I forgot since when, but the me now, I know myself really hate to trouble people. If there are something that I need to do and I know I that I can do them myself, then by all means, I will try to do them without bothering anyone or asking others for help. Sometimes, if I have a choice to pay some extra bucks to have it settled, or to simply ask some friends for help (which would be totally free. all I had to do is ask, that's all), I would rather choose to pay those extra cost than to ask, even when I know that some of those people will definitely say yes without hesitation.
So, if one day I come to you and I ask for your help, that means I'm really desperate and I really do need your help and I really can't do it without your help. If that happens and you know you can help out, please, please consider it really hard and don't turn me down or if you are really unable to help, please tell me honestly why you can't. Don't give crappy excuses. As much as I would appreciate the thought that you would want to suggest me somebody else for help or some other methods, please don't. It's very likely that I've already gone through all those options you're about to suggest. So really, don't. An honest answer is all I need if you are to turn me down.