me & my life: 2009

Sunday, March 1, 2009

today, 1st March is officially the beginning of spring
there seems to be more sun lately, with temperature around 6 to 8 degree Celcius
the sun also seems to be around longer during the day
but Met Office forecasted a few cold nights this week (minus 3 on wed night)
just hope that this will be the last round of cold
plan to start explore this region and hopefully (if can afford) one or two european destinations

finally got back to work
one week had passed and I spent most of the first week getting myself ready for the tasks ahead
have a nice big office for myself and a lot of other goodies that come with the job
learning a new accounting application and enjoying the impressive computer services in the office
for a change, I will now spend more time in the office and my wife more time at home. Baby will have to spend two & a half day in nursery weekly
baby still on hunger strike whenever she's at the nursery. She's not as chubby as before after three weeks of strike. The current solution is for me to go over to the nursery during lunch hour to feed her
really grateful and thankful to get this job, and hoping to get another one like this after the contract ends
the best thing of all, I'm again able to dress up smartly for work. :)

the Met Office has issued severe/extreme weather warnings for North West England
expecting heavy snow and strong wind over the next few days
it'll be really cold again
said to be the coldest winter
why the coldest when I'm here?

went on a holiday to Edinburgh and Newcastle during the Christmas break
posted pics on Facebook but never have the time to post any here
follow the links below for pics and blog by my wife
this is lazy but smart blogging
a few things I realized during this trip (1) other friends live in warm nice houses, we live in a chiller. (2) Meals with cili potong taste much better (got addicted again to chilli)
5 hours & 20 minutes -along the way to Edinburgh & 1st night there
Edinburgh Castle
The Royal Mile
Edinburgh New Town
The Elephant House
Royal Yatch Britannia
Tantallon Castle
Newcastle

the credit crunch is slowly showing its impact all over the world
economic conditions in the UK are in pretty bad shape
companies are calling in administrators, closing down outlets, firing staffs and downsizing
heard news that conditions in Malaysia are not good as well
some having to accept pay cut, forced leave, no bonus or increment, etc.
but one should be grateful to remain having a job and securing a fixed monthly income

how to cope with the credit crunch?

spend wisely and avoid buying things that are not needed (remember our needs & want)
monthly savings are still required, even when the govt keeps on encouraging us to spend
cut down eating out. it's just too expensive. cooking your own meal will be fun and most importantly, cheaper.
save energy (electricity, petrol, gas). also helps to make the earth greener.
pay off credit cards' usage on time. don't let the amount incur any interest.
work harder! make sure you don't become the redundant one.