Chinese Spam

usually i just throw this shit away. but the title was too good:

Part Time Job & Help Eradicating The Native Ninja's

what followed was a hilarious version of wat has become known as the Nigerian scam. i wonder how many people actually fall for this shit. read on for a good laugh (i swear i haven't changed a word of this):

UNGYAN HAOLONG AGRO ALLIED PLASTICS & MOULD CO. LTD
JINGQI ROAD WEST INDUSTRY ZONE HUNGYAN CHINA 31802

Forgive me for intruding on your personal space and microwaving your hamster, especially as we have never met before. Please be aware that I do not want to offer this position to the native ninja's that are running amok in your country.

We are exporters based in China. We export Agro Allied and plastic raw materials into Europe, America and the rest of the world. Our company, Hungyan Haolong Agro Plastic Smoldering Company Limited was established in 1999, and we come in peace you cowardly bastards!

We are interested in employing your service, to work for us as our foreign payments receiving officer, who can receive payments on our behalf for products we supply to our clients in Europe, America and Britain and all over the world.

It does not matter whether you are already in a full or partial employment because this is risk free and it is a part time position that could become permanent, which will be based on your performance rating over time. This will be characterised by transparency and honesty. The more transparent you are the better!

Having a functional bank account is an essential pre-requisite to receive payments on our behalf and is also an added advantage. Subject to your satisfaction with this proposal, you will be made our foreign payments receiving officer in your region.

If you decide to work for us, please forward the following details to our

contact person:

First Name:
Last Name:
Country:
City:
Tel No:
Email:
Sex:
Bank Name:
Bank Account Number:
Bank Routing Number:

Your Business Experience:


REGARDS FROM

Jin Lung
Allied And plastic Limited.



well, my friend Jin, i AM a native ninja and i DO NOT appreciate you microwaving my hamster so i shall have to decline your invitation to join your business venture. i guess i will have to stick with my day job . . . .

Mom Studies English

mom is picking up some interesting english. sometimes we talk in english a bit when grandpa is around and she doesn't want him to know what we're saying (grandpa often pretends to be sleeping or at least not listening but he's quite a tricky old fart). in reference to the latter, i taught her the ever useful phrase "pain in the ass." after which i found out that my sister had taught her what a "muffin top" was.

ah, the miracles of education . . .

Buh Bye 2008, Hello 2009!

while it wasn't all bad, i am happy to have this year behind me. a time for fresh starts and new adventures!

i try to look at things in a balance: i lost someone important last year but i got someone back that i thought i'd previously lost. some friends turned out to be less than stalwart, while the tried and true friendships remained so, even strengthened, cemented in helping each other through the crap times. old dear friends moved away, but i got to add a korean foodie to my urban family. i come away from the year of the rat with this one truth: things are often NOT what they seem to be.

so, new years resolutions? not really, cuz i often find that i don't live up to my own expectations, but perhaps just one: treat each day as a fresh start; don't carry the baggage from the previous day over into the next if it can be helped. i rant ALOT. maybe it's time for a different approach.

Happy New Year Everybody!