unholy delivery surcharge

4 am.
the boy wonder's stomach was growling.
i must be replenished!
food i require!
if i dont eat, how will i study!?

so i did what most of us do when we're starving at an ungodly hour.
order some mcdonalds!

so i chose my burger online.
a sausage mcmuffin, that will suffice.
mmm i drooled thinking about it.
a nifty $2.50 should be worth it.

then i make the call
"hi welcome to mcdonalds!"
"we love your money!"
"by the way our delivery surcharge is...THREE DOLLARS!"
great.
why don't i just give you my wallet?

they used to have free deliveries.
then it became $2.
now its $3!
and they dont even mention it on their website.
its hidden somewhere.
i dont see the burger prices dropping?

how can the delivery surcharge be MORE than the burger price!
HOW!
you might say, "oh im sure they pay that money to the delivery boys..."
my friend, you are dreaming.
i know these delivery boys.
they earn a pittance.
the money feeds RONALD.
and no, not ronald tan or ronald d'souza.
the ronald mcdonald.
the clown of my nightmares.

so i abandoned all plans of mcdonalds.
and did the next best thing.
i ate some toothpaste.
i joke.
i couldn't bring myself to order.
NO.
no capitalists who jack up prices as they wish!
no!

so i just ate some leftovers from the fridge.
i feel satisfied.
not with the food.
but with my resistance.

getting away with murder

as a finance major at nus,
im used to boring numbers and graphs.
i often ask myself,
what makes the finance industry so interesting?
why am i learning these inane ratios and evaluation methods?
one of my professors mentioned that to see how the finance world actually works,
there is 1 definitive movie that I should watch.
that movie is wall street.

directed by oliver stone,
the 1987 movie may look primitive
in terms of the technology shown to be used by the stockbrokers,
the music and hair may be kitschy,
but believe me,
gordon gecko is a character that accurately reflects the top players in the finance industry.
cutthroat.
ruthless.
scheming.
insanely driven and motivated.
hes a joy to watch.

michael douglas did such a good job portraying him that he won the oscar for Best Leading Actor, which is ironic given his limited screen time,
and that technically, he was the villain.

still not convinced that gecko is an awesome character?
check out the speech he gives to shareholders of a company (Teldar) he is attempting to buy out.

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that: Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right; greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms, greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge — has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed, you mark my words — will not only save Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.

His deliverance of the speech was impeccable and his message resonated long after he left the screen.
hats off.

i dont know if i have it in me to ever emulate gecko,
nor do i know if i ever want to.
but there are very few professions and industries where such people can thrive and succeed.
the finance and banking industry is a prime suspect.

in other news,
heres a clip from our euro-trip of 2006.
it is awesome.





aite thats it for now.
2 more papers to go,
then its party central.

love to all those who matter.
im out.

goodbye englands roses

Croatia 3 England 2

What a beautiful scoreline.
Poor overpaid English players.
Awww
Boo hoo.
Didn’t make it to Euro 2008 did you?
Poor things
Need your WAGs to cuddle you don’t you?
Want a blanket and a bolster and some bottled milk?

The Croatians gave the English a solid lesson in football.
Yes you heard that right.
Overpaid.
Over confident.
Lacking in skill and ideas.

Just who does England think it is?
Nobody can take anything for granted in the world today.
And that includes a place in a major tourney, England.

The English media loves building the team up to be a team of superheroes.
Ohhh steven gerrard
Ooooh frank lampard
Every player was outclassed by a Croatian player who knew his role.
The croats knew what they had to do.

They knew exactly what the game plan was, and stuck to it.

The only players, in my opinion, to come out with any credit,
were crouch and beckham.
I hate beckham, but he really gave it a go.
And lets not blame Carson entirely.
Im willing to bet robinson would’ve let that shot in as well.

Why did England have that useless friendly with Austria,
which resulted in owen getting injured?
I think owen and crouch would’ve been a good option.
4-4-2!
Why 4-5-1?

Honestly, I was cheering on the croats.
Why?
Simply because England need to take a break and have a long hard look at themselves.
The egotistical over-paid players that make up the team need to be sorted out.
Look at the names in the under-21 side.
Agbonlahor.Walcott.Derbyshire.Taylor.Hart.Johnson.
All these youngsters will be stars of the future.
Why not give them a run-out.
Since the current squad obviously cant make it.

If jose mourinho takes the job,
England are in good shape.
mcclaren was a disaster.
but an easy scapegoat
For under-performing players

The entire Croatian team’s salary
Is probably equivalent to
the sum of the salaries of the English substitute’s bench.

but what annoys me the most
about England
Is their self-righteousness
They feel that they have a god-given right
To be at each tournament.
Not that they do anything at these tournaments,
not since 1966 at least.

The English public buy into their own media frenzy,
Believing that their players are demi-gods.
Its about time
For some self reflection.

On another note,
I love my blackberry.
It is so fine.
Yum.

Aite gotta go and get some work done.
Exams round the corner.

Much love to all those who matter.
Especially the lovely and hot girlfriend.
im out.