Saturday, February 2, 2008

Oh, To be Filthy Rich!

There are a few things in life that sometimes I just cannot figure out. And one of them is how do people become so freaking rich? I've been working my butt off for ages and yet I'm nowhere near as rich as I'd like to be. Come to think of it, I'm not at all rich. I'm able to live comfortably and all that but I'm talking about being filthy rich here.

'And just where is this posting really heading to, Nick?'


Well, there is this house a few blocks away from my place. No, not the one which the occupants just packed up and disappeared quietly one fine day. This is a different one. This house was for sale for quite a while. It's a nice decent corner lot. My best buddy even checked out how much the owners wanted to sell the place cos back then he was thinking of buying a place.

Well, he found out the house was going for close to RM750,000.00! When he told me that I was shocked. That much money for a house which is the same design and size as the one I'm living in? They must be crazy I told him. I even told wifey that the place is going to be vacant for a long time to come with that kind of asking price. I was right in away cos it went being unoccupied for close to a year.

But recently someone finally bought the place. And that someone must be filthy rich cos immediately after they bought the place, they start tearing it completely down and begin to build a new house. That's when I started scratching my head in wonder. How much money do they earn a month? First they buy a house close to a million ringgit and then they tear the place down and build an even bigger house on that same plot of land. And the worst part is the owners of that new place look even younger than me!

I've been working almost my entire adult life and I'm nowhere near to even affording to building a Lego house for myself let alone tear one down and build a new one. And I seriously don't think I'll ever in this life time be able to do something like that. What's their secret for becoming filthy rich I wonder. And they're not the only ones. I've seen loads of other people who do the same thing. Somebody please tell me the secret to being filthy rich! I wanna be rich. I wanna spend money like no tomorrow. I wanna tear my house down and build a new one! I wanna buy a Ferrari! I want to be rich ... sob, sob, sob!

Oh, and I failed to also mention that this house they're building, no doubt big and all is seriously butt freaking ugly! And I really mean butt freaking ugly. I pass this house on my runs and have been watching it start to take shape. It's almost competed and should be ready in time for the occupants to move in before the upcoming Chinese New Year.

Right now the house looks like a huge warehouse or hall (as wifey puts it) and the grills they've installed surrounding the gardens has little roses on it! Yes, little painted metal roses. And I cannot describe how distasteful it looks. I'll try to take a shot of it one day and post it here so you guys can judge for yourselves. I mean, the original house looked pretty cool and the new one is just plain atrocious. I guess being filthy rich does not necessarily give one have a sense of taste ... LOL!

But I would gladly be tasteless and rich than tasteful and poor and that is a fact! LOL! I guess I'm just going to have to slog away here and do as much assignments as I possibly can starting with this one on billet grilles to start compiling some money so I can start buying the first of many bricks to build my new home once I tear this one down. I wonder how many bricks I'm going to need. And if any of you do happen to know the secret to being filthy rich, share some of that knowledge now you hear? Don't be stingy, k? LOL!

31 comments:

  1. maybe it's an inheritance? I like to think that rich people got their money from rich relatives ... it makes me feel better b/c that's a plight that I can't help :)

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  2. Nick, I wonder the same thing.

    What is with these rich people, with absolutely no taste for the good stuff.

    My husband thinks they just have too much disposable income that it doesn't matter how bad it comes out, they have more money to make it more worse.

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  3. If you figure out how to become filthy rich let me know okay.

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  4. Well, I don't have my own place yet, but.. I can appreciate the shock about paying for something you think is totally inappropriate. :D

    I need money. More more money.

    Hear hear!

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  5. Seine - First of all, welcome to my blog. Yeah, maybe you're right about the inheritance part. That does help make me feel better ... LOL!

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  6. Sharon - At least I'm not the only one who thinks that way ... LOL!

    You're right though, I guess they just have too much money on their hands. Maybe they should send some my way to poor folks like me!

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  7. Tammy - Oh, I'll be sure to share my secrets with everyone if I found out how to be filthy rich, that's for sure ...

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  8. Haizum - I just think it's sinful money to waste. But then again, it's not my money to waste, so who am I to judge ...

    I need MORE money too and lots of them to be specific ... LOL!

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  9. hhhmm....I often thought of the same question as well, how does some people get so rich that they are actually making houses that I will only be able to dream about. My colleagues were suggesting that it could be something supernatural..like they go to Thailand to ask from some 'god' or SOMETHING. I heard that the something will always ask for something in return...

    soo..ermm..i rather be living comfortably n not filthy rich so that I can envy the filthy rich ones:P

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  10. Nick, I wish I have the answer to your question, because I would like to be RICH myself! Some people are just damn lucky and some are born rich! So, what can I say huh?

    They have too much money, they simply dump everything into a plot of land and build a big yet tasteless looking house. I think they get a wrong architect for the house. Hahaha!

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  11. We have loads of rich people with no taste around here too.
    BTW, if you find the secret to wealth, pls share with all of us. I need to know too!

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  12. You can get rich like the rest of America and sue the hell out of everyone you know :)

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  13. Jen's Place - Supernatural? That's spooky la. If that's the way to become filthy rich then I'd rather stay poor and like you said, envy the rich ones ... LOL!

    But then, with all that said and done, maybe they just worked hard to be where they are!

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  14. Rose - Now why wasn't I born rich? Or why don't I have some rich grand uncle who died and left me a fortune? LOL! Guess we all wanna be rich too, ya? But then who doesn't?

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  15. BT - It's nice to know rich people are the same everywhere and that is tasteless ... LOL! (No disrespect to you rich people who are tasteful and I know a few of them are). Don't worry, when I do discover the secret I'll blog about it ... LOL!

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  16. Upset waitress - Darn, I knew I was born in the wrong country! Can I sue someone for that? LOL!

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  17. I am struggling to get a home loan and I am already dreading the upcoming months: fees, mortgage, bills...gee, my life is so...routine :) "If I were a rich man..." :)

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  18. Hey Nick! There are millions of bloggers who can show you! Haha...with all the people teaching others to strike it big by blogging, I thought they were all rich.

    Become an international hitman...the pay is high, and there's a big demand. Of course, life in prison and an eternity in hell make it unpopular.

    Money won't make you happy...so I've heard...I wouldn't know...hahaha:)

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  19. Ha ha ha!! Me too la, I don't understand why buy a house then rebuild another one, but I guess it must be the location.

    A friend spent 150k to renovate her current home and B's colleague is currently renovating her home for 120k (so far!), what is up with that right?? ;)

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  20. La delirante - I wonder if life is routine for the rich? I've got just about the same amount of bills to pay as you have ... sigghhhh ...

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  21. Bobby - Drats, I've been visiting all the wrong blogs ... LOL!

    I tried out for the international hitman thingy but they said I actually had to kill people, just not my cup of tea ... LOL!

    I have to agree, money isn't everything, but I could do with a few bundles of them though ...

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  22. Marzie - You could be right on the location thingy, I never thought of it that way. But I still think it's waste of good money though.

    But it wouldn't hurt to have some money to try it out and see how it feels ... LOL!

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  23. And if they do send money your way Nick, don't forget to also mention your friend Sharon that could make do with such generosity!

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  24. This question always pop in my mind.I had no idea either.I guess it's the luck.:)

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  25. Sharon - LOL! I'll remember to mention that, don't worry!

    Now if only I could find someone to send some money my way ...

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  26. sweetiepie - Luck? That explains why I'm not filthy rich. I don't have any luck whatsoever ... LOL!

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  27. It's chinese new year so I'm sure there will be lots of those little envelopes coming your way.

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  28. Sharon - I think married people like me don't qualify for those little red envelopes! LOL!

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  29. I feel so truly blessed to have found this opportunity. Not only have I become filthy rich, but now I am helping others become filthy rich, too. It's such a wondeful feeling!

    Visit www.BecomeFilthyRich.com

    Have a blessed day!

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  30. Life is fucking unfair...eventhough how much you work you end up having nothing..

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  31. I want to be an international hitman...

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