Wait. Let's check the date.
No, it's not April.
So... they're serious?
Apparently this study involved 4500 men, so the results appear credible.
Yet my question still is,
WHAT IS THE FCKING LINK?!???
Are they going to tell us in the future that longer eyelashes means a lower chance of developing diabetes or Alzheimer's?
As long as they don't give us a good explanation for this, I'm going to strongly believe that medical research these days are being corrupted by doctors who falsify data to show the results that they want.
In this case, it looks a lot likelier that the stats in the study were fabricated bullshit.
Doesn't this just prove that people only see what they want to see? I'm only human after all.
They really weren't kidding when they said the US market gained a lot yesterday, or last night in SGT. My stocks' total loss in the stocks game jumped from -$3000 yesterday SGT to -$1000 this morning. Together with my sale of all Tata stocks some time ago, this made my net worth aka account value finally going above the starting $100k... by $280.
The best gains in my list came from Nvidia and Sears Holdings. PetroChina leapt too but it was still far from making even. I'm currently considering dumping it, especially after I looked at the graph which showed that I had bought the stocks during a record high for this company.
Also thinking about selling Nvidia but according to the graphs, its prices usually rise at the end of each year and drop in the beginning of the next like a U-shape every year. I guess I'll hold on to them till January.
Meanwhile Cisco continues to dive as it joins PetroChina for some deep-sea exploration.
My computer gave me the dreaded BSOD just now. When it automatically restarted, it told me some system file that I now can't recall was corrupted and required the Windows disc to repair it. Except I was never given such a disc. A complete shutdown solved this problem though.
Tonight I'm going to do a disk scan, but not before creating a boot disc.
Also considering the option of getting a second fan just for the computer. I've noticed a correlation between the rate of errors occurring in the computer and whether I have the air-conditioner turned on. There is a high frequency of the sound stopping in Two Worlds II during the afternoon and gets worse if I don't lock my fan to blow towards my PC. During the night when I have the air-conditioner on such errors are rare.
So yes I'm quite sure it's the temperature unless my computer is becoming a night-person/thing like me.
This reminds me of how I used to, and how some still do, think that PRC students are smarter. The fact is that they aren't any more intelligent in general than everyone else. The reason we see things that way is because we're seeing only those who are smart enough to be worth the money to study overseas. All those who don't have enough A's to get into an university are, by far, the majority of the students in China and since we don't see them we don't think of them. At some point we just forget about them and get the impression that all PRC students are complete geniuses.
That's one danger of being a frog in the well - we get misconceptions based on incomplete data that is assumed to be otherwise. Other than actually going out to see things, precautions we can take include having reasonable doubt about our own deductions and staying mentally alert. Not much we can do if we insist on just sitting around.
On Tuesday when I was reporting in for RT they gave me a blue tag. A BLUE TAG! When I asked them to check they said it was what the computer was showing them. Assuming the blue tag was for those who failed everything (regardless of what I might have said before, I'm still not sure about all stations other than red tags for those who failed only the 2.4km run and green tags), I went on with the session.
It was only later during a short briefing before the actual session that the PTI told everyone that the blue tags were for those who failed only the standing broad jump station.
What?
Fortunately due to the incredibly heavy rain we were the only lucky group that got the gym, so all I did was cycle at my own pace.
So. Fcking. Lucky.
Not joking. I could have been stuck with them and doing various thigh-specific exercises (different types of jumps for example) for 2 hours if the weather was better.
If they give me the damned blue tag again I'm really going to need to talk to someone in charge. I want the brisk walk routine!
XD
And it's healthier for me really. Obese people should avoid jogging because they're more prone to knee problems. Instead they should either walk or cycle for some time (in the case of my RT, over a month) before moving on to jogging.
Fruit Dealer dealt a fricking durian today to BitByBit, especially in the second round. Missed the first two matches due to hunger. Sad. The match between Nestea and Maka was good judging from the shouts and exclamations but I hadn't ate since 11am. Spent the time ordering KFC instead.
Takes time to calculate the optimal combination, you know?
For example, the best combo meal in the menu is actually the 3-piece chicken meal. It's only a dollar more expensive than buying 3 pieces of chicken ala carte ($2.60 apiece), which means you get a can of Pepsi, a small Whipped Potato and a small Coleslaw at $1.
The 2-piece chicken meal's price is deceiving. 2 pieces of chickens cost $5.20, so the Pepsi/Potato/Coleslow set costs $1.60.
The rest of the single-person meals are worse.
The Zinger, Meltz and Bandito all go for $4 each but their set meals all go for $6.60 each.
The Fish Zinger alone costs $4.30 but its meal costs $6.90 which makes it the same as the above 3 items.
The OR Fillet burger and Shrooms burger cost $2.20 each and their set meals cost $3.80 each so that looks much better, except they both lack one Coleslaw. So that $1.60 is only for a Pepsi and a Whipped Potato.
The Roasta burger, without cheese, costs $4.80 ( cheese costs extra $0.20) yet the meal costs $7.20 while only adding the Pepsi/Potato/Coleslow ($2.40 difference). Slightly better than the first 3 items but by only 20 cents.
Now to the new combos - the Black Pepper Chicken meals. At this point on I'll use PPC to refer to Pepsi/Whipped Potato/Coleslaw set (both small) since it's used a lot and BPC to stand for Black Pepper Chicken.
The Individual Meal costs $6.30. 2 BPC costs $5.40 (each BPC costs $2.70, 10 cents more than normal), so that's a 90-cent rise only - but only includes a Pepsi and Whipped Potato. Still better than everything but the standard 3-piece chicken meal.
The Buddy Meal costs $13.80, has 4 BPC and 2 BPC. 4 PPC, ala carte, costs $10.80 so that's $3 for 2 sets of PPC or $1.50 per PPC. That's actually my personal benchmark when I calculated what I wanted.
Let's move on to the large meals.
Group Meal - $19.90. I'm going to assume here that a medium Whipped Potato or Coleslaw is twice the volume of their small-sized counterparts. 6 pieces of chicken at ala carte price goes for $15.60, so the rest costs $3.30. $3.30 for 2 PPC plus 3 small Whipped Potatoes is quite good, but still not as good as the standard 3-piece chicken meal.
Family Feast - $29.90. Same assumption as the one in Group Meal. 8 pieces of chickens ala carte cost $20.80, regular Popcorn Chicken costs $3.10. That makes the rest cost $6. Six bucks for 4 BPC and 2 small Whipped Potatoes? Worse than the Group Meal.
This is way better than four 2-piece meals but quite similar to three 3-piece meals.
Three 3-piece meals cost $26.40, $3.50 less than Family Feast, and has 1 more piece of chicken.
Family Feast has 1 more can of Pepsi and the Popcorn Chicken.
So if you order a Family Feast, it's like ordering three 3-piece meals and then exchanging 1 piece chicken plus $3.50 for a Pepsi and a regular Popcorn Chicken. And nobody likes the Popcorn Chicken. That $3.50 is better spent buying an additional large Whipped Potato ($3.05) or add another $0.30 for a Shrooms burger meal.
Oh, it also has that Honey Gold Flakes but I don't want that so I'm not taking the cost into account. If you do, then the Family Feast is better.
Mega Meal - $49.95. Let's assume this to be $50 just to make things simpler, and assume the same thing as the previous 2 regarding Whipped Potato and stuff. I've never order this before btw. Eating nothing but chicken is just not good, even when it's KFC. Usually I throw in some burgers to add variety. So I didn't really calculate anything for this meal but I'll do it here anyway for the sake of completing the list.
15 pieces of chicken cost $39, 2 large Popcorn Chickens are $7.60 (2 X $3.80), 10 Winglets are $5.60 so the rest cost... -$2.20. Oh shit they're paying us $2.20 to take 2 large Whipped Potatoes and 2 large Coleslaws?!?
Let's compare this with the 3-piece chicken meal to see if it's the best in value. (Assuming large = 3 smalls)
Five 3-piece meal = $44, has 5 cans of Pepsi.
Mega meal = $50, has 7 more small Whipped Potatoes/Coleslaws, 2 large Popcorn Chickens and 10 Winglets.
In other words, $6 + 5 Pepsi for 7 small Whipped Potatoes/Coleslaws + 2 large Popcorn Chickens + 10 Winglets.
Wow! I take back my words. The 3-piece meal is definitely not the best on the menu - the Mega Meal is.
But for orders on a smaller scale, the 3-piece meal is still the best choice.
Or if everyone who's going to eat that hates the Popcorn Chicken.
When we take the Popcorn Chicken out of the picture, you would be better off spending the extra $6 on 2 large Whipped Potatoes ala carte since the 5 cans are worth the sacrifice of a small Whipped Potato and 10 Winglets.
Anyway I missed the first match since I was calculating the prices with my earphones on and during the second match was on I was cooking and eating after learning that "due to the rain" I could not place my order and had to call back in half an hour. Yes, I did all the maths for nothing. Fuck.
Also I'll admit that this method of calculating the prices can be debatable. One can also use the method of calculating the percentage discounts in the meals versus the ala carte prices of the individual components and the results will likely be different.
The best method is, of course, only available to those who work in the Accounting department of KFC or whatever it's called in the company.
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