You might have noticed the little square thingies in the sidebar linking to a bunch of HYIP programs. I originally put them up so that a friend of mine could sign up in my downline, but I think I'll leave them there in case some of you feel like trying them out.
The thing with HYIPs is that they are scams. No doubt about that. Sooner or later they all stop functioning and if you had any money on your account with them, you won't see that money again. But before the moment comes when they stop paying, they do pay pretty good interests. This is how it works. You register an account with such an investment group. You decide which plan - because usually they have several - you like and how much money you would like to invest. You invest that money via AlertPay or any other e-currency they accept. Finally, you wait for the day your investment matures and you can transfer your principal and the profits to your AlertPay account.
For example, I invested 30 dollars into InvestiMates on 16 July. On 28 July, 12 days later, I had 43,2 dollars on my account. I also tried the 10-day plan of SteadyGrowthInvest. I invested 5 dollars - all that was left on my AlertPay account - and yesterday I transferred 6,5 dollars back. Not that it's so much, but it worked. Now I have accounts with 8 HYIPs, all them with a small amount of money that wouldn't be too painful to lose. You should never ever do this with money that you don't want to lose... This is rule number 1 of any HYIP forum you will ever see.
(My) rule number 2 is not to compound the investments because even though you would in theory have higher profits, if the site shuts down while your money is in an active investment, all your money is gone.
Rule #3: read forums but keep in mind that the fact that a site paid the day before doesn't necessarily mean that it's still going to pay in a week.
I like these programs. You need to have an extent of self-control not to invest more than what you can afford to lose. Personally, it gives me a buzz to sign in and see how my money is doing - whether I still have it in the first place :) It's strange. I've been in casinos and I've never been too excited about them. Maybe because everything depends on chance only - except for counting cards... Statistically, you have a small chance to win, but since Miss Fortuna doesn't like me too much, I don't really count on her. But here, strategical thinking comes in. You have to get in and out of business at the right time. And having a realistic chance to win makes the game a lot more exciting!
Friday, 31 July 2009
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Summer weekends 3 - Siófok
These days all days seem like weekends. There's not much to do apart from preparing for my last driving exam and my last exam at uni. Both should be done soon. Anyway, since "normal" people do have jobs, weekends are still somewhat busier than weekdays. So, here's yet another summer weekend post.
Whenever Jani says that he'll be somewhere at a given time, you should at least add an extra hour to that. So, when he said that he wanted to leave for Siófok at 1 pm, I was quite sure we wouldn't be prepared to leave till 3. I was wrong. We weren't done packing till 4 pm...
I was looking for accomodation last minute, just a day before leaving. Jani's friends assured us that they would find somewhere to stay, but when they still had not managed the day before arrival, we took control of arranging the weekend. Well, I did. I called quite a couple of places and of course they were fully booked. (Siófok is the capital of the Balaton, probably the most popular party town around the lake.) My favorite phone conversation was with a guy who asked how many people I had talked to before calling him. I said "3" and he added "yet". It all sounded quite hopeless, but eventually I found an appartement for 4 + 2 people, which was exactly what we needed.
Anita and Tamás, two ancient friends of Jani's arrived slightly later than we did - allowing us to pick the room that we liked better and which was probably about half a degree cooler than the other one. The moment they arrived they started whining about the temperature... They were drunk - yup, they don't really worry about drinking and driving - and I really had a hard time handling them. I've known them for quite a while now and they are the weirdest couple I've ever seen, constantly fighting, sometimes also phisically. They are also the biggest party people I've ever met. Seriously. BarCo included.
Kincses and her girlfriend arrived an hour later or so (of zo :), and even though the original plan was having them over on Saturday, they miraculously disappeared. I think Orsi was really weirded out by Anita and Tamás and so they decided to lie about her having to work the other day.
We spent the first night at the beach, drinking and dancing, and listening to Anita and Tamás whining the way back about how long it took to get to the apartment and listening to the series of "if only they had arranged the apartment" comments. Yeah, except that they had not, even though they had two weeks to deal with it. I tried to refrain from commenting on their inability of behaving like two adults and shut my mouth. Strategically shutting my mouth is something I find quite hard to do but once I manage I'm usually fairly glad afterwards.
The second day was the day the Cinetrip party took place at the Coke Beach. Usually the party is held at one of the Turkish baths in Budapest, but this being the special edition "plein air", it was transferred to the Balaton. Not that this is very special - it happens every year. The island was built last minute: a metal platform on the lake, housing the sets the DJs used and some huge displays for the VJs. It was all set up by the time it was Jani's turn to play except that everybody was quite aware of the storm that was approaching. We saw it getting closer and closer, large black clouds approaching from the West, and a curtain of rain covering the other side of the lake. Once the lightnings got close enough and the wind and rain have arrived, it was time to move. The plugs on the platform were literally soaked in water, so no wonder the security people wanted us to get to the land quickly. I still stayed to take a couple of pictures of the thunderous lake.
I used to love swimming in the lake on windy days when I was small. The wind was cold but the water stayed warm and the wind made lovely waves in the water. Later, in Wales, I loved waves when surfing and hated them when simply swimming in the sea. Now, we had no chance to stay anywhere close, because the lifeguards made us leave the platform and the water. Evil people :)
Anyway, Jani was playing in a glass box and I was left with Anita and Tamás. The atmosphere was much nicer than the day before: they weren't drunk and I was better rested. We had a pizza and I was freezing my tits off in the meantime. Literally. My wet bikinis did not help much.
We'd made our evening plans quite some time in advance. There was a salsa party in Siófok that night, so Jani and I headed to the place after a short siesta. We also dropped by the continuing Cinetrip party, which was deserted at the time, even though the atmosphere was very happy, nice and slightly drunk in the DJ box. The salsa party surpassed my expectations, although I think it would have been much worse without one of the salsa dance schools having their summer camp nearby and taking their people to the party. Anyway, there were plenty of people. Also, a lot of good dancers, in larger numbers than at a usual party in Budapest. Don't ask me why. Maybe it's only the diehards that travel 2 hours to go to a salsa party. Or maybe that salsa school just has a lot of good dancers... Who knows.
It was a nice evening. Tiring and fun. We checked the DJ box once again and this time we found a lot more people dancing in the sand on the beach. We had a pizza again (we had 3 pizzas that weekend...) and walked back to the apartment.
The next day was only about packing and eating out. It was still cold, and even though I was quite enthusiastic about swimming in the lake (I mean the water was still warm), the rest of us said a definite no to that idea. Tamás and Anita had had a couple of derogative comments of each other just before we left for home. Just to remind us what a relationship should not look like.
Whenever Jani says that he'll be somewhere at a given time, you should at least add an extra hour to that. So, when he said that he wanted to leave for Siófok at 1 pm, I was quite sure we wouldn't be prepared to leave till 3. I was wrong. We weren't done packing till 4 pm...
I was looking for accomodation last minute, just a day before leaving. Jani's friends assured us that they would find somewhere to stay, but when they still had not managed the day before arrival, we took control of arranging the weekend. Well, I did. I called quite a couple of places and of course they were fully booked. (Siófok is the capital of the Balaton, probably the most popular party town around the lake.) My favorite phone conversation was with a guy who asked how many people I had talked to before calling him. I said "3" and he added "yet". It all sounded quite hopeless, but eventually I found an appartement for 4 + 2 people, which was exactly what we needed.
Anita and Tamás, two ancient friends of Jani's arrived slightly later than we did - allowing us to pick the room that we liked better and which was probably about half a degree cooler than the other one. The moment they arrived they started whining about the temperature... They were drunk - yup, they don't really worry about drinking and driving - and I really had a hard time handling them. I've known them for quite a while now and they are the weirdest couple I've ever seen, constantly fighting, sometimes also phisically. They are also the biggest party people I've ever met. Seriously. BarCo included.
Kincses and her girlfriend arrived an hour later or so (of zo :), and even though the original plan was having them over on Saturday, they miraculously disappeared. I think Orsi was really weirded out by Anita and Tamás and so they decided to lie about her having to work the other day.
We spent the first night at the beach, drinking and dancing, and listening to Anita and Tamás whining the way back about how long it took to get to the apartment and listening to the series of "if only they had arranged the apartment" comments. Yeah, except that they had not, even though they had two weeks to deal with it. I tried to refrain from commenting on their inability of behaving like two adults and shut my mouth. Strategically shutting my mouth is something I find quite hard to do but once I manage I'm usually fairly glad afterwards.
The second day was the day the Cinetrip party took place at the Coke Beach. Usually the party is held at one of the Turkish baths in Budapest, but this being the special edition "plein air", it was transferred to the Balaton. Not that this is very special - it happens every year. The island was built last minute: a metal platform on the lake, housing the sets the DJs used and some huge displays for the VJs. It was all set up by the time it was Jani's turn to play except that everybody was quite aware of the storm that was approaching. We saw it getting closer and closer, large black clouds approaching from the West, and a curtain of rain covering the other side of the lake. Once the lightnings got close enough and the wind and rain have arrived, it was time to move. The plugs on the platform were literally soaked in water, so no wonder the security people wanted us to get to the land quickly. I still stayed to take a couple of pictures of the thunderous lake.
I used to love swimming in the lake on windy days when I was small. The wind was cold but the water stayed warm and the wind made lovely waves in the water. Later, in Wales, I loved waves when surfing and hated them when simply swimming in the sea. Now, we had no chance to stay anywhere close, because the lifeguards made us leave the platform and the water. Evil people :)
Anyway, Jani was playing in a glass box and I was left with Anita and Tamás. The atmosphere was much nicer than the day before: they weren't drunk and I was better rested. We had a pizza and I was freezing my tits off in the meantime. Literally. My wet bikinis did not help much.
We'd made our evening plans quite some time in advance. There was a salsa party in Siófok that night, so Jani and I headed to the place after a short siesta. We also dropped by the continuing Cinetrip party, which was deserted at the time, even though the atmosphere was very happy, nice and slightly drunk in the DJ box. The salsa party surpassed my expectations, although I think it would have been much worse without one of the salsa dance schools having their summer camp nearby and taking their people to the party. Anyway, there were plenty of people. Also, a lot of good dancers, in larger numbers than at a usual party in Budapest. Don't ask me why. Maybe it's only the diehards that travel 2 hours to go to a salsa party. Or maybe that salsa school just has a lot of good dancers... Who knows.
It was a nice evening. Tiring and fun. We checked the DJ box once again and this time we found a lot more people dancing in the sand on the beach. We had a pizza again (we had 3 pizzas that weekend...) and walked back to the apartment.
The next day was only about packing and eating out. It was still cold, and even though I was quite enthusiastic about swimming in the lake (I mean the water was still warm), the rest of us said a definite no to that idea. Tamás and Anita had had a couple of derogative comments of each other just before we left for home. Just to remind us what a relationship should not look like.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Monday, 13 July 2009
# x
I decided not to number any further driving exams. I failed again and I think it was unjust, but sure, if I did everything perfectly, I would have given fewer reasons for the examiner to fail me. It actually went really well till about the point where I had to park. It was probably the best parking I've ever done. Flawless. Perfect. Then I had to turn left and then left again - and that's when I should have got somewhat closer to the left edge of the street, but I didn't, so the examiner told me to park the car somewhere and change seats.
I was so mad I could cry. I know what the rule is in a one-way street. But the reason for getting closer to the edge is to 1. let any other cars pass on your right if they want to continue their way straight ahead or if they want to turn right, 2. get a better view of the traffic on the street you are about to take. And in my case 1. the street was so narrow that one car could hardly fit, let alone two (seriously, a biker couldn't have passed next to the car) and 2. I had a perfect view of the other street. It makes me angry that context plays no role whatsoever in how you interpret the situation. I know... laws have to be accepted, not thought about when you are driving. This is actually written in my textbook, which is also quite ridiculous.
I wouldn't be this upset if I were a bad driver. But I am not and I love driving! So, another few lessons to come and another ~ 20.000 Ft to be paid... I'm consoling myself with the thought that once I have my licence I don't have to worry about these things ever again, unless I do something very stupid. But if everything goes well, I'll just have to see a doctor every 10 years and get a stamp...
The way home I decided to drop by the HerbaHáz, a store that specializes in healthy food, beauty products and bio things. I had to buy something for my aunt's birthday and my grandma's nameday. Browsing the shelves my eyes got caught by sushi rice and since I felt that I really needed something to pamper myself with, I bought ingredients for a sushi. I watched a couple of videos on YouTube about how to make and roll sushi and I was set. I cooked the rice, cut the seaweed, laid it on the sushi mat, spread the rice and the filling (cucumber and eggs this time, because I didn't have any raw fish or avocado) and started rolling. I did put a little too much stuff in there, so I couldn't close the first roll, but the second roll turned out very nice. I cut the roll into 6 pieces as it has to be done and sprinkled them with soy sauce. They were delicious! My first ever sushi rolls :) They put me in a somewhat better mood. Not exactly happy-happy-joy-joy, but okay.
I was so mad I could cry. I know what the rule is in a one-way street. But the reason for getting closer to the edge is to 1. let any other cars pass on your right if they want to continue their way straight ahead or if they want to turn right, 2. get a better view of the traffic on the street you are about to take. And in my case 1. the street was so narrow that one car could hardly fit, let alone two (seriously, a biker couldn't have passed next to the car) and 2. I had a perfect view of the other street. It makes me angry that context plays no role whatsoever in how you interpret the situation. I know... laws have to be accepted, not thought about when you are driving. This is actually written in my textbook, which is also quite ridiculous.
I wouldn't be this upset if I were a bad driver. But I am not and I love driving! So, another few lessons to come and another ~ 20.000 Ft to be paid... I'm consoling myself with the thought that once I have my licence I don't have to worry about these things ever again, unless I do something very stupid. But if everything goes well, I'll just have to see a doctor every 10 years and get a stamp...
The way home I decided to drop by the HerbaHáz, a store that specializes in healthy food, beauty products and bio things. I had to buy something for my aunt's birthday and my grandma's nameday. Browsing the shelves my eyes got caught by sushi rice and since I felt that I really needed something to pamper myself with, I bought ingredients for a sushi. I watched a couple of videos on YouTube about how to make and roll sushi and I was set. I cooked the rice, cut the seaweed, laid it on the sushi mat, spread the rice and the filling (cucumber and eggs this time, because I didn't have any raw fish or avocado) and started rolling. I did put a little too much stuff in there, so I couldn't close the first roll, but the second roll turned out very nice. I cut the roll into 6 pieces as it has to be done and sprinkled them with soy sauce. They were delicious! My first ever sushi rolls :) They put me in a somewhat better mood. Not exactly happy-happy-joy-joy, but okay.
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