Serendipity

I must seriously cut down on my expenditure. I am very shocked and perturbed at the rate which I spend money, and the problem is, I hardly know where exactly those money went. =/ Since the day I left Citibank, I spent more than $1.5k in total. Of which some amount was spend on the Malaysia trip [$300], food [$200], transport [$200], nutrition [$200], bills [$100], JB trips [$200], clothes [$200], hairdo [$100] and miscellaneous stuffs [$100].

One and a half months was all it took to spend one and a half months of my previous salary. I spent what I earned!

No one seems to believe me that I’m hardly having savings for myself. People who know the new pay seem to doubt me when I said I’m broke, and that was even before I started work. Now I have to pay $2 to the bank for administrative charges. =/

Anyway, I’m not trying to act poor or anything else, I’m just very disappointed with myself at how I spend money, when in the past I used to be thrifty. =/ Frankly, X-amount is the same no matter how you look at it. Whether it was being increased to X-amount, or being decreased to X-amount, or whether it’s the pay of a degree holder or diploma holder.

Difference lies wherein how the disposable income is being distributed. Henceforth, I shall add one more resolution - to save more money. I must save at least $400 each month from now onwards. I shall put the past behind me. Like what Regina’s aunt said, "Once you’ve spent the money, just leave it… Don’t bother about it. Money is meant to be spent anyway."

Alright, at least I am contributing to the economy’s GDP [while being unemployed], which is good. And this experience gave me an insight to think thrice about changing jobs, since I’ll spend more during my unemployment. -.-"

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On a more positive note, I’ve started work at my new MNC. The colleagues are quite alright I supposed, since I have very little chance to mingle with them. Sitting far away from them makes it hard to talk though.

At least I don’t feel the distinct hierarchy like I’ve felt back in my old company. Let’s hope I’ll be happier working here, despite the distance being a killer [feeder, train, followed by shuttle]. On lucky days I’ll get to go home in one hour flat. On unlucky days I’ll take nearly 1.5 hours.

Well, I’m more or less enjoying the workload here for now, since I only need to concentrate on the upcoming conference, and nothing else. =D

My boss, upon seeing my draft slogans and logos, said, "Wah, not bad, I think we employed the right person!" I only smiled, and she continued, "I’m not trying to stress you, by the way…"

The only not so smooth part about this job is that I am still new, I know nothing about the operations of my company as well as my department, transport is not fun at all, and that face-to-face communication is not easily accessible.

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Went to watch Memoirs of a Geisha last Saturday at JB with my babes Meifang and Yuhui. It’s better than I expected, because I was rather disappointed that a lot of characters didn’t get mentioned in the spoiler [which I've read a few days prior to the movie].

Highly recommended. =) I like Gong Li’s approach to her role, it totally kickassed! And Mameha seems to be a Fairy Godmother in disguise, no? Or maybe it’s the Chairman who’s the Fairy God mother Father. One far-fetched thing was that the Chairman never looked older even when Chiyo grew up to become Sayuri.

Sayuri had another danna [sugar-daddy in present terms] prior to her "engagement" with the Chairman, but he was being unmentioned in the movie.

My first time to watch movies adapted from books, and it feels great! Hehe.

Buying clothes in JB for CNY was supposed to be on our itinerary, but ended up Yuhui was the only one who bought. I had to lug my Singapore purchase [2 skirts] around though! O_O

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Looking forward to going Malacca next Saturday!

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