As we are coming to the last quarter of the year, I start to dig out what have I achieved over the past 9 months, whatever I set out to do, so call resolutions I have set upon myself.
Sad but true enough, there isn’t much I can safely say I am proud of or close to achieveing it. Feels like I wasted 3/4 of the year…. I should be glad I still have a job with miserably decent pay.
My job involves in calculating daily other people’s pay. I roughly know what occupation command what kinda income. Sometimes I compare myself to them… its really quite a gap. Those that not doing so well get worse by the day, those that are well to do are getting even more well to do. Goes the saying “Poor is getting poorer, rich is getting richer”. What about those middle class? Well, most of them stays when they are.
Sometimes I wonder, in fact really curious those people that earns a whopping 20k to 30k monthly, how do they spend their money? Why isn’t it enough? Many will say, ” more you earn, more you spend”. True enough, thinking back on the 1st job I took when I step out from national service. My peanuts income of $750/mth back in year 2000 as a florist/delivery boy, was enough to put my thru the month. 2nd proper job with an income of $1,600, feeds me well and extra to even get me a small bike.
But now… with the income I take home hardly sees me thru the end of the month. Or issit that the pursue of better quality stuffs and greed brings us to the downfall.
I have been this company for 22 months now… moved 3 times. Hope this location brings me where I want n hope for. But somehow i feel that its just moving only without the direction…. up.
Only good thing about this place is nearer to home, I don’t have to fight with the horrendous traffic on PIE every evening. Feels like its a battle of life and death each time I go home from work. Phew~
Coming to work now, saves on petrol cost but increase on the stupid ERP charges…
ERP on the ECP : $1.25
ERP in the CBD : $1.25
Parking charges : $0.65
Total : $3.15/day
GOooooosh… I was really surprise how merciless LTA can be on us motorist. I ride a bike to save some money and also have the convenience of a car, but nooooo…it jus sucks every single cent you have. The Horror!!!
Gone were those days when you just need to use a $0.65 coupon and park at different open air carparks. Each time I enter a multi storey carpark, I have to sadly see them take away my money in my cashcard without me able to do anything about it.
Something needs to be done….