Dear Diary,
I
am in the office killing my time by writing to you discreetly. Of
course I cannot be doing this as this is not part of my job scope. I
have decided to go easy on my work and write
to you instead. My attitude is so much different than when I was in the
bank. Sales was everything to me. I did nothing but everything that I
could to achieve my sales target. Well, things are different now here. I
take my job easy and I do what I can to get
a sale. I still don’t know what is going to be my plan. Am I going to
open a food stall, drive a cab, get a new non sales job or continue my
contract here. I am contemplating and I have not decided yet. What I do
know now is I want to go for a holiday with
my parents and I want to spend some time in Tangkak after I finish my
contract.
I
am planning for a Vietnam tour next year in March. I will be going with
my parents. We are going to take a tour package and I have arranged for
it already. I need to put aside
some money for this tour. I will probably have to spend a thousand
altogether. Mother is getting $600 from her company for this trip. The
package probably cost us about USD 550 each inclusive of flight ticket. I
have the money already but I am saving $100
every month to top up my savings. It hurts a bit to use up your savings
but I know this is natural. It is just that I simply want to save as
much as I could so my savings will not dry up.
The road tax for my car
is expiring end of May in 2014 and that would
cost me about RM500 to renew the road with the insurance. I have to be
financially prepared for all these. Although I have the money ready now
but I still feel that I have a duty to save and top up my savings
instead of simply using it. The savings are for
my business plan. I know what I want and where I want to be in 4 years
time. I am doing it for myself and my family. I am focus now. Whoever is
waiting for me then, it is secondary. The primary thing is to get my
plan executed and my ass back to where my heart
is; Subang Jaya.
I
am a little bit worried about dad as we have to get into and out of a
small sampan in one of the days of the tour. I wonder if his legs are
strong enough to climb in and out of
the sampan. The thing about my dad is he is mentally weak and can be
quite demanding when it comes to travelling. I have mentally prepared
myself too for the worst. It takes a lot of patience to bring my
parents. Mother is one hot tempered old woman and my
dad is one slow hard of hearing demanding old man. You have to shout at
him in order for him to hear you. He is wearing hearing aid but he is
lazy to switch it on sometimes and that resulted in you raising your
voice. People who don’t know my family will think
that we are one weird family but that is what it is all about and that
makes us one family.
I
am already writing down the list of the things to bring for this trip. I
cannot wait to use my camera. I bought the camera for my backpacking
trip which I had planned with Hello
Kitty in March 2014 but since we have broken up, this trip is a good
replacement. I have yet to buy a tripod for the camera. I am thinking of
bringing a foldable metal chair for my dad so it is easy for him to sit
as and when he likes during the tour. Dad
does not have strong legs anymore. He is overweight and he needs to sit
now and then if he is walking.
I pray to Allah that it will be easier
for us. It looks like my big brother is not coming with us so I will be
the one to take care of my parents while we
are there. I just need to be patient with things and I wish mother is
going to be considerate as well and mellow down with her temper. I hope
she will leave the tiger in her behind in Singapore when we leave for
Vietnam and may things be a smooth sailing for
all of us.
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