2003

Xiao Qiang 

Today has been an extremely interesting day.

Went to International Plaza, which is just across the road, to get breakfast. Fancied eating chee cheong fan and so got myself some.

Went back to office and placed aforementioned breakfast on a plate. Was then immediately caught in a whirlwind of phone calls and email.

In the middle of a phone call, while put on hold, I decided to take a bite of my breakfast. Suddenly saw movement. Was stunned. How can my chee cheong fan move, I thought.

And then I saw it.

It was a small brown cockroach with its filthy feelers and legs/hands/wudeva on my food. On my chee cheong fan.

I let out a loud gasp. And immediately started calling out to my colleagues for help. While on the phone, while I was put on hold.

Thankfully, a chivalrous male colleague came and proceeded to push the offending insect onto the floor, where he promptly stomped it to death. And he was doing it with a disgusted, “women” face.

It is my most fervent belief that the cockroach migrated along with us, from Suntec over to our new office.

The thought of me sharing food with Xiao Qiang still makes me nauseous.

yAnn at 9/15/2003 03:47:00 PM