Malaysia Money Matters

I want to approach this in a fair and unemotional (as much as possible) manner: On BN - I think it is time you had a short spell on the Opposition Bench. Maybe 5 years, max 10 years. You need a shake-up to get rid of the opportunists, leeches and sycophants hanging around you. The only way to do that is to cut off the money supply. Fix yourselves, show your true passion for serving the people and I am sure you can get back your position to govern within the next couple of elections. On PR - I think it is time to give you a chance in government, it is a leap of faith I must say as there are many, MANY reservations I have about you - PAS likely to try imposing moral policing and other no-value-add type of policies, PKR not being able to keep it together with internal factions and their UMNO-culture baggage and DAP, oh DAP... if it is true about the Christian evangelists being in the top leadership then it is going to be like South Korea's Lee Myeongbak's admnistration of a mi...

Gold price dropped significantly - people in Asia flocking back to goldsmith shops to buy up chains, rings and wafers for keeps. Never have I seen so many people crowding the gold shops at the malls, even on week nights! I'm quite taken with this white gold bracelet that I saw in Tomei last weekend, about 16g of 18K going for about RM6,000 - hmmm... paying a lot for the workmanship; better off just getting the wafer for investment, right? :) Think I might compromise and get the wafer AND a smaller piece to wear...huuu.. but that bracelet was soooo nice, looks almost exactly like the steel bracelet that Donghae wore in the early years of Super Junior - yes, I'm a K-pop fan, bite me :-p p.s. Silver has dropped too, worth stocking up on bullion because silver is always in short supply.

OMG... stumbled across another TLC 'gem': "Extreme Cheapskates"! LOL I know, I know, it's IS extreme after all but really, it's crazy, where do they find these people?? At first, I thought that you could get some innovative tips on saving money but seriously, I AM NOT going dumpster diving to get furniture and thrown-out food that one lady referred to as "gold" (for her compost heap, I hope.. oh please, let it mean for her compost heap!). After a couple of episodes, all I can say is: Stop. Don't. Please. Just stop. Stop. It. Seriously? You can't get rich being cheap, honey. Money is energy, it must flow. It's like the Force, it moves around us and through us. If you project an aura of cheapskate-ness; then the money energy that you attract is going to just a little bit only - because what you're telling the Universe is "this is all I need and can handle". Penny-pinching will only lead to you accumulating pennie...

So after a long 5 years of intense politicking that we have never seen the like of - Parliament has finally been dissolved to make way for the Elections. The date is not finalised, many are speculating but it looks most likely to be at the end of April. Some rumours have been circulating that it may be held on 13 May to "scare people" (re: the May 13 tragedy of 1969). The outcome is very hard to predict - it is down to the wire. Personally, I am not too convinced on either side, although am more inclined towards change but I'm wary of certain elements within the opposition. Weighing the pros and cons, I think eventually it can only boil down to what are the choices available for my constituency ie who are the candidates contesting for the MP and state seats - after all, that's all one can choose. May have to split it - one side for Federal, another for State. Keep them on their toes. Can't have concentration of power all on one side - we've had that ...