Letter To Agnes Lin, The Girl Who Has Never Runs Out Of Cash
Oct 29, 2008 Funny News, Singapore, Stupid Stuffs
Hi Agnes,
Too bad, I have always been running out of cash, so actually I don’t have much to tell you. I wish you luck, and I wish your family and future spouse TONNES and TONNES of LUCK!
And I really have to thank you for showing me how fortunate I am to have known the meaning of being INDEPENDENT since 18 and how wonderful my current girlfriend is.
Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Jialat
To that “silly” friend: the silliest thing that you have ever done in your life time must be having to befriend with the girl who was interviewed by SPH reporter Nur Dianah Suhaimi
Mum & Dad will provide
For 20-year-old undergraduate Agnes Lin, the recession could just be academic.
The Nanyang Technological University first-year student has never been in need: She carries a $2,000 Louis Vuitton handbag to school and uses only Shiseido cosmetic and skincare products.
She carries around the latest mobile phone and goes on overseas vacations with her friends where she would bust $1,000 on shopping alone.
Twice monthly, she shops at her favourite stores - Topshop, Zara and Forever21.
Mum, a private tutor, and Dad, a businessman selling polythene bags, pay for her expenses.
Miss Lin is aware that Singapore faces a recession but the news does not bother her.
She said: ‘I think it is okay for me to maintain my current lifestyle. I may be spending a little bit more than my friends but I don’t think I’m overspending.’
At the moment, she has her eyes on the latest mobile phone in the market, the HTC Touch Pro, which costs about $700.
Although her mother has said ‘no’ to her buying yet another mobile phone, Ms Lin has an inkling she will still get it.
‘I think my mum will still buy it for me. My birthday is coming up!’ she said with a giggle. She confessed that since young, she has never run out of cash. Her parents give her money whenever she asks.
Since she was 16, her monthly pocket money has been $500.
She has an older brother, also an undergraduate. The family live in a four-room flat in Marine Parade.
She thinks a friend of hers, who is left with $20 to last until the end of the month, is silly to consider taking up a part-time job to earn some extra cash.
‘I don’t understand why she cannot just ask her parents for money,’ sighed Miss Lin.
She will enter the working world only after three years but she is already planning ahead.
With her first pay packet, she will buy a $4,000 Chanel bag. ‘After that, I will probably get more bags and watches,’ she added.
Tags: Agnes Lin, cash, Life, Money, NTU, Nur Dianah Suhaimi, Singapore, SPH
Story Of A Poor Shenzhen Boy
Oct 20, 2008 Life, Money, Terrible Stuffs
This is a poor little school boy in Shenzhen, China. His 60 years old father is illed, out of job. To help the family, every evening, this boy will go to a bus interchange in Shenzhen. He waits there, with a plastic bag. When bus comes, he will climb up the bus, search for plastic bottles, or any other stuffs that can be sold for money, that are left on the bus. He is fast. One bus after another, climbing up and down, squeezing with adults who are boarding and alighting buses, he carries on with his search. After a whole evening of hardwork, he may earn as much as 5RMB for his family…
This is the footage that someone posted in China forum. It is in Mandarin. THIS is the direct link to the video. THIS is another link from Sina.
British Teacher Lives On £1 A Day For 365 Days
Sep 8, 2008 Life
And she is still going strong! I really admire Kath Kelly. It is definitely not easy. Other than the rising living cost, the much more difficult problem nowadays is the temptation that we are facing. I can eat cheap, transport cheap, dress cheap, stay cheap, but I always cannot resist to upgrade/replace my laptop, handphones, mp3 players, DSLR, overseas holidays, ect……
To be able to achieve what Kath is doing, it takes not only hardworks, calculation, but also self discipline. Can we live on just $10 a day in Singapore?
Bristol teacher Kath Kelly beats the credit crunch by living on £1 a day
Teacher lives on £1 a day for a year
The teacher that lived on £1 a day for a year and still went on a foreign holiday
How a cash-strapped teacher beat credit crunch by living on £1 a day for a YEAR after drunken bet
Slimming Centre Helped Her Gain Weight
Sep 4, 2008 Funny News, Malaysia, Stupid Stuffs
Maybe I should visit that slimming centre, ask for help from them. I have been trying to gain more weight but never was I successful……
Soil From Mars Could Support Life
Jun 28, 2008 Around the Word
Human is running out of food on earth. How about running a farm on Mars?
Unusual Surgical Miracles in History
Jun 18, 2008 Around the Word
1. Surgery to Remove Half a Child’s Brain - June 11 2008, on 6-year-old Jessie Hall.
2. The Four-Day Operation - From Feb. 4 to Feb. 8, 1951, on Gertrude Levandowski.
3. Surgery in Utero - On Kylie Bowlen.
4. Surgeon, Operate on Thyself - 1921, on Evan O’Neill Kane.
5. Saving Face - January of 2007 on Thirty-year-old Pascal Coler.
6. Twice Born - Macie Hope McCartney
For more details, please visit: Six Surgical Miracles
