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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Will money buy our true happiness?

Last friday, when I passed the bugis, I saw a big cake standing at nearly 5m high, it is Singapore's tallest wedding cake, and weighs 1,400kg. It was baked by a team of chefs from Hotel Intercontinental. It will go on sale - $50,000 for the entire cake, or $3,000 for the top tier, increasing in price to $12,000 for the bottom one. Proceeds from the sale go to the Happy Home for children in Phuket, which houses kids orphaned during the 2004 tsunami. Many people was taking photos around the cake. It was making a great commotion. I was surprised.



Why are we unhappy occasionally? Is it due to money?

Happiness can be divided into two groups: materialistic happiness and mental happiness. In our society, many people are not satisfied with their life, if we try to compare our life with the people in undeveloped countries, we would feel how nice a life we have. In Singapore, there are many rich people, but they are not happy . Are they really that dissatisfied? I think they have their own problems.

But why do money matters bother us so much?

It attributes to a lack of financial planning. What matters more is whether he can balance his budget, rather than how much he earns.

Singaporeans may be mostly prosperous but money is still a worry for most. They worry about sudden, serious illnesses or if they meet with an accident and whether they can afford treatment. Medical bills for unforeseen illness will be a heavy burden. it's hard to come up with such large amounts of money on such short notice.

As for me, I'm satisfied with the safety in Singapore, but not the cost of living. We have a high standard of living, but it's rising so fast it's hard to catch up. we have to work hard, things are expensive, no time for family, play. So how to be happy?

Here, everyone is working hard and striving to succeed. So we usually ignore some relationships,
I do hope all of us treasure our relationships and the people around you. These are important elements which make us happy.

(tina) ♥ 7/24/2007





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