Me, a gambler?
No this is not going to be a post about taking a gamble in life etc 
I’ve never been interested in the lottery, gambling, placing bets, mahjong, poker, casinos etc. Heck, I suspect I may have even been secretly against all forms of gambling. Sure, it’s nice to dream of striking it rich, winning a prize, fulfilling a dream, living like a backpacker for the rest of my life etc, but I simply had no tendency to go places some bets on soccer or Toto. After all, over the years I’ve seen how my close pal’s life has been nearly ruined by debts of all sorts.
But you know, with home prices in Sg steadily creeping up (yes my dear, I’ve joined the ranks of those young, poor, ratrace home-owner wannabes), and me wanting a place of my own, I can’t help but be sucked in by the allure of the potential of winning the Big Sweep. It IS very tempting. Money all round, everybody’s HAPPY. HAHAHA.
But til then, we remain young and poor. No spending power…yet.
So your papa says:
1. Stay with him. Save all utilties, rent etc while we increase our earning power to finance a condo. He doesn’t understand our desire for space and privacy, bless him
2. Buy a condo. You need a prestigious address as befits your status. Buy freehold cos it’s all so cheap now. Buy Seasons Park. Buy Sembawang (read: faraway) so it costs less. Apparently 4ooK will get us a SMALL, cozy unit.
3. Buy public housing only if it’s less than 5 years old. Otherwise it’s gonna depreciate in value. Or buy cheap like yr bro. 190K for 5 rm in Punggol.
So how now brown cow? I say you change car and either or both of us change jobs if we need to or want to. We gotta do our sums. And talk and plan and change our minds and decide and talk and dream and think and make up our minds and talk and compare and discuss and ask and talk. Exciting, stressful times ahead!!!
I’m so glad that I’m building a life with you. This is a gamble that I’m willing to stake everything on
