Hello Kitty

I once gave Che a Hello Kitty keychain for Christmas (or was it your birthday, Che?) and immediately, she complained, "Ron, this is fake."

"It's genuine," I insisted, of course.

"Who has ever heard of a yellow Hello Kitty," she protested.

Feigning ignorance, I said, "Doesn't she come in different colors?" I thought Hello Kitty was like a cousin of Rainbow Brite.

"Naaawh."

Which reminds me of my office colleague Chelo. She used to complain that people mistake her for wearing fake branded logos when in fact, she really splurged on the real thing.

"Maybe you don't have that X factor," I'd tell her and she'd simply blurt out a guffaw in response.

I'm not really sure if the two proceedings are related.