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intelchip

Swindled... lesson learnt.

Aug 16, 2006 01:57

Hi Guys,

Just to share with u a small frustration I have recently.. I use to have neighbors from Egypt who stay in the apartment below me. They came in Feb 06. The husband came here as an exchange research scientist for 6 months. I met him in the doorway during their first few days here. As I’m a chatty person, I introduced myself to him, and ( Read more... )

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sgdude August 16 2006, 12:21:19 UTC

Unfortunately even locals take other fellow Singaporeans for a ride. Three so-called "friends" I have lent money to over the years have yet to pay me back. We are simply too trusting and gullible for our own good sometimes....

raist1in August 17 2006, 02:36:43 UTC

Oh man, that must have sucked bad...

sgdude August 18 2006, 05:43:12 UTC

#1 and #2 were ex-bfs. #2 was the most expensive by a LOT, because it was partial support for an overseas uni education. He never came back to Singapore. #3 was almost exactly a year ago.

Actually I'm more upset with myself for continuing to be too gullible, and maybe thinking too much with the small head between my legs.

raist1in August 18 2006, 17:48:19 UTC

Oh my. I hope I do not know any of those deadbeats.

sgdude August 18 2006, 18:39:56 UTC

You might know #1, particularly if you've been a member at Cali Orchard. But he's redeemed himself many times over. You won't know #2. And you almost certainly know #3. Someone else posted about him recently. :P

intelchip August 18 2006, 05:27:10 UTC

Hi.. sorry to hear abt ur incident. The value lost here is definitely smaller than yours!
I think we shd still continue to help pp.. but in a more careful way I suppose.

sgdude August 18 2006, 06:55:46 UTC

Thanks for your concern. If you are referring to the recent minor fuss, the value lost is actually of little consequence because I had already mentally written it off. I wasn't going to do anything about it until I got ticked off over what I found out through background checks. Doing homework in this community is not difficult -- condemnation is swift, and memories are long. So if you want to do something bad then you'd better make sure that you really, REALLY, don't give a rat's ass about what other people think of you ( ... )

sgdude August 18 2006, 14:54:34 UTC

Sigh. On reading what I wrote I realise that it comes across as somewhat patronising. So, just for the record, it wasn't meant to be.

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