DEAR SIR, you just got yourself a -

I just got another of those irritating phone calls, where people tell me how XYZ Company is conducting a monthly giveaway draw and that I just happened to be the lucky person. The prizes supposedly do not have terms and conditions attached to them.

The first time I got such a call, I almost believed that it was real! But the moment the conversation ended, doubts and uncertainties surfaced, and I began to notice the little cracks in the caller's proposal. In other words, I realised that I got SCAMMED.

This time round, I didn't even bother to finish listening to what that dude has to say, excusing myself with the all-powerful claim that I AM BUSY. And there, I hung up.

This reminds me of the sporadic Chinese calls that were made to me as well. haha those are easy to evade - just pretend you don't know what they're speaking. But I really wonder where they get my number from. Is some nefarious marketing of our personal contact information happening without our notice or permissions? Oh well, even if it were, we can't do anything about it.

The river rises, flows over its banks
and carries us all away, like mayflies
floating downstream: they stare at the sun,
then all at once there is nothing.

- Gilgamesh