now i ain't saying she's a gold digger

money no enough 2's opening this thursday and i think i might want to catch it. now, i've rolled my eyes at many of the recent local production (read: just follow law, ah long private limited etc...) but i think that money no enough 2 (MNE2) is going to be different. i think that like it's predecessor, it's going to set everyday people thinking about social issues presented in jack neo's unique down-to-earth style, while capturing the essence of what people are going through and thinking, with humour.

now i ain't saying you a gold digger, you got needs
you want a dude to smoke, but he can't buy weed
you go out to eat, can't pay, y'all can't leave
there's dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleeves

interesting lines, about money being a factor in love.

take a mental head count of those who are in a relationship now. and most of those that pop up in our minds are most probably not poor people. chances are, they're (the guys especially) people with the means to live comfortably financially.

at this point, i want to clarify that i'm not being prejudiced against the ladies, nor am i confining myself in the ignorant stereotypes of women being the weaker sex, the ones who needs to be fed and clothed by the alpha-male. no, i'm merely wording what- in my opinion- is the norm in our society, that is- the male is supposed to, expected to, to a certain extent to be 'financially able to support his wife and family'. i could be wrong, but this is what i think nonetheless.

how many times have we heard this line?

'find a rich guy and marry him.'.

parents say this to their daughters, girls joke about this among themselves (the life of a 'tai-tai' would then be discussed i'd think).

albeit this is mostly done with the tongue firmly in cheek, it nonetheless reflects some truths.

one of which: nevermind love. love can be cultivated. but money, money can't be grown. like i said, this statement IS true. one can indeed learn to love, but this truths masks a second truth. that it is easier to love- or learn to love- someone when that someone is able to provide abundantly for you.

while the notion of something as abstract as love can be quantified by something equally superficial may seem improbable and even immoral to idealists, it is nevertheless deemed as pragmatism to the rest of us 'realists'.

the girls at my work place have painstakingly drawn exercise books that they call their club books. the idea is that their friends get to join this exclusive club upon which the members will be appointed a position within the club, and thus given excess to the club book.

i once asked, and was given permission to take a peek into one of the girl's club book. there's a list of the members of the club, drawings, messages to members of the club and the likes, but what really caught my eye was a list. a list of the items that the girl wanted. right smack on the first page of the club book. all these contents were curiously familiar.

and they're familiar because us older children have all of these things on our club books as well.

we have a list of links to the blogs of our friends on our blogs, pictures, tagboards and even more blatant than primary school children, a wish list, a list of the things that we want, some canceled out indicating that 'i've got that already, please do not get that for me again'. all this for the entire world to view, not just our own club of friends. even more fascinating is a promise to 'love' anyone who'd get us those item that are listed.

and so this is the deal: get me what i want, or in other words, satisfy me materially- and i may not even know, or like you for that matter- but i will love you.

so really, are we surprised that those attached are generally well-to-do people?

after all, clothes, shoes, bags, watches, handphones, mp3 players, cameras, flowers, cosmetics, movie tickets, picking up of restaurant bills, oh and even riding/driving cost. alot.

oh i do believe in unconditional love, i do with every fibre in my body.

it's just that i know of a truth. the second truth. it is easier, way easier to love money.