Friday Five 22-January-2021

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First, these are questions from thefridayfive

1) What's the best customer service experience you've ever had?
Very recently, it was at the Apple Store when I wanted to get my AirPods Pro checked and the guy just replaced them outright, but that was something that I had expected anyway since there was an announcement late last year that there IS going to be a recall and replacement for AirPods Pro anyway. So I'm trying to think farther back, and I have to say when we stayed at this Hotel/Hostel/Guesthouse kind of place in Czech Republic. Right now I don't recall the name of that city... oh! Cesky Krumlov! (Obviously tried to look at the map now). The guy (owner?) saw us approaching the hotel and already was able to say "hello, Ms. Kat and friends, just follow me!" Without us saying anything, and he just as easily, picked up our luggage (one in each hand) and just flew up the stairs. Then he gave us a very detailed summary of the town, what to visit, where to eat, where to change money, asked us what time we wanted to have breakfast and sent us off. Not once did I have to show him my booking confirmation or anything. Maybe he only had 1 group of guest of 3 people so he so easily identified us?

Breakfast the next day was laid out just as we stepped into the restaurant (that's why he asked us when we wanted to have breakfast) and then again helped us take the luggage down and bundled us into the car we booked to drive us to Vienna.

2) What's a very reliable item that you own?
Hm... my car? It's going 15 years, maybe 16 even. But no, I wouldn't say it's reliable, it keeps breaking down. Our mechanic is what is reliable. What's a reliable thing that I own?? I don't know. LOL. I'd say my iPod Classic, but I don't want to jinx it, so no. Oh, we have a dehumidifyer at home, that's almost as old as I am! And it's still working!

3) What's something that wore out, but you replaced it with the same thing?
Very pre-emptively, I tried on a pair of Oxford style shoes that were so comfortable, I immediately bought both colors available. So that, when the one pair wore out, I had the second pair ready (but in a different color).

4) Have you ever left an online review of something you bought?
Yes. With Taobao, they actually encourage you to leave a review. I do try to leave reviews when the product or customer service turn out to be better than expected.

5) What's a book you've read more than once?
The 2 that immediately come into mind are Black Beauty (which I read many times over many summer holidays) and Pride and Prejudice (I think I mentioned before, it was school reading, and I read ahead and had to backtrack to follow the class progress, then read ahead again)

Followed by questions from F.riday5.com
1) Who’s the nastiest flavor in the ice cream parlor?
It depends on the parlor, really. There's one brand that I think still exists here (though I cannot fathom WHY) called KIKA from Japan, it had the most terrible ice cream flavors. Yet, it didn't die and still exists somewhere in town.

2) Which item in the produce aisle is most likely to spoil the party?
I don't quite understand what the question means... what party? The produce aisle party? Erm... Celery? Coz I hate it?

3) What’s the most embarrassing song by your favorite musician or band?
Far be it for me to decide what is embarrassing, but in all of Okui Masami 奥井雅美 repertoire, I never liked her song BEATS the BAND. Not for anything, but just for the terrible English pronunciation. Actually, coming to think of it, BEATS the BAND wasn't really so bad.

There's another all-English song that is just so difficult to listen to... I can't find the clip of just it, but just to put it out there LOL.... here's one of the entire album... So if you are curious, at track 9, around the 40:00 mark, More than words ~in my heart~

4) Which part of your body is always in trouble?
I'd say my knees! Especially my left knee. They feel well enough usually, but then I get some kind of feeling like there's a build up inside and then, I must crack/snap it. Sometimes I get a shot of pain as I walk, but I found out that as long as I walk with a proper posture then it will be fine.

5) What’s the worst film in your favorite actor’s* filmography?
* “actor” as a non-gender-specific term
I don't really have a favorite actor. I'm not much of a movie buff. I follow a few actors on instagram but that's not because I really like them or what, it's just, I have nothing better to do so just added the scant few actors that I know of. Coming to think of it, most of the actors I've added on instagram are mostly the Harry Potter kids. But in the same vein (as in, film and actor related thing), may I just say that, in every single movie Johnny Depp is in, he looks different.  At least the ones that I've watched. No single one of his character design would be like, I look at him and I know "it's Johnny Depp." No. Edward Scissorhands? Okay, I didn't know who is what back then as a kid, but when I grew up? Oh, that's Johnny Depp? Okay. Finding Neverland, Oh okay, good looking guy. Charlie and Chocolate Factory, WTF that's him? Alice in Wonderland, WTF that's him? Pirates of the Caribbean, Okaaaayyy.... kind of looks like him.....

But yeah. In whatever movie Johnny Depp is in, you have to actually tell me it's Johnny Depp, then I know it's Johnny Depp.

Look how I went off-tangent on this question. I'm not sorry, LOL

Comments

[scrivener (from livejournal.com)]

I never heard this musician, but I listened to it and this song's not bad! "Nobody can get in trouble me!" My mom is from Japan so I think I find English pronunciations like this endearing. :)

Thanks for participating. Have a safe weekend!

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