You don't have to be techie to know what a spam mail is...

One day Zoe was complaining about how a budget airline did not send her a booking confirmation via email. Then, I told her to call the airline but she said she doesn't want to spend money on calling them since it takes a while for her call to get through and the office of the airline is overseas. So I told her to call the credit card company instead and check if the booking was posted on her credit card. So she called her dad and asked him to check for her.

A few days later, I asked her about her flight booking and she said she's worried that she might not have been able to book the flight but she was charged with her credit card. She kept complaining about it over and over again to her friend who came over that day. Until I thought that the mail could've been routed to her spam mails. And so I told her to check her spam mails. Then she turned to me with a silly-and-ignorant looking face and said, "SPAM???". "Yeah, spam!" I replied. Then she just stared at me for about 30 seconds... then I gave her a stupified look with a huge "?!?" on my face and said, "Spam mails a.k.a Junk mails". So then she looked at her spam mail and found it. "You are so smart! You are so smart!", she said to me. "Why didn't I think of that?", she added with an embarrassed tone.

Her friend, sensing Zoe's self-esteem going down below her knees, tried to make her feel better and said, "Maybe you're just not a techie person... that's why!". And because I still wasn't over the fact that she didn't know what a spam mail is, I blurted out "I'm sorry! (with a very sarcastic and supercilious tone) But you don't have to be techie to know that..." Then I went back to watching t.v.

Yes... I know... sometimes I just can't control myself. I really just have to let it out. hehehe.

Just a sudden thought... is it because she's not a techie person that's why she couldn't figure out that the socket switch is turned off that's why she can't turn on the aircon? Hmmm... Maybe.

(Note to readers: you have to read the post prior to this to understand the aircon remark)

IQ test... FAIL!

We all know by now that Zoe has an EQ that is almost close to zero. Thus, I've given up. I'm really trying not to be bothered with all the stupid and irresponsible things she does. So one day, I decided to test her IQ instead. Nope, I didn't give her a quiz... coz that's too difficult for her. What I did is, I turned off the socket switch (which is very much visible to the naked eye) for the air conditioner in the living room. I was just wondering if she would really be stupid enough not to figure out that the switch is turned off. And as I have expected and honestly hoped for... she didn't! I saw her once trying to turn it on and she didn't ask me because she might be scared to let me know that the aircon is not working. hahaha!

Last weekend, she had a friend who came over and was complaining that how hot it is in the living room and I heard her tell her friend that the aircon is busted. Then the friend asked, "why is it busted?". I didn't hear her response because I was inside my room but I thought the friend would figure out that the switch is turned off. When I came out that night, I checked on the switch and it's still turned off. I grinned. :)

All together now: "BIRDS OF THE SAME FEATHER, FLOCK TOGETHER"

The other night, when I came home, I saw her trying to turn on the aircon again and I almost laughed in front of her. And of course she still didn't mention it to me. Well too bad, because if she asked me, I might tell her that the switch is off. MIGHT.

So let me quote Einstein on this... "Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results".

Got it Zoe? Oh forget it! Pffffffft!

She has the Midas touch... only, the other way around!

Probably everyone who had English subject in Elementary school knows the Myth about the touch of Midas. But for the sake of those who don't... Once upon a time, there was a King who was grumpy and greedy. The only thing that made him happy were his gold, he spends the day counting them again and again. One day, while he was busy counting his gold, a messenger was sent by the gods to grant him one wish. Without hesitating the King said, "I want everything I touch to turn into gold", and so it was granted. Everything he touched turned into gold, even her daughter. So there you have it, that's the story behind the Midas touch.

Zoe sort of has that kind of power, and I doubt that it came from the gods. But hers is kinda different in a way that everything she touches turns into trash or becomes broken or gets lost and all the worst things that could happen to a thing. You know what I mean! First thing she broke? Unfortunately, was my laptop.

2nd, the light bulb in our laundry room.

3rd, my favorite limited edition **** glass.

4th, her bathroom sink.

5th, her shower.

6th, the wall clock in the living room. (I really don't know how you can crack a clock without dropping it, so I guess it was really her touch)

7th, a mug where the handle just fell off. (which according to her was already like that when she saw it that night... lier!)

8th, her cellphone

9th, her friend's cellphone which she just borrowed.

10th, Lucy's spare cellphone which she demanded to be given to her. (so evil)

Well, I could keeping going on forever but I think you already get my point. So there... I just hope she doesn't touch me coz I don't want to turn into a shit. :p