A response to Gold Diggers.

A fantastic response to airheads looking to marry up.

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I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style 'n good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above.

You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married?

I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you?

Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income,'n it seems that this is my upper limit.

If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden(?), $250k annual income is not enough.

I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:

1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names 'n addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)

2) Which age group should I target?

3) Why most wives of the riches are only average-looking? I've met a few girls who don't have looks 'n are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.

4) How do you decide who can be your wife, 'n who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)

Ms. Pretty

A Philosophical reply from CEO of J.P. Morgan:

Dear Ms. Pretty,

I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor.

My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope

everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here.

From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.

Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of "beauty" 'n "money" : Person A provides beauty,'n Person B pays for it, fair 'n square.

However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year.

Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, 'n you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worse 10 years later.

By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a "trading position".

If the trade value dropped we will sell it 'n it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or "leased".

Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. 'n by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income.This has better chance than finding a rich fool.

Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in "leasing" services, do contact me.

Common Mistakes Women Make in Relationships

Checking through your partner's emails is not a good idea and you know that but you still continue doing it because you are hoping for different results each and every time. Here are a few other mistakes women tend to make while in a relationship.

1. Making a big deal out of email or phones Checking his emails and text messages is not only psychotic, but also you will find yourself making your own distorted views on certain messages. Go easy on the stalking and just learn to trust him. If he is cheating on you, you will know in due time.

2. Displacing an argument If you are angry at him for something, then tell him exactly why you are angry at him and don’t turn it around into some huge commitment issue argument or others.

3. Hoping for only a fairy-tale romance You won’t settle for anything less than fairy-tale romantic love stories, but you will never get one because they are just what you call them, fairy tales. Be realistic about your relationship and just observe how other happy relationships behave and work because that is truly what your goal should be in a relationship, mutual happiness.

4. Forgetting all about friends when you fall in love Don’t lose your friends just because you found true love. You need your friends to help reassure you about your situation, give you advice when you are angry with your partner, and anything else that you need to talk about.

5. Remaining quiet If you have an issue, talk about it. Your partner can’t read your mind, so don’t give them a silent treatment.

6. Not relying on him Relying and depending on him is actually a sign of romance and love. It is also grounds for a healthy relationship. Show him you appreciate him and rely on him.

7. Running away from an argument It is never a good thing to run away.  If you need to go off for a moment to cool down in the heat of the argument, come back with a calm head and talk about the problem and look for possible solutions or compromise.  A problem swept under the carpet did not just go away, it will be there forever. If your partner doesn't want to talk about it, make him talk and if it fails. Then the guy isn't really worth ur time.

Why Date an older man??

So, you are thinking about dating an older man?

Don’t listen to your friends when it comes to dating an older man. If you are attracted to an older man, you aren’t automatically what some would call a “gold digger”, it is still a genuine relationship. Here are a few reasons why it is beneficial to go through with dating an older man.

1. Maturity Older men are definitely more mature than some of the other  "kids" that you have previously went out with. Though it is not always the case as there are some older men out there who are equally as immature. But the majority of them are really more mature. That being said, the chances that they will be more mature in handling relationship issues and give you a more stable relationship is definitely a plus.

2. Respect Older men know how to respect and treat women unlike the "kids". They have the wisdom and have a better idea of what women actually want and expect out of a man. You will be treated with much more respect from an older guy.

3. Safety Many women feel safer around an older guy. And this gives comfort to the female when going out on dates with them.

4. Better romance While a younger guy aka "Kid" is usually more selfish in this department, the older guy is worried more about pleasing you than himself.

5. More romance He knows what it takes to please a woman and he definitely knows how to be romantic and provide a perfect date night for you. Not only that, he will find it enjoyable and fun as well. Old fashion romance comes easy for the older guy.

10 things NEVER to say to a woman.

Guys out there should know how to handle a woman.  There are times where saying something in a situation A means something and saying it in situation B means something else.  Below are 10 thinks a guy should NEVER say to a woman. Unless you want to remain single then yeah.

1. What did you do to your hair. To a woman, Hair=Pride=a whole lot of other stuffs. Don't EVER insult the hair. Women are crazy about their hair and you will have dramas approaching the minute u utter those words.

2. I love you when you are in an argument. A woman will just think you are trying to shut her up and totally ignore her  and what she has to say in the argument.

3. I don’t care, it’s up to you. This might seem like an innocent phrase to say, but actually it shows a woman that you have could not care less. She relies on you to make decisions and is turned off when you let her decide on things. A woman needs a man to make decisions for her at times however petty the decision. It can be just deciding on what to eat tonight.

4. You are just like your mother. Don't draw comparison to her mom, to your mom or to your EX.  If comparison is  drawn with an EX, you will be accused of still thinking about her. So be careful on how you act during arguments.

5. Relax, take it easy! To her, you are basically accusing her of being psychotic. You want her to relax, give her a massage instead.

6. Must be your time of the month. Though sometimes it might be true, but don't ever blame the situation on her time of the month unless you want to have an extended PMS duration. 

7. Should you really eat that? You might as well call her FAT. What do you want written on your tombstone?

8. You are being too emotional. DUH....she is a woman. Expect this from a woman if you are in a relationship. If she weren't you might think she couldn't care less. 

9. Do you like me? Can I kiss you? Are you okay?  This is just dumb, if she doesn't like u, she wont be with you. If you have to ask, then there is something wrong with the relationship already. Or it is just you being insecure. Either way, you lose. If you want to kiss her, just do it. Dont ask.

10. Nothing at all. Women can sense when there is something wrong. By saying nothing shows that you are keeping her out of ur life and not sharing. U HAVE to say something. Anything.

Hope this helps.

DiGi 3G vs Maxis 3G

I was a long time Maxis customer until i went over to China for about 2 years for work. I recently got back early this year and was looking for a mobile service provider. I didn't give it much thought when my sister had a really nice mobile number and offered it to me. It was from DiGi. So I thought, niceee. I get a nice number which I didn't had to pay for it. So I took it up and ended up a first time DiGi customer.

At the start it was just annoying that on DiGi, whenever i had to make a call, i have to make it twice as I had no explanation why this is so. So I thought that DiGi service and coverage is just sucky.  But how sucky can it get since it was the No.2 mobile service provider in Malaysia.

I am a heavy internet user and the appeal of a unlimited mobile internet plan for just RM68 from DiGi was pretty good. Maxis didn't offer an unlimited plan and I've heard horror stories from my friends that uses Maxis that their internet usage went thru the roof. It was crazy and that sorta settled my decision to go with DiGi and their unlimited plan for just RM68.

I have been using DiGi for about 8 months now, and guess what. I have been bitching about the usage speed on DiGi ever since. My poor gf had to endure my bitching about the speed on this stupid DiGi 3G Network. I had not idea what was the speed, but it was DEFINITELY not up to speed to my expectations.  

I am using an iPhone4 on DiGi and my buddy recently got and iPhone4 on Maxis.  I downloaded the speed test app from iTunes to both my phone and my buddy's phone. Wanted to try out the actual speed for both the mobile internet providers.

Just look at the comparison. The phones were side by side running the same test simultaneously. My DiGi even had 3 bars of 3G service where Maxis had about 2 bars of 3G service.  Take a look at the ping speed. DiGi 288ms vs Maxis 81ms.  The ping speed for Maxis is almost 4 times.  Look at the download speed. DiGi 0.31mbps vs Maxis 4.38mbps.  Thats about 15 times faster. Upload speed is basically negligible as I seldom send uploads on my phone unless its for email with attachments.

The only thing that was holding me back was the unlimited data plan from DiGi. Well, for users looking to switch providers. DiGi no longer offers the unlimited data plan.  They have a new data plan which is almost the same as Maxis Data Plan.

DiGi's New Data Plan

Maxis Data Plan

Lets say we take the 3Gb limit. Its only RM28 bucks more expensive compared to DiGi. IMHO,  This is enough to persuade me to switch to Maxis which I feel is a much more reliable provider in Malaysia.

Me<----I pissed off DiGi customer.

Nasi Lemak 2.0 Banned

Is it even a wonder that Nasi Lemak 2.0 is banned.  Sometimes I think the government and the censorship of Malaysia is really dumb.

Have they even watched the movie?? The movie may start off as racist but over the course of the movie, the so called racist elements is erased with unity. Unity among the races in Malaysia. And you dare advocate 1Malaysia when you cannot even look the the underlying message of the movie which clearly supports unity among ALL races in Malaysia.

I feel that the people in charge of this is really dumb and backward. No wonder Malaysia is not moving forward.

Stupid Idiots.

Dating Tips for Men : A MUST Read!

Here is my personal list for dating. Top 10 tips for men who wishes to end up tops in the dating scene.  In no particular order.

1) Sort out your hygiene and styling.

Style yourself up. Hair, clothes, accessories etc etc. Depending on the female that you are dating, style yourself based on what you assume her preference is.  If you don't know her preference, then keep your style simple and up to date.  A majority of females out there don't wish to go on a date with someone who has blue/red/blond hair.  Choose a style that makes you stand out but don't overshadow her. Most women don't wish to be overshadowed. Women are particularly more up to date with current fashion trends, so if you are a guy, what do you do??? READ UP!!! Being metrosexual in these modern times is cool. Despite what you might hear from other guy friends, IT IS NOT GAY! You wanna score points with the opposite sex, then be METROSEXUAL!

2) Pick her up and be willing to wait for her.

Every female likes to be treated like a princess.  On your first date, always PICK HER UP. Don't expect her to meet you at the place that you made reservations.  If you do that, not only you reduce your chances of scoring brownie points, you lose the element of surprise with your choice of cuisine. 

3) Make Reservations in EVERY type of cuisine type within your budget range.

Why I say this?? 50% of the women out there wishes to take control and the other 50% would rather the male makes the decision on where to bring her on the first date.  There is just no pleasing women.  If you already know what type of food your girl likes, then its straight forward.  But if you don't, then this is the best way. WHY?? lets just say, you ask her right after picking her up, "Hi, where or what kinda food do you prefer tonight???" and if she replies "I don't mind. Why don't you choose." Your reply should be "I was thinking either japanese, italian or western". Just make sure you mention cuisines that you have already made reservations for. Then all is good.  Flip it to another situation, when you ask her what or where would she like to eat tonight and her answer is "I think I would like Japanese". Ding ding ding....your reply should be "That's fantastic, I thought you would like that, thats why i made reservations at XXXX". Right at the start of the date....plus 100 points. :D

4) Never ever go dutch on the First Date.

What are you? stupid?? Cardinal mistake of dating. Making your date pay for her portion is basically shooting yourself in the foot and also killing any chance of having a 2nd date. Though some females out there are more tolerant but why reduce your chance of a 2nd date. If you want a second date that is. If you think you don't want a 2nd date with her and thats why you go dutch, remember one more thing, NETWORKING. she had friends.  In future, another girl that you might want to ask out is in fact this girl's friends and we all know how women talk. And if they talk, your chances of even scoring a 1st date with another girl will be virtually zero. Why kill your own reputation. Keep it cool and pay for the bill. Don't be branded as a cheapskate. Dating needs money, so make sure u have some before you start dating.

5) Make preparations for Entertainment.

If say you are going on the first date with her, and you don't know her musical preference, then cover all your bases. Most people in KL have iphones, itouch or ipods. Load up ur musical device with ALL genres of music. Pop, sentimental, classical, rock, retro...whatever you may dig up.  Personally, listening to the radio while you are on your way to a restaurant is stupid.  You are wasting another avenue where you can impress her.  Prepare yourself musically. And keep ur music up to date. Ask her what kinda music she prefers. Whatever her answer may be, you will be prepared. If she says she doesn't mind, then its basically safe to put some sentimental or something that sets the mood. Make yourself her personal jukebox.

6) Be in the know.

Read up on current affairs. National politics, world politics, fashion news, entertainment news...whatever and however. Women do not appreciate stupidity and laziness is not excuse for sounding dumb. Women appreciate opinions with basis. Don't even try to attempt this if you only know 10% of what you are trying to talk about.

7) Never go to the movies for the first date.

Why would you go and do that? You lose the opportunity to get to know her and also you lose the opportunity to impress her and eliminate the possibility of her getting to know you. Don't be a dumbass.

8) Don't be a show off.

Women of substance despise show offs. The really rich don't need to tell. People already know. The semi rich are the ones that has to boast and try to elevate themselves.  If you do this, you are either just a little rich and being a show off kicks you all the way down in her list.  If you are not, then you are basically lying and you will be caught. No female likes to be told how rich and powerful you are. Those that likes it, aren't really interested in you anyway. They are after your money or your perceived ownership of money more.  Then it doesn't makes them any different from a whore. So why impress her? Logical?

9) Start Listening and stop Talking.

Every female out there likes a listening ear. She will give you the opportunity to talk and when she does, answer her question.  You might wanna pull off some mystery every now and then just to keep her intrigued but don't over do it.  Tell her what she wanna know (sometimes). Keep her hooked. she will bore easily if you are turning yourself into a one man circus where everything is about you you you and you. Listen to things that she tells you and REMEMBER them. Remembering things she told you will impress her more. Women seldom repeat things, and if you picked it up even the subtle hints, you will score points.

10) Send her home and walk her to the door. 

As mentioned, every female likes to be treated like a princess, be a gentleman and walk her to her door. When there, don't expect a kiss. Don't even try to steal a kiss. I like to make women want me and hence i don't wanna come off as being a desperado. If you are trying to steal a kiss or something, then you will undo all the impressions that you made during the date. If she makes the move to give you a kiss, then be gracious and return the kiss. If she doesn't make any move then just look into her eyes, make her think u wanna kiss her. The keyword here is MAKE HER THINK!!!. when she think u will press forward and do it, say good bye and walk away. dun even ask for a second date. Don't do anything. Just walk away after sending her to the door. This will leave her bewildered and sometimes make her have a WTF moment. Then your chances of scoring a 2nd date will almost be 100%.  This is provided she shows her intrigue in you during the date.

Anyway, these tips are for those who can carry it out to the point. Basically its all about how i would carry out these execution. If you think this will help you, help me LIKE my FB page.

Good luck to all you men out there. :D

Superstars of Magic : Reviewed

Got an invitation to catch the Superstars of Magic premiere up in Genting recently and graciously accepted it. Front row seats y'all. Not too shabby. I thought what's the harm in giving this a try.  I've been a fan of magic since I was a kid, admit it, you are too. Since young I have been amused by how a magic trick works. I remember spending time researching tricks and how they work. Recently there has been shows on cable TV called Secrets of Magic : Revealed. I was captivated.  Downloaded it, watched it and went..."ahhhh thats how they do it".

David Lai, Director of Superstars of Magic with Erica Ting

With the advent of all these revelations, magicians, illusionist or mentalists will find it harder and harder to impress the audience.  People now have the internet, they would have watch illusions and tricks before on avenues such as youtube and others.  Most of my viewing were online or from dvd or from TV, never have i been to a live show such as this before. It would be cool to be able to watch a live magic show from the Front row and seeing it all so close.  It provides me the opportunity to spot how they do it. Was it a trick, a hidden hand, and small little wire etc etc etc...

Stephinie Tan and Me

David giving his welcome speech.

I gotto say, I approached this invitation with enthusiasm. To be presented with this opportunity to inspect each and every trick so up close. Of some of the tricks performed, I was able to deduce on how they manage to do it. Some were projectors assisted and some were just plain computer assisted. Sleight of hand was a norm in every single magicians arsenal.

But no matter how I tried to search online on a number of tricks, I can't seem to find the answer.  One of the acts that amuses me is the Quick Change act performed by Adrian Soler from Spain.  If you aren't aware of what quick change is, it is basically an act that the magician's assistant change clothes/dresses in mere seconds. And in that act, there was a trick when the magician places a steel bucket over the assistant's head and bing bang boom, when the bucket is removed, the assistant's head is missing. WTF??? i was sitting a mere 20 feet away and i didn't see my mirrors or anything. I was stunned and so was the rest of the crowd. See the following series of photos to see what i mean.

 

Another one of the more memorable acts was from Kevin James from the US of A.  Bare hands...rub rub rub....whoooosh..... a palm filled with "snow" shooting 20 feet into the air and into the audience. Dumb founded is what I was feeling.

I think I've mentioned just about enough, any more, you might as well read it here. lol.  Erica Ting is giving out 1+1 invites for RM300 for the show.  Just follow a few simple instructions and see how you can get your grubby hands on the free invites. Get it quick as the the give-aways ends on Wednesday, 5th October.  The show will only be performing for 2 weeks only. Get it quick.

See more photos HERE!

Verdict: Amazing!!!

Arthurs Day Verdict

For those few "lucky" people that didn't get to go the this year's Arthur's Day celebrations.  Previously I gave out invites to this event. My post can be seen here.  I had 200 invites to give out and I thought, this is going to be a challenge. but to my surprise, I manage to give them all out and more. I had to request for another 20 invites as I miscalculated.

Nevertheless,  it was my first Arthur's Day event that i was attending due to the fact that I was working in Shanghai, China for the past 2 years and only got back to Malaysia this year.  Heard so much about it when during the first installment in 2009, they featured Black Eye Peas at Sunway Lagoon.

This year, they held it at Speed City @ Selangor Turf Club.  When i first knew about the location of this event, i went....REALLY??? Don't get me wrong, the venue is great for housing 15,000 bobbling heads.  Its the way to get there that is really troubling.  Basically there is only 1 way to get there to my knowledge. Ok, maximum 2.

Come event night, in short. 3 hours in the car stuck in horrendous traffic. reached there when they were just announcing Taio Cruz. Went in grabbed some RM10 guinness, and WHAT??? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!! WTF.

The invites clearly states, the event will start from 7pm till late.  SERIOUSLY??? your definition of TILL LATE is 12:30am??? What a load of crap.  Stuck in 3 hours of traffic only to be at the event for 30mins.  Bought 10 cups of guinness and i barely downed my 1st cup and its the end of the event.....SERIOUSLY.....

Coming from an events management background,  the event was really really bad. I wonder who is the events management company that was in charge of this or the marketing people at Guinness that is at fault.  Details were not looked at in DETAIL!.

Where do I begin bitching. I'll put it in point form for all the "lucky" ones that didn't get to go.
1) Signages leading up to the event venue is non-existent.
2) Guests had to pay for parking. (Organisers should have package this with venue)
3) Signages from the from parking leading up to the entrance is non existent. (Does it cost much to put up signages. NOPE)
4) Misleading time of event on the invites. (Total bollocks)
5) Terrible Venue Selection. (Bad Decision)
6) Guests had to pay for drinks. (Other brands gives out free flow such as Hennessy Artistry and Johnnie Walker. Imho, if you can't afford it, DON'T do a branding/awareness event. You want guest to come to your event and pay for it??)

Spoke to a few people during my short time at the event, and many swore that they were NOT going to attend next year's celebrations.

To the organisers and Guinness, if you think you've done a good job, then you can continue thinking that.  And if you think 1 person's opinion is not that important, then good for you.  But coming from a brand angle, you guys didn't a terrible job. My opinion and my opinion only.

Regardless,  here are some photos that I manage to take during my 30 min there.

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