The Fad Recollections: And where is the chance?

Sunday, October 7, 2007

And where is the chance?

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A series of 7 numbers. A 1 in a billion chance of getting it all right. And for this coming monday its the chance of winning 5.5 million dollars!

Its amazing the optimism one has when it comes to "buying a chance".

Lets talk alittle about this "buying a chance". I admit to being one of the many who queue in line at one of those Singapore Pools booth. Standing there, you could feel the eagerness of all in the queue, its like... queueing up to go on stage to collect the most well-behaved student when you were in primary school.

And usually when the prize is above 1 million dollars, the queues get exponentially longer. For the 5.5million chance, i suggest that you either have bought the ticket or go queue at 6am before the shop opens at 9am. No. 1 rule: Never go queue at lunch time, unless you really like queueing.

But at this 7-11 in Yishun ( I cant remember where exactly), u might have to start queueing at 1am. It is the favourite of Toto Punters, rumour has it that this particular place has produced 7 Toto top prize winners in the last few years. And if you bought your ticket here, your chance of winning actually increases (I know it sounds weird, thats why i have never went there).

My favourite ritual has to be after buying the ticket, holding it proudly, staring at the computer generated numbers and telling myself HUAT ARH! (that kinda means lucky lucky lucky).

Ok, before I continue to destroy my image further. Let me try convince you about buying a chance. Buying Toto, has no difference compared to investing in stocks.

The same rule applies, High Risk = High Returns.

Toto
Risk = Lose all you bet invested
Returns = Max 5.5million!!!

Stocks
Lose a fraction (sometimes also all you invested)
Never 5.5million (unless u invested 5mil)

I have a proposal, imagine you invested 500 dollars with me and i offer you 2 extreme scenerios in 1 month, 1. you lose all your money or 2. your investment returns u $120,000. What did I do? I invested all your money in 1 whole month worth of Toto. Don't close the page yet!

The benefits you gained, 1. Higher chances of striking with the pooling effect. 2. With a larger pool you diversified your risk and increased your possibilility of returns but decreases expected returns. 3. The amount you invested is small compared with possible returns, i assure you no other (legal) investments gives such attractive returns. 4. You diversify your current portfolio to increase your possible returns.

So, all you risk taking investors? What say you? Don't wait further, drop me a email/msn/msg and invest in me today!

For the rest of you, dun be jealous after i get my share of the 5.5million on Monday.

Huat Ah!

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Blogger Chery said...

*cough cough*
Remember what you should do when you win your 5.5 million dollars. Don't forget your neighbours!

October 12, 2007 at 12:36 AM  

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