Consumerism

'Consumerism' ataupun ada masa dalam bahasa melayu kita panggil konsumerisme adalah sikap atau gaya hidup yg berasaskan pembelian yg ada masa leh jadi extreme.

Kalau tengok dalam facebook, berapa ramai orang2 yg kita kenal, atau kita sendiri, suka post status2 yg tunjuk apa kita beli, rumah baru, kereta baru, ipad baru, kamera baru...semata mata nak cakap kat kenalan lain yg kita beli/consume apa.

Kengkadang, aku pun tertanya gak, apa yg mendorong depa nak tunjuk menda apa yg dibeli ehh......mesti ada sesuatu yg menarik, atau perasaan yg syok kalau tunjuk kot. Unfortunately aku lum dapat rasa perasaan tu.

Leh kata tiap2 hari, menda yg ditunjuk dari semahal2 barang hingga yg murah. So mungkin bukan sebab harga, tapi lebih kepada syok nak expose kat orang lifestyle dia kot.

gi jalan mana, berapa banyak Ipad nak beli, baju apa yg nak pakai, perghhhh, syok kot. Mungkin sebab aku ni introvert, perasaan syok tu belum aku rasa. Manalah tau esok2 aku pun nak post menda2 menarik kat wall aku, hotel mana aku gi makan, berapa ratus aku habis nak beli baju sehelai. Bag tangan apa aku beli untuk wife aku, perghhhhhhh.

Ataupun, mungkin manusia nih dah terkeliru yg consumerism nih leh lead to happiness.....well....

Sedara kahwin

It's here folks, the school holiday season, and that can only mean 1 thing among others............wedding season. My nephew's reception was held yesterday in Melaka. Such a great event, lots of relatives attended, and of course lot of food and calories consumed.

Melaka was bloody hot, no rain at all. On the way back, there was a slight congenstion at Seremban area. Arrived home at 10.20pm.

After shower, the neighbour who stays opposite our unit invited me and wifey to their place. Chatted bout their Hajj experience. Haha, as usual, words bout Tabung Haji (TH) incompetence was the popular topic of the session.

Start to wonder, that I need to register for Hajj with TH. Maybe this wednesday, since I'm on leave. Wifey's birthday, just around the corner.....

Rainy season.....

It has been raining, or rather pouring for the past few days....or maybe weeks, my memory is failing me. But i do love rain. Been bz with jobs, projects, deadlines and all craps associated with it.

So how does the econ looks lately. I was hoping for a drop in car prices. Nah, it wont materialised. But I'm not a car person. I rather take public transport, and reserve driving for weekends. Maybe, once I've got kids of my own, the idea of driving will change.

Election....hmmm, heard bout it a few times...oh yes, Obama won yesterday. I prefer him to Romney btw. US econs in not a very good shape. Obama has been struggling to fix the damage done by his predecessors.

Life has been good lately, but my age has taken toll on my fitness. Feel dizzy whenever i slept past midnight. Gosh, wish i could stay young forever.

I've got a few nieces and nephew graduating and recently graduated. Of all the talks that our econ is doing well, it seems to be getting harder and harder for current graduate to secure the job of their dream.

Just 2 weeks ago, a newspaper reported that our pilot grads are mostly unemployed.....Gosh.

Blame it on the song 'I blieve i can fly'......

Or, now everyone can fly, but not the pilots?