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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Materialistic

Since when I was so materialistic? Since when I like branded stuffs? Have not been buying branded since I left secondary school. Those days in school, really mad of branded things... school bags, pencil box, socks, clothes, watch and etc. I believe that this is fully influenced by the friend surrounding us everyday. You could not even raise up your head if you join them without branded stuffs. Maybe I do not have confident enough and this is the reason I have to follow the branded trend in order for me to feel i'm on a higher position. I used to keep the money just to buy costly branded stuffs. Most of them were presented by my rich aunt. After graduated from school, my life changed, as my friend surrounded me changed. At least no more Guess, Quicksilver... Viewing my friends' facebook, saw that everybody has their own LV, Gucci, Coach and Burberry's bag. Wow, seems like they have upgraded. I wonder why they have so much money to buy those super branded bags with a clerk's salary? At least, me at an executive level could not afford to get one for myself... yes, even I work like a shit. Should I treat myself better? Just an appreaciation to myself? Hmmm..........Sometimes when I view on their photos, I felt I'm so luckly to have those good friends which are at the same stingy level as me =P So that I can save money for my family or in fact my old age time.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Materialism - A Question of Belief

Materialism, at its simpler level, involves the focus on material "things" as opposed to that which is spiritual or intellectual in nature. We live in a world surrounded by and composed of matter. It is natural, therefore, that we may become distracted from spiritual or intellectual pursuits by material possessions, but this is frequently where problems occur. We can become obsessed by a desire to obtain them, or simply frustrated by the need to maintain them.

The questions this attitude should cause us to ask are, "Are material things really more important than anything else? Is material success the highest goal? If things are all there are, what's life all about? Why am I here at all? If life is really just about materialism, why should I even try to live a moral life? What does it matter how I treat others or how I live, as long as I have what I want? Why does what I believe about the origin of life matter?"

Christie said...

Deep, by the way, who are you?

Crabby said...

aiya, u see ppl good & ppl see u good (in hokkien). U don know how ppl get the money to buy those branded stuff.
May be they really rich.
May be they save $ then buy.
May be presented from frens.
May be they flirt ppl to buy for them. Kikiki...
A lot of may be... jus we don know & don even go to ask.
So, just do our best & within our capability, appreciate what we have & stay happy. Don compare...

Anonymous said...

Does that matter on who I am? Do you feel my reply is meaningful to you and able to enlighten you... Which I will think that is more important then who I am...

chooie said...

u r very bad....
at first i'm brand fool too.... :(
what is brand hor? hai....
sometime, i think, how come we can eat buffet, dress branded, but when giving charity, okla....i have 50 cents, give la....but sometime when we think how come i work so hard, but what do i earn? $$$ in bank? for retirement? how bout now? hai.....dilema....

schumi - Wash me baby ! said...

there's a result shown, 买名牌出卖自己的人格。

schumi - Wash me baby ! said...

Life is too short, so make good memories while you can, things you don't have, places you haven't been, things you haven't done.

If you can afford, then go for it.

I keep striving for what i want..

Buy buy buy!

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