Who Wants to be a Millionaire??

I will just do a rather short post as I have class tomorrow. First off, I'm sure you have watched reality tv shows such as The Amazing Race (just loved Kris n Jon and the Bransen family), Survivors and the latest edition to the reality show - the Pirate Masters. So, what is the common link between all these reality shows besides of course it's part real part drama, that is the money (reward) they offered to the winner of its specific show - the GRAND and AMAZING $1 million dollar.

1 000 000 USD = 487 317.80 GBP = 3 451 650.00 MYR
(Source :http://www.xe.com/ucc/)

I was just wondering what can you get with USD $1 Million. I'm sure when you are in your primary school, the favorite topic for essay either in English or Malay, the topic is usually like this:-

Jika anda memliki satu juta ringgit, macam mana kamu membelanjakan wang itu dengan bijaksana?

OR

What would you do if you have RM 1 Million?

Well, indeed this is my favorite topic that I would choose and write as it pretty simple actually. First, give some to parents then, I'll buy a house then buy my favorite things then travel around the world then save the additional (last portion) money in the bank. Isn't that easy? Well, that's the days when everything is kinda cheap. The amount of money definitely seems huge to me (or for most of us actually).However, you can't even achieve a quarter of the options that I have just mentioned earlier if you have RM1 Million right now.

Now, I'll tell you why. Let me convert the RM1 Million to USD $1 Million since it's the official currency worldwide. So, what can you get with USD $1 Million?

1. You can hire artist such as Paris Hilton (OMG!! Who would even want to hire a bitch like her?), Beyonce for a cool $1 Million so that they can perform and strut their stuff on your own birthday party/event/private gigs. That's not all guys!! You have to provide the stage and so forth AND they only perform for 10-20 minutes or so (I sometimes really don't know what the fans are thinking? The artists are already filthily rich and you still want them to perform at such a high cost? Why don't you come and hire me for the lump sum and I'll sing for you too,eh??)
2. Or you can buy the million dollar cellphone. The so-called most expensive cellphone produced (it definitely is) has features such as Bluetooth, camera with 8x zoom, MP3 player, FM radio and so on. C'mon, isn't that every BASIC cellphones nowadays has such features and they even comes with a 3G option which the cellphone lacks. So, what causes the cellphone to have such an outrageous price tag? The BLINDING 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds which I personally dunno what the hell is that.
   
3. If there's a million dollar cellphone, there must be a million dollar laptop. Well, not much information is given from the notice except that you have to make APPOINTMENT with the creator in order to purchase that laptop (I guess the creator will try to see who is that dumb to buy that crap black laptop that can be bought for RM 8k.)
4. Now, to the cars. The most expensive car that you could get your hands on for $670, 000 is the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo (My source might be wrong though). Well, don't get too happy so soon. You must be thinking, "I still have a balance of $330, 000 after I bought the car", however, the change from the million WOULD JUST ABOUT pay your gas and insurance (Btw, maybe I'm not a real car enthusiasts, but isn't the Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches better than that Saleen S7?)
5. Or you can have your wedding celebration just like celebs such as Brad Pitt, Tony Parker and so on that causes them a near $1 Million for all the foods, decorations, presents and of course, GLAMOUR..
   

Well, this are just a few examples that would empty that $1 Million from your account easily. Isn't the value of money are getting smaller and smaller nowadays? However, it is also pretty easy to earn for certain people (definitely not me!). So, how easy is it to earn that amount of money? Just an example, it is reported that the Harry Potter writer, J.K. Rowling earns an approx. $145 PER MINUTE. That means in just 5 short days (if my calculation is correct), she can earn a cool million dollar and not to mentioned that she is only the 9th richest in the entertainment world (That would most probably take me few years to make it if I'm real smart in the future).


All in all, this post is just to highlight the shrinking value of money. Oh yeah, FYI, all these are calculated based on USD currency and not out own MYR currency.


P.S. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows coming out real soon..I'm sure Harry won't die
P.P.S University classes has started. Won't be updating that often
P.P.P.S Love myself...