There are many reasons why I am not a billionaire. Being a journalist is one, not winning the Mark Six is another. But mostly, I don't want a 4,500 square foot Mid-Levels flat, a Porsche, or a couple of foreign passports.
I have enough trouble keeping my low life in order as it is: my chaotic 100 sq ft room, the old Japanese saloon car that I share with my parents and brother, and a passport I keep losing.
Besides, I think it is a common misconception that Hong Kong people are money-minded and materialistic.
In our culture, some of us were taught to say 'no' to lavish gifts since we could gurgle.
I remember my parents once scolded me after I accepted a big lai see from doting relatives during one of their rare visits.
'Never take money off people, it's rude,' my mother said.
