i got a call recently from someone whom i have not heard for a long time, though i'm not really close to him. nor do i know him well enough to call him a friend of mine. more like an acquaintance. he told me who he was and the purpose of him calling me: he wants to borrow money. and that's when things got interesting.

at first i thought he was having an emergency like he was involve in an accident or in dire need of money to pay for medical expenses, so i asked him how much he needs and he replied how much can i lend him. i said i only have a few hundred because i just bought a new handphone using like 90% of my personal savings. without missing a beat he asked for RM1,000. at this point i wondered if he listened to my earlier sentence. i repeated it and he said he wants RM500. now, i start to suspect something.

so i asked him what's the money for. he said he needs RM30,000 to start a business by the end of the month or else he stand to lose RM7,000 in profit. i was like, huh? he added that he's in desperate mode and he have been asking most of his friends for money. so i told him the most i can give is RM200. from the tone of his voice, he sound disappointed at the small amount, so he refused and hung up.

i thought that's the last i've heard from him, but i was WRONG. he called a few days later and told me he's in melaka. again he asked for the same amount and again i said i don't have it. he still refused the amount i offered, and then he said something that really really pissed me off. he asked me, "DO YOU MIND IF I GO OVER TO YOUR HOUSE AND ASK FROM YOUR PARENTS?". That particular questions ticked me off. straight away i told him that i won't mind but my parents would. then he hung up.

to be continued...