How do you want to live??

yet again, it's been a long time since my last update...

in the three over months that i've been missing, i must say that my views on life and my way of thinking has changed quite a fair bit. yes, as u might have guessed, this is more on the serious note.. howeva, the part of me who bitches bout things in life is still around.. a lil more toned down...

in just a short 3 months... hmm.. less than that actually.. i realise that i'm growing up! (like wow.. haha.. wad took me so long??) it's not about being gorgeous, not about looks coz that'll definitely fade in time to come unless u go for plastics.. even so.. u might juz melt one fine day if u do too much of that.. haha.. ok.. back to the point, i realise that it's never too young to start planning for the future..

the thing about singapore.. well, facts show that costs of living which includes basic things like housing, transport, household items, communication and technological things like handphones, internet, and the works.. absolutely everything we do nowadays requires money.. and wad's worse is that most of these prices are increasing.. at the same time that all this is happening, the price tags on people working for others is getting cut more and more each day as we have more people who graduate with dips/degrees/doctrates/etc. starting pays are decreasing.. working hrs are longer.. even to the extent that quite a handful, if not, a majority of people actually bring work home with them everynight or even during the weekend when the time away from the office is clearly for people to rest and enjoy themselves be it with family or friends..

SO..... the ultimate question is.....

are you gonna let circumstances around you determine the way you live life and the way you retire?? are you gonna succumb to the way you were brought up to live?? or are you one who dares to dream for a better life?? one that enables you to take full control of your life?? one that'll allow you to earn the income you want?? to be able to have financial security or for the matter of fact, financial freedom?? at the same time, do you want to be able to spend every moment with those closest to you instead of having to slog and slave away for somebody who clearly underpays you??

imagine a time where you decide to settle down and start a family. do u really want to wake up early in the morning, get stuck in morning traffic, get to the office and (more often than not,) get f***ed for things that you may or may not have done, play around in office politics, worry about people stabbing you in the back (you sometimes get slapped in the face too if you have cunning people in your organization) worry about underperforming in fear of getting retrenched, settling for a budget lunch coz of money and time restraints.. and at the end of the day, you fight the traffic conditions once again and make your journey home only to find that you've exhausted most of your energy wrestling the tasks and the people at work.. would you really get to enjoy that few precious hrs of time at home with those you love the most?? would it be fair for them to get the a small fraction of all your efforts?? i mean, sure... you go to work to upkeep your family and yourself as well. but in order for the people whom you work for to earn money, they have gotta make sure their employees (which in this case, would be YOU!) produce more results and bring in more money for the company than wad they pay you (which is the paycheck you take home everymonth).

Do you think that that is the best solution to life?? is that how you want to live??

some of you out there might say i don't have the experience. but personally, even though i've only done part time work, i've been to companies who really make people work for their keeps.. and trust me, it isn't fun when you're held responsible for things and don't even have time to have a proper lunch. well, i'm still quite ok health wise except for the gastric problem i have.. but yeah... over the years in which you work for people, your 1 hr lunch is sometimes cut to a mere 5-10 mins.. enuff time for you to buy lunch back and eat in the office while doing work.. some people get indigestion... some get gastric... most people give up their health and their beauty... (YES!!! people do get fat in the office coz they sit down to do work most of the time..)

why sell your soul to people who don't pay you wad you're worth??

given the choice, and an exit strategy, would you dare take the risk to get out of this vicious dog-eat-dog cycle??

well, i would really love to hear wad you people out there think..