Tougher times ahead

Not eough with the no increment announcement...the higher devil made an announcement of a company-wide pay cut!

On a global level, there will be a cut between 2.5% - 20% on the base pay, and a review will be made on the benefits as well. We, on individual basis will be made known of the exact amount once the country-level review is finalised and announced.

Aku sakit jantung lah camni!!

Firstly, I've been living on base + allowance. The allowance is enough to pay for the house...well nama dia pun, housing allowance, kan? I bilang2, with the worst case scenario if I kena 20% cut...walaupun semput teramat, tapi boleh lagi lah. However if they take away my allowance....plus the paycut...then I bebetul need to relook at my expenses.

My dispensable income is not big. Tolak all the commitments like rumah, kereta, kids' insurance, duit untuk mak abah, duit van sekolah....takde banyak pun my dispensable income (read: duit bergembira)....so how?

Even now, I am being very careful with my lunch money...not more than rm5.00/day. No more Secret Recipe lunches or after meal teh tarik. Minum air kosong....no fruits after lunch.

I use over-the-(pharmacy) counter skin care like Olay and Nivea. No more Clinique...and jangan harap lah I nak pakai SKII. I share lipstick with Isya...hasil ehsan her Nenek's trip to Avon. I hardly shop for clothes, and I really mean hardly as in one baju every 3-4 months.

Opi and Isya pun pakai Reject Shop or from Petaling Street.

You tell me now...mana lagi I nak potong when the pay cut takes place??

I know of the saying "when one door closes...thousands more open", tapi right now everything is so bleak sampai screen laptop ni pun macam nampak tak nampak...camne nak tengok???

F***!!

...The demons just announced that there will be no increment this year.

Bonus???

"We are still waiting words from the top, but don't keep your hopes up."

Yessshhhh........................

Perfect Sanctuary

My dream home....

1. Surrounded by lush greens and have my mornings greeted by the chirpings of birds and cooling mist.

2. Not see my neighbour while I sip my nescafe outside the house.

3. Not see my neighbour when I am out and about outside pulling weeds, buang sampah or just stare into nothing, in my torn t shirts and shorts.

4. Still in a gated community, especially after the double break-ins last year. Preferably gated with electric fencing so I don't have to spend too much on grills. I don't have to keep looking over my shoulders whenever I see shadows.

5. Fruit trees! Loads and loads of fruit trees.

6. Dekat dengan sekolah.

7. Tak banyak kereta lalu pasal I want the kids to be able to cycle around without me having to yell every 5 minutes "tepi...tepi...kereta nak lalu!!".

8. Not in KL town. Tak nak all the traffic.

9. Not too far off from KL. Still nak gi weekend jalan-jalan.

Best kan? Dok angan-angan camtu....

Sebab, to be honest I really thought my dream sanctuary is truly an angan-angan. Mana nak dapat lagi tempat camtu?

Until....one day....we dropped by Planters Haven.

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The minimum specs for each property:
- land area is one acre
- minimum pokok buah ~ 20 trees
- build up - 5300 psf

Other lavish stuff:
- Clubhouse with swimming pool
- Stables for horses
- Gated community with 24/7 security
- Massive area for pool/bbq party

Sigh....if this is not a "dream property", I don't know what is....

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Dulu-dulu, seronok punyer daydream. Now bila dah tau tempat camtu exists....isshhhh.....naik demam pulak thinking of the price.

But then again, this is the beauty of daydreaming. It creates a cita-cita and the drive to improve oneself.

Nothing is impossible. Some things are highly improbable, hence the daydreaming.

One day...