Money....

This is probably something we have always thought about since we could actually remember. and amazingly, our thoughts of money changes from time to time as we grow older. when we were kids seeing our dad swipe that credit card seems pretty cool as your getting stuff without needing to pay. now, swiping with a credit card just bums you out since you know you dont have cash in hand, or cash in your checking account. back then 1 ringgit seems a lot. now, 100 DOLLARS seems like nothing and something that could be spent in one whole day. back then money just seems like it grows on trees, that just kept coming whenever we wanted toys or fast food from our parents. being the loving parents they are, they kept giving the reasonable things (mainly food), just to see that smile in their childrens' face. now as we grow, money is to be earned, working your ass off for something. and when you get the cash, you feel awarded, and spending it gives you a sense of satisfaction.

but... have we ever thought, quoting from azizi ali's "millionaires are from different planet", is money working for us, or we're working for them? they could be your best friend when they're around, just making you smile knowing that tomorrow you'll still have that extra dough puffing in your pocket. they could be the worst enemy, when you suddenly face an emergency thus needing to spend it, is knowing that tomorrow means you have to sit down and probably work extra hard for it. when its around, spending jewelry, tshirts, DVDs, pair of jeans, shoes, and amazingly, all of them are ont from the reject shop, tj maxx, marshalls. most of the shopping goes on nikes, hollister, abercrombie, delia's, H&M and what ever human branded stuff that was injected into you as you were growing up. and the other amazing thing is... WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THESE SUFFICIENTLY IN THE CLOSET!!!! and when i say WE, i also include myself. i would not lie that i shop, especially for DVD's and at H&M, but of course most of my shopping is done almost two to three times a year. but then again, i do have a car and have to think about gas and insurance and all that shit. but then again, i know i shouldn't have spent some of on my guilty pleasure... sadly, H&M. (alright, they have nice looking shirts that looks like armani's but is WAAY cheaper).

funny thing is, we're all still in college. next thing we know, we'll be working with firms, companies, and working our sweats off to buy a nice house, nice car, nice future for a family. our pay off to the sponsors may seem like 8 years at first, but then it'll build up probably to 20 years finding out you have a house mortgage to pay off, good education for your kids, which, by then would cost waaaay more than our days in high school. stationaries, school clothing, and OH MY GOD TEXTBOOKS!! we complain now how expensive those things are, and it probably rarely crosses our minds that our parents were thinking about this when they were raising us.

getting this off my chest, yes... shamely enough, i am working for money right now, only hoping that money would work for me someday. insya allah, when i do have the sufficient money, probably i'll go into the real estate business which is pretty hot these days. and i think a lot of people, mostly my age are already thinking about their future. house, income, marriage and all that shit. already dedicated themselves to working exceptionally hard for a secured future. but the amazing thing is, some ungrateful bastards, who are already senang, and do not have a hint of these hardwork some people put through, just sometimes seems to be taken for granted of what they have. parents paying for their new home, new car, great incoming life. hey, look back once in a while, and look down, remember that not all your friends, and your past are as lucky as you are, our parents may not have connections to give us a lead to a nice scholarship, secured job, but our spirits and mentality are probably higher than yours. maybe not in terms of education, but in terms of street smarts. however, not all org yang dari family senang are ungrateful. i know some of them turns out to be really cool people who spends efficiently, have money listen to them instead of listening to money. help those less fortunate and see that they have feelings and needs much more than they do. and being friends with these type of individual earned so much respect from me.

so... are you working from money, or are they working for you? think about it.....