The Singaporean Maldivian

Still overworked. Still underpaid.

It’s the 23rd of August and I’m already broke. My bank balance reads $40.86, I have $22.40 in my wallet and it’s a week to payday. I guess it’s not too bad actually, but still, zero savings.

Then again, I am paying off a loan at a massive $500 a month. Maybe I should have gone for a lower sum like $300. No, forget it. If I had done that, I’d probably take another year to pay of the loan. I’ve got S$2427.01 left to pay and that means I’ll be officially free from debt on the 1st of January 2006. Go me!

For the past three weeks, I’ve been reading. Yes, the reason I’ve not blogged in a while is that I’m on a reading craze. I notice I go through this cycle once in a while. I’ll be really into something and then forget everything else. Here’s a list:

• Watching Anime/ TV Shows : Basically I’ll be sitting in from of my computer and just watching anime series after anime series and tv show after tv show.
• Reading : What I usually do is get the ebook version of popular books and then go on a nonstop reading frenzy. Dan Brown, Harry Potter, John Grisham, Agatha Christie.
• Blogging : Reading and reading and reading lots and lots of blogs and looking through the submissions of everyone for a popular meme. And then writing about my boring life.
• Surfing : I’ll go on this sort of research mission once in a while. To find out what’s the latest gadgets and hardware I can buy for my PC. Like what’s currently the best mp3 player, pocket pc, digital camera, digital camcorder, etc… I’ll begin reading reviews of everything, checking prices and in my head, I’ll be spending money I don’t have. Sounds pretty pathetic eh?

And now, my reply to Sylvia’s comments here and here. The reason I’m putting my reply here and not in the same comments page like I usually do is because she is possibly the first person whom I don’t actually know personally to comment on my blog regarding what I posted. It’s quite a historic moment for this humble blog of mine. So here goes:

Hi Sylvia, thanks for your comments.

I actually feel really touched and overwhelmed that I have in some way somehow inspired someone to not give up on something. Whoa, I notice I’m not being very specific here with all the ’some-’ words, but it’s just a first for me because I myself don’t feel that inspirational. And well, if you have read my entire story here on this blog, you’ll realise I didn’t actually earn this job or anything. It was gifted to me and yet I complained quite a number of times. Not exactly a paragon of being thankful or grateful. Nonetheless, your reply had somehow warmed my heart and I too wish you all the best in finding a job. Please keep in touch. I’ll probably email you sometime soon, that is if you don’t mind of course.

Cheers,
Azmi

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Tags: inspiration, Life, work

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