HaZe DaZeD

Here’s what I learned today. People will practically do almost anything for a freebie. That includes free food, free cosmetics, free anything. I came upon this conclusion while I was in the surau, getting "dolled up" after prayers… hehe

A couple of ladies were going round the room with a piece of paper and a pen, getting signatures. It’s all becoz of the "Know Your Colleagues" thingy where you collect as many signatures as possible, and whoever has the most will.. u guessed it.. win a free dinner! For those who actually took the opportunity to REALLY get to know their colleagues, u know.. like creating small talk or taking the trouble of shaking the person’s hand… good for them!! But of course, there’s those few oddballs who really were just in it for the prize.. Took the signature without even looking the person in the eye… hmmm…

But hey, who am I kidding? I’m sort of a freebie junkie myself… I got home today and got all excited coz I found the latest Metrojaya brochure on my bed… Skimming through, I saw that they were giving out miniature Shiseido products, free makeover.. etc. Fantastic! Then… i saw the date… it expired today!!! Argh… Serves me right for not checking my mail more often…

Fact of the matter is, freebies are the next best thing to winning prizes… We don’t get that very often, do we? Besides, it doesn’t hurt that freebies do cut our costs, even if its for 1 cent… That said… I wonder when will Malaysian magazines start giving out NOVELS as freebies like they do in the UK? I think I have enough moisturiser samples already… ;P