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Name:Julienne Wong
DOB:22nd March 1985
Course:LLM International Law
Location:United Kingdom
Colour:Pink! Pink! Pink!
Ambition:Travel around the World
Habits:shopping
Current motto:Work smart, play hard!
Current Favourite Song:Silje Nergaard- The Waltz
Last Movie:Jumper
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About me:I may be older than I look, and I may be younger than I sound. I may be nicer than I act, and I may be more cruel than you think. I may be something you cannot explain, but either way, I`m still me.






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Sunday, 16 March 2008
I remember the fond old times in Genting Highlands when arcade games that produces tickets in exchange for prizes was once my paradise. I remember how all the adults will go to the casino leaving me and my cousin with some cash to play in the indoor theme park. I remember my dad winning bags and bags of teddy bears for me which is all still in the store room now. (i think)

Last year when I revisited the indoor theme park again, I could barely recongnize any games in it. All the old games were gone, substitute by the new ones which didn't look attractive and the teddy bears weren't as cute as before. In fact, some look retarded.
Come to think about it, I swear they were trying to brain wash every kid (including the once naive me) to spend their parents money to buy those ugly toys which are probably worth RM0.50 but we ended up paying RM50 just to collect enough ticket points to exchange it into a cheapskate toy. It's an addiction, I know because I was once that kid who would cry until my dad got me the bear. :( But sweet daddy always manages to get for me what I want without hesitating when it comes to my childish wants. It's a pure gambling addiction instill over time to entice you into the casino when you grow older.

Today, I found another whole new concept of gambling. Online bidding addiction.
Try visiting www.telebid.com

At first when I visited the website I was sooooooooooooo engrossed in it and I quickly signed up for it without thinking much.

For example: Getting a new nintendo wii for nine pounds!!! nine pounds...and that's just to pay for your postage.

You can bid anything from a washing machine, laptops, LCD monitors, game consoles and basically everything just looks attractive and cheap.So I typed in all my detail, read the terms and conditions(lawyer mah...can't help it),clicked on the confirmation email and signed in.

Then, I clicked on the wii console and it brought me to another page.It says I can't bid until I buy bidding vouchers. (first sign of suspected doggyness) So I clicked on 25 pounds and it led me to pay pal.

You know, we women are so blessed.We are born with strong women intuitions...

and so before I pay, I surf the net to check out telebid. Guess what I found?

I learn that it's actually a bidding pool. Basically for every bid, it cost 50pence which amounts to 0.7pence on the website. (hence the need to buy the voucher)
So they earn money from your bid and it depends on your luck whether you can get it cheaper or not but it's certainly not like the ebay system where the last bidder pays all. The concept is more like every bidder pays a little bit and winner gets is free.


If you understand the concept, it looks like a scam but a totally legal one here. Interesting eh...

If you still don't understand, maybe the example below can give you a clearer picture.

(note: abstracts from http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=650139&page=2)


cryptoguru:


Apple MacBook MB062 2.16 GHz White


was on at RRP £829 ... but you get it free when you win ... that's 100% saving.
The bidding took it to £523.11 ... which the winner didn't have to pay (they just have to pay the delivery of £9.80).

Telebid got 523.11/0.07*50p = £3736.50
Whooaaa!!

They don't even have to stock the thing ... they can order it from play.com at £819.99 and you pay for delivery.
They made £2916.51profit on that one item ... and didn't even have to handle it or store it or even be nice to you.



So people, you've been warned!

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