skim mari menabung

yup! i still remember when i was small i had this tabung from BSN which everytime we put in money it sings. ohh i totally love it. i had quite a big saving when i was small which was largely thank to my primary school. every month we had to bank in at least RM1. so in order to compete and not to be left behind, i save up my duit belanja skolah. it reached thousands even before i finish year 6 and the money stays in the bank account until december 2002. here is my story.

june 2002- i enrolled in this course which require me to study in KL. i get some allowances monthly but not in the first 3 months. so mama gave me the permission to use my savings. the first time ever any sort of money taken out from that account. so at first, it was survival need- food. without realising i develop a habit of retail therapy. i dont know where on earth that this ever-so-expensive habit of impulsive shopping of mine come from. nearly 1k of my savings gone in a matter of months. and soon mama realise about this. without further delay..she took me to the bank before i start my new term in Jan 2003. she took out the thousands from the account and put it in various amanah saham accounts. and that left me with less than RM200 in the account. ever since that i live on my monthly allowances. which isnt that bad.. cos i still get to buy CLEO every month and i still get my weekly dosage of expensive-sinful-extra-moist-chocolate-cake along with my other favourite expensive indulgence. and bcos i only take meal twice a day [i skip lunch and take early dinner and breakfast is a must] it help in 2 ways- save a few bucks and help me loose weight [from that expensive-sinful-extra-moist-chocolate-cake and others..]. so i figured that one out.. i survive living in KL without ever running to mama for money... [ok la...ada la sekali dua..but that was like rm50 each time i asked!!].

and now...im in UK. u see things here is much more cheaper.. well.. dolar to dolar. just imagine, i get £260 in UK compare to RM 260 in KL every month. a 100ml bottle of Happy perfume by Clinique [which happens to be my favourite] cost only £20 on ebay £40 in high street shops and the same bottle cost more than RM 250 in Malaysia. if u convert £40 into RM..it would cost about the same and no doubt some things are much cheaper in Malaysia..for example Body Shop stuff [well if u convert..its wayyyyy much cheaper in Malaysia- thats why i wear clinique facial care instead of buying Body Shop stuff..ehek] but thats not the argument. what i would like to say is, if i didnt get the chance to study in the UK, i wouldnt possibly dare to even think of buying a big bottle of perfume [obviously i couldnt afford to buy one with that RM 260 allowances] and i had always use perfume for certain days only. i would never wear perfume if i only have 2 hours class.. i would only use my favourite Johnsons & Johnsons body spray [huhu..its has been discontinued.. tarak dah pas ni..] which is much cheaper. ok la...kita compare sardin la plak.. Sardine: one large tin cost 58p in ASDA.. while in malaysia, a big tin of Ayam Brand Sardine cost RM 2.50+ [dengar cerita harga barang naik lagi...]. sbb tu la kitaorg banyak makan sardine kat sini.. dah la sedap! murah plak tu..hehe. as u can see..with the same amount of money.. there is sooo much more i can buy here! so? the lesson for today is... i will never ever could afford this expensive luxury shopping ever again.. [brapa sangat la duit gaji aku nanti?? unless aku kawen ngan orang kaya la.. huhu] might as well enjoy the oppurtunity while i still can.. [T_T which i cant anymore...]

honestly, this post is really NOT to vanish all the guilt i have inside for having more than 10 bottles of perfume [and the promise i make to complete the Versace Jeans EDP collection which i already own 7], 3 Levis jeans, 7 [i gave one watch to sis] watches, and countless t-shirts [which was resulted from thinking not having enough shirts for summer] but really to remind me that i had my share of experiencing the best retail therapy ever. i never regret doing what i really love.. it was great..and like all great things it has to end.. so does this luxury shopping experience [exception given to under certain circumstances =p like that ZARA suit i want to own!!]. by the way, no matter what.. it will end in 10 months time when i finally get back home. so no more shopping... no more little luxury items.. no more perfume.. no more clinique stuff..no more designer jeans or tshirt.. no more all that for ONE reason.. EUROPE TRIP! it has to be a dream come true.. it must be a dream come true!

i want to tour around Spain too..but Europe tour is the ultimate goal! and how do i plan to make this come true?

SAVINGS. skim mari menabung. yea kawan2 mari kita menabung untuk shopping sakan gila kat europe nanti. i already put away £300 for that trip [i plan to put away another £100 by next week but i have to check my credit card balance first]. and so i need another £ 500.. do i plan to work part-time? NO! [i know someone will come up with the idea anyway..]. so any other idea? does someone wants to sponser this educational trip[lawatan sambil shopping belajar] of mine? haha... you wish! my main source now is my bro. he still owes me a few hundred £££.. i thought of keeping the money in Malaysia [so that i will be deadly rich when i get back] but if it happens to be i seriously desprately need the money.. i have to transfer it without mama knowing anything about it. hmm.. i am deadly serious about this.. seriously deadly serious... untill i will say.. I WANT TO GO TO EUROPE.. everytime i have the urge of having a little therapy.. T_T

*sigh.. another sad case....*