In his fictitious and completely imaginary diary, Barry reviews his budget.
18 February 2006 (Saturday)
Announced the budget yesterday and am looking forward to unwind over the weekend.
I blew $3.6 billion on handouts to bribe the peasants. Felt very good about spending $3.6 billion, especially if it is not my money. It gave me a sense of power and a great adrenaline kick.
Now I understand the thrill dear wife gets when she goes shopping at Temasekshimaya. She has just spent $3.2 herself billion buying a mobile phone in Bangkok.
My own mobile phone rang. It was crony Takashinawatmaya. He is in deep shit. His peasants have turned up in the tens of thousands to protest against dear wife's purchase. He is also unhappy as dear wife has yet to make payment. Damn, I kept telling dear wife to pay using cash and not use credit nor exceed her credit line. She really busted her credit limit this time; looks like she will be asking for an increase in her credit line to $4 billion. I think dear wife has chalked up enough rewards points to buy Phuket island.
"Owe money, pay money!" Takashin threatened me. "Otherwise I send hit-man after your wife."
I will save the $3.2 billion, I replied. After your hit-man finish his job, can I borrow him for another assignment?
I called up my bookie Ah Ter who runs a night club. He owes me my winnings as well as my commissions for steering customers to him. "O$P$, and no more credit." I said. "Otherwise I send hit-man after you."
"Not scared" Ah Ter replied.
"OK, I send dear wife after you. She will buy up your night club." I threatened.
Ah Ter squealed like a, well, pig. "Nooooo! Pleeease! Not my night club. She will ruin it. I will pay you."
Did they say that behind every successful man there is a woman? I know that behind many ruined businesses there is one particular woman.
kendoboi
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stellazio
me thought it was "Behind every successful man, there is a woman. Behind every man who fails, there are at least 2 women"..