A kid is blowing a balloon.

He blow-blow-blow... we said becareful it will pop.
He blow blow blow somemore... we tell him, it will pop if he keep blowing.
He blow blow blow somemore.... We tell him, now seriously it will pop.

Boy replies, you said it will pop long time ago, still haven't pop, do you think if I blow somemore it will pop?

make sense,

that is provided our salary increase.


In which case we have to ask ourselves, what's the value of money, if inflation is so high.

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Nov 25 2011, 02:25 PM

I see, pay rise for staff as being normal. because they become more and more proficient at their work.

What is not normal is pay rise because of inflation and not because of performance. This would not be a remedy, but rather like a dog chasing its tail.

We are avoiding the real problem, hate to say this but "scarcity".

Well, you missed the key point. Which is, if you play the game, remember to pull out in time. And be "A"

But how many people can be "A" exactly?

It's nothing more than a gamble.

As for C. In real life, C will quit his job, buy a big car, and live a luxurious life, thinking that he is "rich". When the bubble burst, he would be effected as well.

Those guys are busy measuring the road. Everybody has a job to do.

Regarding China's influence in Malaysia. Want come come lar. It's nothing more than 2 people fishing by the beach, see the is friend keep getting fish, and want to swap places. It's still the same. No change.

Everybody is just chasing after the non existent god of fortune.

Fortune none the les still come from our own pockets.

Let the chinese come, only then will the Malaysian know the problems about speculation.

So all the other countries are trying to cool off, but Malaysia still trying to inflate the prices. Something is wrong isn't it?

Price of prop go up because of foreign speculation, until locals can't afford. What good is that?

With regards to "location" to disqualify one as a gambler, well professional gamblers or common gamblers are still gamblers, no one can tell for certain which area will go up, just as you can't tell whether you're going to win the next round of betting.

It's just "informed" guess work.

As for end of the world. well if it's true, I'm gonna liquidate all my assets and party like there's no 2012. wohoo...

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Dec 29 2011, 09:31 AM

Even if you don't fail miserably, you are still a gambler.

Even if someone knows the odds, when to bet high or low at a casino. Doesn't make him any less a gambler.

You may win ones or twice, the fact is nobody can ever beat the system, anybody who thinks they can, are gamblers.

The casino/the developers are not the gamblers, casino guest/those who buy the props for profit are.

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if profit comes from added value then it's called a business with certain risk.

Eg. we could make nasi lemak ourselves, but when the nasi lemak seller, gathers the ingredience, cooks them, and serves them to us, then its a business.

If someone buys all this nasi lemak, in the hopes that scarcity will drive the price up, without adding any value to the nasi lemak, then he is a gambler.




This post has been edited by TheDoer: Dec 30 2011, 04:19 PM

Halo.. please look at it from the context of the argument.

The rule of thumb has always been, in a gold rush, be the person selling the tool, and not the people looking for gold.

Whether there is or isn't gold. Profit is made from selling the tools.

A casino makes a profit without considering how "lucky" someone thinks he is.

The developers are the same. They make profit by selling houses. Whether the speculator makes money from the houses or not, is none of their business.

The only thing developers care about, just as the mining equipment hardware store, just as the casino; Is people's perception that you will profit from doing business with them.

You really can't see the similarity??

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Added on January 3, 2012, 3:06 pmThat form of reasoning is the same as the mamak saying, "so what if 1 or 2 people don't drink my teh tarik? I'd rather make a short lost, but with the posibility of future gain."

So it'll be a waiting game between the service provider and the consumer.

Like the story of the stork and the clam.

Of course that doesn't play out directly in real life. you are stating a raw, uncivilized revelation on what things are, rather than what they should be.

The point is: they "maybe" able to but "should" they?

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Jan 3 2012, 03:16 PM

Pure optimism.

Just a question of how long it can last.

If like that, they might as well give forever-loan. This is what we call progress.

I thought we buy props and make money to make life easier. End up people have to share their debt with their descendants.

The same things a gambler would say.

"Not everybody can be rich from gambling... but I believe some can. Because they have the nose for it, and they make inform bets. No risk, no gain."

This post has been edited by TheDoer: Jan 6 2012, 10:12 AM