I was constantly looking for something to watch on Disney Plus the other day and I saw this interesting image where a guy is dragged out of a Chinese style building. Underneath the image, it titled “Interior Chinatown”. I was intrigued by both of the image and title, so I started watching the series.

The series talks about the life in Chinatown, especially in the Golden Palace restaurant, as well as how Willis Wu coped with the loss of his brother. Willis lives in the apartment above the Golden Palace restaurant with his family. He doesn’t have a large apartment like others do. Instead, he has one that is just barely affordable. In order to earn money, he works as a waiter at the Golden Palace restaurant with other co-workers.

One day, Willis elder brother is missing and Willis learns from Lana, who is a detective, that a kidnapped woman is murdered. Then, Lana invites him to take down the gangs in Chinatown. After more investigation, Willis notices that his brother is working with Lana before the disappearance. This fuels him to find out more about him.

As Willis begins his digging, he pretends to be a delivery guy trying to enter the precinct. Each time he enters, however, the door closes in front of him. Despite this, it doesn’t stop him from entering, he keeps trying until he can enter. While Willis is under an investigation of his brother, his co-worker Fatty Choi is forced to take over his duties. According to Fatty Choi, he is not good at dealing with customers. When he talks to them, he is always furious but somehow customers like it and keeps them coming in.

Later, Willis finds out his brother being a leader of a criminal gang in many of the footage. With no remorse, he deleted them at once. Back in the restaurant, Willis tells Fatty Choi to tell Uncle Wong that he no longer works there. In this way, he can focus on his investigation. As he continues his investigation, he finds a hidden tunnel in his uncle’s office that leads to a mysterious place leading by his uncle.

In the meantime, Willis and Lana suspect uncle Wong of being involved with Willis’ brother disappearance. Hence, without the attention of Fatty Choi, Willis steals his uncle’s key, snoops into his office, and steals his brother’s pager. Yet, not long, he is caught red-handed and discovered by Wong. As Wong is taking Willis to a place, Lana called and makes sure Willis is safe. As usual, Willis acts normal and calm to avoid any unnecessary injuries.

After Uncle Wong is arrested, he is questioned by Lana’s co-workers, Turner and Green. Unfortunately, Wong isn’t cooperating and Willis has to be the translator and helps him translate everything he says. After a while, Audrey, the lawyer, comes in and bails him out. Eventually, Turner and Green decided to help Willis.

In the end, as the precinct learns that Willis is behind the criminal gang, they decided to arrest Willis and Lana. When they run to the roof, they realize they have nowhere to go. With the camera focusing them, Willis decides to tell a story of himself. After that, they jump off the building and fall into a dumpster. Willis ends up in an office with Lana and the show ends.

Throughout the series, Willis is presented as a determined person who doesn’t give up easily. We can see this from the scene where he keeps trying to get into the precinct each time the door closes in front of him. He isn’t afraid of challenges despite obstacles and he would fight for every barrier he faces. From the very first to the last episode, we see him as a waiter working in a Chinese restaurant and gradually becomes a businessman working in an office. In between episodes, Willis has faced plenty of difficulties and each difficulty fuels him to move forward. This is something we should learn about.

Of all the characters in Interior Chinatown, Fatty Choi has the most unique characteristics. In the beginning, he isn’t very good dealing with customers. Instead, he prefers working behind-the-scene role. In this way, he feels more comfortable. As the story develops, Choi is forced to switch the role and assist Willis with his duties. At this point, Uncle Wong starts coaching him how to deal with customers before his departure. This change allows Choi to fight for his fear and ultimately step out of his comfort zone.

Yet, the way Choi deals with customers is surprisingly different from a normal waiter. Every time customers visit the restaurant, Choi acts angrily and impolitely. An example would be when a customer asks for a knife to cut the birthday cake, Choi answers her impolitely and uses his hand to cut the cake instead. Another example is that when Choi serves the wrong dish to a customer and he forces him to finish it without asking for a refund. Surprisingly, customers like it and keeps them coming in. Maybe Choi has this character of ‘joking around’, making fun of the customers.

The series plays an important role in stereotyping the character’s lives and experience. Asians are slightly different from Americans and British. Asians strive for what they want and aim for the best. This is one of the characters Willis has in him. We can see how much he wants to get into the precinct in order to investigate his brother. Also, the fact that Willis works all day can show how resilient he is when he is posed as a tech guy.

In Hong Kong where I live, waiters are meant to be the front-line workers in the hospitality sector. They make sure we have good dining experience by addressing customers needs and provide high service standards. However, in recent years, the quality of service has been declining significantly. From what I have seen so far, many of them have terrible manner and they like driving customers away. Others don’t even have motivation to work and start slacking off. For instance, they won’t give extra bowls or plates for customers because they are too lazy to wash them. This is not simply just poor attitude but also affects the satisfaction of customers, declining the reputation of the industry as a whole.

Despite all the negative attitudes, I do believe waiters in Hong Kong should be like Willis, whom they should be more patient and have better attitude towards customers, so that more customers will visit the restaurants again.

Last but not least, this is my favorite quote from the series:

“…You start at the bottom, you work your way up. Word hard enough and you can get there, to the other side. That’s how it’s supposed to go. But some of us never get there. For some people, like my brother, the dream doesn’t have a happy ending. Or an ending at all. He wanted more for us. For our family, but he got lost. Forever trapped in the system with no way out. The voice in my head, it said.”pick up the pieces, finish it, make sense of it.” So that’s what I tried to do.” — By Willis Wu

Reference:

• 'Interior Chinatown' Satirizes Hollywood's Stereotypes of Asian Americans
• Interior Chinatown (TV series) - Wikipedia

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In the Cliburn competition, every performance is crucial to every contestant. It determines if they can progress through the next round in that crucial length of play. It isn’t an easy task for a normal person to attend such a challenging competition as it requires strong determination and persistence in order to walk through the whole journey.

The age requirement of participating in the competition is from 18–30.Before contestants are accepted for the competition, they should submit a video performance of no more than 40 minutes of their choice as well as other relevant documents. During the selection process, applications will be reviewed and around 150 applicants will be selected and further reviewed by the Screening Jury. No more than 84 applicants will be selected and have a chance to perform in the live screening audition. During the live screening audition, no more than 84 applicants will be accepted for the audition. After they’re accepted, they will need to hand in a 25-minute recital video before the live performance and the screening jury. Lastly, before the competition, the selected 30 pianists will be announced to the public on a specific day.

The competition will consist of four separate rounds: Preliminary, quarterfinal, semifinal, and final. The jury will advance 18 pianists to the quarterfinal round, 12 to the semifinal round, and 6 to the final round. In the preliminary and quarterfinal round, contestants will perform a recital of no longer than 40 minutes of their choice. Any repeated work from the preliminary round will not be accepted. Two phases will be held in the semifinal round. In phase I, contestants should perform a recital of their choice of no longer than 60 minutes. In phase II, contestants will have to choose a Mozart piano concerto piece based on the given list.

Two phases will be held in the semifinal round. In phase I, contestants should perform a recital of their choice of no longer than 60 minutes. In phase II, contestants will have to choose a Mozart piano concerto piece based on the given list. In the final round, contestants will perform two concertos based on the list. In the last performance, they are required to select a piece that is no more than 42 minutes.

The Cliburn competition is a challenging and yet exciting journey for all contestants. From the moment they step onto the stage, they are not only performers but also storytellers who beautifully showcase their exceptional skills and techniques. Being on stage means participants are enjoying every moment they are performing, and they don’t feel pressured. They are comfortable sharing music with the audience and are able to express their music freely without stress. This shows the extensive amount of time they have been practicing beforehand.

Practicing the piano is a profoundly long process. It can take days, months, or even years for a person to be able to play exceedingly well without making mistakes. When we are talking about ‘practicing’ in piano, we usually talk about how we practice. This involves notes, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, hand gestures, and so on. Pianists don’t just play a piece over and over again, they go over a whole piece once, then play the specific bars they are not familiar with for about 10 times or even more. After that, they go back to the previous bars and play again.

Rhythm is the most important part of the piece because it affects how fast and slow the piece is played. Different rhythms convey different moods to the piece. For example, a fast tempo means the piece is in a happy mood. A slow tempo means the piece is in a sad mood. That is why the rhythm is varied throughout the whole piece, making the performance more engaging.

The talented Hong Kong pianist and the gold medalist of the Cliburn competition, Aristo Sham, interpreted every piece remarkably without difficulties had proven his countless hours of hard work he had put in and dedication he had put in. His confidence during the performance is worth admiring.

Everyone can be a pianist if you possess the passion to learn the piano. Like Aristo Sham, he started playing the piano when he was just three years old. As he grew older, he had the opportunity to perform for royalty and dignitaries King Charles, the Queen of Belgium, and ex-President Hu of China. This opportunity not only provided him with confidence but also enrich his exposure to diverse audiences, as well as stage presence. He is one of the aspiring pianists we should learn from.

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Reference:

• 2025 Application & Rules
• About - Aristo Sham
• HK enjoys top music education: Aristo Sham - RTHK

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Dating back to 3,000 years, the first Olympics was hosted in Athens, a city in Greece. It was hosted to honor the Greek god Zeus. This was only in the ancient Olympic Games. During the event, many participants participated in different sports with other countries. Simultaneously, spectators enthusiastically watched them competing against others.

In the old days, the Olympics was held only for five days due to the limited number of sports being organized. Today, with a lot more sports included, the duration has been extended to two consecutive weeks. The ancient Olympics are similar to the modern ones. The modern Olympics is a multinational sporting event held every four years. Each athlete is considered and chosen very carefully before entering the Olympics.

Olympic games are exciting to watch, especially badminton and table tennis, because of the velocity of the shuttle and the ball of table tennis. They travel fast because they’re both light. Of course, it all depends on how hard players hit the ball as well as the wind conditions in the playing area. For example, if there is an increase of air resistance, the speed of the shuttle will decrease because it’s blowing directly to the player. On the flip side, if there is less air resistance, the speed of the shuttle will increase, causing it to blow in the direction it is traveling.

What I learned from the Olympic games

In terms of psychology, every professional athlete must have his or her mental skills and strategies in order to achieve the best outcome. Attentional focus is one of the most important factors when it comes to sports. It’s the ability to maintain the mentality even in the presence of distractions. To give you an example, when the China team is playing against Korea and there’s a crowd cheering for the China team, the Korean team must stay focused on the match and avoid being distracted by the noise. To enhance their concentration, they usually take deep breaths and pay attention to body signals and sensations.

Making a Comeback

When athletes realize they’re falling behind, they have to look for strategies to make a comeback in achieving the best possible outcome. This usually happens in badminton, table tennis, and tennis. When they see their opponents taking the lead, they must maintain a positive mentality and remain calm under pressure in light of fighting for toughness. Some athletes may have a hard time making a comeback because their opponents are stronger, that is why they need a coach to support and encourage them from time to time. In a mixed doubles match in badminton, for example, when players are falling behind, they encourage each other in order to uphold their mindset and stay motivated. This is commonly seen in these sports.

Patient is Gold

Being patient is also crucial to sports such as badminton and tennis because it can improve one’s agility, consistency, and even endurance. When players are on the badminton court, they must wait for the right opportunities to score points instead of rushing it to finish the rally. This is important because rushing can lead to more unforced errors and missed chances. By playing consistently, players will make fewer mistakes and have a chance to win a point.

In addition to playing patiently, one has a higher chance of controlling the game as well as rallies. The world's number one women’s singles, An Se- Young, is a good example. She’s a 22-year-old from Korea, who is also the youngest badminton player. The reason why she won the Olympics is because of her resilience and persistence. She is patient in almost every game and able to take control of the game flow. In the Olympic gold medal match against the Chinese player He Bing Jiao, she was able to play the longest rally of 46 during the first game. It took her 55 seconds to have that many rallies.

Compare to the match she played in the quarterfinal against Akane Yamaguchi , the longest rally was 43 in the first game.

In fact, the result isn’t that bad at all. The rallies An Se-Young played in both matches were so close as seen in the reports. Both He Bing Jiao and Akane Yamaguchi are 27 years old, with one from China and the other from Japan. Their agility is also strong but not as strong as An Se-Young’s despite her leg injuries. By having more control of the game, one can force the others into bad shots or even make mistakes.

Equip Yourself with Sportsmanship

Besides being patient, possessing sportsmanship is essential in every sport. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, sportsmanship refers to the behavior in a sport that is fair and shows respect to the other players. In every match or competition, there must be victory and defeat. No matter whether players win or lose the match, they will respect their opponents and encourage them to keep up the game.

To be fair, I’m still learning to maintain sportsmanship in badminton. Competing against other players is a learning process, and winning is the ultimate goal in the process. Learning is more important than winning. When we make a mistake during a match, we should learn from it and have different strategies for every shot. As every shot is significant, we should learn to deal with it and overcome the challenges instead of blaming the opponents.

To give you an example, there was a drama during the final in fencing between the Italian player, Filippoi Macchi from Italy, and Edgar Cheung Ka Long from Hong Kong. At the very final points, when both players scored 14, there was an intense debate over the ruling of the referees, one from Taiwan and the other from Korea. In both occasions, both Cheung and Macchi landed their touches. Referee Huang ruled that neither fencer had priority in both cases, resulting in no points being awarded, making them to fight again. Cheung ultimately managed to secure a point and gain the victory by locating Macchi’s blade and initiating an attack, concluding the match with a score of 15–14.

After Cheung won the match, both Macchi and coach Cerioni felt angry over the result and Macchi decided to appeal. However, I didn’t hear anything from him afterwards on the news anymore. In the meantime, people have left many comments on their Instagram profiles. A commentator wrote on Macchi’s instagram profile, saying stuff like, “if you can’t afford to lose, then don’t compete. The referees were very fair in ruling that you lost.” Another commentator wrote on Cheung’s Instagram, “ I hope you have fun with Macchi’s gold medal.” The Italian coach also stated that Macchi was the ‘moral winner’.

The incident shows how important sportsmanship is. In fact, I agree with the person who wrote on Macchi’s Instagram. Not everyone is perfect. It’s crucial to embrace our imperfections and learn from our mistakes instead of blaming their opponents and pointing fingers at them. This is the true measure of strength and character. Ultimately, it’s up to us if we are willing to improve through our humility in order to maintain a good sportsmanship.

Reference:

• 'Not right': Italian fencing body protests Hong Kong athlete Edgar Cheung's historic gold medal win at Paris Olympics
• What is the origin of the Olympic Games?
• An Overview of Sports Psychology
• Patience on the Badminton Court
• sportsmanship

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Today, technology is inevitable when it comes to industries such as airlines, hospitals, and banks. They all play important roles in every sector. Before boarding, passengers have to check in and go through immigration as well as check the schedule on screen in order not to be late. In the healthcare sector, patients have their records recorded electronically in hospitals for easy work, such as streamlining check-ins and digital prescriptions and billing. Electronic records also allow nurses to access patients' history easily from anywhere.

However, just a few days ago, there was a major IT glitch in all over the world. Most industries, such as hospitals, broadcasters, airlines, and even emergency call centers, were severely affected. Numerous patients were unable to consult doctors; some had to cancel surgeries just because of the so-called BSOD(Blue Screen of Death); Most airports, including Heathrow Airport, Sydney Airport, and Hong Kong International Airport, had to delay and even cancel flights. Some passengers were also unable to process check-in just because of BSOD; supermarkets had the same issue and customers were unable to process their payments.

What exactly is Blue Screen of Death? Blue Screen of Death or BSoD is a fatal error displayed by Microsoft Windows. It usually happens when there’s a serious system crash that causes Windows to shut down or restart unexpectedly. It depends on how serious the problem is, it can be an easy fix or even a complex one.

What caused the outage? According to CBS News, it wasn’t any kind of cyberattack or security incident. It was a technical problem caused by a an apparent faulty Microsoft update in a cybersecurity firm called Crowdstrike. Updating a system is not always error-free. Perhaps Crowdstrike did not pass the quality test which means that they didn’t do it in the correct way, according to Sven Herpig, Lead for Cybersecurity Policy and Resilience at Interface who specializes in information technology.

How does Crowdstrike relate to Microsoft? Because Crowdstrike is responsible for Microsoft’s security and real-time cyberattack monitoring apps and services, the two companies have an intertwined relationship. The integration provides Crowdstrike a real-time monitoring and protection against cyber threats targeting Microsoft.

Unfortunately, there was a bug that shut down Microsoft across the globe. It was an unprecedented incident that caused a devastating disruption when the update was rolled out. Until yesterday, on Saturday, only a small part of the systems were able to bring them back online. Others may take days or even weeks to recover.

For Crowdstrike, they may have to file a lawsuit just because of the malfunction IT outage. Most businesses, healthcare services, and even the government are most likely to seek compensation for the operational losses and potential harm to patients caused by the forced cancellation of surgeries and other critical services. The provider will have to take responsibility for their own action that caused the severity of the world.

After this incident, the reputation of Crowdstrike could become worse. There may be a trust issue between clients and the company where clients may start to lose faith in their capabilities, leading to the downfall of the business and further consequences for the company. In terms of finance, the market share and revenue of Crowdstrike may decrease. Clients may have to seek out an alternative cybersecurity company to replace Crowdstrike in which they feel they can be easily trusted.

Ultimately, the fallout from this incident could become difficult for Crowdstrike to recover from. Rebuilding brand images and regaining clients' trust may take years. The leadership may be pressurize to make changes or restore confidence in order to gain back the trust.

To conclude, the incident is a significant moment that can alter Crowdstrike’s future as a business.

Reference:

Global IT outage: How one software update could go so wrong(DW News): https://youtu.be/abtuNgPuNSYsi=AYYdNuYsbnvPxPjK

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For those who have Reddit, what do you do with it? Do you just read what people post and comment? Or do you actually join the subreddit Reddit and participate in the discussion?

Reddit is a social platform for people to express their thoughts freely without much stress. What is different from other platforms is the sense of community and mentality. A community is a group of people living in the same place or having common characteristics. A group of people can mean friends or neighborhood, people whom you know of, be able to connect with. On Reddit, however, it’s the opposite. The internet is anonymous, which means nobody can see each other. This also means that they can say anything they want. Unlike other social media, Reddit has the function of upvoting and downvoting users. In some way, it is similar to Facebook, but there isn’t a counter where Reddit can count the number of votes each user has, no matter it’s upvote or downvote. Also, Reddit acts like a discussion forum where a group of people will be joining the discussion in one area but we don’t know who they are because of its anonymity.

Reddit can be a dark community. Think about it, with its anonymity, we can express our own thoughts without having to take any responsibility to anyone. We don’t have to be nice, honest, and even helpful to the person we’re talking to. Repercussions are not necessarily the issue anymore. People who have bad days can just vent on others, and they seem totally fine with it. They’re able to manage their emotions even though they’re being verbally abused. But for some people like me, I feel as if someone stabs me in the back when they don’t play nice. Yes, I know we have the freedom of speech in the community. Yes, I know we can talk freely. Yes, I know there are no repercussions. But that doesn’t mean they can behave badly against others. There is a certain level of tolerance when it comes to the internet. Some people treat it as a joke because they’re more tolerant. For people who are less tolerant to the comments made by commentators they will feel frustrated and stressed. For instance, when someone says something that hurts the others, they will feel as if they have done something wrong, even though they haven’t. Consequently, they will begin to feel upset about it. Some individuals treat things seriously, which can ultimately bring themselves down.

Other than that, users can upvote and downvote posts and comments. When you believe someone is contributing to the conversation and staying on-topic, you can upvote them, which benefits them by increasing their karma. On the other hand, when you believe someone is off-topic, you can downvote them. The reason why it is designed this way is because people want to get the correct information about the questions they ask or concern about. Giving incorrect perspectives may result in spreading misinformation. Therefore, downvoting comments can act as a ‘punishment’ and cause users to lose karma. Others can also downvote you as well if you’re off-topic. Sometimes it’s easy to receive -100 downvotes if people think your answer is wrong. In this case, you can delete your post before losing more of your karma.

Being on Reddit can be unfair sometimes because there is this community called Karma4free. This community is for users who want to gain more karmas if they have very few of them just by asking people to vote for them. This community was illegal before. For some reason, however, someone had ruled out the illegality of the community and started to make it legitimate. The reason why I said it’s unfair is because users can just ask others to vote instead of asking a proper question in a proper community. Despite the unfairness, the community is still popular to users.

A community is not for people to mess around, that’s why people set rules for users to let them know the rules exist. Reddit can ban users if they abuse their votes. For example, in the Karma4free community, if people keep downvoting the posts, they can be banned temporarily for three days. Reddit can be cruel if users don’t follow the rules and regulations.

At the end of the day, people just want to gain some knowledge on Reddit. They don’t mean to cross the line. But humans can be cruel, and they may say something on Reddit that will hurt others unintentionally, as a result of getting reported or even banned. Therefore, we should be careful of what we post there.

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well…well…well, where should begin?… After the first video about Hina trying to ‘expose’ her workplace sexual harassment, there were lots of controversies about Hina and Pierogi. Many people were standing on Hina’s side and support her of being a victim. They tried to portrait her as a good person and related her to their personal stories and told the others how poor they were(Genuinely, they were true stories and they were worth sympathizing with). They even tried to give as many reasons as they could to support her.

Few days later, more and more videos were released and more people started to express their anger towards the Youtuber Savannah Marie. They criticized her for being pathetic and accused her of cunningly trying to defame one’s reputation. This is one of the tactics she used across her social platforms. In the past, according to someone I spoke to on Discord, Savannah used to make videos related to anti-multilevel marketing. However, she has shifted her focus to constantly targeting on people she doesn’t like. Many of her viewers now changed their minds and started to support Pierogi, although there is still a small population that supports Hina, based on what I have observed on social platforms.

I don’t know about other content creators Savannah talks about, but destroying Scammer Payback’s image is totally unacceptable. So far, we know that Pierogi has a drinking problem, and the claim that Hina made about him sexually harassing her is undeniably the biggest controversy across all social platforms. While it is true that Pierogi is a heavy drinker, having a drinking problem is an individual issue and has nothing to do with the sexual harassment allegation. Mrs. Pierogi has already announced in her message that ‘The relationship between Pierogi and Hina was inappropriate,’ but it doesn’t necessarily mean that Pierogi sexually harassed Hina.

I watched the other video about a lady expressing her anger towards Savannah’s video. She pointed out that the timestamps in the Discord chat didn’t match and specifically mentioned the date was shown ‘today’ instead of ‘yesterday’. This made her question whether she took the screenshot in real-time. If it was, then why would she do that? she might have intentionally set it up to lure Pierogi into the trap. Also, the ‘email’ Hina sent out didn’t look like an email due to the font used. I was wondering if she fabricated that email herself by writing it on a Word document or someone edited it.

Moreover, there isn’t any evidence about him “grooming” and “sexual assaulting”her. The reason I said that is because Hina rarely voiced out her discomfort. There is no proof of her explicitly saying “no”, “stop”, or “don’t do it. I don’t like it”. A lot of the proof Savannah presented are not directly pointing to Pierogi. They’re just pure assumptions without delving deep into the situation. I agree with the person who said this on Reddit, “when there’s a threat and that person still holds power, anyone would say anything to get out of that situation alive and unharmed”. Anyone who sees threat, he will take measures to protect himself from the situation. But that is not the case because of the screenshot taken by Hina. She deliberately screenshot her evidence as they were talking in real-time.

All these pieces of evidence Savannah mentioned in the video has nothing to do with Pierogi sexual harassing Hina. These are just a set up from Hina trying to destroy Pierogi’s reputation, although it has not been proven. Savannah is just a poor Youtuber trying to make money by spreading false claims and slamming popular celebrities. I have to emphasize again, this has nothing to do with him and she has to stop interfering someone’s life. I never watched her videos and subscribed to her channel. But after the released of her video about Scammer Payback, I started to think this woman is not trustworthy at all. Everything she said cannot be trusted.

Few days ago, Savannah left a few posts on Youtube as well as X. After people read them, they started to give negative comments on her posts. Afterwards, she felt very annoyed and she decided to remove her post and turned off comments on Youtube. She even nuked her account on Twitter. Clearly, she is avoiding the problem after all this happened. I believe she did this intentionally just to avoid any engagement regarding the issue.

Now, this comes back to the very first original question. Why would Savannah make the video in the first place? For those who watched it, you may have noticed that during the interview, Hina told Savannah that she was the one who came out to speak to her. Then, somehow Savannah was convinced about the things she told her and yet she said she wasn’t 100% convinced in the video. Savannah hoped to make the video so that Hina’s story could be heard by the public. But maybe due to the fact that she didn’t know it would turn out to be like this, she shut down everything.

After everything, the issue involving Hina and Pierogi remains unclear. There are still some puzzle pieces that are missing and timelines don’t match. In my opinion, Pierogi still has to address the issue publicly despite all the claims made against him because this is not fair for him if he doesn’t say anything about it. He has to stand up for himself and clarify any misinterpretation and be able to present his perspective. Having people to keep reacting to the same video doesn’t help to solve the case if there is no additional information to be told in the story.

To conclude, it is crucial to listen to the other side of the story before making your final judgement in order to understand better of the situation.

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Reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedrama/comments/18ac2lx/anyone_know_whats_going_on_with_mamamax/?onetap_auto=true

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Just after days, the first video was released about Hina claiming Pierogi was sexually harassing her, there is another video about a YouTuber debunking the truth behind the ‘sexting’ between Pierogi and Hina.

First, I would like to say thank you to the YouTuber who analyzed the video in detail. It means a lot to everyone who supports Pierogi and to Pierogi himself as well. If anyone hasn’t watched the video published by the YouTuber Savannah Marie, you should all check it out in my previous post here.

Basically, the video (by Savannah) is saying Hina blames Pierogi for everything when it’s not true because all she wants is attention. What actually happened Pierogi is an alcoholic and Hina created a Discord server for herself and Pierogi, so that they could ‘have fun’ doing things together. Remember, she is the one who initiated the whole conversation with him just to get attention. No external force was given by him. She decided everything by herself. She intended to set it up because she had an ‘obsession’ with him and again, she needed that attention.

When Pierogi asked her to do stuff together, she seemed like she enjoyed the fun when she said she was feeling uncomfortable doing things with him in the video. Again, no one forced her to be in the server. She was the only one who started it. Otherwise, she could have left the server. But in this case, she refused to leave and insisted on staying in the chat and continued to do things with him. This has been proven yet again that she had an obsession with Pierogi.

The whole situation just makes me sick. Falsely claiming Pierogi that he was sexually harassing Hina by sexting him is totally unacceptable. Other than that, Hina called him ‘friend’?? That is definitely more than friends. Friends is not like how she treated him. Friends are when “one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.”, according to the Oxford Dictionary. The way she treated him was way beyond friends.

Yes, chatting normally is fine but the sudden question of exposing him and this whole friend sexting? I just can’t accept it. Also, in this chat, Hina called him ‘Daddy’. What is this? Is this some kind of sexual relationship that was going on there? I totally agree with EG Lately. One minute they were ‘sexting’, the next minute Hina was telling him that she was at the hospital. There is a lot of drama going on.

Hina had made him an alcoholic person as well just because of that. He had gone through so much with her to the point that he couldn’t resist the thirst to drink alcohol. This doesn’t make him a bad person because we’re all human beings and human beings do make mistakes. This is understandable and Pierogi might have done something wrong unintentionally but he gets a second chance to live and correct his wrongdoing in order to change his life.

Hina is bringing this out now to try and make out that she is a victim, but in fact, she is just an attention seeker.

She obviously wants the whole world to listen to her pinpointing Pierogi. But what is she gaining here apart from attention? I really don’t see a point of her speaking up ‘the truth’ when she was just trying to fabricate the whole thing. After all, she doesn’t get a stand here. Being a woman doesn’t mean she can abuse her power and do whatever she wants.

Hina and Pierogi are adults as well and they should know what they’re doing. Hina had crossed the line of being a friend and Pierogi was just a good man but with a mistake. Yes, he is married but what’s done is done and he can’t change it. All he can do is learn from the mistake and not repeat it.

At the end of the day, Savannah was just using Hina as a ‘victim’ to defame him. Everything she said is pinpointing Pierogi and it makes it look like Hina is the innocent girl here. Hina and Savannah were just fabricating everything they said about all the drama Hina had with him. (The chat is included in the video and you can all check it out)

One thing I found strange is Pierogi started messaging Hina on Discord in April last year. The reason why he had to message her is because he had to ask her about work-related stuff. But Hina suddenly gave him Nitro as a gift which isn’t normal.

Think about this, Pierogi was the employer and Hina was the employee. Why would Hina give Nitro to him when they were colleagues? This isn’t normal at all. This can only mean one thing, Hina is attracted to Pierogi and she wants attention from him.

In Savannah’s video, she said that no one has a similar case as Hina hinting that there might be. I mean how does she know there is no one having a similar issue as her? Is there any evidence to back it up? Besides, Hina said in the chat that she “needs more money and that she has to find a job that pays more”, this means that she doesn’t have much money. Then, how could she join his Discord server in the first place as well as subscribe to his Patreon? Things just don’t add up.

Moving forward, Hina said in the video “I’ve been telling him I’m into scamming too”. The truth is that Pierogi is not the person who is interested in scamming and he didn’t do any of those at all. This is just Hina getting attention from him and trying to create an image about her attracted to him.

To be honest, I rarely used X but because of this issue, I cannot resist the temptation to follow all the news. This happened just two days ago and there are already lots of debate and drama going on on Discord, Reddit, Youtube, and all other social platforms. I understand different people think differently and not everyone has the same thought but they have to be fair with everyone else. Some people are really objective and only make judgement based on one side and never listen to the other side of the story. Other people are willing to listen to both sides of the story and make comment depends on what they think. For me, I’m willing to listen to both sides of the story. However, since Pierogi needs some time to take a break, we have to wait for him to return and let him decide if he wants to speak up.

One thing I’m not getting is about the freedom of speech in the US. As the post below mentioned, we aren’t allowed to talk about stuff related to Pierogi or the videos. If anyone talks about it, the messages will get deleted. I’m not from the US and I don’t live in the US either, I thought America is a country where you can talk about pretty much about everything but this, I don’t understand.

Lastly, here is the message from Mrs Pierogi:

I wish Pierogi the best and speedy recovery. My heart all go to Mrs P and his family.

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Before I dive into my topic about this recent video of Pierogi getting exposed by his formal employee, please allow me to talk about who Pierogi is. For those who don’t know, I hope you get some idea of he is and what he does after reading this.

Pierogi is a Youtuber (Youtube channel: Scammer Payback) and a scambaiter who exposes scammers and saves victims from being scammed. In the videos, he has quite a few characters including Vivian Roger and Wilson Carter. Vivian Roger portraits as a grandmother of Pierogi whilst Wilson Carter is a grandpa who also acts as a public speaker who enjoys holding meetings and conferences. He has all these characters just to mess around with scammers, wasting their time trying to take victims money out of their pocket.

According to the podcast, The Perfect Scam: Inside the World of a Scam-Busting YouTuber, Pierogi worked in the IT field, specifically in Cybersecurity for a few years and the scammers went after his grandma in a different way. That was the reason why he started making his effort to go after those criminals and also the reason he started scambaiting those scammers. After years of scambaiting, he managed to save hundreds of victims and shut down a few call centers in India. Sometimes it’s stressful to deal with victims but hard work does pay off.

Just few days ago, I saw a post on Reddit about someone talking about Pierogi on Youtube. I was so curious about it. So, I started watching it. After watching for quite some time, I started feeling pissed and confused because the stuff the Youtuber said didn’t make sense and I was pretty sure it wasn’t true. I felt the need to stop watching just to calm myself down. After a while, I started seeing a flow of comments coming in from Reddit. They have comments like, “Pierogi is cheating on his wife”, “Pierogi is paying her to drink and have sexual encounters, $ for HKD” (HKD[High Key Drunk] is the channel that the person, not the real Pierogi, created in the server), “Pierogi is an asshole. He’s tried to hit on another women in the same way within his discord. One I know for sure and others who are reluctant to speak up.”, “Pierogi abused his position of power over her to exploit her for his own sexual gratification.” I couldn’t stop thinking about it because it doesn’t make any sense at all. So, I started watching the whole video again.

After watching the whole video, I began to have bunch of questions in my head. There was this ‘P man’ username on Discord. Who is this P man? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the real Pierogi because I know he is a caring guy and he doesn’t deserve any of this. Then, I started went through the Discord server. Something told me that it wasn’t right. “Deleted user”? What had happened there? Maybe his account got hacked, I don’t know. That makes me so suspicious until now. It’s the question that left unanswered. Everything just doesn’t add up. Then, I started making comment on Youtube saying the video is fake and all that. People already started commenting on it counter arguing about everything.

At night, Brandon who is the brother-in-law of Pierogi told the people in Discord server that he would tell everyone his thought on it. I joined because I wanted to know what was actually going on. He told us that Hina did have health issues and suicidal problems before and she kept asking Brandon about her personal issues. She even asked him stuff about Cocaine and Morphine. It seemed like she needed more attention than usual which made Brandon and his team quite annoyed. So, he decided to speak to Hina and told her that he couldn’t look after her 24/7 as he got other work to do as well. But at the end of the day, the video has nothing to do with Pierogi even though he drinks. That is just an AI doing all the talk the whole time.

I have to admit that the comment someone posted on Reddit is on point. This is what she said:

“These are just some discrepancies coming across that I will counter here…

Screenshots can be easily doctored, similar to how scammers manipulate websites or fake bank accounts using the INSPECTOR tool. However, it’s important to note that with DISCORD, a user’s HANDLE can be anything, including what may seem like a duplicate name in the DISPLAY NAME field on the same server space. However, a USERNAME is unique, and that distinction is not depicted here (just search for “New Usernames Display Names” under Discord Support for more clarification). An imposter account could easily be created to manipulate a fabricated conversation(s) and make them appear “authentic” to someone not familiar with the service.

There have been several fake Discord handles impersonating him found on other servers, as well as accounts on other social platforms. So, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility for someone to engage in such malicious activities, either from her or someone else.

Also, note that with Discord, at the 8:20 mark, you can see the handle name in lowercase as “pierogisp,” when in fact it is case-sensitive for the real account “PierogiSP” for those who know him there. This discrepancy seems to be corrected later in the video, which, to me, appears to be fabricated.

@ 50:39 — correction: He does not go to MANY cities for church. He only goes to ONE. He does not see a PRIEST but rather a PASTOR. Their choice of words is telling in the details. He is very religious and takes his faith and family VERY seriously. Get making light of it was a slap in the face.

All financial matters of the business go through BRANDON. Personally, I have taken on a small job myself (video edits) as a community member, and all transactions went through him around the same time.

We see absolutely no proof of pics/vids of “Pierogi” exposing himself or engaging in inappropriate visual behavior through this “supposed” conversation, only imgs of Dictionary. It is assumed that they were the only party distributing pics/vids of themselves. Unfortunately, from this perspective, it sounds like Dictionary was throwing themselves at this accnt (fake accnt) in a desperate attempt to make it appear factual.

@ 28:48 (9/26/22 hotel?) Well, we know he was in attendance at TwitchCon and sharing a room with Brandon and other editors, with late nights spent going out for dinner, streaming, and only crashing for a few hours to get enough sleep for the next day. Hardly much downtime for this kind of mess.

This seems like a disgruntled fan-girl that warped a story of what was once a friendship and freelance working gig into something he does not engage in. They simply wanted to hurt a successful individual who no longer had their full-time attention and desire to try and break up a marriage in the process with fabricated content. Do as much MAX damage as possible for financial gain as some form of retribution.

This just reminds me of how one woman tried to take LTT (Linus Tech Tips) down. This seems to have followed the same script!

Mind you, follow facts. But wait to hear the other side before casting stones.

The more success someone gains there is ALWAYS someone out there that wants to tear them down.”

I know there are lots of people target certain content creators and even movie stars using AI. I remember years ago when people trying to use deepfake go against Tom Cruise, that was one of the news about AI. I don’t see why they have to make videos to target certain creators, especially Pierogi when he didn’t do anything. I am a supporter of him from day one I watched his videos and I believe Pierogi is a good man. He doesn’t deserve any of this at all. What they’re saying about him about cheating is so wrong. They just believe based on ‘proof’ without having to actually do research on their own. In my opinion, this is the major problem and this will just make things worse. Someone must have manipulated them and the AI is making them believe what they see and it’s making them gullible. This will not only hurt the person, but also destroying his own image when he or she doesn’t do anything.

After this issue, I know that Pierogi needs a long break, according to Brandon and that he will look after him for sure. But at the end of the day, I hope he will recover soon and return to his streams in no time. I will understand if he needs some time and it won’t be soon. Someone has already reported the video and I hope it will get taken down soon to avoid spreading false information into the community.

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Reference:

Inside the World of a Scam-Busting YouTuber

https://www.reddit.com/r/ScammerPayback/comments/1abos8h/thoughts_on_this/

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S: Scammer (James Smith), S2: Scammer 2, E: Ethan Roger Hunt (Me as a scmabaiter [Using a voice changer])

S: Are you on the Anydex page sir?

E: Yes. It says Better software. Then, underneath it, it says the smart choice for remote access, and then it says download now, start business trial.

S: Click download now sir.

E: okay do I double click or left click?

S: uhhh.. left click sir.

E: okay it says Anydesk.exe download.

S: install Anydex sir

E: okay.

S: Now, open Anydex and tell me the user ID and password.

E: Okay. User ID is 183 543 212. Password is 42******. Whats your user ID and password?

S: My user ID is 616 782 537. Password is 90*****.

E. Okay.

S: Okay sir, your computer is now successfully connected.

E: Okay. What do I do now?

S: Now, go to www.Amazon.com and login to your account.

E: okay.. (After accessing Amazon) You can’t see my login, can you?

S: I can’t, sir.

E: okay.

(While the scam is undergoing, I could hear someone talking in the background,“Hi, thank you for calling Norton. How may I help you?)

E: Yes, hello? I’m having an issue with Amazon, not Norton.

S: Sir, he’s talking to other customer.

E: Oh okay. I thought he’s talking to me haha

(After logging in…)

S: Sir, go to your profile now.

E: Okay.

S: Okay, as you can see, there’s an unauthorized payment in your account. Now, I will refund the amount for you. Sir, which bank do you want the refund? (Scammer is showing me the fake unauthorized payment and the amount is $500.)

E: wait, $500?? That’s insane! I didn’t order that..what is that? An iPhone? Hahaha no way, why do I need an iPhone when I already got one at home?!

S: hahaha yes sir, because someone hacked into your account and made unauthorized payment, I’m here to help you refund the amount. Sir, which bank do you want the refund?

E: Hmm Bank of America.

S: Okay. Sir, I will transfer your call to a senior manager who works in the bank of America.

E: Oh okay.

(Noise in the background as the line is transferring…)

S: Hi, thank you for holding the line. Your call has been transferred to the Bank of America. This is Alex (With the same person’s voice). How are you doing today?

E: I’m good. How are you? What’s your name again?

S: I’m good, too. It’s Alex, ma’am.

E: I’m sir. Anyway, your name is very unusual in India.

S: I’m sorry, what?

E: I said your name is unusual in India.

S: Oh hahaha I’m not from India, sir.

E: Oh really?! Where are you from then?

S: I’m from Los Angeles. what about you?

E: Really?! I have all your locations, IP Addresses…You’re not from Los Angeles.

S: (Speaking Hindi in the background with other scammers while I’m spying on them)

E: I know your language and I understand everything you said. Don’t lie to me.

(Scammer hangs up the phone. I call back to waste their time)

(phone ringing in the background)

S: Thank you for calling Amazon. This is James Smith. How can I help you?

E: Hi, your colleague was rude to me when I was trying to figure something out. He was yelling at me when I was trying to figure something out.

S: Who was that?

E: It was Alex.

S: Oh okay.. Sir, do you have ultraviewer on your dextop?

E: Hmm let me see, I have Microsoft Edge, recycle bin, Google Chrome, Anydesk…oh yeah I do have ultraviewer.

S: Okay sir, open ultraviewer and tell me the username and password.

E: okay. The username is 245 ***** and the password is ****.

S: Okay sir, your computer is now successfully connected. Now, go to the Bank of America and login to your account.

E: okay. (Accessing the Bank of America and logging in) You can’t see my login, can you?

S: No sir. I can’t

E: okay, just want to make sure haha

S: Let me know once it’s logged in.

E: Okay. It’s logged in.

S: Okay. Now, I will transfer you back the money. So do one thing and leave your mouse, sir.

E: Okay..(After a few seconds) Wait, why is my screen black?(As I’m moving my mouse again)

S: I’m checking your transaction ID, sir. Just leave your mouse and don’t do anything.

E: But why do you have to make my screen black? I don’t understand.

S: I’m checking your transaction ID, sir. Just don’t touch anything. (In fact, they’re doing an unauthorized wire transfer to an unknown party bank)

E: (I continually move my mouse to waste their time)

S: Sir, I said LEAVE YOUR MOUSE.

E: Well, I just want to know what you’re doing on my computer.

S: Sir, you don’t have to be worried. We’re here to help you okay?

(After a few minutes)

S: Sir, now please check your account. As you can see, we have transferred you back the amount.

(Scammer is showing me the screen)

E: Wait..why is it $50,000?

S: OMG sir, what have you done?

E: I didn’t do anything. Maybe you put three zeros on purpose.

S: Sir, it’s your fault and now you have to go to the Target store and get 5 Target gift cards.

E: What? That’s crazy! I’m an old man and you’re making me to go to the Target store?! How much do I need to get for each card?

S: $1000, sir.

E: Okay.

S: Sir, do you have a car? You can drive there.

E: Yes, I do but I got other business to do as well.

S: Okay. How long is it from your home to the Target Store?

E: Hmm maybe 10–15 minutes. Should I hang up the call?

S: No sir. Just stay on the line.

E: Okay.

(After a while…)

E: I got my gift cards.

S: okay sir. Now go home and go back to your computer.

~To be continued~

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This is just a made up story, it’s not real*

S: scammer, E: me

(Phone is ringing in the background)

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S: Hi, thank you for calling Amazon. This is James Smith. How may I help you?

E: Hi, I received an email about a product that I didn’t order from Amazon. I want to ask for a refund.

S: You want to refund, ma’am?

E: Yeah. I’m sir not ma’am btw.

S: Okay sir. What’s your name?

E: I’m Ethan Roger Hunt. Friends call me Ethan but you can call me Hunt.

S: Okay Hunt, do you have a computer in front of you?

E: Well my computer is in my basement and I’m an 85-year-old man. I have to walk down there to turn on my computer.

S: Okay Hunt, take your time.

(After a few minutes)

E: Okay I got my computer in front of me.

S: Okay sir. Do you have Google chrome?

E: Which one is Google Chrome? I rarely use the computer so I don’t know which one is Google Chrome. Is it the one with the letter “e” on it?

S: …No, no, no. It’s the one that has the color of red, green, yellow on it.

E: Oh..Red, green, yellow… let me see… okay I got it.

S: Yes sir.

E: Do I right click or double click?

S: right click, sir.

E: Okay.

S: Once you’re on Google, type Anydex

(*FYI, Indian scammers pronounce Anydesk as Anydex)

E: Wait, it says open, open file location, run as administrator, troubleshoot compatibility, unpin from start, scan with Microsoft defender, unpin from taskbar, restore previous versions…

S: Just open the browser, sir.

E: wait so do I choose open?

S: Yes sir.

E: Ok what do I do next?

S: Now you need to type in www.Google.com

E: How long is this going to take? Because I have something else to do. I need to send a message to my friend telling her about the dinner date. I also need to plan for my trip to India.

S: Ohhhh… have you been to India before, sir?

E: No, thats why I want to go there and explore.

S: Which part of India are you going to, sir?

E: Hmm I’m planning to go to Kolkata.

S: Ah I see…ok go to Google now.

E: Ok (Typing ‘www.Google.com’). Then what?

S: After that, type Anydex.

(*FYI, Indians pronounce Anydesk as Anydex and desktop as Dex top. It’s hilarious I know)

E: What? Anydex? Could you spell that for me?

S: So A as in apple, n as in Nancy, y as in you, d as in dive…

E: Wait, you’re going too fast. Can you speak slowly? I can’t catch up.

S: Sir, are you in the search engine?

E: yes but you’re just going too fast I can’t follow.

S: Okay I’m sorry. Let’s start again. So in the search engine, type a as in apple

E: okay. A as in apple.

S: Then, n as in Nancy.

E: okay. n as in Nancy.

S: Then, y as in you

E: What? y as in me? What do you mean?

S: Y as in you as in Y-O-U.

E: Ohh Y-O-U…

S: Then d as in dive

E: D as in dive? Do you like diving?

S: Yes sir, I sometimes go diving to explore the ocean.

S: Could you tell me what you have right now?

E: I put a,n,y,d

S: okay then e as in easy, s as in scan

E: E as in easy, s as in scam..

S: S as in scan..

E: Okay s as in scam..

S:…then k as in know

E: okay I got it

S: Sir, tell me what you see on your screen now?

E: I see Anydesk: The fast Remote Desktop Application. Download Windows. Download Mac OS. Remote desktop software,Download now.

S: Ok sir, click the first option.

E: Do I left click or right click?

S: Right click sir.

E: I see open link in new tab, open link in new window, open link in new private window, bookmark link…

S: Just open the link sir.

E: okay well you didn’t tell me properly, so I just followed what you said

~To be continued~

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