about a millionaire
two and a half million to the church and other charitable institutions.
a million to each of my seven siblings.
half a million to my dad.
a quarter of a million to my aunt.
a quarter of a million to my parents in law.
a quarter of a million to each of my three brothers in law.
half a million goes to all relatives and friends.
ninety two thousand to all BLOGGING FRIENDS. seriously.
that leaves me and my family with 3.25 million. millions that will be spent to pay off the house, to go on a whole year tour around the world, lifetime budget for a weekly massage and pedicure, savings for the kids’ education, savings for retirement. and lastly, a budget to buy a little paradise like island inhabited by gorgeous, half naked hunks….never mind. i was kidding. about the half naked men, not about the island.
that explains where my share of 15.92 million dollars is going, if we win this 320 dollars plus lotto draw. last night, we all blessed our dollar bills and kissed them good luck.
i won’t divulge the confidentiality of the whole matter by blabbing about what other nurses want to do with their money, but i can attest to the fact that H will buy a personal trainer who would willingly sleep with her every night, or whenever she wants him to. other than that, i’m not telling.
the mood was, to say the least, very festive. on and off, as we all discussed what we will do with our share, it actually made all of us a little giddy. we got dizzy thinking of all the things we will do with OUR money. since i have never in my entire life bought a lotto ticket, it made me quite anxious. i thought now that i am 38 might be a good time to do this thing for the first time. first times are always exciting.
if you were at work last night, you will definitely feel the undeniable sense of community that drew us all closer together, in a way. for a 12 hour shift period, it seemed like we have known everyone in the unit like we’ve never known each other before. it was indescribable, and it certainly made the night shorter. i have to say, it’s funny how talks about money and how one will spend a large amount of it indirectly reveal one’s inner self. it was also fascinating.
of course everybody out there who knows that this thing is a very long shot from reality, won’t be able to help their cynical selves and will dramatically roll over the floor laughing their you know what out.
please. i beg you, don’t laugh that loud and let it rain on our parade. not that we really have a parade, what with this scorching heat that can burn even the thickest skin…. but you know what i mean….
instead of drooling in your laughter, why don’t you be a good sport and just tell me what you’ll do with your millions if you eventually win that elusive jackpot?


This is all anyone would talk about at work today. As of this second, the mega millions jackpot is $330 million. They asked me to chip into the office pool. But, I usually don’t do that (I could write an entire post why). But, I definitely wished them luck. And, if I’m the only person who shows up at work on Tuesday after a weekend on call, I’ll know what happened…
Comment by Doctor Anonymous — August 31, 2007 @ 4:31 pm
i love this post, may!!!
you are TOO SWEET to include your BLOGGING FRIENDS! [i will use a wee bit of my money to send you (FedEx) jewsih apple cakes from the east coast.
its funny you posted this ~ when the jackpot was just under 200-million, my mom asked me what i would do with the money - more specifically, if i wont all that money, would i still go to and finish nursing school and be a nurse?
i have wanted to blog about the conversation, and my answers but forgot - until now.
i am going to work on a post…
Comment by gypsygrrl — August 31, 2007 @ 6:44 pm
if i ever won that kind of $$ i would of course take care of my family and myself first, paying off whatever, buying whatever, and vacationing where ever i desired until that got old ha ha. but then i would give some serious consideration to buying MY hospital and becoming the head honcho and sitting in that office and making a few of those decisions….but then i would wake up..
Comment by melissa — August 31, 2007 @ 8:30 pm
I’ve always had lottry-winnings daydreams about establishing a hospice… with *very* well-paid nurses!
Comment by shrimplate — August 31, 2007 @ 9:47 pm
We buy one powerball ticket each week. We know we won’t win, but it’s the dreaming of “what we’d do if” that makes it worthwhile.
If we won, we’d split it with our children, pay off bills, have a new house built,and buy a cabin in Colorado. And dozens of other things. Something new comes up every time we discuss it.
Comment by Donna W — September 1, 2007 @ 3:17 am
nice to see nursing blogs like yours… added u on my links… here is mine. tnx! http://richelle-rn.blogspot.com
Comment by maryann — September 1, 2007 @ 12:40 pm
Don’t forget that you still have to pay taxes. Sorry.
Comment by Melissa — September 1, 2007 @ 4:59 pm
melissa: no, the amount was calculated minus the taxes already
i think if you get the money after taxes, it would be 199 million net. that’s where they divided the shares.
we all know we will not win, it was just a fun way to work the night away
Comment by may — September 1, 2007 @ 5:06 pm
Yey! i’ll get $92,000!!! can i have the half-naked hunks?
Comment by Rygel — September 2, 2007 @ 3:08 am
We play 3 times a week at work. One of these days we are gonna finally hit the big one. Or so that’s what I keep telling myself everytime I hand over a dollar bill.
What would I do? Pay off all our bills. Buy my kids’ college education. Pay off my parents bills. Oh yeah, first thing I’d do is quit my job.
Comment by kimmyk — September 2, 2007 @ 4:54 am
hmmmm….what will i do if i win that kind of $$$$???i’ll buy a new house (or a mansion!), car (hummer probably) and of course, shop…shop and more shopping! i’m still debating whether i’ll quit my job! hahaha…
Comment by andre — September 4, 2007 @ 11:54 am
i tried the mark six in hk when i was still living there. actually, it was my chinese officemate’s idea. after a while, i stopped because i realized i wouldn’t know who my real friends are if i won. kinda silly but a family friend who got rich from sending young girls to japan as folk dancers hardly receive visitors anymore, thinking that they will just borrow money from her. she can’t leave the house without her armed bodyguards, fearful that she will be kidnapped. well, that’s in the philippines. here in the US, if i win the lottery, i’m sure my phone will never stop ringing and i will have countless marriage proposals which might drive me nuts. (LOL).
Comment by Laura — August 28, 2008 @ 10:54 am