j: i have got this new grant! lots of money!
me: i know i know! do you want to hire an in-house legal advisor?
j: i don’t seem to have written that into the budget
me: that was very careless of you! …. coffee lady, what about a coffee lady? every organisation needs a coffee lady!
j: yea, i didn’t put one down on the form either.
me: you don’t seem to be very good at this cronyism thing hor?

(moral: it is not easy as it seems to be good at this 骗钱 business. i must take lessons from the master.)