Money = Happiness

Once, a businessman went onto a little island, where he saw a fisherman
sleeping underneath a tree in the broad daylight. Beside the fisherman, he
saw a
bucket of the fisherman's catch for the day, and the fishes were huge
and many.
The businessman thinks to himself, "WAH LAN EH. never see this
kind of DUA TIAO fish before leh! Fry with sambal sure damn SHIOK AH!"

The businessman asked the fisherman, "oei, uncle... why do you nap
here
instead of fishing?"

The fisherman answers, "Enough already lah. sibeh SIAN leh.. fish all
day. relac laH!

Businessman: "But if you fish more, then you got more fish what!"

Fisherman: "And then...?"

Businessman: "Then can sell more lor..."

Fisherman: "And then...?"

Businessman: "Then can earn more money and franchise lah."

Fisherman: "And then...?"

Businessman (already damn dulan with stupid old man who keep asking stupid questions): "Then you can retire early and then take all the money then go to a nice place without having to worry and lie under a tree and relac lor!"

Fisherman: "Isn't that what I'm doing now?"

Businessman: TMD...

My ex principal at DHS told us this story once during morning assembly and I remembered it till now. Moral of the story: Contentment.

I always thought that money cannot buy happiness and as long as we are happy, there's no need to worry about education or money or anything.

As Raj says, "WAh, like MUD lifestyle lah! just relac one corner.. but at least they are happy right?"
And Han says, "They got the dumbass courage to follow their fucked up dreams"

But anyway. To emphasise on the point money not being able to buy happiness... Han, Turner and I bought a 6-pack beer and sat by the river opposite butter factory one night, discussing how nice it is, to have cheap lukewarm beer with your bestfriends.

Then I told han my fisherman story and Han enlightened us:

"Ya, rubbish ok? Firstly, you said he live on an island right. So no need to
study what, dont even think the island got school lor. Secondly, he need to eat
he just fish, no need to worry about making money.... SINGAPORE HOW CAN LIKE
THAT???"

Haha. I think in Singapore ah pek sleep under tree and relac... only got 2 things. Either people mistake him for beggar and throw money for him, or police come and fine him.
But even if kenna fine, that also proves the point that in Singapore you need money.

But I indignantly told Han,

"Money so what? More money more problems. Rich people also got problems what. The more you have, the more you spend. I think poor people sometimes are happier..."

Han resisted throwing his empty beer can at me,

"BECOZ YOU GOT MONEY WHAT!!! you got ever hungry until just enough money to buy one loaf of bread for dinner.. thirsty until have to go into some primary school drink from their water cooler..."

Me: "WAH LAN EH! got so drama or not! (heehee) Anyway, money can't solve EVERYTHING what"

Han: "With money, you can solve the problems that money can solve.. problems that money cannot solve, another day then talk. But without money, you can't even solve the problems that money can solve"

Me: "But maybe after u solve the problems that money can solve, the other problems become more...?"

Han: "True, money cannot give you answers.. But money can give you more options."

Me: "tmd.. why everyone so money face???"

Anyway I have to say, I agree with Han.. Money may not give you answers.. but it definitely gives you more options.. I look at my beautiful pink VAIO laptop.. my new phone.. my pretty Honda City... my pink walls in my bedroom... super-fuckingexpensive school fees... and think about people who don't have all these.

Money has indeed opened up alot more options for me.

If not for money, I won't even be here blogging.

People without money, may be contented.. but you never see rich people complaining that they have too much money either. And even poor people who think that they are contented.. you still see them earning money and buying 4D.. Why else Singaporeans gamble so much?! Simply because they want more money!

It's true that being contented brings true happiness.. but if everyone is just happy with a mediocre life and do not aspire to do something more... they might as well just bring a guitar and a black cat to any void deck and waste their life away. People will not work hard for anything simply because they are happy with what they have already.

So people who say that they can be happy without money and they don't need money...

WAKE UP LAH!! DON'T BE A FUCKING STUPID LIAR!!!

P/S: I have nothing against malays.. Im just talking about those malays who do nothing with their lives and waste their time.
Not all malays in general.