What are the common denominators of Dolphy, Mr. Bean and Jay Leno? They make people laugh and they drive expensive cars. While checking out the net for the most expensive cars in the world like the Ferrari Enzo (P50M sans tax), Saleen S7 Twin Turbo (P30M sans tax) and Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren (P23M sans tax), I saw the names of Rowan Atkinson and Jay Leno as proud owners. Rowan Atkinson, more popularly known as Mr. Bean is an English comedian while American talk show host Jay Leno is the star of The Tonight Show. In the local scene, the King of Comedy septuagenarian Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon drives a fleet of Mercs. I saw him about 4 times in person already and the last time was last year at the Fort. He was chauffeured on his Ford E-150 Mark III custom van which cost around P3M.
My mother once said that the prudent Chinese businessman would invest on a certain car only if he had 10 times as much in the bank. Therefore if a Chinese drives a 2006 Honda CRV, that means he has at least P10M cash on hand. If we follow this ideology, that means Dolphy is at least worth P30M, Mr. Bean about P230M and Jay Leno P500M. I’m pretty sure they are worth more than that figure. And I’m also sure that despite having Chinese blood running through my veins and driving a 2002 Toyota Revo, I don't have P4M in the bank!
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