Keep this in mind for the futureAny monetary sum handed over to a friend should be treated as a ' gift ' in your mind without explicitly saying that , without the expectation that it will be paid back . This is important twofoldA You won ' t find yourself in a position where you need to write off a sum you couldn ' t afford to loseB you ' ll be pleasantly surprised if an amount you parted with is paid back . If you want to keep this friend , write off the 300 as a loss . Who knows , maybe you ' ll get surprised one day . Just keep in mind , 300 probably isn ' t worth the stress of the whole situation . <| sep |> Well , time to throw out my bobblehead <| sep |> It ' s not so bad . I just ask for my food without cilantro lol . Makes getting Pho kinda hard though . And I gotta be careful which brand of salsa I buy . Pace actually has no cilantro .