The Terrible Twosome

Apart from money and greed, information is a key component that makes the world spin. I just finished reading Freakonomics, an enlightening book on the strange roots of events of around us. The book helps one see beyond conventional causes and standard solutions, that data can be used in many, many ways. There was great mention of information asymmetry in the book - how a group of people can exploit others with the secret knowledge or information they have. Like how real estate owners can influence buyers or sellers to part with or accept values that could have been more advantageous to either party. Divulging such information can then lead to symmetry, and of course, the scorn of many as the case may be.

Last Friday night, under the influence of one and one-third large capirinha, I let loose a hypothetical (ahem) situation of the potentially romantic nature in the office. This of course pertains to one's preference for the company of someone else. Letting slip this nugget of info to Cheryl and Gerald pictured here made for interesting but hypothetical (ahem) conversation on likes and dislikes. It was an enjoyable evening till I realised that this information could be used for blackmail.

Come today, Monday, Toto day, 32 and 4 months old day, the terrible twosome gave hint of said matters to the office clique. Wildfire erupted I tell you. I was bombarded with ruthless questions and endless teasing. Welcome to secondary school. Nicks on MSN became "Gurmit I know your secret...". It was, or rather is, quite mad. Let's see how this pans out.