Another Horrible Week

Sigh, we lost our first match against SIM. Didn't get to play, so got bench splinters up my ass... But it was equally agonizing to be watching from the sides.

We were up 5 points in the first set, and could have won, but the team just kinda fizzled out and as the other team became more confident, our confidence just dissipated. Yup, lost 3 sets in a row. Our hopes of getting into the semi-finals just flew away... Cos there are 5 teams per group, and we need to win 3 teams to enter the semi-finals. SP is in our group and they are the undisputed best. We were hoping to win the rest cos they're not that fantastic. Looks like the biggest losers will be us.

And I just received a disturbing email from a member of Ventures. A long, long time ago (think 6 months), this guy JS emailed everyone in Ventures asking if we were interested in buying as a group this internet marketing kit. It supposedly contained millions of tips to help you turn your internet site into a money-making tool. Emails were sent back and forth, and in a show of support (I was still enthusiastic about Ventures), I agreed to be a part of the buying group.

However, after a month, it became apparent that only 4 people (JS included) were interested. That meant $150 each person. Unwilling to pay such a cost, we asked JS if perhaps we should ask more people to join in the buying so that we wouldn't need to pay so much each person.

JS never replied. We figured that was that. A few months later, JS emailed the 4 of us and told us the kit had arrived. And he asked for payment. We were all like, WTF???? Why didn't he ask us for confirmation before rushing off to buy the kit?

We hemmed and hawed, and because he couldn't get the DVDs and CDs copied due to special protection programs, we thought the issue was dropped. Unfortunately, I stupidly accepted the notes that he photocopied from the books. But I didn't even look through it; it's still stuck untouched in my locker 6 months later.

Now, I just received an email from JS telling me to collect the DVDs and he even included his bank account number. I'm totally seeing red. How can he be so stupid? I'm absolutely disgusted with the way he handled everything and he stopped hounding this other girl, but I'm still being targeted. Why, why, why?

Asshole. I didn't want to escalate the problem, but I've just fired off an email scolding him. Ok, I agreed to pay for the photocopying of the book and even offered to give him back to the photocopied items. let's see what he says.

See, this is why I quit Ventures. Everyone is a complete fucked up, subhuman entity. Bah.