Incredibly, it appears that owning a car seems to be less of a status symbol but more a necessity. Like if you sleep in air conditioned room everyday, you can't sleep in a non-air-conditioned room no matter how much it costs.

Today, we have accumulated one landed, one river valley condo, one industrial property. I sold off one condo and used the money to literarily burn cash by buying a Porsche. Really, makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but, ahem, I did it because I can, no other reason. Its painful to think how much I am spending on the car, but then again, I can afford it and its still cheaper than 50% tax I would pay in UK or Amsterdam for example.