so tuesday has long passed, and the 'i'll sms you ah' has become an unfulfilled promise-

so goodbye friend,

perhaps you never saw me as one, anyway

(considering you forgot my existence until you saw me?)

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i am pissed.

(yes it's beyond the normal staged of being miffed, which i usually am if it's anything with regards to a person that i consider a friend-)

seriously pissed.

for diplomatic reasons and in case i get sued for defamation i shall call this person P.

(quite a no brainer since i always name people by the initials of their name- guess yourself)

so P's siblings came recently to SG and a couple of us were really happy about it cause they were hosts to us when we visited them and stayed in their place. Since a couple of us aren't in the country (some in china, some in hongkong) it's only Chin and me left in sg. (ok it's pretty clear by now who P is but well-) So Chin and I just really wanted to show them around and be hosts in return.

the thing is, P keeps using them as a tactic (could i put it this way) to try to lure/lead/seduce (whatever word you deem appropriate pls insert here) us/me to P's grand investment plans. As i've heard from Soohf, who sadly (got cheated into) meeting P and another ex-hall friend who are into this SALES business now- they are looking for friends to 'share this wonderful experience and opportunity' and 'join them to earn big money'

ok, call me unambitious but i have completely no intention of 'earning big money'

i am perfectly fine and happy with getting a regular job with a regular pay such that if i get a pay rise it's cause of my capability at work and that i prove myself to my boss, and not because i've managed to convince 10 friends of mine to buy my 7127832123456789876543 range of products, may they be financial products, jewelry, health products, or wellness services.

what irks me more is that more and more of my friends/acquaintances are turning to this line/this kind of job- which means more random calls from people saying they want to 'catch up' and 'find out how you are'

as my friend analyzed to me- the patterns of behaviour of these people are fairly predictable- it always starts with a call asking to meetup and catch up. and the first one or two times there is no mention of sales whatsoever- they just ask you what you plan to achieve in e.g. 5 years time. by the 3rd or 4th meetup or call they would have done all the prep work and SLAM comes a file with all the financial products/relevant material and they tell you that they can help you realise your ambition/goal, and these so and so products are the best suited for you.

ok i'm so pissed i just reached the stage i'm rambling but-

it pisses me off the most that i gotta cut off ties with people who are like that.

pat down.

cause i got no money to buy your products, okay?

neither am i interested. no willingness nor ability to buy.

so bye, friend, if you still consider yourself one.