Local badminton millionaire Loh Kean Yew successfully manifested his way onto the top step of the podium yesterday, proving that if you earn enough money, reality is merely a suggestion.

Despite losing the final to a Frenchman with significantly lower net worth, Loh decided the silver medal was for peasants and lunged for the gold-medal position before remembering he actually lost.

"I just climbed the nearest step because my legs were tired from carrying the weight of a nation that habitually settles for second place," Loh said, clutching a $34,000 consolation prize.

His wife later comforted him by explaining that losing is basically winning if you squint hard enough and check your bank balance.

National coaches praised the move, noting that standing on the wrong step is the most iconic way to handle failure since the invention of the "can already" mentality.