Why r most ppl unable to see things for what they truly r?
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As I’m using my nokia phone (still working since 2006), my colleagues kept asking me why don’t I change to smartphone as they’re really cheap. One day, I asked back, “How cheap?”
They showed me one smartphone, $0 only. I was not amazed, “Free? How much is the plan?”
“$50+ each month for 2 years”, uttered my colleague.
I shook my head and replied, “In reality, you’re just paying for the smartphone in instalments! Total up $50+ x 24 mths; you would have paid over $1k! That $1k I could have saved it for a rainy day. Once you signed the contract, you’re tied legally. Premature cancelling will costs you hundreds of dollars too.”
“The games can play on bus/mrt what,” retorted my colleague.
I replied, “I don’t need that, when on bus, I usually sleep or look at scenery. It will really be cheap if the smartphone is $0 and $5 per month for 2 years. My $10 prepaid card can last me 2-3 months. Sometimes a good 6 months if very few ppl call me!”
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TS, nokia phones r making a cmeback overseas! Sme sort of trend
Anyway like u, i also use a nokia phone, when my c101 died 2 weeks,ago, i replaced w another nokia 108(dual sim smemre), perfectly comfortable w using a nokia phone in public...
I ve a smart phone for a free mobile line but seldom bring out
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Originally posted by digimonfan2008:
As I’m using my nokia phone (still working since 2006), my colleagues kept asking me why don’t I change to smartphone as they’re really cheap. One day, I asked back, “How cheap?”
They showed me one smartphone, $0 only. I was not amazed, “Free? How much is the plan?”
“$50+ each month for 2 years”, uttered my colleague.
I shook my head and replied, “In reality, you’re just paying for the smartphone in instalments! Total up $50+ x 24 mths; you would have paid over $1k! That $1k I could have saved it for a rainy day. Once you signed the contract, you’re tied legally. Premature cancelling will costs you hundreds of dollars too.”
“The games can play on bus/mrt what,” retorted my colleague.
I replied, “I don’t need that, when on bus, I usually sleep or look at scenery. It will really be cheap if the smartphone is $0 and $5 per month for 2 years. My $10 prepaid card can last me 2-3 months. Sometimes a good 6 months if very few ppl call me!”
The world doesn't revolved around you. There's nothing wrong with society/people. You're so arrogant - you are sticking out like a sore thumb and expects everyone to like you. When people don't like you, you think that they are the problem..instead of looking at yourself at mirror. Remember - you are working in a social enviornment, you are not working alone.
Obviously, a lot of people find your actions make them feel uncomfortable. It may not be wrong, but you're making them feel uncomfortable. I see it as being polite to be able to interact with people in ways that will make them feel comfortable, instead of alienating them making them follow my rules.
Are you autistic? You don't seem to feel an urge to fit into society.
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Originally posted by digimonfan2008:
As I’m using my nokia phone (still working since 2006), my colleagues kept asking me why don’t I change to smartphone as they’re really cheap. One day, I asked back, “How cheap?”
They showed me one smartphone, $0 only. I was not amazed, “Free? How much is the plan?”
“$50+ each month for 2 years”, uttered my colleague.
I shook my head and replied, “In reality, you’re just paying for the smartphone in instalments! Total up $50+ x 24 mths; you would have paid over $1k! That $1k I could have saved it for a rainy day. Once you signed the contract, you’re tied legally. Premature cancelling will costs you hundreds of dollars too.”
“The games can play on bus/mrt what,” retorted my colleague.
I replied, “I don’t need that, when on bus, I usually sleep or look at scenery. It will really be cheap if the smartphone is $0 and $5 per month for 2 years. My $10 prepaid card can last me 2-3 months. Sometimes a good 6 months if very few ppl call me!”
Everyone thinks in their own ways often in vain,dictated by the society to gain the approval of those who don't care about them. Do what you think is right.
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haha i used to think like TS too,but I have changed after realizing that life is short, i do not want to feel regretful that one day when i get old and looked back at myself that i have not enjoy something that majority does. (money can never buy back time & youth)
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Originally posted by Acx1688:
TS, nokia phones r making a cmeback overseas! Sme sort of trend
Anyway like u, i also use a nokia phone, when my c101 died 2 weeks,ago, i replaced w another nokia 108(dual sim smemre), perfectly comfortable w using a nokia phone in public...
I ve a smart phone for a free mobile line but seldom bring out
How did my topic get moved to AA??
I still prefer the old nokia phones. I've been looking for a working 8850 or 7610 but to no avail. I'm using 7260 and it's still working after numerous times fell on hard floor. I've an amazing ''yuan fen'' with electronics, they tend to last much longer when with me.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
The world doesn't revolved around you. There's nothing wrong with society/people. You're so arrogant - you are sticking out like a sore thumb and expects everyone to like you. When people don't like you, you think that they are the problem..instead of looking at yourself at mirror. Remember - you are working in a social enviornment, you are not working alone.
Obviously, a lot of people find your actions make them feel uncomfortable. It may not be wrong, but you're making them feel uncomfortable. I see it as being polite to be able to interact with people in ways that will make them feel comfortable, instead of alienating them making them follow my rules.
Are you autistic? You don't seem to feel an urge to fit into society.
Be original, be yourself. Don't follow the herd. Singaporeans have been reprimanded for "herd mentality".
Doesn't mean majority is correct. 100 years ago, majority of ppl thought earth is flat.
I may be autistic, but I'm surely introvert. No, I don't feel an urge to fit into society. To conform to the common crowd. I'm myself, the original me. I'm smart myself, I don't need a smartphone.
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Originally posted by Hope4singapore:
haha i used to think like TS too,but I have changed after realizing that life is short, i do not want to feel regretful that one day when i get old and looked back at myself that i have not enjoy something that majority does. (money can never buy back time & youth)
You will look back and regret those $50s spent in each of those 12 mths wasted on nothing. You don't need to spend money to play games to pass time. Trust me, I've already regretted wasting money on hongkong TV shows, magazines, movies, DVDs when I was teenager (I had a craze about hongkong shows, like k-pop craze, which is why I didn't follow korean wave now. To add on, I also dislike korean pop music and korean food).
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Originally posted by digimonfan2008:
Be original, be yourself. Don't follow the herd. Singaporeans have been reprimanded for "herd mentality".
Doesn't mean majority is correct. 100 years ago, majority of ppl thought earth is flat.
I may be autistic, but I'm surely introvert. No, I don't feel an urge to fit into society. To conform to the common crowd. I'm myself, the original me. I'm smart myself, I don't need a smartphone.
Yeah, you don't feel an urge to fit into society. I'm not talking about facts okay.
I may be autistic, but I'm surely introvert. No, I don't feel an urge to fit into society. To conform to the common crowd. I'm myself, the original me. I'm smart myself, I don't need a smartphone.
Then STOP complaining about people judging you! You can be "yourself", but sure, BUT BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE for your decision.
Let me share something with you. I once told my friends that I wanted to get plastic sugery one day so that I can look more attractive and feel more confident. However, she seems to get upset with my decision - on how it will decrease my confidence, how scary plastic sugery is, and how I should..."be myself".
I find that to be a BS statement. Why? Because life is short, society is shallow and people form first impression.
Statistics has also shown that good-looking people get to get everything better than ugly people - it's a duh. I don't want to pay the price of being rejected by boys for being "ugly", so I make sure that I am a good-looking person and become a worthy mate to my future boyfriend.
Now, I know that people are going to say, "Oh, if he loves you he will love for who you are." Unfortuantely, the world doesn't revolve around me, I am not a peacock where the male have to attract me, not the other way round. I've already decided, I want a slim, healthy, clearskin and cute guy as a boyfriend.
Too bad, girls are materialistic, guys are shallow. I'll stop complaining and make sure that I am a worthy partner. Those people who claims that SG girls are materialistic, STFU, because you're expecting too much. I know of guys who despite being cute and their face full of pimples, chasing the girls who are slim and pretty.
Idiots.
And when they get rejected they claim that girls are materialistic, but they never once looked at themselves...they think they're entitled to a hot girl who will...."suffer" with them....
My TS, word of advice from a sixteen-year girl. You are not entitled to people's respect or acceptance. If you want people to accept you, you better do something about it, instead of complaining on SGF about "Why r most ppl unable to see things for what they truly r?".
You are not special. You are oridinary, just like me.
You are not entitled to anything.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Yeah, you don't feel an urge to fit into society. I'm not talking about facts okay.
I may be autistic, but I'm surely introvert. No, I don't feel an urge to fit into society. To conform to the common crowd. I'm myself, the original me. I'm smart myself, I don't need a smartphone.
Then STOP complaining about people judging you! You can be "yourself", but sure, BUT BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE for your decision.
Let me share something with you. I once told my friends that I wanted to get plastic sugery one day so that I can look more attractive and feel more confident. However, she seems to get upset with my decision - on how it will decrease my confidence, how scary plastic sugery is, and how I should..."be myself".
I find that to be a BS statement. Why? Because life is short, society is shallow and people form first impression.
Statistics has also shown that good-looking people get to get everything better than ugly people - it's a duh. I don't want to pay the price of being rejected by boys for being "ugly", so I make sure that I am a good-looking person and become a worthy mate to my future boyfriend.
Now, I know that people are going to say, "Oh, if he loves you he will love for who you are." Unfortuantely, the world doesn't revolve around me, I am not a peacock where the male have to attract me, not the other way round. I've already decided, I want a slim, healthy, clearskin and cute guy as a boyfriend.
Too bad, girls are materialistic, guys are shallow. I'll stop complaining and make sure that I am a worthy partner. Those people who claims that SG girls are materialistic, STFU, because you're expecting too much. I know of guys who despite being cute and their face full of pimples, chasing the girls who are slim and pretty.
Idiots.
And when they get rejected they claim that girls are materialistic, but they never once looked at themselves...they think they're entitled to a hot girl who will...."suffer" with them....
My TS, word of advice from a sixteen-year girl. You are not entitled to people's respect or acceptance. If you want people to accept you, you better do something about it, instead of complaining on SGF about "Why r most ppl unable to see things for what they truly r?".
You are not special. You are oridinary, just like me.
You are not entitled to anything.
How did the plastic surgery go?All of what you say is true. The problem though is in longer run, these won"t last.So if a guy liked you for your external appearance, once that"s gone he will too.
Anyways do what makes you happy ^^
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Originally posted by Bio-Hawk:
How did the plastic surgery go?All of what you say is true. The problem though is in longer run, these won"t last.So if a guy liked you for your external appearance, once that"s gone he will too.
Anyways do what makes you happy ^^
Appearance, like a university degree, helps you get an interview/chance.
Getting the job/person depends on how you performed during the interview,
Keep the person depends on how well you do your job/is compatible with the person
But without appearance/degree, I won't even have a chance at anything.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Yeah, you don't feel an urge to fit into society. I'm not talking about facts okay.
I may be autistic, but I'm surely introvert. No, I don't feel an urge to fit into society. To conform to the common crowd. I'm myself, the original me. I'm smart myself, I don't need a smartphone.
Then STOP complaining about people judging you! You can be "yourself", but sure, BUT BE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE for your decision.
Let me share something with you. I once told my friends that I wanted to get plastic sugery one day so that I can look more attractive and feel more confident. However, she seems to get upset with my decision - on how it will decrease my confidence, how scary plastic sugery is, and how I should..."be myself".
I find that to be a BS statement. Why? Because life is short, society is shallow and people form first impression.
Statistics has also shown that good-looking people get to get everything better than ugly people - it's a duh. I don't want to pay the price of being rejected by boys for being "ugly", so I make sure that I am a good-looking person and become a worthy mate to my future boyfriend.
Now, I know that people are going to say, "Oh, if he loves you he will love for who you are." Unfortuantely, the world doesn't revolve around me, I am not a peacock where the male have to attract me, not the other way round. I've already decided, I want a slim, healthy, clearskin and cute guy as a boyfriend.
Too bad, girls are materialistic, guys are shallow. I'll stop complaining and make sure that I am a worthy partner. Those people who claims that SG girls are materialistic, STFU, because you're expecting too much. I know of guys who despite being cute and their face full of pimples, chasing the girls who are slim and pretty.
Idiots.
And when they get rejected they claim that girls are materialistic, but they never once looked at themselves...they think they're entitled to a hot girl who will...."suffer" with them....
My TS, word of advice from a sixteen-year girl. You are not entitled to people's respect or acceptance. If you want people to accept you, you better do something about it, instead of complaining on SGF about "Why r most ppl unable to see things for what they truly r?".
You are not special. You are oridinary, just like me.
You are not entitled to anything.
You're digressing. My topic is about why most ppl are unable to see the truths behind seemingly "good deals". I'm not complaining, I'm asking.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Appearance, like a university degree, helps you get an interview/chance.
Getting the job/person depends on how you performed during the interview,
Keep the person depends on how well you do your job/is compatible with the person
But without appearance/degree, I won't even have a chance at anything.
Without good looks and degree, you can also have a chance at anything.
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Originally posted by digimonfan2008:
Without good looks and degree, you can also have a chance at anything.
Really? Try getting an interview for the position of FSO with only an O-Level cert. Tell me how it goes.
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This is because least ppl are able to see things for what they truly r.
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Originally posted by ILikeHippo:
This is because least ppl are able to see things for what they truly r.
I have an ex-colleague in ex-company, signed up for 5 lines due to unable to resist "good deals" temptations, ended up paying $300+ each month. Want to cancel 4 of the lines, must pay over $1k.
Ppl like summerhill must have not experience broke and retrenched before. Now in our era, no more iron rice bowl. Anytime can get retrenched de. When broke and penniless, then will regret past years' spending on worthless things.
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Yup, life is difficult and short so why further complicates it. We just need some simple food to survive, a 3m by 1m area to rest and cultivation of our mind, other than these are only filling and reinforcing our greeds. Of course we can take advantage of the current technologies, but remember, always be the master of our tools not slave.
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Originally posted by ILikeHippo:
Yup, life is difficult and short so why further complicates it. We just need some simple food to survive, a 3m by 1m area to rest and cultivation of our mind, other than these are only filling and reinforcing our greeds.
Of course we can take advantage of the current technologies, but remember, always be the master of our tools not slave.
When you're retrenched, all your "good friends" colleagues will immediately treat you like invisible. I know because I was retrenched once in mid 2000s. "Good friends" colleagues whom I used to treat them to lunch, buy them gifts. They too also did gave me gifts lah. But I know why I was treated because they no longer need to curry-flavour me and all past curry-flavouring me all wasted as I was retrenched.
I rather spend money on myself than on things to fit in now.
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can i post my topic
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Originally posted by digimonfan2008:
When you're retrenched, all your "good friends" colleagues will immediately treat you like invisible. I know because I was retrenched once in mid 2000s. "Good friends" colleagues whom I used to treat them to lunch, buy them gifts. They too also did gave me gifts lah. But I know why I was treated because they no longer need to curry-flavour me and all past curry-flavouring me all wasted as I was retrenched.
I rather spend money on myself than on things to fit in now.
Reality of life.Good to learn and move on.
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you guys,
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Why lizzy go bump old topic?
izzit now ish 7mth and lizzy is complaining most ppl unable to see thhings for what they truely r, eg: our Yandao Ah Gui?