: About Me

This is Freddy Tay from Singapore. I am currently a mechanical engineering student from the National University of Singapore. Reading has always been my favourite pastime and I will always keep that flame going. Nice place, Helium!

My passion is ...

Anything that surprises me

I know too much about ...

People's secrets

My parents always told me ...

To tone it down.

My childhood ambition ...

Is to make sure everyone puts on a smile wherever they go.

My favorite memory ...

Is when I had my first piece of chocolate.

Why I write ...

Because my thoughts just cannot keep themselves inside me.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Books, comedies, jazz.

My first job ...

Factory Intern

My best moment ...

To enjoy every minute with my family.

My inspiration ...

Is order embedded in chaos.

Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) The dark side of the lottery

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Though highly discouraged by the morally good, lottery is actively marketed to people. Exploiting on the very fact on the gambler's fallacy, lottery organisations are able to profit from this lucrative activity. There is, however, a catch, if you will, to playing lottery. That is you open a 'regular savings plan' with the organisation, except that you do not get your savings back. A small portion can go to the pot easily because people probably believe that a negligible amount, to them, buys luck, which is priceless in that sense, therefore, a worthy investment. However, it is often a disi...

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