Posted on 06/13/2021 1:44:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
How far will you go to meet someone you know online?
An Indonesian teenager went as far as selling her dad’s motorcycle in order to purchase flight tickets to Jakarta and meet her online crush.
Indri, who was from Jambi, had met the boy via an online game Free Fire, and wanted to meet him in Jakarta, Tribun News reported.
She then sold her father’s motorcycle for 20 million rupiah (S$1,870) in exchange for flight tickets to the capital.
However, the teen’s plan went awry when the boy said that he did not want to meet up with her in real life, according to Tribun News on Tuesday (June 8).
In an online video, Indri could be seen crying, while an airport saleswoman could be seen comforting her.
She had asked the teenager what happened, after which the teen revealed the story and expressed her disappointment in not being able to meet her online crush.
Airport staff members initially were suspicious as Indri was not accompanied by a guardian and looked lost.
It was reported that Indri was still keen to fly to Jakarta, but her family managed to prevent her from doing so after spotting her photograph at the airport online.
Breaking news?
It’s in chat, not breaking news.
Young Love can hurt.
A Singaporean dollar is worth 1.5 Curtis Wilsons, so the plane fare in USD was around $1400, still nothing to sneeze at.
That “motorcycle “ was likely some POS moped thing.
But dad used it to get around; now he’s walking. Do I detect an honor killing coming?
She’s lucky she didn’t go and find her teenage crush was a middle aged pedophile.
I hope her parents talk some sense into her before she ends up on the slave market or something.
The boy lived in such a world of illusions, he did not have the mentality to at least see her face to face and make an honest decision. Maybe he did not want to change out of his pajamas into something he could wear in public.
Wonder what she would get for the 81 CB 750 I have that is about 80 percent back together?
I’m waiting on some chrome powder coating to come back.
It may all be moot. The past couple of months, I have had sharp pain in my left foot. Probably plantar. It hurts off and on.
The 750 plus all the support stuff might leave anyway.
For 20 million IDR it was probably new or nearly new Honda or Yamaha. Up to a certain displacement bikes there are very reasonable. Used Harley there is at least double what is here.
There is help for that. My son had planters so bad he couldn’t walk but he’s fine now. Not sure what all the doc did but he’s ok now. Don’t give up your project!
I called and left a message with the foot clinic I’ve gone to in the past on Friday.
The pain is at the front of the foot and if something shifts around and a bit tender at times.
Good luck. I hope it’s a minor fix for you.
Perhaps “the boy” didn’t want to meet Chris Hansen.
No one care when young men hurt.
Girls get actual news stories and sympathy.
Hope she learned from this expensive lesson.
Naw, probably not.
“But what about the motorcycle’s feelings?” *PING*
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In this case, the “hooligan” was the biker’s DAUGHTER! :-)
Thanks for the ping. That gif is evocative to say the least! :-)
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