It's also easy access to Pho shops and korean bakeries. Mmmmm. If I ever move, that is one thing I will miss about this area.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Korea Town
I've gotta say, it's pretty nice to live right next to Korea Town. I went in to the market today to get some Philippine sausage, and I was minding my business, half listening to the song playing over the loud speakers. It sounded kinda familiar so I listened closely, And they were playing G-Dragon's "A Boy"! I was excited because where I work, they always play Jessica Simpson or something like that. So I had a smirk on my face while I was shopping because I knew this song and started kinda singing along with it in my head. Then after that, they started playing what sounded like 2NE1's "In The Club". I was thinking at first "No way?" And sure enough, it was. Happy shopping experience for me =)
It's also easy access to Pho shops and korean bakeries. Mmmmm. If I ever move, that is one thing I will miss about this area.
It's also easy access to Pho shops and korean bakeries. Mmmmm. If I ever move, that is one thing I will miss about this area.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Best Buy can suck it.
I think that's the last time I'm gonna go into Best Buy by myself.
Firstly, WHY does it always smell like nerdy sweat in there? WHY?! Oh that's right. Technology, games, computers, music, etc. I get it. And it was like 80% asian people in there. I am not being racist or racial here, because I am asian... I am merely stating the obvious. Not that I have anything against my own kind of people.
Once I stepped in there, it smelled like sweaty socks. I could not browse the place properly. Not to mention the workers there are poorly trained or perhaps somehow they just decide to hire anything with legs. I was at the Computer section, looking at the video cards, and some guy there walks up behind me and in a monotone creepy voice says "Can I help you?!" It kind of startled me, and when I turned around, it was some scrawny asian kid that worked there. First of all, what kind of customer service is that? He didn't seem like he wanted to help me at all, despite asking me if I needed help. He just wanted to look "busy" in front of his co-workers it seems. And practically yelling "CAN I HELP YOU" will not get a customer to feel comfortable asking about something.
Learn a few things about customer service, fucking noob.
If he would have waited until I made eye contact with him, or said something like "Excuse me, is there something I can help you find?" or "Hello there ma'am, are you finding everything okay?" then I might have considered being courteous in return. So I just muttered half-politely "No thanks, just looking around." Two minutes later, I see him out of the corner of my eye walking towards me in another aisle. I turn the other way to look at computer monitors to kind of avoid him, and he walks up to me again and said "Sooo.. is there something I can help you find or... what?" I kind of scoffed a bit and said "No, I'm just browsing really." And he stands there staring at me as I look at the shelves. At this point, I'm kind of uncomfortable. Then he says "You know, my best friend is Filipino" ..Immediately my face turned into this --> o_O. I was like "Oh, that's cool. Wait, how did you know I was filipino?" And he points to my purse with my keychain hanging out of it that had the Philippine flag. So I just laughed and slowly walked off.
I pretty much walk around over to the other side of the store where the CD's and DVD's were, and I see that guy again, just watching me from a distance. Then when I was about to leave, a man walks up to me and says "Hello Miss, I noticed you walked passed me a few times and I also noticed you're not smiling. Why don't you smile?" He was black, and looked like he was about 30 years old. I simply said "That's just how I am, It's just my normal facial expression" Then he goes on about asking me where I'm from and how old I am and how I'm apparently old enough to go out and hang out blah blah blah. At this point it's pretty obvious what his intentions were, although I kind of saw it coming as soon as he asked why I don't smile.
I honestly was afraid he was gonna try to follow me to the car and try to kidnap me or something, so I waited until there were quite a few people in the parking lot before I left the store to get to the car. And left as fast as I could.
I find I can't ever really go shopping and be satisfied at the end of the day. Something always happens or I never find what I'm looking for. Such is life.
Firstly, WHY does it always smell like nerdy sweat in there? WHY?! Oh that's right. Technology, games, computers, music, etc. I get it. And it was like 80% asian people in there. I am not being racist or racial here, because I am asian... I am merely stating the obvious. Not that I have anything against my own kind of people.
Once I stepped in there, it smelled like sweaty socks. I could not browse the place properly. Not to mention the workers there are poorly trained or perhaps somehow they just decide to hire anything with legs. I was at the Computer section, looking at the video cards, and some guy there walks up behind me and in a monotone creepy voice says "Can I help you?!" It kind of startled me, and when I turned around, it was some scrawny asian kid that worked there. First of all, what kind of customer service is that? He didn't seem like he wanted to help me at all, despite asking me if I needed help. He just wanted to look "busy" in front of his co-workers it seems. And practically yelling "CAN I HELP YOU" will not get a customer to feel comfortable asking about something.
Learn a few things about customer service, fucking noob.
If he would have waited until I made eye contact with him, or said something like "Excuse me, is there something I can help you find?" or "Hello there ma'am, are you finding everything okay?" then I might have considered being courteous in return. So I just muttered half-politely "No thanks, just looking around." Two minutes later, I see him out of the corner of my eye walking towards me in another aisle. I turn the other way to look at computer monitors to kind of avoid him, and he walks up to me again and said "Sooo.. is there something I can help you find or... what?" I kind of scoffed a bit and said "No, I'm just browsing really." And he stands there staring at me as I look at the shelves. At this point, I'm kind of uncomfortable. Then he says "You know, my best friend is Filipino" ..Immediately my face turned into this --> o_O. I was like "Oh, that's cool. Wait, how did you know I was filipino?" And he points to my purse with my keychain hanging out of it that had the Philippine flag. So I just laughed and slowly walked off.
I pretty much walk around over to the other side of the store where the CD's and DVD's were, and I see that guy again, just watching me from a distance. Then when I was about to leave, a man walks up to me and says "Hello Miss, I noticed you walked passed me a few times and I also noticed you're not smiling. Why don't you smile?" He was black, and looked like he was about 30 years old. I simply said "That's just how I am, It's just my normal facial expression" Then he goes on about asking me where I'm from and how old I am and how I'm apparently old enough to go out and hang out blah blah blah. At this point it's pretty obvious what his intentions were, although I kind of saw it coming as soon as he asked why I don't smile.
I honestly was afraid he was gonna try to follow me to the car and try to kidnap me or something, so I waited until there were quite a few people in the parking lot before I left the store to get to the car. And left as fast as I could.
I find I can't ever really go shopping and be satisfied at the end of the day. Something always happens or I never find what I'm looking for. Such is life.
Happy 2010
That's right. Happy New Year, folks. It's the end of a decade and the start of a year of endless possibilities. Good luck to every one and be safe.
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