Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Conned! (AKA Epic Fail)

03/06/2009
This is one of the worst days of my life!

I was cheated by a so-called friend who promised to pay back my money in full.

And he didn't.

In fact this thing has been hanging since 3 years ago and I let my friendship blinded me into believing that he'd eventually pay me back.

It appears that I was marked from the beginning.

With all embarrassments set aside, I now have considered him a lost cause.

I don't want anything to do with this guy anymore.

Serves me right for seeing dollar signs at the beginning which led me to deposit my money into his account. I believed him then due to the previous business arrangements that went successfully (come to think of it, the business went well because I was in charged of the finances!) and so I decided to give it a go.

15/06/2009
And now here I am, X amount poorer (the amount that I gave and was promised in return is too painful for me to note down here!) and hopefully wiser in my dealings with people especially at times when everybody is facing financial difficulties. I suppose even the Ah Longs are working overtime to make ends (no pun intended) meet.

I must admit after going through this experience, I am now officially jaded to the ways of the world.

Just a moment ago, I received a phone call from a person who was played out by some government officers. Something about between the 3 companies lobbying for a particular project, this person's company was left out despite the fact she was more experienced, efficient and qualified. The lesser two companies meanwhile appealed that they deserved this break as they were just starting out and should be given the opportunity. It turned out that these 2 companies had 15 years of experience each!

24/06/2009
Though I had agreed to help her but I just couldn't find the right time! A lot has happened since I last wrote the paragraphs above. Things have been great so far.

Before I post this and put an end to this 'saga' of mine, I just want to say that this experience of being conned is an eye-opener for me. People would do anything for survival I suppose to the extent of forgoing their principles.

As human I understand the challenges of life we have to go through. There's no short-cut, there will always be learning curves to be endured.

I pray that I won't have to make that same difficult choice.


Monday, June 15, 2009

Sabah CM Musa Not Sick - MalaysiaKini SMS 15/06/09

15/6: Sabah CM Musa Aman said rumours that he was unwell and seeking treatment in S'pore are untrue. He had only been away for a holiday./MKINI
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MP Nizar Thrown Out On First Day - MalaysiaKini SMS 15/06/09

15/6: New MP Nizar and four others were ordered out of the Dewan Rakyat over their calls for the Perak state assembly to be dissolved./MKINI
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Collapsed Stadium Not Certified - MalaysiaKini SMS 03/06/09

3/6: The sports stadium in Gong Badak, T'ganu, the roof of which collapsed yesterday, had yet to receive a 'Work Complete' cert from PWD./MKINI
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Psycho Prince Demands Proof From Teenage Model Wife - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/09


2/6: Teen model Manohara gets ultimatum from her K'tan prince husband Tengku Fakhry to prove claims of abuse by him or face legal action./MKINI

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GM Asean Not Affected By GM Corp Bankruptcy - Bernama SMS 02/06/09

2/6: General Motors Asean's operations not affected by Detroit auto maker GM Corp's move to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York/BERNAMA
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Utusan Malaysia;DPM Disappointed - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/09

2/6: DPM Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed disappointment with Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia for publishing articles with a racial slant./MKINI
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Ah Longs


I was reading this piece of article on loan-sharks also known as, 'ah long'.

I don't like what I've read!

Like many of us, I too have friends and relatives who were (some still) being victimized by Ah Longs. At some point I even helped to pay-off the accumulated debts on behalf of my friend and relative. The interest of loan is ridiculously high and it accumulates daily.

And if you don't pay up...


Anyway some victims would normally resort to extreme measures to resolve their predicament. They can range from selling themselves to suicide.

Its a sad and disturbing situation but who am I to judge? I'm just glad that I'm not in that position.

I guess the recession is now taking its toil on us.

Take care everybody and be kind to one another. After all, life is too short to be wasted on misery.

Gong Badak Stadium Roof Collapse (OMG) - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/09



2/6: The roof of one-year-old RM270 mil Gong Badak stadium in Kuala Terengganu collapsed at about 7.30am. No one has been reported hurt./MKINI
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