All prices go up. Price of things that provides our basic needs like petrol, the bus fare, the taxi fare, the food for lunch, etc. Today I eat a bowl of mee and to my surprise, it has gone up by 50 sen. The reason because the price of noodles has gone up RM2 for 1 kilogram. So the seller has increase the price to cover the cost. My reasoning is 50 sen more for a bowl seems a bit too much to cover the cost. Why the price of noodles increase? Blame it on the increase in transport cost. Why the transport cost increase, blame it on the increase in petrol. All this increases form a chain of reaction from one thing to another. Is there anything that has not increased?
Yes, there is one thing that has not increased, that is my miserable pay. It is still the same. Yeap, everything goes up but not my salary. So my spending increases and my savings decrease.
If the price of clothing goes up, I will not buy. But food is essential to living. So when the price of noodles in all shops in my working area goes up at the same time, I have no choice because there is nothing to choose from. I cannot go to a cheaper one.
There is one thing that goes down. The shares prices of majority of the companies listed at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. It is just a tumble from the top of the hill to the bottom. Has it reach its bottom? I doubted. For the days to come, it will just be another drop. Any sign of going up. I don't think so, not in the near future. Any regret? Yes, should have load off some shares early of the year.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Being Single
Being single for me is being in control of my own life. I mean, I do not need to discuss with anyone on any decision I made. I do not need anyone's approval or disapproval, in some case for anything I do. I enjoy every minute of singlehood though there will times I wish I have someone with me, especially in moment of sadness.
Being single has its disadvantages such as a majority of friends are married or busy working, too busy to entertain me. The only time I feel I need someone is when I am travelling. Travelling alone is okay for me except the surcharge I have to pay for the hotel room etc. That is when I have to scout around for friends who are free. And it is tough when a majority of friends are married. I will certainly prefer to travel alone if I do not have to pay any surcharge.
I always live my life with a belief that one do not depend on others to make one happy. Ah, Come to think of it. What really makes me happy? I feel happy whenever I see my savings increases. I feel happy when I see a cute baby.
For a lot of people, being able to share happiness or sorrow with someone special is important. Being single means there is no one to share the joy or sorrow. Of course, one can still share it with their parent, friends, or relative. For me, it does not matter as long as I am happy. When I have problem, I think of ways to solve it. Why bother friends with all the problems. I think everyone have their own problems to solve without people coming to them with their problems. Then, one will have to handle one problem and other people problem. That will be a lot of problems.
Another problem with being single at my age is dealing with married men. Some of them seems to think that I am available just because I am still single at my age. Being single at my age does not mean I am available to married men. Dealing with married men is tough especially if they are your bosses. I have learnt over the past is a man scorned is the worst enemy one can have.
Being single has its disadvantages such as a majority of friends are married or busy working, too busy to entertain me. The only time I feel I need someone is when I am travelling. Travelling alone is okay for me except the surcharge I have to pay for the hotel room etc. That is when I have to scout around for friends who are free. And it is tough when a majority of friends are married. I will certainly prefer to travel alone if I do not have to pay any surcharge.
I always live my life with a belief that one do not depend on others to make one happy. Ah, Come to think of it. What really makes me happy? I feel happy whenever I see my savings increases. I feel happy when I see a cute baby.
For a lot of people, being able to share happiness or sorrow with someone special is important. Being single means there is no one to share the joy or sorrow. Of course, one can still share it with their parent, friends, or relative. For me, it does not matter as long as I am happy. When I have problem, I think of ways to solve it. Why bother friends with all the problems. I think everyone have their own problems to solve without people coming to them with their problems. Then, one will have to handle one problem and other people problem. That will be a lot of problems.
Another problem with being single at my age is dealing with married men. Some of them seems to think that I am available just because I am still single at my age. Being single at my age does not mean I am available to married men. Dealing with married men is tough especially if they are your bosses. I have learnt over the past is a man scorned is the worst enemy one can have.
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