I’ll never forget the day I lost $11,000 at the casino. I had gone in with the intention of having some fun, but ultimately I ended up feeling like a complete idiot.

I had been gambling for a few weeks prior and had been doing pretty well. I was confident in my ability to make decisions and I was enjoying the rush of winning. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the game and was starting to see some success.

Little did I know that this was all about to come crashing down.

I had gone to the Marina Bay Sands casino with a few friends and we decided to play some blackjack. I was feeling pretty good about my chances and was ready to make some serious money. I started off strong and was winning a few hands in a row. This is when I started to get overly confident and started making bigger bets.

I was sure I could make some big money and I was feeling invincible. I continued to make bigger bets and before I knew it, I had lost all of the money I had brought with me. I had gone in with $11,000 and I left with nothing.

At first, I was in shock. I couldn’t believe that I had just lost all that money. I felt embarrassed and ashamed of myself. I had been so sure that I could make a profit, but I had been wrong.

I started to blame the game and the casino for my loss. I was sure that I had been cheated out of my money and that the game had been rigged against me. I was sure that if I had just been a bit more careful, I could have won that money back.

I continued to blame the game and the casino for my loss, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I was the one to blame. I had been the one to make the bets and I had been the one to take the risks. It had been my decision to make those bets and I had been the one to lose the money.

In hindsight, I realize that I had been foolish to make such large bets without really understanding the game. I should have taken more time to understand the game and the odds before making such large bets. I should have taken it slow and not gotten caught up in the excitement of the moment.

In the end, I lost $11,000 at the casino, but I learned a valuable lesson. I learned that no matter how confident I am in my ability to make decisions, I should always take the time to understand the odds and the risks before making large bets.

I still enjoy going to the casino and playing games, but I am much more careful now. I make sure to understand the game and the odds before I make any bets. I also try to keep my bets reasonable so that I don’t get carried away with the excitement and lose more money than I can afford.

Recently my bf shouted at me in a hawker center because he was angry that I pissed him off. At first, we were annoyed that there were no seats available so we had to search for a few mins and then the seats that we got were not under the fan (my bf perspires easily so he hates it).

The stall we ordered the food from always takes a long time ~30mins to prepare. I knew that he was annoyed when we sat down at the warm place so I stood up and went to wait in front of the stall instead. I just didn’t want to deal with him being cranky if I just sat there. But he followed me and now I had to deal with his non-stop pissy angry face while waiting in front of the food stall WHEN I CLEARLY SAID I CAN WAIT for MYSELF.

After a while of waiting, we saw another empty seat at a better place, with fan etc so he asked me to change. I was already annoyed so I went to sit at the new place. He saw my angry face and he asked why I was angry and I said nothing. Then I used my Instagram cos i wanted to post a picture of myself, and when he saw that I posted it he asked why i didn’t post a picture of us together (the pics were taken a few days ago during our anni celebration).

I told him the past few days already that I f**king look bad on all our couple pics so I didn’t want. The way he asked why I didn’t post our pic instead sounded aggro so I was f**king pissed and went to delete it, but he snatched my phone away and shouted at me for making him angry.

So I cried because I was f**king pissed and i can’t believe that he was screaming at me in a hawker centre with people around us watching. I was fkn embarassed la. So i ate the food while crying lmao and then I realized I don’t think this rs is worth it anymore.

Is it wrong if I want to break up just bc of this incident? I’m not surprised if he shouts at me worse when we get married in future. p.s. this happened on our anniversary lmaooo

I’m a 29-year-old local Singaporean and I have been doing this for 3 years.

I never thought I would become a S worker.

But here I am, standing in a dingy hotel room, waiting for my next client to arrive.

I try to prepare myself for whatever might come through the door, but it’s hard to know what to expect.

There was one time I had a fat and sweaty man as a client, I was nervous. I didn’t know if I would be able to go through with it, but I needed the money. So I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the task at hand.

At first, it was hard to get past his appearance. He was overweight, and his sweat was dripping onto the bedspread. Half the time I feel like vomiting but I had no choice.

But as the session went on, I started to focus on the job at hand. I tried to make small talk, to make him feel comfortable and relaxed. And eventually, I started to feel more at ease myself.

After that first time, I realized that I could handle just about any client that came my way. I learned to separate myself from the situation, to focus on the job and not on the person I was with. It wasn’t always easy, but it was necessary to survive in this line of work.

But despite my newfound confidence, there are still moments when I feel uncomfortable or even scared. There have been times when clients have been rough or aggressive, and I have had to assert myself and demand that they stop. It’s not always easy to stand up for myself, but I know that it’s necessary for my own safety.

Growing up, I never had much. My parents were poor, and we struggled to make ends meet. I dropped out of school and started working at a fast-food restaurant, but the pay was barely enough to cover my bills. I was stuck in a cycle of poverty and desperation, and I didn’t see a way out.

That’s when I met someone. She was a friend of a friend, and she offered to introduce me to the world of prostitution. At first, I was hesitant. I didn’t want to sell my body for money, but I was desperate. I needed a way to make ends meet, and this seemed like the only option.

So I took the plunge, and I started working as a S worker. It wasn’t easy at first – there were times when I felt scared or uncomfortable, times when I didn’t want to go through with it. But I pushed through, and eventually, I started to get used to it.

I know it’s not glamorous, and it’s not something that most people would understand. But for me, it’s a way to make a living and support myself. I know that I am providing a service that some people need, and that makes me feel a sense of purpose and worth.

And even though it’s not always easy, I know that I am strong enough to handle whatever comes my way. I am a S worker, and I am proud of who I am and what I do.

Im unsure if I cheated. However I felt that it is not my fault. Here is my story.

A little background information about myself. I am 31 years old, a self-made entrepreneur with 17 shops and counters all around Singapore selling fashion jewellery. I made a profit of sgd30k+ to sgd90k+ per month in 2019. My wife, on the other hand, is working as a marketing manager earning 6k a month. We are married for 3 years. I loved her.

I was working 14 to 15 hour a day as I need to ensure all my staffs open the shop on time and I personally also do the end of day sales. All these years, I handled everything by myself except hiring staffs to stand at the shop.

Exactly a year ago, I felt really exhausted from my business. I felt that I could not handle my business all by myself anymore as my shops were still expanding. Then, I have a brilliant idea. Why not my wife quit her job in marketing and assist me in full time. I could easily pay her twice her salary. That night, I spoke to her while we were having dinner at home. Her immediate response was “NO”. She said that she neither wants to depend on me nor my business. She wanted a career on her own. I was saddened, but I respected my wife decision. She then advised me to hire a secretary which I guess is my only choice.

The next day, I posted an advertisement on various job searching sites looking for a secretary. A few days later, 7 of them came down for an interview. Surprisingly, all 7 of then were women even though I did not specify gender in my job listings hahaha. The first 6 of them, were really bad. Most of them demanded fixed working hours, flexible schedules and off on weekends. One even asked for 3.5k a month despite having no experience!

Just as I was giving up, the seventh girl knocked on my door. She was dressed in a midi dress with shiny black stilettos. Her hair was ash brown, slightly curled with bangs. Her eyes were huge and round, and an obvious dimple that can be seen when she smiled. TBH, she has the dream girl look that I believe 90% of the guys will fall in love with! I stared at her for almost 5 seconds, before I swallowed my saliva and asked her to come in for the interview.

In summary, her name is Joy(not her real name), aged 24 and she recently left her job as a clerk because she cannot stand the politics in the office. She is willing to accept any working hours and schedule and even a starting salary of 2.1k. I accepted her immediately and told her to come to work the day after.

In the next 6 months, Joy and I were great partners as we worked together almost every day. I was amazed at Joy working attitude and efforts she put into the job as my secretary. My business can totally operate without my management with Joy around. She really eased alot of my burden. Despite Joy 10/10 looks and the admiration that I have in her, I did not do anything beyond what a decent boss will do. The most I did was buying her breakfast and sending her home after shop visiting and that’s what I think I should do as a boss. Joy was also very professional and did not do anything inappropriate before.

One day as I was moving the stocks in my office. I tripped myself and sprained my ankle (I know how clumsy I am haha). Without hesitation, Joy heard my fall and ran into my office. She held me up and put me back to my chair. I told her that I will be fine after taking some pain killer. She told me to give her a minute and she came back with some Chinese medical oil. Suddenly, she kneels down in front of me and took off my shoes. I shunned away and told her I can do it on my own. She reassured me to just relax and trust her in what she’s doing and I obliged. This is the first time there’s any form of physical contact between me and joy. Despite the pain in my ankle, I felt blissed. Joy was like an angel in my eyes, yet she willing to let down her ego to rub my ankle with the oil. As she was massaging my ankle, she said in a very gentle but low voice “why you always never take care of yourself one..” she glanced at me and I can see tears in her eyes. Wow, I thought to myself, is Joy heartbroken that I sprained my ankle?

After which, Joy drove me home in my car and took a taxi back. To my horror when I reached home, my wife saw my swollen ankle and said “WTF you how old already still can fall until like that. You better go see a doctor yourself tomorrow.” My heart ached a bit. I did not sense any care from my wife. But it’s okay, I understand that my wife is not those girls that sweet talk and say nice things.

I talked to my wife, saying that I felt like our relationship distanced. We lost all the sparks and every day was just work work and work. I said I’m willing to spend more time with her, bring her to holiday and etc. But my wife told me no need, she still has many projects to rush at work plus it is normal for couples to feel this way. I said, including faded feelings? She stunned, but said “it’s normal for every couple, all my friends also like that”, and she walked away…. I guess my wife and I did have some feelings faded but my wife doesn’t seem to be worried or concern. Perhaps her job is her number 1 priority.

One day, I received a call from a big and famous Korea distributor. They were interested in supplying fashion jewellery for my shops in Singapore. They wanted me to go Korea and discuss with them. I was extremely delighted hearing this good news and told my wife. I told her that she should come with me to meet the distributor in Korea and we can take the time to holiday. She rejected me and said that “This kind of thing why you come ask me. You want holiday can go next time. This is a business trip, you should go with Joy”.

I told Joy about this and Joy agreed to go. 2 weeks later, Joy and I arrived in Korea. We met 3 male executives representing the Distributor in a korean resturant. Instead of discussing and negotiating about the contracts. They wanted to dine with us and drink first. Joy and I smiled and agreed. After eating, the male executives passed me a bottle of soju and said to test my sincerity. Normally I can easily drink 5 bottles of soju easily but I was having a really bad stomach flu that day. Just as I was explaining my sickness to them, Joy cut into the conversations and said she will tank for me. The executives cheered, passed the Soju bottle to Joy and Joy dunk the whole bottle down in seconds. This made the executives more happy and wanting to drink more with Joy. I tried to stop, but Joy reassured me that she’s okay. End of the day, the executives signed the contract with us but Joy drank 4 bottles of soju. As the executives left, Joy fell while I held her up. She couldn’t walk properly. We went down to get a taxi and sent her back to the hotel. Outside the hotel lobby, she vomited all over herself.

I brought her and back to her room. Looking at her dress full of vomits, Im unsure of what I should do. After 10 minutes of hesitation. I decided to remove her dress(JUST THE DRESS) and wiped her body with a warm towel. Suddenly Joy pulled my arm, and I fell beside her on the bed. With her eyes closed, she mumbled something like she really love me but didn’t want to come into my life as I am married. That was the time that I am sure we have feelings for each other.. Not knowing what to do, I stared at her face while lying beside her on the bed for hours while she is unconscious until I fell asleep too.

The next day, she woke up and saw herself without anything on while Im beside her. I explained to her anxiously and she just smiled at me and said “I know, dont worry, I trust you”.
Im unsure if she could remembered what she said last night. Anyway, we got dressed up and decided to go out and celebrate! We went many places, took many photos, brought many stuffs, laughed and joked like some sweet loving couple(except physical touch).
Idk why but suddnely we felt more open to each other, like as any of the barriers were gone. After which, I sent her back to her hotel room, before she close the door, she said this is her happiness day of her life. I said me too, smiled and stared at each other for around 10 seconds, and I left.

Next day, we took a plane back to Singapore. Joy thanked me for the care in Korea and took a taxi back. Even though everything seems normal, I have this feeling like I might lose Joy. Idk why.

And the fact is, Joy reached home and sent me a message telling me that she will be leaving this Job. I accepted her request and told her to take care of herself.

Its been 3months since Joy and I didnt have any contact. However every second in my mind I still think of Joy. I can also see from Joy social media that she is sharing photos we took in korea (without me in it) while captioning with emo quotes. I knew that Joy and I are really in love.

I need help guys, I really don’t know what to do. Me and my wife doesn’t have feelings anymore. Even though nothing much really happened between me and Joy, but we are sincerely in love.

Hi everyone, Really need some advise. Gonne go straight to the point. So here it goes..

Happen to travel to bkk with a friend 2 months back. And on a certain night of our 1 week stay, i went clubbing with my friend at a pretty popular pick-up joint.

My friend and me then approached these 2 girls who were friends and invited them to have drinks together. After the usual routine of playing games and drinking, it was soon lights on.

Subsequently, the girl followed me back to my hotel. And yes, her friend and her both happen to be FL in the club looking for customers. After the night, we exchanged LINE.

Ended up with her every night having more S and going for dinner, movies etc with her for the rest of my BKK trip as i extended while my friend left.

Fast forward 2 months, we still keep in contact and talk every day. Twice, I tried to stop talking to her as I feel it is very tiring to play the emotional game while having to deal with the language barrier.

But twice, she asked me why i don’t want to contact her anymore and claim that she is very sad. She sends me photos of her daily life, always send me missing you messages and always ask me to visit her in bkk. Till date, never asked me for any money before.

Honestly, i rather she asked so i can just give myself a convincing reason to stop all this. She has also told me she is serious about having a relationship with me as i treat her very well and asked me if i do have other girlfriend that she doesn’t know about.

Pls advise bros and sis. Thank you all.

A year has 52 weeks, Drinking every Friday and Saturday would make up to at least 104 drinking sessions a year if I include public holidays it would be even more. Let’s just use 100 drinking sessions a year to calculate to make things easier.

Let’s break down to how much I normally spend

• Taxi S$30 (From where I normally drink and go home after midnight)
• Drinks: S$100
• Optional: Tips/Flowers: S$ 50 – 200 (Depends, sometimes none)
• Optional: Supper: S$10 – 20 (Depends, sometimes none)

An average of S$190 to S$320, let’s take the middle number S$240 per drinking session

S$240 X 100 drinking sessions = S$24,000

I stopped drinking for around 1.5 years and managed to save around S$33,000. I managed to pay the downpayment for a second hand Lexus IS Hybrid IS300h and even service my loan, insurance, road tax and etc.

I’m not expecting everyone to stop drinking and buy a car, what I’m saying is instead of spending the money on drinking I could have saved more money or buy something I want instead.

You won’t be rich by not drinking but at least you will not be poor.

My boyfriend got a happy ending massage and a STI

As per title yesterday my boyfriend of 4 years confessed he got a happy ending massage; while I was away on holiday.

Long story short we went on holiday but he went back home before me because I had more holidays and wanted to spend extra time with my family.. 4 weeks go by, I get home a few days ago and yesterday he dropped the bomb.

While I was away (roughly a week before I got home) he visited a massage parlor while still a bit drunk from the night before, not only that but as the person was rubbing him out, he started to give her some oral too and that’s how he contracted an STI, even though he says he retracted from it cause he didn’t want oral.

He didn’t tell me straight away because I was back home with my family and he didn’t want to ruin my holiday and our relationship while I was having a great time, and also not to put me in the situation of being on a plane for 20+ hours sitting in my own thoughts worrying.

He’s definitely feeling like crap because of it, he can’t explain WHY he did it, he says that this is the first time in 4 years that he does something behind my back and he wants forgiveness.

Now, something I was so sure of was that he’d never cheat on me cause he’s always been an advocate for a monogamous honest relationship and this honestly destroyed any trust I had in him.

I told him that I have no idea how to process this mentally so the best thing is to try and keep it neutral until we go see a psychologist for some couple counseling, he’ll be paying for it and he says he’s willing to do anything in his power to make this right and that he doesn’t want to lose me for something stupid that he unfortunately did.

He seems very apologetic and willing to fix this, he says he’s sorry for the pain he’s causing me and for jeopardizing our relationship.. but now all those words feel empty to me.

Any advice? Thank you! 🙏

Insurance agent horror storieS.

I’m curious to hear the horror stories that people have of encounters with insurance agents.

My own recent experience: looking for love on a dating app, matched, set up a date, but the match tried to use the date to do financial planning.

To be clear, I’m not here to hate on insurance or insurance agents, but to call out the unsavoury sales tactics that some agents use. I believe that insurance is an important part of the financial system, without which many lives would have been ruined.

Netizens’ stories

• Lmfao, mine was funny asf. half a year after ORD, i get this message asking to meetup from a friend. I was half wary, knowing that this guy studies Finance @ NTU. I actually had his name saved as “Potential Insurance Agent/ Financial Advisor” in my contacts. I was bored and decided to probe a bit, and this fella was quite sincere, even asked to meet with a few of our bunkmates at Universal Studios. Quite normal right, cant sell insurance at USS?
  WRONG. We were queueing up for the Mummy ride, and this was like during the big covid hoo hah and the rediscovery vouchers, so the rides were legit 2 hour waiting times. guy whips out his ipad and tells us he needs to take notes or something for his lecture, ended up showing us his “lecturer’s presentation slides” that was on life insurance and how important it is to be purchasing one at our age since we are joining the workforce and what not.
  After a few minutes of him droning on about how long his lecturers slides are, he proceeds to switch to switch to a slide labeled “PLANS”. He had INDIVIDUAL slides for each one of us after talking to us and crafted a financial plan AND a health plan, like this guy str8 up did research on us before meeting at USS. Wouldn’t shut up about it and said that in case the ride jerks and whatnot and we sprain our neck or break a finger on this ride, we could claim so and so amount. Load of bull, we ended up making a new bunk chat without this fella in it.
  Last i heard of him, he just jio’d people out to go Prawning. Imagine selling insurance while prawning bruh

• This was years ago… I was walking along a HDB void deck corridor, heading to the coffeeshop to tabao some dinner. I remember it was just outside either a Giant or Seng Siong supermart when someone behind me shouted “Uncle, your wallet dropped.” This is strange since I have never dropped my wallet. Anyway, just in case, I turned around to look and this young fella came up and said “I hope you don’t mind hor, no wallet, but I represent xxx insurance company…” I said no thanks and went to the coffeeshop.
  10 mins later, with my tabao food by my side, I walked back along the same corridor. Again, the same fella starts yelling “Uncle your wallet!”. Naturally, I just ignored him this time.
  A few seconds later, he tapped on my shoulder and tried to turn me around. Oh I spun around alright. I gave him a few angry words, made sure everyone was watching and knew what he was doing just to try and sell insurance.

• I was working a part-time job while waiting for uni to start. I met my ex-colleague and I got along well with her, because we were close in age and had similar interests. But after I quit the part-time job and started uni, I did not keep in touch with her again… until she called me out of the blue one year later.
  She started by saying how she has gotten a new job and her role is to ‘promote’ the CPF plan to people and all I have to do is listen to her talk and I get $20 NTUC vouchers. Being young and naive (and greedy), I agreed. She told me that the vouchers would be mailed to my address and I thought that would be the end of it.
  Lo and behold, two weeks later, she turned up at my house with no warning whatsoever, under the guise of ‘signing the confirmation sheet for the vouchers’. Even worse, she bought her supervisor with her. She took a very long amount of time to distribute the vouchers to me, and it was not until she started talking about insurance plans and whatnot, that I realised I’ve been scammed.
  Fortunately I remained stubborn and refused to sign, and she left soon after. I immediately blocked her, and warned another mutual friend of mine that this ex colleague might approach her as well (and it did happen).
  It really turns me off, how some of these agents use such scummy practises to get people to sign up.