FRUGALITY....just need to live with it.

FRUGALITY is the lifestyle choice that allows us to live within our means and enjoy the things you have debt-free.
Moving to the 30++ years of age, i have gone through numerous frugality experiences which i called it a "voluntary simplicity". It's the choice that i have made throughout my life journey thus far.

People always say that Frugality inhibit your ambition. For me, i would agree partially as i used to be very ambitious previously. As time goes by, my satisfaction is more towards passion on things that love to do. Ambition has always be a secondary for me nowadays. I strongly believe, bigger roles comes with bigger responsibilities. So, why you need to crack your head for all these materialists.

Some shared with me that, living with frugality is to have excellent care of ourselves.I guess i should improve further mentally and physically. Mom's say, cooking at home is a frugality mainstay..but to cook at home nowadays..hahaha...will try not to say NO...will try ya...   

Another thing is that, taking good care of my belongings. well, what i have now is only a small car, a bit of savings, few houses and trust funds. So, nothing much to take care of, so less headache. :)..I realized that stewardship should be aligned with ownership, which mean taking good care of my possessions. as of polishing my shoes, repair the machines at home, clearing up water stains, house cleaning and bla..bla..bla..who else suppose to do that for me..of course me and myself.

Being in technology industries, i should now at least getting the surface knowledge of technologies which is blasting up in our society. i know i don't have to be the early adopter in latest gadget, but years of eschewing new technology can make me seem like a dinosaur.

Anyway, most important now is i just need to forgive myself for frugal lapses. i just need to feel like paying for convenience. So, it brings no regret for me.

From now on, i need to find ways to be an expert in something. Let it be something that i have passion on or something that benefits to others. What is it...??. i have yet to know..Ya Allah, Please show me the light on the path i am destined for because YOU know is the best for me. ..

Lastly, need to renew my frugal track and i know, i can be what it takes in having a frugal life.

Cheers
Signing off....     

Inner VOICE Control

           Talking to myself is not a bad thing to do especially when it comes to controlling impulsive behaviour. I must say this is definitely acquire inner training and proven test result by observation. 
Just want to share my experience today when i have had a monotonous feeling with one of my close buddy at the office. Indeed, this person is climbing up the career ladder and wanted to achieve what has already planned. I salute this kind of determination to achieve a positive result However, the way we achieved the result is most important and shall come from inner feeling and thinking.
At first i was a bit pissed off with the actions of my close buddy without my knowledge. Talking to the upper management and trying to impress them is one of the ways where most people tend to do. In fact, as for my experience, a close friend tend to back stabbed you when they feel insecure with the track they aiming for.These people, as they liked to be called, "back stabbers", don't seems to think of long term consequences that they might face in future.Hey, can't they understand the word friendship instead of office mate?. We work for only 8 hours a day. or the most 10-12 hours. The rest??. We still need our friends to hang out with.
           So please..please ...please..whoever read this post, do not back stabbed your friend or colleagues because one day you will get back what you have done wrong to people. To my close buddy, i pray for you and hope you realize that you are doing a big mistake. You might think that i do not know but too bad i know in details about what you have done to me. Don't worry, because so long as i still have patience, i will always forgive all my friends and enemies. I believe that's the key for peacefulness. So let us now, forgive and forget for all the wrongdoings  from our families, friends and even enemies. Surely, we will be living with "godwottery".

Hence, be careful on what we talk and do not trust people easily and unnecessarily. Use your inner control to show your maturity. Remember, we also use our inner control to speak with HIM. So, do it from now on..Good luck.

signing off

They come and they go...May all the best in their future undertakings

 Today is Monday, and as usual, it's a planning day for the whole week. My routine as usual, skewed back the previous pending works and have it done for submission. Managed to complete a report and started my desktop studies on several researches. 

What a relief, i was buzzed by my ex students who are already worked in the oil and gas company. They are doing really great with their career and always aim for success in both career and life. I feel so touched when these students SMSes me and chatted over gtalk (..hoho, i chatted during office hour huh...). Yet, chatting and doing works for me is ok, as long as we still deliver and do what it takes to complete our tasks. 

One of the students, just graduated for 6 months and secured a position as an engineer in a multinational oil & gas company. Always seek for my advises and quite close with me. He did shared on his good news. He just bought a bungalow with his father help cost almost half a million. Wow!!..at a young age, he managed to buy a bungalow with that cost. In a matured way, he gave his views and his decision of getting the bungalow with his own money. Well, i must say that he is an opportunist...way to go..i am sure that this type of students can go far..i can only wish him the best in whatever he do....   

However, most of the students that i chatted with, are mostly in dilemma...what is it??..well..i shall share in a different chapter...what i can do now is to PRAY hard for them for the best in their life..they are about to start A REAL life with full of challenges. May Allah destined them to be a better person in future...

Signing off....

Khaibad

Weekend - Bakti Program

On Saturday 21st May 2010, i was in SK Felcra Nasaruddin for BAKTI program. It's a charity program to develop and boost the children of standard 4&5 in realizing the importance of creative thinking and communication skills. This school is chosen because of the area (rural-village) and less fortune in getting expose to the modern development in education.

Approximately 60 students involved in this program. Boys and girls in the village who comes from various background. Two main activities conducted were the "Family Tree" and "Mother/Father's Day".

What i realized throughout the session was that children nowadays, they tend to forget to know their grandparents names. Hahahha..majority of the students know their grandparents names as "ATUK" and "OPAH". Very few know the actually name of their grandparents. It makes me realise that i myself also tend to figure out what is my grandparent's name. Luckily, i still can recalled.We always take things for granted ya..Simple thing but yet it is soo meaningful...

Talking about the children, they seem to be talkative and open if we know how to be part of them. They want to share their stories and they want their ideas to be heard.My duty was easy since i only need to break the ice and the rest, they can do it by them selves. I just get to know that they are the 3rd generation of FELCRA community in this village.

We finished at 1 pm and i drove back home. The only thing in my head was, my pillow and turned on my fan to the max. And , i DID it...haha

At night, i just wasted my time loitering in Manjung. Surprisingly, Manjung now is lot more different. Went to Marina island, and i could see the teenagers now has got a new "port" to be with their friends. Stayed there until 3 am in the morning and headed back after being so sleepy...

What a weekend..simple but OK... 

~FORNALE~

Came across this word when i was reading a magazine. "FORNALE" as definition is - spend money before you've have earned it.

It makes me smile alone in my bedroom while reading the magazine. That was just me when i first started my career after graduated. My earnings at that time was quite ok but unfortunately, it would never be enough.perhaps, that time i've just stepped into a career ladder and there are so many things that i have dreamt for and wanted it badly.  Name it, from foods, cars, gadget and etc, surely it burst my pocket. :)

Now, as a fellow in a hostel, i always deal with students almost everyday. Most of them has got scholarship to support their needs. Sometimes i ponder, after few days, their allowances to be fornaled. Ended up, their best buddy the  "maggie mee with various flavour" slurrrpped them up towards the next cycle of allowances. It's typical student life...gadgets are more important i suppose.. haha its normal isn't it...

Anyway, what most important is that, we should know how to control our needs and spending. As for me, nothing much i should spend everyday, so just keep it for my rainy days.Ooopps, not forgetting, zakat..maybe i need to contribute more now..InsyaAllah...
    

Stuck in the Middle

Have you ever stuck in the middle of two undecisive situation but yet, you can only choose one?. Tho we ultimately hate this kind of situation, somehow or rather, face and accept it. Else, it would prolong and hanging unresolved.
Just got back from a teh tarik session with a friend. we chatted and shared the same stories about "stuck" in the middle...Well, we ended up to conclude, thats part of life. In life, we just have to live with all these colours of life. Great Huh!!....

Signing off...

A New BLOG...

Salam...Howdy..

I had just removed my old blog which was created years back...since 2008..wow ..that's long ..anyway..it was only for my view ...well...my choice anyway...i decided to open a new one as advised by friends....

I cant say that i promised myself or what ..but i am not going to spend so much of my time updating this blog..rather to share my thoughts with available design...definitely a "NO" to designing stuffs and etc,,,,i am not good in it...

Well..let's begin..whatever across my mind...that's it....i will write it down from now on...

Happy blogging to me... :)