Thursday, July 24, 2008

Poverty Extremes

Question: If you had a windfall of 100-billion dollars, what would you do with it?

This was the inquiry I posed to a few persons I know. And I've gotten a few so startling answers.

Randee: I would be a businessman. And start businesses! ssssssssssssss.

Randi: I would donate them to charity. (And who the hell is charity?)

Hydnar: Put it in the bank. (You could own a bank---err..no, banks!- Ed.)

Randyh: World Peace. *then grins*

But then again, we are talking, not in US dollars, but in Zimbabwean dollars! Here's the rest of the story:
Zimbabwe has been experiencing a very incredulous turbulence in its recent history. The world media has been hyped in almost all of its affairs, not mentioning its political environment. Getting the lion's share of course is the country's Hyperinflation, which a few month's ago reached a staggering 2,000,000%. The Philippines had 11.4%, and we've been in hell ever since, so just imagine the scenario.

The funny thing is, the statistics is still climbing. And fast!

Here are the pictures. I, myself, find these amusing.



Wages are normally paid in cash. And the lady's plentiful. Wow, mayaman!


So, if you had a 100-billion cold-hard-cash, in Zimbabwe, what could you buy?

Simple. Just plain simple.



Cost of an egg in Zimbabwe: $35 billion. Haggling would put you 3 eggs for a hundred billion. What a discount.

Trivia: As bad as things are, however, Zimbabwe's economic crisis is still a miles away from taking a place alongside history's worst cases of hyperinflation. That crown still belongs to post-WWII Hungary, where at its peak the rate of inflation was 4.19 quintillion percent. At that point, you might as well start paying for things with hugs.


So, if you think you are poor, think again.

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posted by Randyh @ Thursday, July 24, 2008 Comments: 0

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Here and To Go

Just living life. Hehe. Just got afraid, baka mawala bigla ang site ko sa blogosphere, so I made (finally!) an update. No, there's no news YET. In a few months, hopefully.

Yiy. Ang bata ko pala sa pic ko dito. But I've no intention na palitan ito muna. Iba na din ang hairstyle ko. The ever-inggitero na nagpapalit ng hairstyle pag natipuhan. Ginaya ko lang yung style ni Chace Crawford aka Nate Archibald sa GG. Haha! Feeler.

And. Wala akong comment sa kondisyon ng bansa. Or anything for that matter.

And. Magaling na akong mag-Dota. Long-range nga lang muna. One-on-one? Group?

Anyway, I kind of miss everyone. Really. Di nga lang halata. See you in the next coupla years!

posted by Randyh @ Thursday, July 10, 2008 Comments: 0