Mongu Daifu Says #2: Lucky in Love; Unlucky At Cards!

With slowing growth and the strain of the financial sector crisis, our world today is a shrinking balloon that has been blown away in the air by its own leaking gas. Newspaper headlines are mostly related to bankruptcy, employee lay-off or stock decline. Corporations who want to keep up their businesses have been forced to freeze headcounts while reducing non-revenue-positive activities/budgets by at least 50% for the year of 2009. Some say that people should be prepared for a 3-year economic ice age.

Forgot to mention, the gas leaking balloon is actually large, warm, pink and heart shaped, with me and Charlie living in it. You know what Mengu Daifu would say: “Lucky in love, unlucky at cards/cash making.”

As a young professional working in the communications consultant business, I have strongly felt the pressure of business maintenance and development. Meanwhile, I have been informed that there will not be any compensation enhancement in the near future, despite the fact I was told in July, 2008 that I should be receiving a promotion in January, 2009...;

As a landlord of my own apartment, I genuinely concern how much money I can continue to make from that property. I certainly will not be able to raise its rental price in the next year;

As a quality consumer, I have reduced much of my purchasing desires than anytime before.

I do feel excited about having the opportunity to experience a global event/crisis like this, but, on the other hand… why do people in my generation have to put up with so much ugly drama?!