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There's backstory going on where it was explained that it was all a prank to teach the kid a lesson for peeking into his Christmas presents the night before.
The brother also posted on YouTube that they DID give him the Xbox360 later.
However, when asked for video proof by many, many angry internet-surfers, there was no reply.
At the moment, there are some who still believe he still doesn't have an Xbox360.
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Many have stepped up to try and get poor Jonathan an Xbox360, including the Engadget team.
This post has been edited by Gurdian: Mar 1 2008, 01:54 PM
OMG...after all the excitement and hope of getting a 360...turns out to be a hoax and worst of all it's from his parents (i guess)... Poor little fella...i guess all of us can understand what he is goin through...
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QUOTE(m2n-e @ Mar 1 2008, 02:03 PM)
lol... so what? the box might be picked.. why so angry? =_=" its his family business afterall...
lets say u in that kid situation ( hoping a 360 etc ) , after a while u open up the wrapping...u see wow xbox360 cool, then when u open the 360 boxes...there is no 360 console or what ever...did u feel disapointed? im sure u will feel like that...and how can they do datt to that kid...even adult also feel disapointed...so think bout it
feeling are meant to be broken. i dont feel like that since i dont celebrate christmas, and dont celebrate birthday cuz i prefer receive money than give cuz i can go buy on my own.
LOLZ .... waddafux !!!! I can't stop myself from laughing after I finished watching the video. His face expression is really priceless, it was like he has been stunned till he can't even said a single word.
Anyway, it is a very bad way to prank a kid especially on christmas day. In Internet term, it should be "Funny Not Found"
Damn ! poor kid. I understand how he feels and it was NOT a good prank to play on ppl especially a kid. It was just plain hurtin. Damn parents has to grow up !
lets say u in that kid situation ( hoping a 360 etc ) , after a while u open up the wrapping...u see wow xbox360 cool, then when u open the 360 boxes...there is no 360 console or what ever...did u feel disapointed? im sure u will feel like that...and how can they do datt to that kid...even adult also feel disapointed...so think bout it
QUOTE(GamersFamilia @ Mar 1 2008, 02:14 PM)
the topic here not bout the technical...bout feelings okey...thanks
AGREE!!! Kudos to GamersFamilia ...that dude is juz a kid for god sake, adults should be more understanding and NOT play with kid's fragile feeling and still learning/adopting personality...instead, nurtured and set a good example to them ma...
why people get so emotional about this kid? its just an xbox. there's alot more who cant afford to eat out there.
It's not about "just a xbox" like how u're describing it bro...it's that feeling and hope of that kid but ended up being pranked and his hope crushed...
This post has been edited by Ricgatebecko: Mar 1 2008, 02:39 PM
the world is full of bastards, crushing little kids hopes for their own amusement.
at least this one only the father pulling the prank, not the whole family. the other family member still supports him, not laughing at him. telling the realities of the world to a kid that haven't even reach puberty? and laughing at him some more?
i dont deny the fact the situation was morally bad for the emotional growth of the child, but lets not be a hypocrite here, there are aplenty of kids out there left unsupervised that really needs our help, even not by materialistic means.
Added on March 1, 2008, 2:43 pm
QUOTE(Ricgatebecko @ Mar 1 2008, 02:39 PM)
It's not about "just a xbox" like how u're describing it bro...it's that feeling and hope of that kid but ended up being pranked and his hope crushed...
the kid will eventually learn, stuffs like this are endeavoured by almost every kid.. let the parents taste their own medicine when the kid grew older.
This post has been edited by dgrebel: Mar 1 2008, 02:43 PM
Hey it's christmas for them and they really waiting for that day to get what they want.
IF say your parents promise to give you a car on your birthday. When on your birthday, your parents gave you a key and ask you to " look outside " Your 1st impression will be a car in front of you but instead you see a bicycle in font of you. How you feel? Then your parents said the key is for locking your bicycle.
Hey it's christmas for them and they really waiting for that day to get what they want.
IF say your parents promise to give you a car on your birthday. When on your birthday, your parents gave you a key and ask you to " look outside " Your 1st impression will be a car in front of you but instead you see a bicycle in font of you. How you feel? Then your parents said the key is for locking your bicycle.
Lol!!! EXACTLY! Good example Christmas for those kids over that part of the world is Huge and Major...it might be their only chance to hope and wish for what they want...it's really heartbreaking for them for a Christmas to turns out like that...
if u kenot mess with your own kid(s), whats the point of having them?
yeah. we cant just interfere in other people's life like we are better than them. i hate this kind of nosy attitude, but when it comes to other stuffs, we refuse to donate.
p/s: OMG what a b****!
This post has been edited by dgrebel: Mar 1 2008, 03:04 PM
LoL ! yeah,but at least he got it. Instead of a box of screw drivers.
hahahahahahh WAMUAHUAHAHAHAHAHA..i remember huss wuss bday..dapat kotak samsung lcd monitor..buka buka ada kotak screw drivers !! huss wuss muka terus change but in the end, we gave him is monitor
Added on March 1, 2008, 3:50 pm
QUOTE(acougan @ Mar 1 2008, 03:00 PM)
if u kenot mess with your own kid(s), whats the point of having them?
wow, its a red saab 9-3 convertible.. ill be happy to take it..
This post has been edited by ImSIEBEL: Mar 1 2008, 03:50 PM
hahahahahahh WAMUAHUAHAHAHAHAHA..i remember huss wuss bday..dapat kotak samsung lcd monitor..buka buka ada kotak screw drivers !! huss wuss muka terus change but in the end, we gave him is monitor
Added on March 1, 2008, 3:50 pm
wow, its a red saab 9-3 convertible.. ill be happy to take it..
Its like asking ur parents to get u an xbox 360 and u get a Sega console. still .. stop ur b****ing b**** !
welll welll.....there is no many ppl playing on kid feeling this day.... what can i say im not the kid parent.
well Xmass suppost to be happy and surprising season, but looking at the kid make your heart broke n lose all the season happniess, but the worst thing of all is the parent is not telling the truth.
when the kid grown up they will hate their parent n will not gain trust easily.
Poor kid,and wtf im suprised people wanna buy Xbox for him So if i promote that my parents tricked me about xbox 360 headset, People would help me ftw?
Since its Christmas, the kid should get what he wants. Though the parents believe it is a good education lesson, most of us would say no also.
------> So, if u all disagree with their method of teaching the kid not to peek, what would you u suggest? not give him anything at all?
aiya, maybe the dad later give..maybe its juz a prank..juz to make him tears, then later give him..i know ive kena b4 when i was standard 2 or 3..dad bought me the HotWheels track set, but inside only pensil box, rubber all those stationery stuffs..later i throw the box to my dad then i cry.. but later my mom gave me the HotWHeels...damm cun
What happens later nobody knows lar...but based on what we are shown on the video, the kid deserve some sympathy for god sake...pranked that way on Christmas from his parents...have his hope and dream crushed on the same day...
i heard Engadget want to give Jonathan free XBox 360.
What if the parents planned to do that. The family want to buy him a XBOX 360. Then his bro record it and upload it to youtube. When many people watch it and feel pity, the people want to help him get a Xbox 360. When Jonathan really do get a Xbox 360 from good people, their parents save money.
well once i got the chance to get 3rd x360 after 2 month of helping at coffee shop and end up only got $100 while that thing cost me $699... felt like rip off but i believe she forgot bout it and i don't complained bout it...
But for sure i will not only cry but probably turn into super saiyan when my parent do that to me... also happen once and end up got what i want hehe
Did you all think that is it all the lowyat forumer each person can contribute 5 dollar and buy this pity kid a XBox 360? Can or not? I dont want this kid so sad and dissapointed.
Alamak!!! why kecoh kecoh like this man hahahahaha. Seriously .. if you guys think that this is the worst parents in the world... really what a spoiled life you are living in and i bet your daddy read you bed time story till today hahahahahaha.
This aint that bad, and really i do enjoy seeing those expression. Yeah it does hurt but .... he will grow out of it very soon hahahaha. C'mon guys, haven't you been disappointed before?? Its a cycle that in my opinion everyone gone through... THAT MY FRIEND we call LIFE EXPERIENCE.
ps: i am 100% sure that, when the kid grown and got married, he too will pass this TRADITION to hi son/daughter. Its the cycle of DISAPPOINTMENT hehehehehe. I found it very amusing
Alamak!!! why kecoh kecoh like this man hahahahaha. Seriously .. if you guys think that this is the worst parents in the world... really what a spoiled life you are living in and i bet your daddy read you bed time story till today hahahahahaha.
This aint that bad, and really i do enjoy seeing those expression. Yeah it does hurt but .... he will grow out of it very soon hahahaha. C'mon guys, haven't you been disappointed before?? Its a cycle that in my opinion everyone gone through... THAT MY FRIEND we call LIFE EXPERIENCE. ps: i am 100% sure that, when the kid grown and got married, he too will pass this TRADITION to hi son/daughter. Its the cycle of DISAPPOINTMENT hehehehehe. I found it very amusing
It's NOT the fact that the boy don't have an Xbox 360, its the fact that his own parents would pull such prank. You obviously didn't get it.
It's NOT the fact that the boy don't have an Xbox 360, its the fact that his own parents would pull such prank. You obviously didn't get it.
ITS THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND MY QUOTE DUDE hehehehe.... read again. cheers
and if you ask me why i found it amusing.. well i too have three kids hahahaha i enjoy having fun with them .. and PRANK is one of them!!! and trust me dude.. it will keep your family close to each other no matter how bad that prank is hahahahaha.
This post has been edited by eismeal: Mar 2 2008, 10:16 PM
ITS THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND MY QUOTE DUDE hehehehe.... read again. cheers
and if you ask me why i found it amusing.. well i too have three kids hahahaha i enjoy having fun with them .. and PRANK is one of them!!! and trust me dude.. it will keep your family close to each other no matter how bad that prank is hahahahaha.
thats true aku gunakan semua budak2 kecil , macam ni
me:kamal , ajis , abu kemaskan semua baju ni nanti abang kasik main game! them:OK111!! me(watching them cleaning my room):bagus bagus cepat nanti tak dapat main them:ok ok tgh kemas ni
then,after they kemas all the stuff i never let them play my 360! lol why?because they will jahanamkan my 360 lor....the best part is my room is CLEAN
not.. wait till ur children learn not to trust u at all.. that time i will see how u laugh..
this type of stupid prank will oni worsen the relationship between the child n the parent. the child will eventually lose trust in their own parent if they cont doing this.
wait till one day their lying on the bed at the verge of death.. and they ask their son for help.. lets see what is he going to do for the useless parent who oni noe how to make fun of him..
keep up the 'good job'
This post has been edited by toby.c13: Mar 3 2008, 06:09 PM
seriously.. u guys never been hit by prank like that in your childhood years?? me n and frenz were pranked just like that kid when we were young(i told them about this video and they said its nothing big) and we never had that feeling of resentment towards our parents..
seriously.. u guys never been hit by prank like that in your childhood years?? me n and frenz were pranked just like that kid when we were young(i told them about this video and they said its nothing big) and we never had that feeling of resentment towards our parents..
depends on wats the thing anticipate by the child.. if its oni a sweet or a book.. who cares.. but in this case.. for the kid, its a XBOX 360! imagine this.. he got a xbox360 to play n show it to his frens.. but then now... nothing..
remember this.. the bigger the anticipation, the bigger the disappointment.
the exact same thing happened to me back then when i was still in primary school.. except that it was not xbox360 at that time but super nintendo.. i was deceived by the box and wrapper.. at least i still got some comic books as present
This post has been edited by solder_joint: Mar 3 2008, 07:33 PM
depends on wats the thing anticipate by the child.. if its oni a sweet or a book.. who cares.. but in this case.. for the kid, its a XBOX 360! imagine this.. he got a xbox360 to play n show it to his frens.. but then now... nothing..
remember this.. the bigger the anticipation, the bigger the disappointment.
tak semua orang kaya macam kau..tgk contoh macam siebel,prebetjon,etc,etc tu kaya ,aku beli 360 pun dah kena 4,5 bulan kumpul duit sekolah , berlapar,kawan ajak pergi mall pun aku tak pergi
some people cant afford 360 lah
This post has been edited by adix4: Mar 3 2008, 07:41 PM
tak semua orang kaya macam kau..tgk contoh macam siebel,prebetjon,etc,etc tu kaya ,aku beli 360 pun dah kena 4,5 bulan kumpul duit sekolah , berlapar,kawan ajak pergi mall pun aku tak pergi
some people cant afford 360 lah
Kalo Msia aku understand, seribu lebih tu banyak duit tapi US tu earning one on one dengan kita. Kita gaji 1000 jadi cashier diorang jugak dapat 1000 tapi dalam US. So kalo xbox tu 300$, macam RM300 untuk diorang je. Parents diorang tu memang boleh bagi mereka sebenarnye...
Darn those parents...., will you feel happy seeing your kids disappointed and feel bad....? If I were those parents, I would feel ashame....., darn it....
personally,i don't understand why people want to donate xbox to this kid...there are lots more kids out there need money for food,water,clothes,school...better donate to them..
Cielbleu's got a real point to give out. But some things should be cleared here.
We don't know what happens next. We're not there, that's for sure. We may JUDGE the parents as bad and terrible based only on the video. But we shud also be positive.
The thing here is that, for a lesson to all of us, committing the prank is OK. I said it. But remember to teach ur kids why such a prank. Kids won't be scarred if their family is there to help him/her through and understand whats going on.
Like eismeal (Though i noe not how and what really happens in his family), playing pranks with kids is also a good thing. I agree it does makes the bond closer, and we shud noe who to trust and understand on.
Don't judge by the video, think bigger picture people.
Cielbleu's got a real point to give out. But some things should be cleared here.
We don't know what happens next. We're not there, that's for sure. We may JUDGE the parents as bad and terrible based only on the video. But we shud also be positive.
The thing here is that, for a lesson to all of us, committing the prank is OK. I said it. But remember to teach ur kids why such a prank. Kids won't be scarred if their family is there to help him/her through and understand whats going on.
Like eismeal (Though i noe not how and what really happens in his family), playing pranks with kids is also a good thing. I agree it does makes the bond closer, and we shud noe who to trust and understand on.
Don't judge by the video, think bigger picture people.
I think its just child abuse to play a downright hurting prank like that. Sometimes prank does go too far and loses its meaning in it extremity.
tak semua orang kaya macam kau..tgk contoh macam siebel,prebetjon,etc,etc tu kaya ,aku beli 360 pun dah kena 4,5 bulan kumpul duit sekolah , berlapar,kawan ajak pergi mall pun aku tak pergi
some people cant afford 360 lah
itu la.. jika tak boleh afford, JGN beli... jika nak main prank kat anak.. jgn la lebih lebih.. they dont deserve it..