~~~ That's Me ~~~

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Singapore & Malaysia

People always ask me,

"why don't you rent a room in S'pore and stay here? Why make yourself so tired travelling everyday?"

Well, don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like to stay in S'pore, just that I prefer to stay in M'sia.

Working is one thing. Yes, I do work in S'pore, but after work, I like to go back to my country, to my own home, to my own bed. S'pore is nice, clean and safe, and absolutely a good country to live in. But, I am a M'sian, and though I do not have anything against S'pore, I would like to stress that I prefer to go back to my comfort zone after work. Not to say that S'pore is not comfortable, it is. But I am more accustomed to M'sia's living styles and standards.

If you don't know, I have been in S'pore since I was 7, and I travel every single day to and fro between S'pore and M'sia since.

Yes, I have stayed in S'pore previously, when I was studying for my A's and was always late for school due to the custom's heavy traffic every morning, until the discipline master lay the line and told me that if I still continued to be late, I will not be allowed to take my exams anymore.

And with no other options, I had to rent a room in S'pore.

To stay here is fine, but I missed my warm bed, the chaotic nights of car horns blaring and excitement of night activity when I lay in my bed every night. I missed those roti pratas suppers and especially, my mum's cold milk every night before I sleep and her cup of water every morning when I wake up, as well as her specially bought beehoon for me to take to school.

And so, when I started working, I moved back to M'sia, to be with my family, to my familiar bed.
Yes, I know that people have to learn to adapt to changes, and I can, by the way. But hey, it's not as if my home is veryyyyy farrrr, like a few hours of flight away.. It's just about an hour plus or two..

And so, I chose to travel, even if it means I have to give up a small amount of my beauty sleep, and even if it means I have to endure the traffic and getting squashed on buses and molested even, to smell smelly armpits pushed in front of my face and squeezing with chee kor peks who are sticky and smelly

every single day.

At least I get rewarded with my cold milk, plain water and beehoon, and on top of that my roti prata suppers and sweet-smelling, nice and comfy bed with my long and hard bolsters for me to "kiap" in between my legs.

WOOO~~~ Shiok!!

GAGAGA!

Now, I am working in S'pore. Earning a salary, so why not stay here?

For God's sake, use your brains.

I work here, earn sing dollars, eat here, stay here, what am I left with?

Assuming:
Monthly salary -S$1600
Rent -S$400 (now rent room in S'pore is not cheap k?!)
Food -S$450
Transport -S$100
Phone bill -S$50
Enjoyment(some of you will know) -S$300

And I am left with,

S$300.00.

This amount does not include miscelleneous fees like savings, electricity bills, water bills, grocery bills, shopping, outdoor activities and doing my duty as a daughter.

DO YOU THINK IT IS ENOUGH??!!!!!

If like that I might as well work in M'sia and stay in M'sia, earn MYR1600 still left MYR300 and no need to travel and make myself so f**king tired.

Only way I can maximise my income and live comfortably is by working in S'pore and staying in M'sia.

For one, I can use S'pore dollars to change to M'sia ringgit.

E.G. S$1600 X 2.26 = MYR3616

And I can do a hell lot of things with this amount of money.

Geddit??!!!

So stop asking me silly questions. I am not the only one travelling, not the only M'sian working in S'pore, I am merely just one out of the millions of lucky M'sians to be able to work in S'pore and enjoy the currency rates.

Of course lar, I must also contribute to S'pore lar, since the government is so nice to let me work and studied here.

I do go out with my friends in S'pore sometimes, and I do spend money in S'pore. Keke.

Why ar, people keep thinking that I am crazy or what, to work here but make myself so tired travelling to and fro everyday.

Seriously speaking, I just have the choice to choose mah. Cos I am a M'sian mah.

*Rolls eyes*

Anyway, still having my fever on and off, soar throat on and off and cough always on.. Haiz..

Been feeling very mundane lately, maybe it's cos of the sickly mood? Or maybe there's no new excitement in my life?

I should
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GET A LIFE!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!

Huerrrrrr...... Lame......

ThAt LaDy @ 9:39 PM