I dug up everything in the store room. I’ve found many things that were not useful before. Luckily I didn’t throw them away. Among all those things there was a scanner. My very first scanner and I bought it when I was still studying in university. I thought I could use it again but unfortunately I couldn’t find the scanner software. So it has to be put again in the dark store room. Of course I will not throw it because of the sweet memories that I have with it.

I keep on digging deeper and deeper. I found a box with a picture of TV on it. I know it is definitely NOT TV. I opened it up and I saw a few photo albums in it. I took out one photo album, open it up and started to recall my memory. I don’t know for how long I stayed in the storeroom but one thing for sure, life and feeling will change a bit after this.

Everybody can’t live without money. But for those who are deeply in love, for sure they will say that the can’t only live without love, right? For me, both are equally important. Love can make someone work very hard to find money and at the same time, a person cannot live in this world without any money. You even have to pay for entering the toilet, nothing is free! Things are getting expensive each and every day.

But what happen if you are short of money to run your company? Don’t have to worry very much because there are several banks and asset based lending company will always there to help you.

How about suddenly you don’t have any money to fill up your fuel? To by diapers and milk for your baby? I couldn’t imagine if that happen to me. Actually I just want to urge you guys out there to save money for the rainy day. Believe me, it’s really important!

“You old people will never understand our generation. You grew up in a different world, almost primitive.” He was talking so loudly that people around him began to listen.

The old man said nothing. The student continued “Young people today grew up with TV, jet planes, space travel, men walking on the moon.
We have nuclear energy, cell phones, computers, internet and many more things than you ever had.”

The old man was silent for a moment and then said “You’re right son. We didn’t have all those things when we were young…so we invented them. Now what are YOU idiots going to do for the next generation?”

The applause from all the people listening was amazing.

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Things are getting expensive nowadays. Everything is increasing the cost of food, drink, fuel, in fact the cost for services are also increasing including the hospital bills. I’m afraid if something bad happen to our family members. Of course we don’t want any bad things to happen but it is very important for us to make a backup plan for our future. Some people suggested Blue Advantage, medical card and even insurance. I don’t really know what to choose and what are the benefits of all those health plans. But I guess I’m quite lucky actually because I’m a government servant, the government will pay if I or my own family members were hospitalized. Is this enough for me and my family? Do I need to find another alternative?

Sara and I went shopping one day. She is 30, and has lived at Kota Tinggi since 2001. Sara has been married to Johan for seven years but they have no kids. Sara owns a brand new Honda which is my favorite car and I know I will never get it because of all the commitment that I have now.  At 8 a.m on Sunday morning, Sara called me and asked if could go shopping with her. She said Jaya Jusco is having a sale. It sounds very interesting to me, so I asked permission from my husband and asked him to look after the kids. Lucky for me because he is such a loving father and he doesn’t mind take them to bath, cook food and he even fed them. At Jaya Jusco, Sara bought a four-slice toaster for 20% percent discount, several DVDs, GUCCI wallet and also BONIA shoes. I didn’t buy anything for myself because I’m afraid if I short of cash in a few weeks time.  Sara then led me to a pharmacy and I saw her taking the testosterone booster bottle. She smiled at me and said “My husband and I will never stop trying, hope this will work for us”. She said in a low voice and I can even feel her sadness. I pray to God that one day she will get what she really wants.  

Many people including me will always ask this question, how to treat acne? Actually I don’t have the problem now but I had it during my teenage time. It was so embarrassing and I still remember my friends used to call me “Tompok” which is a name of a cat. I guess she was right because the acne appears in patches on my both cheeks and on my forehead. I’ve tried a lot of creams and I even used special facial wash. Some were just nonsense because I can’t see any different after using it, some were totally useless because it made my problem worst but only a few can really work on my face. As I become older, the acne slowly disappears and now my skin is smooth and flawless. So, how to treat acne? Different people need different treatment, never stop looking and searching for a suitable one. That is the answer.  Thank you.

My youngest son’s birthday is coming soon. I don’t know what to give him for his 3^rd birthday. I already have a few toys in mind including interactive learning system and also a bicycle. If I have enough money, for sure I will buy all those things for him but when I think back, it is not good to give a lot of things to your children. I don’t want to pamper him with lots of things at a time and I also have to make sure that he can get benefits from that particular thing. So, I think for this coming birthday I will give him a bicycle because I know he really wants a bicycle, the tricycle that he has now is no longer suitable for a 3 years old boy. Then there will be also a birthday cake for him of course! Party? Of course not. I don’t teach my kids to have a party, not even once. Usually we just celebrate among our family, Papa, Mama, Ammar and Emir.

My husband and I were shopping. We went to Metrojaya because there were sales there. We had just bought shirts, pants, skirts, and blouse that filled up four plastic bags. My husband picked up all four bags. I said there was no need to do that, just put everything into a cart and roll it around the story because we have more things to buy. My husband rolled his eyes, in disbelieved. “I thought you had enough. We already spent 4 hours in this store and I’m getting cold now” he said. “Ok, let’s go back to the car and grab the jacket. Can we continue shopping after that? I really need to buy weight loss products, the pills and also the cream for me and also for you”. I said with a gentle smile. He said nothing, just a smacked on his forehead, he held my hand and we walked to the health care store.

It is time for him to have a haircut. He didn’t even have to look in the mirror. Even though he was going bald, he knew that he needed to cut his hair every two weeks. That is his routine. He had a “tongue” of hair on the top of his head. His hair was thinning at the crown. He still had plenty of hair on the sides and back but it was the mixture of black and white hair. I guess it will completely turn to white in 10 years time perhaps. He never let his hair grow for more than two weeks. The longer it got, the worse it looked, that’s what he thought. I don’t actually bother about his thin hair, what worried me most is his acne. Although he went for several acne treatments, the results were not that convincing. Acne keep one appear on his back! And not even one on his face. I think that is quite unusual. No matter what he looks like, I still adore him because he had become a part of me since five years ago.

My grandfather was born to ride. He told me that after learning to walk, he got his first tricycle. A year later he got a bicycle with training wheels. At the age of five he was a skilled bicyclist, able to jump off ramps and fly through the air! I was amazed by his story. He said his father will make sure wore a helmet, a chest pad, elbow pads, and knee pads. He fell a lot, but he was never hurt badly. Even until now he will never take safety for granted. He will make sure that his motorcycle is in good condition before he ride on it and he even purchase affordable life insurance for seniors for himself. Whenever you see an old man riding on a big bike, wearing helmet, leather glove and a pair of boot, that is my grandfather!