Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Time I Was A Social Network Consumer Activist


I had a prepaid datacard from MTS for quite a few months until I began receiving calls about converting to a postpaid connection as I was a 'special' customer. I used one of their lower plans and I'm not sure how exactly I had become a special customer. It wasn't until I had switched to the post-paid connection for a few months that I realised that calling you a special customer is just a polite way of calling you gullible.

I was very dissatisfied with this connection. Most people I know who used MTS had similarly poor experiences and in one case an even worse experience. It took them a long to activate the connection and they charged me for that period despite the fact that I couldn't use the connection. The billing amounts generally seemed off, the customer service was horrendous, and the speeds were a fraction of the upto 3.1 mbps they promise.The decision to move to broadband didn't require much thinking. And that's when this whole episode began.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Penis Monologues - 2

"The Vagina Monologues is a set of monologues which deal with various aspects of the feminine experience. A recurring theme throughout the piece is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate embodiment of individuality." - Wiki

I'm all for equal rights, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't help imagine men adopting that tone. This could be part 2 of that series. If you want to find out more about The Vagina Monologues then you can get the full script here or check out the Youtube performances. I recommend headphones and a solitaire game in the background to alt+tab to.

 I asked men if their penis had a favourite musician, who would it be? Favourite movie? Favourite colour? Other favourites? I was hoping people would take these as questions in a mature manner and their answers would provide some insights but all I got was innuendo. Sometimes I hate men myself. Each one thinks he’s a wise guy.

(mouths a rude word)

The Who, Kiss, Prince, James Brown…
The Big Lebowski, Million Dollar Baby, The Artist, Die Hard, Toy Story…
Yellow, red, green…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, A Little Less Conversation, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, Wish You Were Here, Good Vibrations…