Singing the blues over Jacky Cheung tickets

A WOMAN in Penang did not get to attend Hong Kong superstar Jacky Cheung’s concert in Kuala Lumpur after she was cheated of RM7,359, reported Oriental Daily.

The woman, known only as Tan, bought tickets for the Cantopop crooner’s concert in January through a man called “Albert Ng”.

When she learned Cheung would be holding another series of concerts this week, she asked Ng again to buy the tickets for her.

She then transferred RM7,359 into Ng’s account for a total of 24 tickets of various prices.

However, Ng, who had earlier promised to mail the tickets to her, claimed that he was busy and had to fly to Hong Kong to get them.

The night before the concert, Tan finally confronted Ng, who admitted he had not bought the tickets and had used the money.

Tan then lodged a police report against Ng who refused to give back the money and could no longer be contacted.

It is learnt that Tan was not the only victim.

> Sin Chew Daily reported that a man in Shanghai, China, printed a QR code on his father’s shirt.

The man was worried that his father, who was diagnosed with dementia, would get lost during the family’s travels during the Golden Week holidays.

The father’s shirt carried the words – “Please scan and help me to contact my family members”.

People who found his father could scan the QR code on their handphones which would link them to the son’s mobile number as well as other information.

The father, whose condition deteriorated in recent years, would get lost about four times every year.

> Nanyang Siang Pau reported that Oxford University in England had decided to make an exception and enrolled a 15-year-old maths whiz from Hong Kong.

The minimum age for foreign students enrolling into British universities is 16.

Ho Tsz-chun, who has loved the subject from young, obtained A*” in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at the GCE Advanced Level.

The math prodigy plans to complete his bachelor’s degree, followed by a Masters, in four years and hopes to become an actuary or join the high technology sector upon graduation.