"Should I or Should I not…" - That is THE qn....
Hello…third blog of the day…amazing.. haha… the title is taken off a fren’s msn nick for the day… haha.. he’s deciding whether to buy a car or not… I mean is that such a difficult thing to decide? I’m not sure…but it sure is for him… so well…I told him I was gonna blog one for him…and he went ga-ga…. :þ no, he didn’t… was kidding… STILL, I’m gonna blog one abt decisions for buying a car… for, not juz him but everyone who’s deciding now..cuz of the low COE prices, which caused a rush for cars….
Ritez…the pros…or shld I mention the cons first…? The main issues are that of MONEY, MONEY and MONEY… haha…the root of all evil, isn’t it? Cuz this fren of mine had been rather trouble-free (except tt he’s abit lonely… :þ)…but along came the decision to buy a car…which made him lose slp…become hyper-active though lack of slp…. Turned his life upside down…. I guess I shld really do him a favour and get on to the pros and cons to save him! Haha…I’m the saviour…oh shit…this might anger some Christians…? SORRY… I meant like, juz for my fren la… ok….?
The cons… *Actually he only wanted me to give him 5, so I’m juz gonna list 5*
Money, 1st thing… the money spent on the car can be used for other better purposes, like investment, entertainment, home improvement, treating ur frens better by showering them wif gifts…? Or simply savings, but gahmen say must learn to invest, cuz the low interest rate doesn’t help you to earn enuff money for retirement wor.. gahmen say, must listen… Anywayz… Money tt could have gone into planning for future – dating, wedding, marriage, children, family…go into paying for a car. Worth it? Money tt could have gone in buying that high quality home theatre system which rocks the whole house when u turn it on or to renovate your house into a palace… Go into buying a car.. Worth it? Haha…I know I am exaggerating rite here… but tink of where else the money might be put to better use? How abt helping the tsunami victims?
2nd thing, still Money, in a different context… A Car is a liability… the moment u buy a car…you are like flushing a handful of blue fifty dollar notes down the WC…be careful not to cause a choke..! There is road tax, insurance, financing cost and wat have you, even before you own your precious car… Then comes monthly season parking charges at the HDB carpark, and all the other carpark charges whenever u see the “Welcome” light followed by your vehicle number…and how abt other maintenance costs like cleaning svcs, ½ yrly vehicle checkups… and the biggest bomb of all…you will be at the mercy of those big oil tycoons who manipulates the prices of crude oil, causing ups and downs in petrol prices, which in turn controls your mood swings… haha… Exaggerated but TRUE! :þ
3rd, this point was mentioned by my fren himself… he said that he would have to change his lifestyle if he were to buy a car…not as much leisure activities for him, no more late nite KTV, movies round the clock or treats for me… :( tt’s bad, isn’t it? Particularly the last one… Tt’s y I conclude rite here, tt it’s bad to own a car! Haha…no..i’m kidding.. I’m a professional, I have to do a full analysis alrite! But seriously, why own a car and live in misery…in terms of both sad, social-less life and scrimp-and-save life? Somehow I tink he would not go out as often, cuz of the petrol costs? Parking fees? I have met ppl who have a car but prefer taking MRT to town, I mean, if u hv a car, use it… leaving it thr does not justify its existence… if u r trying to save on traveling costs, u might as well sell the car… tt’s whr the major savings is… but even if he does still go out often, the it’s worse, refer back to Pt 2 for more info.
4th, is thr a need for a car here, in teeny weeny S’pore? haha.. I mean, com’on… Singapore is so well-connected with an efficient and effective public transport system… *I’ve got this fren working in LTA, so gonna say some gd things! :þ* but I mean it la… it’s really ez to get to most plcs in S’pore using the public transport system, and even if buses, MRTs or LRTs dun take u whr u wanna go, all u hv to do is hold up ur hand by the roadside… ur frenly cabby will be thr in no time, whether he’s on the third or fourth lane or whether u r at a traffic junction/bz one-lane road or watever…those are minor problems…He’s responsible for providing gd svc alrite…! Like getting u whr u wanna get to in 5 mins and with an upset stomach from all the jerking or turning on the ‘ON CALL’ light when it’s near to the magical hour when Cinderella has to go…!?!?
Ok, I digress…
5th pt…hmm…this is a more emotional kind of reason… but I have seen people argue cuz of cars… like who should use the car within families? Who should pay for the petrol and how to calculate the usage? And usually, if a guy has a car, the gf probably would wan him to fetch her ard, but sometimes argument arises fr thr as well…refusal causes argument. And sometimes even, who should drive causes problems…within a couple if both can drive. Oh ya…and another one, the problem of asking for directions and reading maps… sometimes tt causes unhappiness as well… I know this is a feeble attempt to make up the number to 5 but it’s really a problem if u do give it some tot… although such incidents dun cause very much problems between people but life is tough enuff rite? Y add on more when u can live simply?
Ok, on to the pros…I like this better… positive things are always easier to tell, isn’t it?
1st reason I gave him was…it wld be easier for him to jio char bohs… :þ haha.. I dun mean girls r materialistic…I mean of cuz thr r some who r but not all… but it’s like u imagine a scenario, a guy asks u out and arranges to meet u in town like 6.30pm…whereas another one asks u out and arranges to pick u up at your void deck at the same time… which one wld u be more impressed with? I dun even hv to go into the car yet… haha… I mean if u hv to get to town at 6.30pm, u wld hv to rush like mad and not hv enuff time to doll up properly…and might still run late! Haha.. but mtg at 6.30pm at the void deck gives more time… ya? BULLSHIT! Hmm…I juz tink it’s easier to get a girl to go out if u have a car to fetch her la… oh..i know, another example, like u ask a girl out at the last min and say u r waiting downstairs oredi, it’s more possible that she’ll come out rite? But I tink this wld appeal to him cuz he’s single and looking to settling down… haha… no matter how stupid my explanations r, the moment he saw the first line of this para, I bet he’s off to the showroom oredi! :þ haha…
2nd, Convenience is a major factor in the decision to purchase a car. I agree. U can do last-min-anything if u have a car…whereas if u do not, it’s always tougher cuz at peak hours, it might be difficult to get a cab even… Convenience oso comes in form of getting to and fro office at ur own time, no waiting for public transports, squeezing in crowded buses… you can even steal more time for slp in the morning…
3rd, Face. Period. Many people see cars as a symbol of success, personal achievement. Cuz in S’pore, it’s relatively more difficult to own a car cuz you got to get married to the car via COE and tt cost half ur fortune. Once you own a car, you feel good. Driving it along the road is like sticking gold onto your face.. You are showing that you have made it… haha… this is even worse than Pt 5 of the cons.. :þ
4th, Money… and one of the most important factor of all! The car prices are at its lowest at the moment… ppl are rushing to the showrooms like thr’s no tomorrow… $55k for a Toyota Vios E, $54k for a Nissan Sunny. Ain’t it fantastic? Finally I can own a car too? NO, not really… I dun even hv a license.. :þ The very low prices of cars are luring many people to make the commitment to buy the cars now… And as the sales engineer I met at the Toyota showroom said and I agreed, the demands for COE will definitely raise cuz of the strong demand for cars generated by the low cost of current COES and thus, by laws of supply and demand…the pricing of COEs will definitely go up due to supply < demand. So if customers wanna lock in the prices for their cars, they hv to commit now. And he oso warned that prices can rise anytime. Is that a gimmick or truth? This, I can’t be sure…
5th, it’s a personal reason and I tink it’s the most impt reason that I’m going to list for my fren. It’s cuz u wan a car and would like to own one either now or in future. I mean..seriously…do wat u wanna do. Follow ur heart. If you decide to get a car, get it! I’m sure other things will work out by themselves. Money can be saved again for investment purposes, for future planning and as cash reserves. Extra expenses can be kept to minimum without sacrificing time spent with your frens and loved ones, I’m sure u can balance tt out. No sweat! Ya? So…go ahead…follow whr your heart desires…
So now…I have completed my assignment for the nite.. and it’s late… Tomorrow will be another ful day of fighting the Z monster… :(
But I’m pleased with my work… haha…so full of crap! But it’s fun for both readers and me. dun take it too seriously… read as reference only. If u got other ideas for the decision, pls feel free to add on in the comments. Nitez, guys…and gals.. :)
Ritez…the pros…or shld I mention the cons first…? The main issues are that of MONEY, MONEY and MONEY… haha…the root of all evil, isn’t it? Cuz this fren of mine had been rather trouble-free (except tt he’s abit lonely… :þ)…but along came the decision to buy a car…which made him lose slp…become hyper-active though lack of slp…. Turned his life upside down…. I guess I shld really do him a favour and get on to the pros and cons to save him! Haha…I’m the saviour…oh shit…this might anger some Christians…? SORRY… I meant like, juz for my fren la… ok….?
The cons… *Actually he only wanted me to give him 5, so I’m juz gonna list 5*
Money, 1st thing… the money spent on the car can be used for other better purposes, like investment, entertainment, home improvement, treating ur frens better by showering them wif gifts…? Or simply savings, but gahmen say must learn to invest, cuz the low interest rate doesn’t help you to earn enuff money for retirement wor.. gahmen say, must listen… Anywayz… Money tt could have gone into planning for future – dating, wedding, marriage, children, family…go into paying for a car. Worth it? Money tt could have gone in buying that high quality home theatre system which rocks the whole house when u turn it on or to renovate your house into a palace… Go into buying a car.. Worth it? Haha…I know I am exaggerating rite here… but tink of where else the money might be put to better use? How abt helping the tsunami victims?
2nd thing, still Money, in a different context… A Car is a liability… the moment u buy a car…you are like flushing a handful of blue fifty dollar notes down the WC…be careful not to cause a choke..! There is road tax, insurance, financing cost and wat have you, even before you own your precious car… Then comes monthly season parking charges at the HDB carpark, and all the other carpark charges whenever u see the “Welcome” light followed by your vehicle number…and how abt other maintenance costs like cleaning svcs, ½ yrly vehicle checkups… and the biggest bomb of all…you will be at the mercy of those big oil tycoons who manipulates the prices of crude oil, causing ups and downs in petrol prices, which in turn controls your mood swings… haha… Exaggerated but TRUE! :þ
3rd, this point was mentioned by my fren himself… he said that he would have to change his lifestyle if he were to buy a car…not as much leisure activities for him, no more late nite KTV, movies round the clock or treats for me… :( tt’s bad, isn’t it? Particularly the last one… Tt’s y I conclude rite here, tt it’s bad to own a car! Haha…no..i’m kidding.. I’m a professional, I have to do a full analysis alrite! But seriously, why own a car and live in misery…in terms of both sad, social-less life and scrimp-and-save life? Somehow I tink he would not go out as often, cuz of the petrol costs? Parking fees? I have met ppl who have a car but prefer taking MRT to town, I mean, if u hv a car, use it… leaving it thr does not justify its existence… if u r trying to save on traveling costs, u might as well sell the car… tt’s whr the major savings is… but even if he does still go out often, the it’s worse, refer back to Pt 2 for more info.
4th, is thr a need for a car here, in teeny weeny S’pore? haha.. I mean, com’on… Singapore is so well-connected with an efficient and effective public transport system… *I’ve got this fren working in LTA, so gonna say some gd things! :þ* but I mean it la… it’s really ez to get to most plcs in S’pore using the public transport system, and even if buses, MRTs or LRTs dun take u whr u wanna go, all u hv to do is hold up ur hand by the roadside… ur frenly cabby will be thr in no time, whether he’s on the third or fourth lane or whether u r at a traffic junction/bz one-lane road or watever…those are minor problems…He’s responsible for providing gd svc alrite…! Like getting u whr u wanna get to in 5 mins and with an upset stomach from all the jerking or turning on the ‘ON CALL’ light when it’s near to the magical hour when Cinderella has to go…!?!?
Ok, I digress…
5th pt…hmm…this is a more emotional kind of reason… but I have seen people argue cuz of cars… like who should use the car within families? Who should pay for the petrol and how to calculate the usage? And usually, if a guy has a car, the gf probably would wan him to fetch her ard, but sometimes argument arises fr thr as well…refusal causes argument. And sometimes even, who should drive causes problems…within a couple if both can drive. Oh ya…and another one, the problem of asking for directions and reading maps… sometimes tt causes unhappiness as well… I know this is a feeble attempt to make up the number to 5 but it’s really a problem if u do give it some tot… although such incidents dun cause very much problems between people but life is tough enuff rite? Y add on more when u can live simply?
Ok, on to the pros…I like this better… positive things are always easier to tell, isn’t it?
1st reason I gave him was…it wld be easier for him to jio char bohs… :þ haha.. I dun mean girls r materialistic…I mean of cuz thr r some who r but not all… but it’s like u imagine a scenario, a guy asks u out and arranges to meet u in town like 6.30pm…whereas another one asks u out and arranges to pick u up at your void deck at the same time… which one wld u be more impressed with? I dun even hv to go into the car yet… haha… I mean if u hv to get to town at 6.30pm, u wld hv to rush like mad and not hv enuff time to doll up properly…and might still run late! Haha.. but mtg at 6.30pm at the void deck gives more time… ya? BULLSHIT! Hmm…I juz tink it’s easier to get a girl to go out if u have a car to fetch her la… oh..i know, another example, like u ask a girl out at the last min and say u r waiting downstairs oredi, it’s more possible that she’ll come out rite? But I tink this wld appeal to him cuz he’s single and looking to settling down… haha… no matter how stupid my explanations r, the moment he saw the first line of this para, I bet he’s off to the showroom oredi! :þ haha…
2nd, Convenience is a major factor in the decision to purchase a car. I agree. U can do last-min-anything if u have a car…whereas if u do not, it’s always tougher cuz at peak hours, it might be difficult to get a cab even… Convenience oso comes in form of getting to and fro office at ur own time, no waiting for public transports, squeezing in crowded buses… you can even steal more time for slp in the morning…
3rd, Face. Period. Many people see cars as a symbol of success, personal achievement. Cuz in S’pore, it’s relatively more difficult to own a car cuz you got to get married to the car via COE and tt cost half ur fortune. Once you own a car, you feel good. Driving it along the road is like sticking gold onto your face.. You are showing that you have made it… haha… this is even worse than Pt 5 of the cons.. :þ
4th, Money… and one of the most important factor of all! The car prices are at its lowest at the moment… ppl are rushing to the showrooms like thr’s no tomorrow… $55k for a Toyota Vios E, $54k for a Nissan Sunny. Ain’t it fantastic? Finally I can own a car too? NO, not really… I dun even hv a license.. :þ The very low prices of cars are luring many people to make the commitment to buy the cars now… And as the sales engineer I met at the Toyota showroom said and I agreed, the demands for COE will definitely raise cuz of the strong demand for cars generated by the low cost of current COES and thus, by laws of supply and demand…the pricing of COEs will definitely go up due to supply < demand. So if customers wanna lock in the prices for their cars, they hv to commit now. And he oso warned that prices can rise anytime. Is that a gimmick or truth? This, I can’t be sure…
5th, it’s a personal reason and I tink it’s the most impt reason that I’m going to list for my fren. It’s cuz u wan a car and would like to own one either now or in future. I mean..seriously…do wat u wanna do. Follow ur heart. If you decide to get a car, get it! I’m sure other things will work out by themselves. Money can be saved again for investment purposes, for future planning and as cash reserves. Extra expenses can be kept to minimum without sacrificing time spent with your frens and loved ones, I’m sure u can balance tt out. No sweat! Ya? So…go ahead…follow whr your heart desires…
So now…I have completed my assignment for the nite.. and it’s late… Tomorrow will be another ful day of fighting the Z monster… :(
But I’m pleased with my work… haha…so full of crap! But it’s fun for both readers and me. dun take it too seriously… read as reference only. If u got other ideas for the decision, pls feel free to add on in the comments. Nitez, guys…and gals.. :)
Nonsensical 芩 babbling sexily on and on @ 1/11/2005 01:03:00 AM
1 Sexy Soul(s) babbling:
At Tue Jan 11, 05:38:00 PM GMT+8,
Anonymous said…
Hi Qin,
I have been a fan of your blogs lately. So nice have a chance to read 3 entries in a day. :) Buying care is definitely a difficult thing to decide. I guess your friend's worry, being a responsible man who is concern about his future, his future spouse's (if any and applicable) future and the greater good of human beings. His concerns are valid. Thats why I guess he asked you to think of 5 reasons each.
The CONS that becomes the PROS
The gahmen is good I love gahmen. I'm sure your friend loves gahmen too. Thats why he is even thinking of risking his future, his future's spouse's future and the greater good of human being by paying road tax, coe and HDB season parking to feed the gahmen so that do even greater good to the future of The Republic of Singapore (and of cos, the greater good of human being). However, on the other hand, listening to gahmen to invest and start family is also good. Investment is for the greater good of Singapore's economy. Saving for retirement is, of cos, for future's economy. Money used for dating, wedding, marriage and children will help to generate more human population(another pro gahmen activity) which will in turn create more responsible people like your friend who will feed our gahmen, economy. So either way its good.
Regarding changing of lifestyle. Seems like your friend is really a nice generous friend who always give you treats. Sure he will drive you around when he buy a car. So what you are doing to do? Such a nice person, either you quickly find someone for him or you yi shen xiang xu? Regarding our developed public transport system, I guess he is just trying to ease the human congestion by removing himself from the system. Flagging cab can be a road hazard too because the cabbies WILL jam break, filter from third and fourth lane to pick you up. Drivers behind him will shorten their life by a min by feeling TL, heartrate go up, blood pressure go up and foul words come out. Argument between couple that arises from driving? Think not a problem for such a responsible, street smart, good tempered and nice guy like him.
The PROS that remains the PROS
It will DEFINITELY be easier for him to jio char bo! (or to be jioed by char bo) But if the char bo likes him because of the car. Ask the gal to marry the car. Buy a life-sized doll instead. At least she wont be late where and when she is supposed to be :D. But in the even that he really jioed a nice and non materialistic gal who loves his yu shu ling feng. Its easier to bring her to dark dark romantic places for a nice.. hot.. and sensual... CHAT.
2nd point I have nothing to comment. Its too good. 3rd point is not applicable to such a responsible, street smart, good tempered and nice and humble guy like him. 4th point is always the same point a sales person made. I heard it 3 months ago too. Demand and supply is true, but the turning point is unknown. If prices go up, its good for him also, then he can forget about buying for the moment and continue to give you treats :P
Final point. Whether he will feel better or worse all depends on the utility of happiness he gets from buying the car vs the loss of security and satisfaction from seeing his assets reduce which he will never know until he own it :) But if the urge of not having to lose that security and satifcation is stronger than the urge to attain that happiness, think he will give this chance a miss unless there is suddenly an increase of the number of devils around him.
Finally, all the above does not represent the view of any individuals or organisation. Any similarities, assumptions, accusation and whatsoever is purely coincidental and accidental. In short. its CRAP! (with a tinge of TRUTH).
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