haha that's true Chinese for you! like some comedian guy said " Chinese people always try to squeeze every penny out of you while Indians try to bargain the best price haha "
lol Im so cheapo , or its jsut that im cheap in stuff but not Food, lol whenever it comes to snacks , i just gotta buy but then i look back ..... and Go Oh Shit, my weeks money spent on Junk food and snacks hehe . lol yer , wouild prob just wait till China to buy big stuff like shoes or somehting, i dunno =p
erm....smallrini...about the first story....why dun u just tell her and raise the issue? either that, or just treat her the way she treats u.... i had some ppl who were quite stingy when we were going out and didnt offer to pay for me...but u just have to accept that not everyone is generous and its not everyones habit to treat.... just treat ppl the way they treat u i know i would or just not hang out with her anymore if it bothers u...as simple as that... life is too short to spend so much time with ppl who constantly annoys the hell outta u.... about the 2nd story...ehm...i sorta agree with nas.... i always ask for free stuff from my friends as well....huhuhu...like software... why not... n if my friends would ask me and i could help them i know i would n they just ask u cuz u were in IT or whateva... and...are they really ur friends? why do u talk about them like this.... i cant believe u call ur own FRIENDS cheapos hahaha thats not a good sign its true....check the documentary by michael moore... its called sicko... u will never believe what happens over there...u just cant imagine its that bad over there like seriously...compared ot countries like UK and NL.....tsk tsk tsk....
u gotta figure ur friends and act accordingly =) the law of nature says if u do enough things to help people in their favour then it will return to you. i have a few cheap friends too =P i handle them by expecting to get nothing in return in advance and have funnnn