Happy Birthday To Me...

Happy Birthday to Me! Today is my 25th birthday... Times flies really fast... It seems to me that I just spent my 21st Birthday and now I am 25 already...


It's kind of sad when I look back in my life so far that I have yet to achieve anything at all... At least nothing that I deem to be really exciting or so... I wished I can be like a good friend of mine who leads a very adventurous life, travelling around the world whenever he has the opportunity. I wished I am like others who earns big bucks... I wished I am skinner (Fat hope)... There are so many things that I wished for...


So for my 25th Birthday wish, I wish all my dreams will come true... Most importantly, I wish that my family especially my parents will be healthy and lived to a long age happily... :D

Gold Digger

I read this from a forum that I frequent. Apparently this gold digger advertise herself in a website called Craigslist looking for gold mines to dig. I think the replies to Miss Gold Digger is really funny but quite true also... :P Have a good laugh. And yet.. I do believe this kind of people exist...

From Miss Gold Digger:
What am I doing wrong? Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at all. Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level? Here are my questions specifically: - Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms -What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my feelings -Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)? - Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there? - Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out? - How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

Reply #1:

THE ANSWER Dear Pers-431649184: I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament. Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I see it. Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a cr@ppy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful! So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you! So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage. Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful" as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout. By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation. With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way. Classic "pump and dump." I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.

Reply #2:

MY ADVICE: Dear Pers-431649184: I also came across your posting with great interest. I am a 28 year old Wall Street trader who qualifies as an eligible suitor under your $500k/yr rule. In fact, I make over a million and can usher a woman into a comfortable, true middle class lifestyle (not like those 500k lower-middle class chumps who have to make do with the junior two-bedroom). I am sympathetic to your goal in finding a rich man to marry. The milk needs to be sold by the expiration date. But since this is premium milk, why would you settle for less than premium prices? I would like to address some of the questions that were previously missed by the other gentleman and provide constructive advice on where to find your match. I also do believe in the efficient market theory, and am surprised that $500k hasn't found you yet. There are plenty of rich lawyers, investment bankers and hedgies to go around in this city. What gives? I think the problem might be that you have not been sufficiently focused in your search efforts. The culprit, I believe, may be that you are also looking for qualities aside from money - such as looks, personality, and a sense of humor. However, men who have those qualities learn at an early age that they do not need money to attract quality women. As the saying goes, if you can get the milk for free, why pay up for the cow? What you need to look for is someone who is long money, and short the other aspects. They are not easy to spot, since you are biologically wired to overlook and ignore them. However, the next time that you are at a expensive black tie event, and you are introduced to the short, bald, overweight man who fidgets nervously whilst making conversation with you, pay special attention to him. Here's an inspirational story for you. An acquaintance of mine who was also an classy and articulate woman as yourself was able to land that guy - who also happens to be one of the top ten guys at Google. This is the type of stuff that gold-digging moms read to their gold-digging daughters at bedtime. Perhaps you need to make a location change to Silicon Valley - miracles like these happen almost everyday in a land where you can randomly throw a rock and hit a rich nerd squarely in his Kim-jong Il glasses. And as far as his deficiencies go, they turned out to be not so bad. With hundreds of millions in the bank, she's been able to clean him up and give him a little sophistication. Think of it as a fixer-upper project with a massive budget (and yourself as a visionary real estate developer!). Although, I must warn you, it is a fine line you are flirting with - you must not overdo it lest he begins to attract younger women who are hotter than yourself. The trick is, you need build him up enough to be presentable, while simultaneously manipulate him into believing you are the best that he will ever do! That, botox and having kids will be your insurance against your depreciation (or as I prefer to use the term, milk going sour). I wish the best of luck on your sales project. As for me, I am also available for a short-term lease. However, for marriage I wouldn't consider a woman unless she can bring beauty, brains and self-motivation to the table. I do not want to dilute my gene pool and end up raising a bunch of Paris Hiltons.

Phoenix Wright : Justice for All

I have been hooked to this game called Phoenix Wright : Justice for All that can be played on Nintendo DS Lite. Great game I will say... It's a game that is based in a courtroom and basically your role in the game is as a lawyer who has to prove the innocence of your client. For those who has a Nintendo DS Lite, try getting the game and have fun playing it... :)

ANDRO® - Cream for Men

I'm kind of surprised to see this commercial airing in Singapore. After all Singapore is more or less known for its strict regulations on all forms of media. The advertisers must have done pretty much homework to go around the loopholes of the regulations just to promote their product. I guess it is considered as a successful commercial since it passed the regulations but yet is able to bring the message across on what the product it is advertising for.

Please give up your seat for the pregnant woman or elderly...

I have a colleague who is around 5 months pregnant. As she is rather small in size, her stomach did not really show until recently. It is understandable when people do not offer them their seat on the bus or MRT when her stomach is not really showing because they may not know that she is pregnant. However sometimes it's not the case of not knowing. It is more of the case of "I take it that I did not see anything. I just pretend I am sleeping until she gets off the train" kind of mentality. At times it really irks me to see that kind of attitude lor...

Take for example this evening when we were on our way home after work. She took a different train from me when we were going home. As her train arrived earlier than mine, so I was still waiting for my train on the platform after she board her train. I happened to look inside the MRT and saw her standing in front of a bunch of inconsiderate people. I can't help but messaged her the following: "Wah... Your stomach must be really small for those people sitting in front of you to think that it's a tummy and not that you are pregnant." I know these people do not owe those pregnant woman or elderly a seat on the MRT, but shouldn't they should be kind enough to offer them a seat if they can't find a seat? What if they fall on the MRT and anything happens to them? I wonder how will these people react if they hear me say out whatever I messaged my colleague. Will they even feel embarrassed?

I hope that people will have more empathy for others. Place yourself in the shoes of the pregnant woman or the elderly. Would you want to be treated the same way as how they are treated?

Blogger template kok up...

My blogger template seems to have some kok up... Can't see the template for the past 2 days that I was online so I decided to use the "classic" one temporary... I still like my previous one... Hopefully I can sort it out soon... Sian...

5 Languages of Love

A friend of my brought up this 5 languages of Love while we were talking about BGR problems that we were facing. I remembered posting a post about it somewhere but I can't seem to be able to find that post, so I decided to post it here again... :)

I think in a way knowing the 5 languages of Love may actually help to improve your relationship with you bf/gf. Try doing this test to see what is rank the highest for you or your bf/gf. Hope it helps to improve your relationship too. :)