GOING
GAGA
by
TV Smith
19/05/05
The
nation is going gaga over reports of a cop who is worth 34 million ringgit. Behind
the exuberance, an ominous implication looms. Our future healthcare system is
at risk. Many parents are now planning to send their kids to the police academy
instead of medical school.
Although 34 million ringgit may be modest by
today's creative earning standards, it is hardly an amount to scoff at. Even with
rising inflation you still get... | |
42,500,000
packets of nasi lemak bungkus at 80 sen each. 28,300,000
copies of The Star. Approximately two weeks circulation based on available statistics.
22,368,421
liters of petrol. Full tank for 447,368 Proton Wiras.
10,000,000
gig or 976.5625 terabytes of hard disk space. Can probably compete with Gmail. 6,800,000
pieces of pirated VCDs. You can easily beat North Korean leader Kim Jong-il who
reportedly has a personal video collection of only 20,000 titles.
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5,000,000 ang pows
with 7 ringgit inside for every person in Selangor. 4,800,000
trips on the Penang Bridge. 971,000
Gold Class tickets to watch Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith. 850,000
flights to Phuket.
340,000 copies of the report by the Royal Commission
of Inquiry.
18,888
individual 3G subscriptions for one year. 3,820
Nile River cruises and belly dancing shows. 1,360
low cost flats at RM 25,000 each. 'Undertable
money' not included. 1,133
scholarships at RM 30,000 each. 317
Proton Perdanas to start a taxi company. Fleet license not included. 34
reconditioned Lamborghini Diablos.
31 citizenships cum passports of a beautiful
Caribbean island nation.
2
Hang Tuah movies. 1.6
luxury exco village.
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All
figures rounded to the nearest and are based on approximate or estimated prices.
Calculation errors excepted.
©
2005 TV SMITH
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