NO to neckties

Why should anybody ...

wear a necktie, especially in the tropics?

• it's hot to wear one
• someone can easily strangle you
• there are other ways to make a fashion statement that are not so hazardous
• some neckties are astonishingly expensive, for something which serves no purpose
• if you feel cold (eg in low temperature air-conditioning), a necktie is not going to warm you up that much
• companies should emulate British hospitals and Ikea by banning neckties

NO to neckties !!

ACTION is power

Why should anybody ...

believe those idiots who declare that KNOWLEDGE IS POWER?

If knowledge was really Power, then universtiy professors must be the most powerful people on earth ... BUT we know that's not true !!

So, Knowledge is NOT power.

What is power?


ACTION IS POWER !!!!!


You may not know much, BUT if you put into practice what you do know, you start getting results. You then adjust what you do to get better and better results. That's POWER!!!

Buy a lottery

Why should anybody ...

not want to buy a lottery every draw?

True, your chance is one in so many million.

True, you may never strike it big in your whole lifetime.

True, it's probably (small) money down the drain.

BUT ...

What if you really DO strike it big?

You no longer need to do anything you don't feel like doing.

You have a sense of freedom that only having a lot of money can bring.

You no longer fear not having enuf money to pay for medical bills if you get hit by an expensive disease.

You no longer fear you'll die alone, cos you'll have all the money necessary to live in a good / great Home.

ALL FOR THE MEASLY PRICE OF A LOTTERY TICKET !!

Isn't it worth it?  I sure think it is !!!!

Good luck, matey.  And wish ME luck ... HEH HEH ... Thanks.

Online scams aka "A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted"

Why should anybody ...

be taken in by Online Scams or Mobile Phone scams or fax scams, etc?

You greedy &%&$*%(~ !!

The criminals know that there are greedy people everywhere, who want to get something for nothing (the free lunch thingy? heh heh ...). Well, as a reasonably reasonable person, you should be able to differentiate whether it is really a free lunch (as explained in a separate post far below) ... or a scam. The following are scam pointers to look out for:

• they start asking for your bank account details
• they ask you to bank in a small sum ("administration fee") to get a humungous sum
• they ask for your passwords
• they PROMISE you a free trip, etc
• you have not bought any lotteries, but they say you have won milliions
• you have not entered any contests, but they say you have won big
• they start to pressure you, eg. they say this is a time bound "offer"
• the offer is too good to be true
• they usually have bad English spelling

Well, there you go ... don't get scammed ... whether it is by Madoff or Satyam or Nigerians ... hee hee ...

"Reality" shows? You want lower IQ and EQ?

Why should anybody ...

want to watch "reality" shows?

These "shows" are based on things done and thinking of ordinary or below ordinary people.

That is NOT what you would call "examplary" behaviour and thinking.

How then is the audience going to improve themselves?

YOU should only watch programs which can ENHANCE your IQ and EQ, not those which will retrograde them.

Entertaining shows are different, of course. These are based on script written by professionals and acted by professionals.