This afternoon, my phone’s inbox was flooded with a message that goes like this “kmusta n kau?e2 nga pla bgo roaming number ko ngcmblock n kc ung dti ko.d2 n kau mgtxt.mis ko n kau, yngat kau lhat jn.”

(Translation: “Kumusta na kayo? Eto nga pala bago roaming number ko na-sim block na kasi yung dati ko. Dito na kayo magtext. Miss ko na kayo, ingat kayo lahat diyan.”)

The first time I got the message, I didn’t mind it. I just deleted it. But the very enterprising sender, who was no doubt using the unlitext services of the mobile phone provider which is the same as mine, kept on sending the same message to my phone. It was irritating because I don’t text very often but when I receive a message, I usually look at it to see if it’s important or it can wait til later. And since I was in the office, it means work is my top priority. So unless it’s an emergency, more often than not, I don’t respond.

But there they were, a couple of text messages from the same anonymous number, who, though the message sounded friendly enough (as if close kami!) did not bother to introduce him/herself. In just a matter of one or two minutes, I had received about 5 messages from the same number. I knew this was somebody who, if I entertained, would later ask that I send load credits to his/her damn phone so he/she could supposedly call me and we could talk. This modus operandi is so outdated already so whoever that person was is still living in the middle ages. But since my inbox was being flooded, I decided to text back. And here was my message: “Go get a life. Look for a decent job so you wouldn’t have to resort to fooling people. Your soul will burn in hell for cheating others.”

I found that telling them that their souls will burn in hell for trying to fool others works. And this time, I was correct. It worked, and the spammer stopped texting me. Why there are still ignorant fools who want to swindle people by sending these kinds of text messages escapes me. (Some tell you you’ve won millions. Duh. One even introduced him/herself as Mrs. Ayala. Duh. As if using the name Ayala would command respect from me… heller!)

But yeah, several times, when I get these same text messages, I text back and after telling them off, they don’t bother me anymore. Either they’re scared of their souls burning in hell, or they’re scared when they get text messages in English. haha!

Oh, just in case you want a textmate, or you just want to text somebody that you have a new roaming number and then later tell him/her that it would be better if you could be sent load credits just so you could call, try texting this number, 09063074470. That number might just forward you the message I sent him/her earlier.

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