Friday Five 24-June-2022 squared

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1. You have superpowers! Are you a hero, a villain, or just trying to get by?
er... Not really my type of questions. I dunno. Trying to get by.

2. What's your origin story?
I have to say, while I enjoy a fantasy book here and there, this immersing myself into a fantasy isn't really my cup of tea. I have never thought about it, so I have nothing to say about it.

3. What is your superpower?
See above

4. Every superpowered individual has a weakness. What's yours?
Not that I'm not trying to participate, but I really have never thought about that.

5. What is the most mundane use you've put your powers to? Do you use laser vision to cut your hair, for example?
Byeee

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1. When did you last eat or drink something purchased from a truck or other wheeled vehicle?
Food trucks are practically non-existant over here. Wheeled vehicle stalls also. The most nearest thing I could think of is an ice cream trolley thingamajig. They were also trying to do a "nostalgic" made in Macau ice cream sale... so what could have been an $8 ice cream, they sold for $20... and it wasn't even any good.

2. When did you last purchase something previously owned?
I also do not frequent second hand stores locally... the last time I went to a second hand store... was in Japan, I suppose. Book-Off. Second hand books and CDs. I scored 2 Slayers "Radio Drama" CDs at that time. That was a good find. The one before this was in Spain, we went into a vintage store and I got myself a very nice leather handbag and 2 skirts.

3. When did a purchase most recently exceed your expectations?
I just happened to have bought a new air conditioner and had it installed today (the old one had a leak at the compressor so the "chemical ice" had leaked all out. They say it's unfixable so I had to buy a new set). It's a little underwhelming because it doesn't feel cold, and it smells of plastic (smells new, I think)... so I'm giving it a couple nights to see if it's just my nose going wonky and also to try out a few settings and see if that helps with the temperature.

4. When did you last overpay for something because you needed it right away?
Well, the city is on lockdown and the government wanted all citizens to do a mandatory PCR test. There were public testing stations that are free of charge, but the queues are long and these stations do "batch test" (so they mix like 10 samples together, if this one batch tests positive, then these 10 people have to test again), whereas the paid stations are tested individually, and since it's paid, less people go... I got fed up with the first round of public test, so for the second round I decided to just go for a paid test and skip the headache.

5. Among recent purchases, what was the best bargain?
I'm pretty happy with this new hair blow-dryer I bought from Taobao for less than $100 (local money).It's small, it's handy, and it looks pretty. There are three nozzles I can slot in the front, but it's proven to be a very difficult thing, and I'm worried if I slot the nozzle in then I have difficulty taking it out... so I'm just using it without the nozzle. I have short hair (pixie cut, I guess that's what it's called) so I don't need to blow much, just to help it get into shape.