SCMP enlightens us today on our activities during last year’s financial meltdown. It’s reported that our Immigration Department has unveiled numbers that show this year we experienced nothing short of a babyboom, as several hundred more babies were delivered in July, August and September compared to a year ago. It is widely believed that the credit crunch put a curb on fun times in Wan Chai and Macau couples’ socializing outdoors, meaning they were forced to actually spend time together. And what do you get when you put a man and woman together in the same place for months? That’s right.

If you are of the old fashioned opinion that family expansion during rough financial times is a bad idea…. you no longer have a place in this world. You see, even Iceland -the country that went bankrupt last year- has recorded a 3.5% jump in births. As Iceland’s financial problems caused a ripple effect throughout Europe and the rest of the world, we will just assume our Scandinavian friends slightly misunderstood the concept of ‘make-up sex’ there.

It’s however a great excuse to go back to the old days. Does life suck? Have some babies as part of your retirement plan. Shame though that on average, Hong Kong is the 3rd most expensive place to raise them in.