Beware of this thief named "Mart Abbigail Ganan y Castillo"

Ok another post after 5 years, and another post related to another scammer taking advantage of people kindness. 

So how do I get started with this scammer/thief/bitch "Mart Abbigail Ganan y Castillo"? 

She used to be someone whom i worked with at a company. She used to be a bright star till she was showing some questionable attitude at the company. She was troubled with financial issues and she started borrowing money around from workmates at company and she also was involved in online gambling. This had affected her so much that it was showing in her performance where she would start taking emergency leave times from times where eventually she was retrenched. 

After she left the company, she started to text me trying to borrow money and then out of pity and out of my interest in her, I always lent her and in the end the sum ended up somewhere north of 100k PHP where she never even once tried to return me despite her multiple claims.  She usually will disappear, not reply any messages, change her phone number etc when she didnt need any help. (which is definitely a red flag when someone tried to do this). 

I stopped lending her the money eventually and still tried to help her if she cleaned my place and due to my trust for her, I let her clean my place on her own and she left my place unlocked. Twice i found out that I lost something from my place after she left so I started to suspect she was the one stealing from me. She denied it vehemently that she wont do it. Second time where I lost my Switch again after she cleaned, I found out a unit sold on FB marketplace that looked exactly like mine and after a deep snooping and checking with the seller it was confirmed that it was Abby who stole this. Eventually she just admitted she did it out of financial issue etc (see the pattern here? Someone who lacks of money always try to make themselves look pity).

Abby denied everything.

Next,  i lodged a report to Philippine police station so that she can learn a lesson because I was kinda disappointed that she lied and stole from me even after many favors that I did to her all this while. I told her about this and she begged for me to retract the whole thing where she promised me that she will return all my stuffs and the things she stole from me very soon by saying her parents will go to Switzerland to work and get advance money from their boss (which is their relative) as she didnt want a bad record showing up for her.

Abby finally admitted

Guess what happened? Till now I never received single cent from her and I never retract the report as well. However the efficiency of Philippine police deparment is something of a concern as i have lodged the report during June 2024 and I was supposed to go to court to testify against this and till now I was never summoned.

In conclusion, for anyone checking on Mart Abbigail Ganan y Castillo, be aware she has some issues when it comes to finance as well as credibility, so I hope that no company ever will hire her whenever they did a background check and read this. Hereby i will attach her photo as well as the first page of the police report that I lodged against her. 

 

Jastip Scam Indonesia (Sheanny Febrianty)

 Reviving this as I was just scammed by a jastip service.

Current Im based at Indonesia and I was seeking for buying service to procure me the latest Ipad air 4 from Malaysia to Indonesia due to covid and I couldnt go back easily After researching for the the service on instagram(there are plenty on instagram), I bumped into this below(privatetravelmalaysia) and it looked legit enough and the tempting part was the jastip fee wasnt expensive(yeah i know, nothing good comes cheap) and she will handcarry to avoid tax. 

 I even asked the owner to show me some testimonial of her service for more assurance since she was requesting for full payment. I just regretted that I didnt personally ask them to further verify since those so called testimonials were just buyers making payment successfully. 

So the full chronology was this. 

1. I requested her to bring me ipad air 4 from malaysia and she agreed to do so with jastip fee 200k IDR which is equivalent to rm60 where the condition is I must pay full payment of the Ipad Air 4. At this stage responses were prompt from the service provider. 

2. I was provided the account info below and I transferred the money to her on 30th October 2020. I was informed she would procure the unit on the day itself and she would cod with me on 9th November as her flight back to Malaysia was on 7th November. Everything was still smooth by now and response was prompt. 

3. On 1st November 2020, she told me she already preordered with Machine Sunway Pyramind and will be getting my unit on 2nd November 2020. 

4.  On 2nd November 2020, I was requesting for the photo of my Ipad as I was anticipating it very much. Here was when the response started slower(yeah i get it, i already transferred her the money and she has reached the goal)

5. On 3rd November 2020 morning she just replied me with some bullshit telling me that she will get it later since she was waiting for the call from Machine? What the heck? From picking up on 2nd to waiting for call of pickup? Then i was asking her again when was the expected pickup date without any response again till the next day.

6. On 4th November 2020 which was Wednesday she replied me that she will get the unit by friday which was 6th November 2020 as she was busy with some authorization from Indonesian embassy. Yeah something was very fishy now. Pickup was delayed and delayed. 

7. On 6th November 2020, she told me she will pick it up and I asked him to show me some picture of the unit. She also informed she will come back on 7th November 2020 but couldnt cod with me and only cod on 9th November since she wanna self quarantine and do swap test once reaching here. What a bollock.

8. From 7th till 9th November 2020 she never replied my messages once even after I tried to make some video call to her. On 1pm she sent me this bullshit. She informed me that she couldnt go back due to CMCO and her relative was infected with Covid. More bullshit to ensue.  She promised me that she will refund my money within the week even though she has purchased the ipad. 

9. At this point, I just feel dump for trusting her for so long. Not even once she managed to show me the pic. Oh come on how hard will it be to show some pictures of the unit? Then it was the last post from her till now. You can easily transfer the money back to me instead of telling me some bullshit that you need your relative to transfer it and why the fuck would it require 1 week? Unless you have spent all my money and trying to delay again?

10. On the ig page actually there was a phone number which was a malaysian number and i tried to contact the number. +60 13-768 3977. The girl who picked up tried to deny she has anything to do with the page but earlier i already whatsapp her with another number and in that she confirmed that she provided the local tour service in KL. Gotcha scammer. 

Above was sent using my indonesia number. Below was sent using my malaysian number. 

Lastly i tried to comment on her ig to warn the rest from trusting her but alas comment feature was suddenly disabled by her after i called her out as a scammer in whatsapp using my indonesian number.

At this point I was sure that this person was a total scammer and I will be reporting soon to the local police. To get my money back I think it wasnt possible but I hope police will have this record and it will help to prevent others from getting scammed. 

Here is some info of the scammer and her bank info.

Name: Sheanny Febrianty (scam)

Bank: BCA

Bank account no: 1640314059(scam)

Malaysian phone number: +60137683977(scam)

Hands-on and ridiculously in-depth with the Nintendo DSi

Ok, I am sold about this new DSI. Reading through this piece of article and I think you will be able to find out everything you wanna know about dsi(this one is much better than what I linked here last time).

When I say everything, it means everything ranging from its camera and its photographic toys, its sound application to how the slightly bigger screen is gonna affect your gaming experience. Believe me, even though this article spans 5 pages, I am sure it will definitely worth your time if you are still hesitated on getting one or you plan to get one. Hafez, I am sure after reading this it will definitely make you get it once it is released. I know I would provided I have the green! Say YES to blazingly louder volume baby!

Now, when can I get my hand on this? At least I wanna tinker with it as soon as it is released. Hopefully I would be able to attend the LYN gathering and get to experiment with this, particularly on the volume side of it!

I love Play-Asia

It had been some time that I didnt make any purchase at Play-Asia due to the my slowly changing nature that propels me to wait for discounted products and used games. However, since there was a lucky spring sale last week(it should last until tomorrow which is the end of March), I hopped into that site hoping that I could get something as I hadnt bought any new games in a while. A quick snooping around was made and finally I came out with 2 games which were Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword and Chrono Trigger japan version(it features double translations which are English and Japan).

Thanks to my fellow friend, Corez, my order was paid on 22th March and they were shipped out to me the next day. I was lucky he could help me out with the order as I found out 1 or 2 days later both games were restored to the original price. Then of course I had to wait patiently for it to reach me. I was anxious at the same time fearing that this order may not be lucky enough to escape the bloody sucking claws of customs as I had ordered something before at usd80 and unfortunately I received a letter asking me to pay for some tax. No one is gonna enjoy of shelling extra dough for something they have already paid and neither do me. I prayed hard that I could receive this as early as possible and please no letter from custom this time.

To my surprise, I actually receive the order today and I never expect myself to receive it so fast. Ok I lie, I was kinda hoping that I would receive it today but that was really unforeseen as I would expect myself to get it this week. As soon as I received the package, I quickly fire up Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword(without reading the manual! Guess I have been clamouring for a new game for some time as I would read a manual first before playing a new game).

Once again Play Asia has done a great job of delivering its goods and top notch service and I would happily go back and shop again during next sale. For those who have obtained something from the Lucky Spring Sale, have you received your item? What have you bought anyway?

PS: Ok, I gotta head out now to pay Corez his money. He just received his bill statement today and I guess it is time to do my job now. Thanks again, Corez.

Why Zelda?

There were a couple of big news disclosed during Satoru Iwata's(Nintendo CEO) keynote at GDC 2009 like the support where virtual games could now be played through your SD cards after a firmware update and new Final Fantasy games would be available through both Wiiwares and Virtual consoles(for more info, please refer here for the entire keynote) but nothing beat a trailer of a new entry in Zelda series.

It didnt come as a huge surprise to me and I was kind of expecting a new Zelda game on NDS or to be exact I was expecting either port of Ocarina of Time or Majora Mask but to my surprise, NDS is getting another new entry of Zelda series named The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks. Why would I be surprised that NDS will have another Zelda whole new sequel? Let's have a look at the Zelda series on Nintendo portable systems. The original gameboy has its first share of portable Zelda series which is the Link's Awakening while the Gameboy Color has 2 Zelda games which are Oracle of Seasons and Oracles of Age, I consider them to be a game since the you have to link both games to acquire the real ending. Ok, Link's Awakening DX on Gameboy Color isnt considered as a new game. I am talking about the new game which has never appeared on the other consoles before. Next, move on to Gameboy Advance and what we have here? A Minish Cap right? Well, looking at every single portable system before Nintendo DS, you would realize only only 1 original entry of Zelda series will appear on each portable system. The Legend of Zelda seems to break the tradition and by having a new Zelda game on DS, I am both euphoric and disappointed simulatenously.



You know the reason I am happy right? Because it is a WHOLE new Zelda game. On the other hand, I am let down because it seems like as for now the game is not a lot of different than the Phantom Hourglass. Maybe it is too early to judge it but based on the trailer it seems like the game just plays out like Phantom Hourglass. I sure hope that this time it will AT LEAST include a d-pad control but I do notice the fairy is still available in this game, I guess I have to wait until my dream comes true in another outing. I am not trying to say that total touch screen control is bad here. In fact it is intuitive and it certainly injects a refreshing experience into a series that has been around for some time for those who are used to Zelda series but sometimes those Zelda veterans just want something traditional with their beloved Zelda series. Is it that hard to implement both touch screen and d-pad controls? The second reason I am disappointed is until now the DS still hasnt received its port of Ocarina of Time and Majora Mask. I don't care if some player think that Nintendo may milk this series by porting Ocarina of Time so many times(2 times on Gamecube and another one could be found at Virtual Console) but I havent played it and I have been waiting for a long time to see it on my Nintendo DS. This is one great masterpiece that I have been anticipating to play on the go. Why can't Nintendo make it happen? Up until now, both NES and SNES games have already appeared on GBA so I expect the N64 iterations to follow their heels by making ways to NDS. Hopefully this is going to happen one day. Nintendo, be it release them separately or combine them together in one cart, faithful ports or with some added and tweaked controls, just port them to DS one day I beg you!

Deep in my heart I know Spirit Tracks is going to be great and I will be there first day to get it, and not to mention its BGM is really that stellar and I have at least replayed the trailer 50 times to listen over and over to the same BGM and I dont seem to get bored with it. Hopefully Miyamoto will come out with something different to surprise me again in the latest Zelda game. For those Wii owners, I guess you would have to wait until next E3 to see if Zelda will be swinging his sword(or you can do that with the marvellous Motionplus technology, hehe)on Wii.

NDSi FAQ! Everything you would want to know regarding NDSi!

Excited of NDSi? The third iteration of NDS is going to make it way to USA on 5th April. That is actually a tad earlier than I expected since based on what Nintendo said, I thought it will not be available until end of 2009. Nonetheless I guess it should be a great news for anyone anticipating it as the launch date is just 2 weeks away.

For those who are interested in it, have you ever wondered what the differences between this baby with the previous NDS phat and NDSL? I guess some may have done some snooping around to obtain more details but for the rest, they may still be left in darkness. Hence the following link that I am gonna provide is chocked full with everything you should know about NDSi. They are using a Japan version of NDSi to come out with this FAQ but I guess specifications will likely remain the same so it is still a utilitarian and useful FAQ....although I still wonder why no one has ever addressed the comparison between the volume of NDSi and NDSL. I am so eager to find out how loud NDSi volume in comparison with NDSL volume. Call me stupid but this might be the sole reason that might entice me to get it.

Five Years, 20 Lessons, 20 DS Games

While most of us may not be familiar with Griptonite, it is actually one of the game developing companies that have created abundance of games for Nds in 5 years starting from games that first appeared alongside the launch of Nds Phat until now.

The following link will give a full picture of what they have learned(mistakes, lessons, improvements). Something I noticed while reading the article is the reason why movie adaptation games are generally bad! Most probably it is the shockingly short deadline. Tell me, how is a particular game supposed to be good when you are ordered to develop the games in just several weeks? Not going to happen I guess, hence it explains why most of the movie adaption games are so sucked.

It is a long and you might want to have a cup of coffee with you but I am gonna tell you this article is really worth you time.

P/S: I never thought that I have played one of their games which is the Urbz Sims in the City. The game itself was good but probably I am just not interested in Sims games, hence the game is no longer in my possession and I never buy any Sim games since then. What games developed by them that you have played before?

WTF price?

For those who have followed this blog, they should know that now I already have the tendency to get something used rather than brand new copy due to the disparity in price. As usual I was browsing for cheap bargain at lowyat forum.

However I found it amusing that one particular seller was trying to sell his nds games at rather expensive price(more than rm100 for 1 used DS game anyone?). While I thought the high price tag was just set for display only initially(well, you know we can always ask for best price right?), after a couple pms, the seller was reluctant to even slightly reduce the price for some reasons, it is after all square enix games that we are speaking now(I am interested in one particular game but you know what? Other non square enix games are expensive as well!!) and due to the stronger USD currency. I know, it all boils down to the simple fact where if you agree with it, you just buy or you can leave if you don't like the price but I could not help to wonder who is gonna get it from you if you aren't willing to even reduce the exorbitant price and the fact that the games he is trying to sell aren't even rare?

Seeing how the whole thing took place around 2 or 3 months ago,when I bumped into the same thread recently and looked at how those NDS games are still "lying" at the thread without any buyers for now, I know the price set is just too high and even if I am trying to add the game into my collection, I know for sure I wont even consider getting it from him if he is still adamant to stick with his original price tag. I guess it is just a lose lose situation for both of us now.

Anyway, this post is not meant to bash this seller but just to get us wonder, what is the comfortable price that you would consider for a used ds game? I know I wont get a used ds game if it is more than rm100.

Music on!

Having just completed Disgaea DS recently and clocked in around 80 hours in my first playthrough, even though I am compelled to play it again to level up my characters and see other endings, deep inside I am reluctant to do because I know I will be having difficult time putting it down once I start playing it again. Then I thought I am gonna have some new games in my hands soon, so Disgaea DS is temporarily put aside.

To my disappointment, I never managed to get The World Ends With You, Dragon Quest IV and Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword at discounted price since Stringfellow was too preoccupied with his future in laws during his vacation in USA(well, he is going to walk down his aisle later this year, so congratulations!) Fortuitously, The World Ends With You and Dragon Quest IV are getting the same treatment at Play-asia as well, so I might as well get them there later.

Being stuck in my library of games, I was having a hard time trying to decide what games should I replay. Unbeknownst to me, my hands just reached to Ouendan and holla, here I am playing Ouendan again.

Recalling how hard I tried to get all rank S for the very hard difficulty before but just gave up and moved on to another games when I grew too tired and bored of this game, I thought I will never manage to reach my goal and never did I realize that I am having a blast again with this game currently. Although until now I still haven't managed to get a rank S yet, I have been training and practicing hard to get one. However, the slightly distorted touch screen has so far managed to hamper my relentless effort. I tried Elite Beat Agents also but to my dismay this game seems to be less attractive to me now due to its rather poor selection of songs. I think I may not be able to finish this game at all since I am still in the normal difficulty.

Now that my interest in Ouendan series has piqued again and I would like to get Ouendan 2. Unwilling to spend dough on this hence I am thinking of trading this game with my getting-less-love-from-me Elite Beat Agents. Who has Ouendan 2 and wanna trade it with my Elite Beat Agents? Let me know please!

Another Mother 3 translation....in BM now?

Apparently there are still many fans out there who are still clamoring for translations in their own mother tongue language even though the unofficial english translation patch had been released by starnet for sometime ago. I couldn't believe my own eyes and nearly fell off my chair when I saw someone apparently from Malaysia is trying to do its own BM translation of Mother 3. Don't buy into it? You gotta see some screenshots to believe in it.

This really sounds corny as it seems but we Malaysians should be proud that this game is going to be in Bahasa Malaysia soon(chuckle). Apparently this project has just started around January 2009 and I guess it should take some time before we can see the light of the final project. I was just hoping that this wont get canned eventually when he isn't passionate to do it anymore. The status of this ongoing project could be monitored here. You might wanna check it from time to time if you are interested in the final outcome of this project.

Hmm, if my eyes serve their purpose, apparently the person who works on this ambitious project seems to be only a secondary school student at SM Teknik Kota Tinggi. I can't imagine how a teenager can work on this alone and this only proves that I am rather outdated and obsolete by having such thought. We really can't underestimate anyone nowadays eh?

At Gamingeuphoria I am praying for all the best to this guy who works on this project and I am tempted to check out the final results.

Trivia: For those who dont have, we do have some localized international games like Resident Evil 3 and Dino Crisis for PC which were released years ago. I still remember the the localized title of Resident Evil 3 is Kubu Iblis 3 but I already forgot the localized title of Dino Crisis. I tried to find the boxarts for both games but to no avail. Both games are totally in BM and if my memory serves me well, the original versions were just rm20 each. Very cheap right?