Archive for August, 2006
419 Scams
Ever since I recieved the money order from the Zaza people, I’ve been worried. I thought the whole fashion show thing was a joke, and I did not expect them to actually send money. But when I saw the $2850 money order in the mail, damn. I had to tell my parents about it, and they said no, and to return the money to them. And this is when things started to get fishy.
Ok, so I shouldn’t have lied and said I was in China for a family emergency (damn, I don’t even have relatives in China), and I couldn’t make it to the show. Surprise surprise, they email me back saying the show has been postponed to the 23rd. I still told them I was busy and would not be able to attend and would like to return the money order. They seemed reluctant, but then they said to cash the money order and then send the cash via westernunion.com and I could keep $250 “as a token of their appreciation”. Ok, who gives people $250 for nothing?
What’s even funnier, the location to send the cash in in Nigeria. Why there? They are having a fashion show, that’s why. Ok, I know they have famines, AIDS, poverty, and loads of other crap, but fashion shows? Pfft, please, you’ve got to be kidding me. Parents insisted I return the money order to them and not be involved in anyway, and right then, a little voice in my head told me to trust in my parents. So I email the dude telling him my friends had trouble cashing the money order and I don’t have time to do it myself (ok, yet another lie. God forgive me. >_<).
This is the part where I freak out. The dude calls, and I was stupid enough to pick it up. I tried pretending like there was bad reception, but when he asked if i could hear him, I was stupid enough to say no. *bricked* He sounded rude and obnoxious, and kept asking why I had lied saying I cashed the money order. Oh the irony. I hung up on him after a while and refused to pick up when he tried to call back.
I started researching more on Zaza fabrics and the dude, and I ended up realizing the whole thing was just another 419 scam. It’s just another one of those “You win $10000000!” or “Some dude died and you get his inheritance!” or “I’d like you to help him transfer some money and shit!” scams but with a twist. And because I had wanted to model so badly before, I fell for it. Shame on me. But good thing I listened to my parents and didn’t cash the money order, or I may as well be in jail for moneylaudering or forging checks or something.
*sigh* Greed is a sin indeed. I should be content with what I have already.
More information on 419 scams and such:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums
http://www.scambuster419.co.uk/
No Comments » | Saturday, August 12th, 2006
A Walk to Remember
I was talking to Eric about movies that make us cry, and he mentioned A Walk to Remember. I’ve heard good reviews for the movie from friends, but I wasn’t interested in watching until now that he mentioned it again. He said not only did he cry during this movie, it was also one of the 2 movies he actually shed tears for, the other one I had already seen.
So of course, I go download it of BT and watch it, and I swear, my eyes are going to be so swollen tomorrow. It’s such a beautiful movie! I can’t believe I’ve never bothered to watch it before. I was crying and sniffling like mad when she told him she was sick, and I couldn’t stop. I cried even harder when he asked her to marry him, I missed most of the scene.
It’s stories like these that make me want to experience a love that beautiful. They were both like angels in each other’s lives. She helps him realize that there’s beauty, hope, and joy in life and changes him for the better. He in return brings love, warmth, and happiness in the last months of her life and helps her fulfill her dreams. I so saw the marriage thing coming, but when it did, ah, I cried just the same. It was too beautiful. *sniffles some more*
No Comments » | Saturday, August 5th, 2006
PMS
I knew PMS was a bad thing and girls can get very moody/emotional, but I always thought that I belonged to the rational/calm group that were less effected by the hormones. Pfft, well, either the the past 2 months just proved me wrong or he just ticks me off at the wrong moments.
I had a bad cramp yesterday, and after trying all methods, it still wouldn’t go away. So I thought it might be nice to tell him and maybe he’ll say some nice (but useless) stuff to make me feel better. He had done it when I had a headache, so why not this time? But noooo! Instead, he tells me to try all these things and take advil and crap, and I’m sitting there in pain thinking “Hello! I’m 18 years old! I think I know what to do when I get cramps!”
It just so happens I was reading “When God Writes Your Love Story” yesterday, and it talked about how Leslie was crying for no reason and when Eric tried to figure out what went wrong so he could fix it, she ended up crying harder. Note to guys: don’t attempt to fix our problems the way you desire them to be fixed in your world. We girls don’t want you trying to fix them. We want you to just shut up, be there for us, give us a shoulder to cry on, validate our feelings, and comfort us. That’s it!
So I obviously told him this story, hoping to give him a hint, but all he replied was “oh.” That just ticked me off, and I refused to talk to him for the rest of the evening. The jerk! That brought me to think back…why the heck does he always have to do the wrong things at the wrong time? It happened last time as well! Geez, will they ever learn?
1 Comment » | Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
web design community
Seriously, what has become of the web design community? There’s all this drama, bashing, and just plain stupidity going on all over it’s enough to drive people insane. What’s sad is that it’s usually the same people who are always involved. Makes me want to go back to the times when people weren’t all anal about coding and shit, or get all emo over some small thing. Like, what is up with that? Especially the people who are all about coding and validating their sites without realizing that their designs look like complete shit. Why can’t people learn to balance between the two instead of going to the extremes?
Then there are the people who get so uptight about every little detail it pisses the crap out of me. WTF, it’s web design, not some multi-million dollar project. It’s not the end of the world if people use pixel stretches or brushes. Yes, it’s not creative or original, but take the stick out of your ass and let people enjoy their hobbies for once (unless they’re charging for the design, then that’s a totally different issue).
Why can’t people just design in peace? Hell, I know I shouldn’t be talking since I’m making this post, but after seeing so much stupidity going on I had to let it out. Might suffocate and die if I don’t.
No Comments » | Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
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