Supporting the player or supporting the rewards?

The whole of Malaysia turned their eyes to the TV and news hoping for glory of our badminton ace, Datuk Lee Chong Wei. The whole Malaysia was united and rooting for him hoping to bring gold....
But it seems to me that most of them have ulterior motives,

• Public Holiday
• Free scoop of Baskin Robins Ice Cream
• Free nasi kandar meals,etc.

Facebook statuses calling for LCW to win to get public holidays and ice cream rather than the gold medal Malaysia's been yearning for. Seriously my fellow Malaysians... 

Gold Medal > Public Holidays > Free Premium Ice Cream

"You've never had dates before?!"

So me and my friends were at an Italian restaurant and it was just after the Muslims break fast (about 8pm?) and they were serving dates as appetizers. I personally have never tried (or remember trying) dates before.

Funny thing was that I started announcing that I have not tried dates before which led to the response,

"YOU'VE NEVER HAD DATES BEFORE?!"

The first thing that came to mind was the forever alone meme...
Then came the part where I actually eat the dates, awkward moment as my friends started staring at me as I started biting pieces off it along with my expression on how sweet and unique the taste of the dates were.

Well... now that I have finally tried it, I doubt I'll be eating another one anytime soon. Does not suit my tastes.

Bonus awkward moment :
Waiter brought a canned drink and offered to pour it. My friend gladly accepted the offer and we all stared silently at the waiter pouring the canned drink slowly into the glass. He stopped halfway and mentioned how weird it was for all of us being so fascinated at someone pouring a drink into a glass.