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From: The Malay Mail
Date: 20041013
Author:Gia

AMBROSE Bierce once said that `being jealous is being unduly concerned about that which is not worth having in the first place'.

Though on most accounts, I do agree with Mr Bierce, I find it hard accepting this one.

There are a lot of perks in my line of work, one being occasional complimentary movie passes. Normally, they'll lie wasting in my desk drawer, or in my bag, until I decide to check the `use by' date, and it's already passed.

But, just last week, I was searching for my emergency stash of cigarettes (1am is far too late to walk to Petronas, no matter how desperate you may be for a ...

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