While i was having my coffee break with my customer just now, my phone rang, the number seemed alien to me,anyway i picked up phone, "eugene here, who's that?" came the reply, " i am Andy here." and i was wondering Andy who? He said " Andy lah, your old friend"
I was really lost as i didnt know him but he claimed to be an old friend, could he really be my old friend for i dont know any old friends that i am not familiar with. So after much talking, i realized indeed he was my "old friend" the guy whom came to my office not more than 10 times .
So after much exhange of pleasantry like how have you been keeping, how is business from Andy, i just got the hunch that this guy would not be so kind to call me just to ask about my current condition.
I said to him bluntly, "So Andy, is there anything i can do for you? let get to the point,Andy" now the cat was really coming out from the bag. " Eugene, are you interested to do this business or not? the E***way, very good one, the company will pay for your shop rental and provide you with some stocks" blah blah blah.....to cut the story short, i told him i was not at all interested and i stayed elusive to his other questions and told him that i was with a friend, and i would call him if i were to be interested.
Really, i just hated it, i dont like so called friends calling me out of a sudden and pretending to be so concern of how i am doing as a pretext then corner me with their so call business proposals.
Q)when was the last time you got bugged my friend like Andy?
P/S : Keep in touch with friends, you just dont know when they will come in handy
hey, for a moment, i tot my Andy called u.. hahaa..
ReplyDeleteu r so enterprising Eugene.. yr old frens kept calling u up to give u Kang Tau-s.... too bad u r not interested, i think i wont be too.. MLM is not for me, i no know how to tok one... lol...
heloo...long time ago, my situation same as urs...then i change my number jjust giv it only to my old friend that was non off biz minded huhuhuhuhu
ReplyDeleteHahaha :D The fact that this ancient friend called you showed that you are quite good huh! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah! Sometimes it is really a shame to know that some people call you because they wanna "use" you. :p
similar situation happened to me. had no idea where on earth this girl got my number. funny thing is, we never talked back at school. she was damn fake, pusing here and there. in the end, tried to con me with her direct sales products. i hate these kinda ppl, pfft!
ReplyDeletewell, when someone does direct sales, he/she needs customers so old time friends will be thought of ..
ReplyDeletemuahaha.. I know how you feel with these old friends.. same here, when everyone got to know my situation, suddenly I feel lots of old friends not just trying to kaypo what going on with me, and also giving me ample business proposal..
ReplyDeleteI just wonder how come they are in the mind thinking I could even do business when I am going through all the 'rough patch'..
yeah, i dont like that kind of fren too. they only remember to call u when they want something from u. very frustrating.
ReplyDeleteI'm agree wif Tekkaus, it means you're quite good.
ReplyDeleteSee it from the bright side, a friend was just catching up with you.. and hey, he's just trying, isn't it what we all do..
Long time din bump into old friends already.. hahaha..
ReplyDeleteYeah.. normally long lost friend appear out of sudden meeting u, act like very closed friend.. it’s only ONE reason. They are doing direct sales or insurance.. =.=”
Some of the direct sales product or insurance package are great! But their way to approach ppl just seems wrong to me..
My hubby’s ex housemate used to do that, always tried to sell things from his MLM. Hate it when people use friendship to gain a few bucks here and there.
ReplyDeletedo have a friend like that.. pretending concern about you with intentions to deal a business. Oncce you reject, they will no you for few months. After about a year they come again with the different kind of business and saying the old business is not good..this one a very new one..100% return..bla..bla..
ReplyDeletehmm.. never happened before..
ReplyDeletebut if that happen, i wont be interested too =P
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Reminds me of when I got bugged my friend for all this kind of stuffs, and she came to my house and make me go to those damn seminars ever week! I was so annoyed. I was ever glad I changed my number and managed to avoid her after. :P
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