The more money you have, the more friends and relatives you have

If I won the lotto, I'll not tell anyone. Well, it should be a huge amount though. Here we can also win few pesos . I already have a plan. I'll take a 2 month vacation and go to Europe where my siblings live. We also have relatives there. I'll tell them I was sent by my employer for a 2 month seminar. They wouldn't notice that I lie because I was already sent by my previous company in Hong Kong for 3 days. That was last 2008. That was a reward of our client for a job well done. Well, what's next? I don't know.

If I will win the lottery, I am sure a lot of my relatives will not ask for money, but definitely demand for money hahaha. It is as if you are obligated to give them the half of money that you earn and you will be considered as a bad person if you will not be able to provide any.

@wittynet So you have siblings in Europe... If I will win in a lotto draw I will just keep quiet. If my neighbours will ask where I got the money for my cars I will just simply say that I invested my retirement on stocks and I just sold them when the price was high.. However I will also share a sizeable amount to my family and my best friend.

@valmnz May be because of their attitude and not because they are rich.

@allknowing, I agree! Your comment reminds me of the Korean historical dramas I watched, watching and will be watching. Noblemen and royalty are respected not because they earned respect but because people have no other choice but to respect them. If not, they'll pay their arrogance with their life. What an unfair world!

The average person here has little respect for the rich.

Thank you for being so nice, @TiarasOceanView. I'll loan some one of these days. I used to be so nice to friends and officemates. If they ask for money, I'll lend them right away. But when the time comes that I need their help, one of them ignored me. I called, texted and requested friends to inform her I needed it so bad so she should pay. I had no choice but to ask them to pay because I was jobless that time. It's been a decade now. I can never forget what she did to me.

@TiarasOceanView, that's correct! Nothing for her but I'll think of sharing some to you.

@wittynet Aw, yes my friend..that is sometimes the way others behave. I am so sorry this happen to you. Even though people are that way, when you get money one day you win a lot, you will remember her and she will get NONE

@else34, they always feel special when they are with rich friends. Whether they consider them friends or not, they are so proud to tell others and show off that they have rich friends. That's what I see in Facebook most of the time.

@else34, do you know them personally?

@wittynet And you may as well see them in your day to day life.Right now there are one or two of them on the road.I can see them through my window.

That's why I envy the both of you, @maggs224 and @valmnz. You are blessed. They are precious friends whom you should cherish. They are priceless.

@maggs224 I agree. I continued to think on this one last night. Respect for each other is a far more valuable commodity than money.

That's correct, @humanity_revisited! I always tell my brother not to trust others too much. When time comes that there's nothing left to him, it's still his family who is there for him. I don't like the fact that that he easily trusts others and think they are real friends. I told him they are there for him because he pays for what they do for him.

@humanity_revisited, I agree with being selective. I would also like to add that we should not give our 100% trust to anyone. Best friends can be best enemies.

@wittynet I have also the same kind of person few years ago as your bother is right now. But situations have shown me the true face of people. That doesn't mean that now I doubt each and every friend of mine. I have become more selective now calling someone as my true friend

@wittynet nah, I have a small group of friends and a smaller bank account! LOL!

@allen0187,

@allen0187, do you have more friends?

Yes, I strongly agree, @scheng1! I don't usually go out with friends because I'm busy saving for my future business. They don't understand it and think I'm so aloof and weird. I have wasted half of my life going out with friends and buying expensive clothes and food. I regret it. I still have more time to make up. I know I can do it!

I had some. It's said but there are people like them, @marguicha.

That's correct, @chiwasaki! It's the same with those who loaned money from you. When you ask them to pay, they have the guts to ignore you or worse, get mad. How absurd!

I agree, @swissheart. We know who the real friends are and who are not. It's usually very obvious. When you no longer have anything to give them, they change their treatment to you.

@bubuth, yes there are so many user friendly here I can't understand why they do it. For instance, I had officemates who always loan money from us. If we say we don't have, she'll not stop. The following day, she'll ask again and get mad if no one lends her money as if is our responsibility. We have the same basic salary. I don't know why she always loans money.

Yes, @skysnap They become abusive and will not understand if you can no longer help them. They think you have a big mine of gold.

I believe in you, @valmnz and I envy you. You're so lucky. Those kind of friends are rare. I'm really sad whenever my old friends contact me and say we haven't seen one another for a very long time. They always say let's dine out or we'll come to your house when you visit here so that we can have bonding. It happened for so many times already and it's sad that they always depend on me. They'll say that I need to treat them because I have a higher salary. There were instances that I went to their house to give my Christmas gifts to their kids. I can't remember any instance when they at least offer coffee or any drinks. Just last month, one of them said we need to meet because it's been years already. I ignored the message in Facebook. I want to forget them and move on with my life. They don't deserve to be my friends. I'm so hurt. Oh, so sorry, @valmnz. I'm so talkative. Just forget what I said.

@wittynet ehy are you apologising for being talkative! I love that. I could hear the words just pouring from you. I'm a talker too

@Freelanzer, I don't want friends who are only here for me if they need my help. I think I can no longer find additional friends whom I can trust. I'm already contented with my family. They are my real friends. But of course, I want more money.