of insect bites and make up exams

Hah!

So I finally got to take my make up exam this afternoon. I would have taken it yesterday but there was a power outage so classes got cancelled. Funny thing though, after when classes were cancelled, I went to the mall, but they also had the power outage. Anyway, I'm rambling from the story. So, there I was, walking around, minding my own business as I was waiting for my brother to pick me up so I could tag along with him on his errands, and this guy accosted me and started talking about would I just try for their promo and I could win big big prizes (channelling Shampoo, scary). I already said no, but he was insistent, so why the heck not, right?

Yeah. Why the heck not indeed.

I won. The first prize, they said, a 19-piece cookware set from Germany. Only catch is I have to buy something from their promotional items so I could claim my prize. No biggie? The cheapest among their items costs about 30K.

Hah.

So we went for the cancellation, but I get to have a souvenir of sorts. So I picked, only I picked the card with a ballpen and a chance to win another prize. Guess what I picked. The home entertainment system with a foot massager. Only... yup, you guessed it, I have to buy something from their promotional items to claim my prizes. Yeah, those.

Hah!

Though if I had my own credit card, I probably would have gone for it. I dunno, guess I always wanted to do something like that even if it felt like a scam of some sort.

Then today, after I took my make up exam, I went with 2 of my classmates to a talk/orientation, for setting up your own business, so she said, and the speaker was a local congressman. So sure, okay... but once my classmate told me to keep an open mind, I was all kinds of wary.

Was I walking into some sort of "Praise the Lord!" kinda thing with the pushy angel wannabes?

Was I going to have to fork over some money for something?

Ah well, what the hell, right? I always wanted to play the sucker for something.

We listened, we chatted, my headache got worse, but it was over. I honestly went for the free snacks, which turned out to be just a club sandwich and a tetrapack juice. *sigh*

But I went, and would you believe it, it was in sales. Hah! I can't do sales even if my life depended on it. Honestly. But I signed up for some reason. Heck, I haven't even encountered their products before this!

Which reminds me, I have to check out their website.

Ah well, I hope I can do something with this, as the prospect of extra income is always welcome.