What did you buy during the PC Show?

Yappy · 14th March 2005

Hi..all...
just Kapoor... what did you buy during the last PC show?
Just those photographic equipment only or those you will be using for your editing your images etc...

Yappy

ricohflex · 16th March 2005

Hi,
Kapoor

I bought a can of sardines to remind myself what it was like in there with the big crowd and even more people trying to get in from outside.

Just kidding.

Oh, on Saturday I was travelling in a taxi along the ECP around 5pm.
The traffic jam to Suntec extended all the way back up to the highest point on the bridge along the ECP. That would be the exit towards Rochore.
The traffic jam backed up 2 kilometers?!!!

But if I was businessman selling the digicameras at the IT Show, wonderful.
Lots of sales.

Yappy · 19th March 2005

Hey.. you are rite... it is packed and good for the those with long hand. I kept holding to my waist porch and you guess what happened? It was cut but fortunately I only lost one SD card holder..sigh!
Grapped a few memory cards and was held back to look at the products like Canon 350... no chance to even hold the camera.. too pack too many people.... same at every PC show..... hope that organsier can have the show at bigger place. I am sure many will participate...

Yappy

ricohflex · 19th March 2005

Wah, Yappy,

good thing you took precautions.

I thought I was paranoid to hang on to my wallet carefully.

Now you have proven that we were wise not to take chances.

Hey they don't even bother to pickpocket.
Now they use razors to cut straps and bags.

Maybe organised syndicate from China or Vietnam or Malaysia.

bkling1 · 19th March 2005

Originally Posted by ricohflex

Wah, Yappy,

good thing you took precautions.

I thought I was paranoid to hang on to my wallet carefully.

Now you have proven that we were wise not to take chances.

Hey they don't even bother to pickpocket.
Now they use razors to cut straps and bags.

Maybe organised syndicate from China or Vietnam or Malaysia.

How u know the syndicate are originated from those mentioned countries? It could be made in Singapore either!

AReality · 19th March 2005

It's not a show.

It's a 'Lelong Lelong' Pasar Malam.

Since when singapore got such shows 1?

ricohflex · 20th March 2005

Hi
Bkling1

Yah, you're right.
Nowadays Singaporeans also desperate.
The Tampines case very sad.

No offence to those countries. of course they got lots of good people.

Just that in news reports in the past, they did report on such highly organised pickpocket syndicates from Vietnam. Even from South America once.

Visitors from China of course got all types of goings-on often reported in local news.

And Malaysia, well quite a near trip from JB to here.

I saw people asking for donations for an obscure school in Tibet or something like that. Groups of 3 or 4. The girl pestering the public was highly trained and extremely persistent. Not like a normal charity worker at all. Very very pushy.
I did ask one of them if they were locals. One said yes. And waved his i/c but did not let me look closely. The i/c colour was GAUDY pink, an give-away of a badly done counterfeit.
I did not push the matter as I knew these people have gangster controllers in the background. Don't want to get stabbed in hawker centre.
These 'charity workers' will then get into a van and hit the next targeted area. Highly organised. So was Al Capone. (Chicago Mafia of America long ago)

Of course there are genuine charity workers. The trick is telling the difference.

14th March 2005	#1
Yappy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 546	What did you buy during the PC Show? Hi..all... just Kapoor... what did you buy during the last PC show? Just those photographic equipment only or those you will be using for your editing your images etc... Yappy

16th March 2005	#2
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,540	Sardines Hi, Kapoor I bought a can of sardines to remind myself what it was like in there with the big crowd and even more people trying to get in from outside. Just kidding. Oh, on Saturday I was travelling in a taxi along the ECP around 5pm. The traffic jam to Suntec extended all the way back up to the highest point on the bridge along the ECP. That would be the exit towards Rochore. The traffic jam backed up 2 kilometers?!!! But if I was businessman selling the digicameras at the IT Show, wonderful. Lots of sales.

19th March 2005	#4
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,540	desperate thieves Wah, Yappy, good thing you took precautions. I thought I was paranoid to hang on to my wallet carefully. Now you have proven that we were wise not to take chances. Hey they don't even bother to pickpocket. Now they use razors to cut straps and bags. Maybe organised syndicate from China or Vietnam or Malaysia.

19th March 2005	#6
AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,396	It's not a show. It's a 'Lelong Lelong' Pasar Malam. Since when singapore got such shows 1? __________________ . The Visual Journalist

20th March 2005	#7
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,540	syndicate Hi Bkling1 Yah, you're right. Nowadays Singaporeans also desperate. The Tampines case very sad. No offence to those countries. of course they got lots of good people. Just that in news reports in the past, they did report on such highly organised pickpocket syndicates from Vietnam. Even from South America once. Visitors from China of course got all types of goings-on often reported in local news. And Malaysia, well quite a near trip from JB to here. I saw people asking for donations for an obscure school in Tibet or something like that. Groups of 3 or 4. The girl pestering the public was highly trained and extremely persistent. Not like a normal charity worker at all. Very very pushy. I did ask one of them if they were locals. One said yes. And waved his i/c but did not let me look closely. The i/c colour was GAUDY pink, an give-away of a badly done counterfeit. I did not push the matter as I knew these people have gangster controllers in the background. Don't want to get stabbed in hawker centre. These 'charity workers' will then get into a van and hit the next targeted area. Highly organised. So was Al Capone. (Chicago Mafia of America long ago) Of course there are genuine charity workers. The trick is telling the difference.