Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I just came back.
Before I went to SG I thought just seeing her once would be enough but in the end I bought another ticket from a fan.
Before going I thought maybe I would get another ticket so I don’t regret it. It is a rare chance.

He said some rude things about her early in her career.
Kanye interrupted her , grabbed the mic and said it should have gone some someone else. / it should have been awarded to another singer.
He ruined a special moment, it was her first big award.
He also wrote some terrible words in his song about her. / the lyrics of his songs are terrible when he sings about her
They called her to let her know , to get her approval but she cheated her and used bad words to describe her. They recorded the call and cut some pieces of it and released it publicly.

People thought she was a lier, she laid low for about 2 years

She was there for a week.
She sang for the first 3 days then she took a rest and then 3 more days

The first time my seat was inside the stadium and the second time I was on the upper floor.
I couldn’t move very freely.
Everyone was standing and shouting.

on the upper floor the view was better.
I wanted to be closer.

on the secondary market it was more than 10k.
The original price was like 6k , a lot of people were cheated on and couldn’t enter the stadium.
Some people bought a fake ticket and they cried.

I bought it from the official channel and I also bought one from a fan.
My way to make sure I could enter the stadium was I wouldn’t give her money / transfer her money before I entered the stadium.
I saw she was also a fan so I saw she wasn’t trying to cheat, she had a lot of posts about Taylor. / I trusted her more because she was also a fan
I realized she was interested in her so I chose to buy from her and we made a deal that I would pay all the money / I transferred a deposit to an escrow account and paid the rest once I entered the stadium  after I enter the stadium and the concert began so it was a way to make sure you don’t lose your money.
You cannot make sure it is true but at least you protect yourself.

In China for some of the concerts the ticket matches your id card. When you buy it, it is linked to your id and you can scan your id card and enter directly. / your ticket number is the same as your id number.

I saw a scammer cheated a lot of fans and he made more than 100k.
The official website will just send you a pdf but you could easily fake it

I felt Singapore is similar to China.
Most Singaporeans can speak Chinese.
They speak Chinese in the subway / the announcements on subway are also in Chinese.

do you ever seen the meny of the coffee in singapore? -> Have you ever seen a coffee menu in SGP?

If I earned money in SGP it would be a nice place, the streets are wide and clean and the traffic is convenient.
They have lots of plants / it is a quite green city.
It is hot but it has less rain than China and when it rains it passes quickly.
I think it doesn’t have a nightlife after 10pm. / the city feels a bit dead after 10pm
Chinese food is better than Singaporean food.

some people cross the street at the redlight / some people jaywalk , I saw some locals do that.
I had no energy to go to any party.  I screamed and danced and had no time to drink water.

The concert played different albums and between albums she goes backstage to change or have a rest.
I didn’t even have time to drink water that she came out again.
I heard it was hot and the floor was crowded and they didn’t have time to drink and didn’t get some from the vendors.

Maybe I will go there again to visit with my parents. Their English is not that good and they may be afraid of going abroad so it might be a good option / there is little language barrier in SGP

Vocabulary

scam (n) scheme to steal or cheat money
There are a lot of online scams.

to scam (v) to make people believe things that are not true to take their money
I was scammed on wechat.

scammer (n) people who cheat other people for money or make them believe things that are not true
I wanted to buy a ticket from him but then realized he was a scammer

escrow account (n) account that holds funds until it is confirmed you received a product and it works without an issue
most e-commerce app have an escrow account

primary market (n) when you buy directly and it is the first time something is sold
I bought my ticket on the primary market from the official channel

secondary market  (n) when something is sold again
I tried to get a ticket on the secondary market on Ebay but I was cheated

lyrics (n) words in a song
I followed the lyrics and sang along

to jaywalk (v) to cross at the redlight or outside of pedestrian crossings
A lot of people jaywalk in SGP

to fake / forge (v) to make a fake
He went to jail for forging money

to lay low (v) stay out of public life / try not to be noticed
Tom decided to lay low after the scandal and he moved to a small village