Intermezzo
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Chinese man taking a loan
A Chinese man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to China on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Chinese man hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in frontof the bank. He produces the title and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral forthe loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy agood laugh at the Chinese for using a $250,000 Ferrari ascollateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the Chinese returns, repays the $5,000 andthe interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says,"Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?" The Chinese replies: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeksfor only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"
Ah you see, the mind of the Chinese..
Hayoo.. siapa yang pelid begitu juga? hahaa.
Ekstrim abis ini orang pelidnya.. tapi lucu ^^;
Tapi kalo gue ngeliat dari sudut pandang lain, selain pelidnya, sebenarnya orang chinese ini sangatlah kritis. Bayangkan, selain dari segi ekonomis dia juga melihat dari segi keamanan tuh mobil. Dari segi ekonomis, kalo kita pikir-pikir, mana ada tempat parkir yang cuma bayar $15.41 dollar buat 2 minggu and di kota New York pula. Tambah lagi, tuh mobil pasti aman deh, ga mungkin ilang.
Udah murah, aman lagi.. gile.. efisien yeh hehe..
posted by edgar @ 6:59 PM,
