Bonus Oh Bonus Raya...

Hi all,

Cakap pasal bonus semua orang mesti senyum gembira...tapi kali ni lain pulak ceritanya..semalam saya tengok berita PM kita cakap bonus raya kakitangan awam masih dalam pertimbangan...seriously? kita dah puasa dekat 2 minggu dah tapi masih dalam pertimbangan? kalau macam ni la gayanya kemungkinan besar takde rezeki la kut penjawat awam nak merasa bonus raya bagi tahun 2013 ni..

Sedih dan kecewa pun ada, walaupun bonus raya ni bukanlah wajib, tapi sekurang-kurangnya kalau ada bantuan ni dapatlah mengurangkan beban belanja untuk raya..dah nama nak raya mesti ada persiapan kena buat, tak besar-besaran, buat secara ala kadar. kami ni walaupun nama pegawai sekalipun, bukan gaji macam menteri-menteri..mungkin sebab tu pemimpin-pemimpin kita takleh faham kesusahan dan kesempitan kita...zaman diorang muda dulu mungkin RM 10 tu dah boleh beli macam-macam...kalau zaman sekarang, 1-2 barang dah RM10...kalau setakat pendapatan isi rumah RM3000-RM4000 tu duduk kat KL atau pinggir KL, saya kira masih tergolong dalam golongan miskin bandar...kami bukan gaji puluh-puluh ribu...

Semakin kos hidup meningkat, semakin terasa sekiranya pegawai-pegawai kerajaan (tak tahu lah jabatan saya je ke, semua jabatan lain pun sama) ni diabaikan kebajikannya...sudahlah ditransfer selang setahun, claim bukan main susah nak approve (siap tak percaya my hubby ikut pindah), pastu tak sediakan kuarters pulak tu (kelam kabut cari rumah sewa dalam masa seminggu)...bukan nak cakap tak bersyukur ada peluang naik pangkat, tapi rasa macam tak boleh nak settle down kat mana-mana..kami pun ada jugak rasa nak duduk dengan tenang kat satu-satu tempat tanpa hidup dalam kelam-kabut dan tak secure apabila kami bila-bila masa sahaja boleh ditukarkan ke sana sini...nak beli rumah pun berbelah-bahagi...and walaupun boleh claim pindah, betapa penatnya proses berpindah selang setahun tuhan je yang tahu...kalau tak ada orang tolong boleh pengsan...

Tapi apepun, dah off topic...i dont think people want to read my endless rambling :) on a brighter note..HERE'S HOPING DUE CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PM'S GOVT TO APPROVE THIS RAYA AIDILFITRI'S 2013 BONUS TO BE GIVEN TO THE GOVT SERVANTS WHO HAD SERVE THE PUBLIC SELFLESSLY AND WITH DEDICATION. TQ

P/S: tiada niat/male fide untuk memalukan mana-mana pihak cuma ingin berkongsi dilema yang dialami..

Fingers Crossed :)

The House Hunt...

OMG..I cannot believe how hard it is to find a decent house in Selayang that is within my price range...I started with below 150k, then up my range to 200k, but still cannot find a suitable house in that range...most of two storey/townhouses average about 300k to 700k...I didn't include apartments on my original search list, but looking at the rate this search is going I might have to include apartments into consideration...

Seriously, why is everything so expensive...? and the government housing projects only focus to those wages below 3k/month...there are lots of 'poor urbans' that have only slightly higher average income and still struggling to make end meets...what with the PTPTN loans and various other loans to stay afloat in the Klang Valley...even apartment rent are high these days...i had to fork out about RM750 for rent monthly and we're talking about moderate budget apartment, not some upscale apartment...

When people advised me to look for property in Rawang, I initially fall in with the idea and had searched and viewed several property there, but along the way I realised it is a bit far from the office and I'm not the  kind of person that can make half hour to 45mins journey to and fro everyday...so I balked...and haven't made any decisions until today..And I viewed several properties in Selayang that are within my price range only to find that the properties had deteriorated and need a lot of restoration, although it's a great investment piece, I actually need a home to live in, not just for investment.

so today, i have another viewing, this time for apartment unit as I strive to broaden my horizon and embrace the fact that for now, I don't have another option but to close my eyes and decide....

Killing Time

Alright then,

I have an hour left before punching out for the day...although there's millions of stuff screaming for attention on my desk, i just sigh and procrastinate, again...(OMG i hope my boss doesn't read blogs)...

my desk view..sigh...

hmm...usually i play online games, but i try to cut down the hour after noticing it's detrimental to my wallet or more aptly, to my credit cards...sure the games are addictive and you wouldn't even spend a cent..except that...the add-ons are really TEMPTING....damn...if u want a more economy-saving game, try sudoku in the newspaper...

updating my handphone is a fun way to kill time, although sometimes the internet charges will be through the roof. as if i'm being ripped off, but that doesn't happen after i set a limit...then i'll have a reason to yell at them if i ever exceeded limit without noticing..although i rarely yell at people...except to my other half... :P

other avenues are surfing the net, mainly chatting with my friends on FB, searching/window shopping for cars and properties on mudah.com.my and iproperty.com and online clothing store although, i tend to steer clear from wardrobe shopping for these past month after realising there's packages arriving for me every other day..the thing is the packages arrives at the office. :D

after all these times i shied away from blogging, now it has becoming one of my favourite time-killing app :) not only it helps with the time-killing, but it also alleviate stress, nerves and anxiety by sharing my thoughts and my pandering with rest of the world. Although nobody might ever read my writings for all i know, but hey, doesn't matter...as long as i have fun, right?...

Kemeriahan Ramadhan

Hai Kawan-kawan and Readers,

Emas dan Perak Cantik Ditempa,
Disulam Pula Dengan Suasa,
Bulan Ramadhan Sudah Menjelma,
Menahan Lapar Adat Berpuasa.

Dah masuk bulan puasa ni, terasa kemeriahannya bila tiba waktu nak berbuka. Balik je kerja, terus serang pasar Ramadhan yang berdekatan. Oleh kerana kami suami isteri baru je 4 bulan berpindah ke Selayang ni, maka nilah kali pertama kami berpuasa di sini. Jadi, tak tahu lah dekat mana yang sedap etc. Semalam misi round pasar Ramadhan. Kami round sekitar Selayang ada la nampak dalam 3-4 pasar. ada yang kecil, ada yang besar. Last-last kami pergi je beli nasi Briyani kat Pasar Malam depan Selayang Mall tu. akan ada setiap Rabu. sah-sah dah tau rasa macam mana kan. Sebabnya yang jual nasi Briyani tu tuan rumah kami :)

Lepas tu balik la berbuka puasa berdua kat rumah. Sedih je buka puasa berdua.(tapi 2 is better than 1 kan? :D) Teringat kalau buka puasa kat rumah ma. Time adik beradik semua duduk rumah lagi. Kami 7 beradik, jadi dapat bayangkan la betapa riuhnya time berkumpul. Tapi walaupun 7 beradik, dalam satu-satu masa cuma ada 3 ke 4 orang je (tak termasuk ma ngan abah la). Jarang la tujuh-tujuh orang ada kat rumah sekaligus, kecuali musim raya masa semua belum kawin jela...Lepas semua dah besar ni, kadang-kadang raya pun tak sempat jumpa. Kekadang bertanya kabar kat FB je. 

Ni yang rasa nak balik Kelate ni...berbalik kepada isu kemeriahan bulan puasa, takleh lari la dari cerita tentang makanan...heheheee..favourite ni...sebab kita dah sehari menahan nafsu makan, akan jadi excited la time nak beli makanan buka puasa. Kalau yang jenis wasatiah tu, mungkin mampu menahan nafsu membeli makanan buka puasa berlebihan. tapi bulan puasa ni memang mencabar keimanan la. dengan ayam percik nya, dengan pelbagai lauk pauk, nasi briyani dan tak lupa, ayam golek. tu tak sebut dessert lagi...kalau kat kelantan ...dengan jala mas nya, bunga tanjung nya, puding caramel nya (skrg ni dah pandai buat sendiri...yeay!)...arghhh..dah terbayang semua di depan mata..MANA AKU NAK CARI JALA MAS KAT SELAYANG NI?....

Selalunya my mom akan masak special-special time buka puasa. tu part paling seronok..my favourite is ikan terubuk bakar!! wawawawaa...walaupun ikan ni banyak tulang dan terhegeh-hegeh kalau nak makan, adus sedapnya...makan ngan kicap+bawang perah limau nipis lagi sedap...kalau makan ikan terubuk ni terseksa betul time nak sahur la..ngan mengantuk-mengantuk tu, nak belek isi ikan buang tulang...hehehe...nasib tak baik boleh tercekik...

Kalau buka puasa kat rumah mertua pulak selalunya my father-in-law akan beli murtabak...itu wajib hari-hari dia akan beli. Lepas tu kalau tak gi sendiri kat pasar Ramadhan stadium, kami gi kat berek 12. ada makcik jual karipap besar yang sedap... tapi selalu kena marah ngan encik suami sebab beli banyak makan 1-2 je ...hehehee...kalau pasar Ramadha stadium selalu jugak beli nasi Briyani yang ada 3 kawah besar tu...tapi paling suka kalau mak mertua masak kuzi...ngeh-ngeh....sampai sekarang tak reti buat walaupun dah ambik resepi...sedap tahu kuzi KB...

malam-malam lepas terawih pulak kalau kat KB dan sekitarnya ada budaya ccollek...

aaahhh..ajak my hubby balik kelate jugakla hujung minggu ni....owh..and by the way THE RED WARRIORS MENANG PIALA FA!WOHOOOOOOOOOOO!! 

Out with the Old, In with the...not so New...

Farewell my white myvi...

I'm nearly done with the process to transfer the title of my white 4-wheeled friend to her new owner and i part with her with great sadness...for she is my first car...i would always remember our days together, just rollin' in the freeway...the two of us and the radio...how fast the time goes by and you'll always will be special in my heart....farewell little friend, be nice...

me and mymyvi on my wedding day

at the office in Kuala Krai