Sometimes, when in a more pensive mood, I wonder if we might not be better off if there were social security benefits available here like in countries overseas. I don’t know what those cover, but at least the hardcore poor have something given to them.
Every year around raya, there will be tv shows about these people who are the hardcore poor living in houses with no electricity or water and with no food. In fact, don’t even call them houses. They are nothing but shacks.
On the converse side, in the city, people are living it up, having buka puasa at buffets that cost RM88++ a head. For dinner. It doesn’t make sense. Maybe social welfare is a good thing
Met up with some old mates for buka puasa last week before Raya. Can you believe its already Raya tomorrow?! Anyway one of them mentioned that her son is going to Online School. Gosh. That’s like homeschooling taken a bit far no?
Anyway he’s not a kid but in college (she married damn early) and he decided he didn’t want to go to college but wanted to work. She being a liberal mother told him alright, but he shouldn’t come running back to her if he realized he needed papers.
Which he does now. Why don’t the young ever listen?! So he’s learning online and she’s quite pleased because at the end of the day, at least he’ll still be a grad!
Ok I’ve been getting some weird questions so I thought I”d better answer it. I took over this blog a while ago. I thought I liked the shopping name in the title. Turns out I just like to shop, not necessary talk about it. Like how to find good blu ray ciplaks. Doesn’t exist does it?
So i’m sorry if you came here looking for tips on where to shop. There might be some left behind. I never bothered to clear out the archives because I like confusing people – hah!
You know I was coughing so badly during the week that I thought I’d need emergency medical assistance once. I could barely breathe! Lucky for me HB was around so he could thump me on the back. You think that’s weird? But it works. I think it dislodges the mucus or phlegm or something.
Anyway I’m feeling a lot better now, thanks to a nice cocktail of drugs I’m taking to keep everything at bay. Gotta get well soon! I have something nice to look forward to!