A desirable keyboard, and slipper abominations

After I advise she who must be obeyed that umbalas are not showing themselves on a regular basis, I am ordered to report to MK for lunch where large numbers of vegetables are ordered, cooked and ingested. We await the results.

After lunch we tarry near a stand selling assorted crap, all adorned with Little Kitty or Doreamon symbols. I don’t understand the Asian female fascination with these characters, but she has an extensive collection of Doreamon videos, and her car would be covered in Little Kitty stickers if she thought she could get away with it.

But I must admit being drawn to a pink keyboard, with pinky red keys and Little Kitty effigies everywhere.

The specifications were impressive. It was anti-electrostatic, which clearly would defend the electromagnetisminterference. The low noise (from a keyboard?) would make me feel comfort and I could rest easy in the knowledge that I could apply multilingual and rely upon the human body engineering design. Sadly, and to my lasting regret, it would permit concurrently completely with a range of Windoze operating systems, but not a Mac.

While I had been lusting over a keyboard. she who must be obeyed had purchased the most awful pair of Doreamon slippers. I expressed disgust but was told not to worry, she was taking them to wear in the office….. Even as I write this, the administration manager of a previously respected property company is padding round the office with a cartoon character on her feet. As long as she doesn’t bring them home; otherwise they will have to “disappear”, like the last pair did.

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2008-08-05 | mart says

I bought exactly the same ugly pair in Phnom Penh for some local girl who wanted them badly! But she made a point of wearing them in the streets. In Phnom Penh of all cities!

2008-08-05 | grandma says

“Some local girl”?!?? We need to have a discussion soon Marty!

2008-08-05 | Spike says

Grandma, Could have been “some local boy”, or “some local farm animal.” Count your blessings.

2008-08-05 | grandma says

Spikey, Let me quote my mother who was a very sensible woman: “There is always worse but it is not an excuse!”

2008-08-05 | Spike says

Why, what had you done?

2008-08-05 | grandma says

Errrm… Well… I cannot remember. Alzheimer’s I guess!