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haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
June 26 2011 03:25 GMT
#41
Get off your fucking arse bro. Being Asian is no excuse.

You need about $500 dollars. Find some way to get that money and come back to TL and go ask a question on the tech forums. We will hook you up.
Rillanon.au
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
June 26 2011 03:40 GMT
#42
On June 26 2011 06:22 Vain wrote:He has money on the bank if you read the text:\

I've read it... Doesn't change what I said... Just because someone has money doesn't mean they should throw it away. Normal people know that.
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
June 26 2011 03:58 GMT
#43
On June 26 2011 06:40 Cyclone999 wrote:
Well, they're my age, they're not rich either that they can afford to lend me like 500 dollars, and, I already have the money anyways. That and a lot of my church friends are somewhat related to me (4 of them are my cousins, lol) and the other 4 are good friends of my parents. They would know.

And their parents don't let them spend their money either.

-sigh- I just opened Firefox and iTunes and iTunes froze for a minute cause it was too slow.

@post above me

For my birthday, I got about 200 dollars in red pocket money. And my mom took that to the bank to "save interest" and I never saw it again except for that day. And if I take it out, I won't be allowed to spend it.

My dad said wait till university.



you'll be thankful when you have all that money come university, trust me on that (well at least i enjoy being able to get loaded whenever i want). I finally got my first really well paying job this summer and immediately went out and built a great computer with my first pay check and it's the greatest feeling ever. Up until now I'd been doing everything on the shittiest computers ever. Sometimes you gotta suffer to appreciate things
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
June 26 2011 04:03 GMT
#44
Do amazingly well for one of your major exams. They will be fufilling your wishes in no time at all after that
Cyclone999
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada331 Posts
June 26 2011 04:56 GMT
#45
Thank you everybody, for your replies.

I do indeed realize that I am spoiled (I have a DS, an iPod, and a computer that could "run" Starcraft...). I guess I don't feel content enough.
I live in Canada, the only jobs really is volunteering and you don't get paid for that (I might have to do some of that).

I'll try what you did, although I don't really study anyways (Ace the tests without studying :D)
And as I stated 6 times now, money is not the problem.

Divinek, I hope you're right, cause I don't think they're changing their mind anytime soon.
16 year old Masters Terran :D
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
June 26 2011 05:53 GMT
#46
I gather it's the access to this money that is the problem.

Why don't you withdraw like $20 every day and say it's for lunch or something and save up.
Rillanon.au
Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
June 26 2011 08:24 GMT
#47
How about listen to your parents? Maybe they know better, they told you things for a reason. From what I read in the OP, you are getting good at SC2 fast and you can be obsessed with SC2.
You are 14, your main focus is school, not that you can't play but hundred of games in a week or two is too much. I play around 30 games a month and I am last year in college.

If you are sure you are not gonna playing games for all day, keep acting good and your parents will eventually let you. Or you can quit SC2 for a month, so your parents will see that you want to buy a new PC for educational purpose . Then switch right back in lol.
Terran
wbirdy
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Singapore335 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-26 08:30:02
June 26 2011 08:27 GMT
#48
hey kid, im asian too, so this probably might help:

i was stuck in the same situation as you a few years ago, stuck with a mediocre PC and i wanted to get a better one. so, i basically tried all your methods and they all failed. in the end though, i managed to convince my parents with a decent proposal of some sort.

basically, you have to convince your parents that you are mature enough to handle the new PC and your schoolwork at the same time.

show that you are a mature person by being more active in family activities, engaging in more meaningful conversations with your parents, and work your way from there. i managed to get my PC only after a month of persuasion, so dont give up yet.

what my suggestion would be is to draft up a proposal, stating clearly the reasons why you can, and should get a new PC. you dont have to lie or cheat your way through, just tell them straight up that its for gaming mainly. however, you have to convince them that you can manage your time really well and not "spend too much time on the computer". i admit i spend >6 hours on the PC each day, but i balance it out with a decent social life, plus i spend quite a bit of time on sports too.

all in all, you should show your parents that you're not going to be some nerd holed up in your room all day when you get your shiny new PC. get out there, and make an ATTEMPT to have a life outside of the PC. you may not like it, but hey, you'll get that PC.

P.S. if you need further advice, feel free to PM.
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